Coal Quotes

411 Coal quotes by 314 unique authors

We have become great because of the lavish use of our resources ... But the time has come to inquire seriously what will happen when… — Theodore Roosevelt
It was Autumn, and incessant Piped the quails from shocks and sheaves, And, like living coals, the apples Burned among the withering leaves. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Carbon capture and storage, its commercial development.. is going to be the key to the future of coal. If it is successful commercially, then the… — Ross Garnaut
Heat energy of uniform temperature [is] the ultimate fate of all energy. The power of sunlight and coal, electric power, water power, winds and tides… — Frederick Soddy
No one wants to stoke coal if he can regulate an oil valve instead. — Stavros Niarchos
First of all, the idea that natural gas is better than coal is a lie, especially when it comes to fracking for natural gas. It… — Josh Fox
Low-cost, high-grade coal, oil and natural gas - the backbone of the Industrial Revolution - will be a distant memory by 2050. Much higher-cost remnants… — Jeremy Grantham
The discussion about energy options tends to be an intensely emotional, polarised, mistrustful, and destructive one. Every option is strongly opposed: the public seem to… — David J. C. MacKay
My father was a coal hewer from Goldthorpe, a coal-mining village in South Yorkshire. He played for the Yorkshire second team as an opening fast… — Brian Blessed
Agriculture is the most destructive industry that we have. More than coal mining and other extractive industries. — Allan Savory
Born Virginia Marshall but nicknamed Gig, my mother was a home economics teacher who had come all the way across the whole state of Virginia,… — Lee Smith
The park lies directly downwind from a slew of coal plants. Virtually all of the major contaminants in the local air and water are direct… — Wil S. Hylton
Not only will the development of coal-to-liquid and environmentally friendly sequestration technologies increase our energy security, but these advancements will also help create better, higher-paying… — Peter Roskam
More coal-to-liquid means more energy and a stronger economy. — Peter Roskam
It seems the EPA has worked hard to devise new regulations that are designed to eliminate coal mining, coal burning, usage of coal. — Unknown Author
I was born in London, England during the great fog of 1952, but survived the coal-fueled air pollution with no ill effects and after less… — Jack W. Szostak
There is an urgent need to stop subsidizing the fossil fuel industry, dramatically reduce wasted energy, and significantly shift our power supplies from oil, coal,… — Bill McKibben
If America is addicted to foreign money and foreign oil, then China is addicted to foreign supplies of just about every commodity known to man… — Thomas P.M. Barnett
The fracking revolution kicks off two additional mini-revolutions in energy: the accelerated shift to natural gas-powered vehicles, reducing the oil demand even further, and the… — Thomas P.M. Barnett
Whether it is to reduce our carbon-dioxide emissions or to prepare for when the coal and oil run out, we have to continue to seek… — Martin Rees
When coal came into the picture, it took about 50 or 60 years to displace timber. Then, crude oil was found, and it took 60,… — Rex Tillerson
Natural gas obviously brings with it a number of quality-of-life environmental benefits because it is a relatively clean-burning fuel. It has a CO2 footprint, but… — Rex Tillerson
Rick Santorum is the grandson of a coal miner. His dad was the manager of a V.A. hospital. — Foster Friess
Here in Indiana and in many states throughout the union, we rely on coal to power our homes and provide good-paying middle class jobs -… — Larry Bucshon
Natural gas emits only half the carbon dioxide of coal when burned, but if methane leaks when oil companies extract it from the ground in… — Thomas Friedman

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