America Quote by Jeff Goodell

One thing you can say about nuclear power: the people who believe it is the silver bullet for America's energy problems never give up.

— Jeff Goodell

The biggest tab the public picks up for fossil fuels has to do with what economists call 'external costs,' like the health effects of…

— Jeff Goodell

To understand how quickly we're cooking the planet, we need good data. To have good data, we need good satellites.

— Jeff Goodell

Australia is the only island continent on the planet, which means that changes caused by planet-warming pollution - warmer seas, which can drive stronger…

— Jeff Goodell

In the world of energy politics, the sudden vanishing of the word 'coal' is a remarkable and unprecedented event.

— Jeff Goodell

You think the weather is weird now? Just wait. A new MIT study, just published in a peer-reviewed journal, projects that the Earth could…

— Jeff Goodell

Nowhere has the political power of coal been more obvious than in presidential campaigns.

— Jeff Goodell

Subsidies are hugely important; they represent America's de facto energy policy.

— Jeff Goodell

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who also happens to be the 10th richest person in America, with a personal fortune of some $18…

— Jeff Goodell

“When I asked the mayor if flood insurance rates had gone up after Sandy, he said, “Not really.” This is how disaster relief works…

— Jeff Goodell

In the United States, we do a pretty good job of protecting iconic landscapes and postcard views, but the ocean gets no respect.

— Jeff Goodell

In the U.S. alone, weather disasters caused $50 billion in economic damages in 2010.

— Jeff Goodell