Demands Quote by Vaclav Smil

Both solar and wind produce too much energy when societies don't need it, and not enough when they do.

— Michael Shellenberger

You cannot power the world on wind and solar.

— Michael Shellenberger

We should learn to live more with our climate and rely less on electricity to alter our climate.

— James Dyson

It seems to me that our problem has a lot less to do with the mechanics of solar power than the politics of human…

— Naomi Klein

The two most abundant forms of power on earth are solar and wind, and they're getting cheaper and cheaper...

— Ed Begley, Jr

It's a lot harder to push forward things, like energy policy. There's a big dream out there about wind and solar power.

— Zephyr Teachout

I'm all for alternative forms of energy, including wind, including solar, et cetera. But we need much more than wind and solar.

— Donald Trump

I abhor Earth Hour. Abundant, cheap electricity has been the greatest source of human liberation in the 20th century. Every material social advance in…

— Ross McKitrick

On the path to a low-carbon, clean-energy future, we need cleaner, non-intermittent sources of power that will allow us to keep the lights on…

— Tom Steyer

People say we're running out of energy. That's only true if we stick with these old 19th century technologies. We are awash in energy…

— Ray Kurzweil

Within a few decades...the United States might get 30% of its electricity from sunshine...

— Christopher Flavin

One of the reasons I think the population question is important, if we want to be as green as possible, any of our energy…

— Alan Weisman