Efficiency Quote by Vaclav Smil

We can look at the way of improving the key biochemical processes like photosynthesis itself. A lot of energy is lost to keep the…

— Jean-Marie Lehn

“By planting annuals and plowing and clearing so that the soil is open to the elements for much of the year, we’re managing for…

— Judith D. Schwartz

It looks as though yields of over 10 times what we can currently grow per acre are feasible if you control the CO2 concentration,…

— Ralph Merkle

Ultimately, the only wealth that can sustain any community, economy or nation is derived from the photosynthetic process - green plants growing on regenerating…

— Allan Savory

There are many direct biological benefits that result from higher atmospheric CO2 concentrations. Two of the most important are increased plant photosynthesis and water-use…

— Keith E. Idso

Because of technological limits, there is a certain amount of food that we can produce per acre. If we were to have intensive greenhouse…

— Ralph Merkle

Profits might also increase, because improvements might take place in agriculture, or in the implements of husbandry, which would augment the produce with the…

— David Ricardo

What a difference that extra 120 ppm has made for plants, and for animals and humans that depend on them. The more carbon dioxide…

— Paul Driessen

When a resource is scarce, you increase its yield.

— Peter Drucker

Our planet's greener future depends on nurturing our natural and abundant renewable resources.

— Tulsi Tanti

So, if we decrease the use of carbon dioxide, are we not taking away plant food from the atmosphere?

— John Shimkus

By increasing the use of renewable fuels such as ethanol and bio-diesel, and providing the Department of Energy with a budget to create more…

— John Salazar