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BiteFuture generations "will reproach us, not for what we have used, but for what we have wasted."
—Pres. Theodore Roosevelt.
BiteThe Marines are quietly leading the way on efficiency and renewables.
"Our priority is to save lives by reducing the number of Marines at risk on the road hauling fuel and water."
BiteWe're like the overweight patient that goes to the doctor and learns his cholesterol is too high. He doesn't die immediately—but until he changes his lifestyle and gets back down to the safe zone, he's at more risk from heart attack or stroke. If we're already past 350 [ppm CO2], are we all doome...
BiteWith "Cradle to Cradle" design, every waste product is raw material for the next process.
Bite"The cheapest carbon to remove from the atmosphere, is the carbon we don't put there in the first place."
BiteEfficiency is simply "getting what you paid for." When you buy a light bulb, you pay for light; not waste heat.
Variation: Efficiency is simply "getting more work out of less energy."
Variation: Efficiency is simply "getting more work out of less energy."
BiteIn 2010, 37 governments spent $409bn on artificially lowering the price of fossil fuels, according to the International Energy Agency. This makes fossil fuels cheaper and slows down the transition to low-emission alternatives.
BiteThe U.S. is sitting on a vast, untapped reserve of cheap, clean energy: the energy lost every day to leakage, outdated infrastructure and old habits. We are the Saudi Arabia of wasted energy.