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Barack Obama Quotes about Energy

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A nation that can't control its energy sources can't control its future.

A nation that can't control its energy sources can't control its future.

Energy, Source, Energy Sources

Barack Obama (2007). “The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream”, p.171, Canongate Books

The easiest way to save money is to waste less energy.

Way, Waste, Energy

Third Presidential State of the Union Address, delivered 24 January 2012, Washington, D.C.

So if somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can; it's just that it will bankrupt them because they're going to be charged a huge sum for all that greenhouse gas that's being emitted.

Energy, Coal, Want

"Audio: Obama Tells SF Chronicle He Will Bankrupt Coal Industry". www.newsbusters.org. November 2, 2008.

Few challenges facing America and the world are more urgent than combating climate change. The science is beyond dispute and the facts are clear.

America, Challenges, Energy

"Obama lays out environmental proposals in a video address to green governor" by Daniel Nasaw, www.theguardian.com. November 18, 2008.

The nation that leads the clean energy economy will be the nation that leads the global economy.

Energy, Politics, Economy

First Presidential State of the Union Address, delivered 27 January 2010, Washington, D.C.

We need to reduce our dependence on foreign oil by ending the subsidies for oil companies, and doubling down on clean energy that generates jobs and strengthens our security.

Jobs, Oil, Energy

Barack Obama's speech on the Budget in Northern Virginia dale, Virginia, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. February 13, 2012.

Every three weeks, we bring online as much solar power as we did in all of 2008...That’s why, over the past six years, we’ve done more than ever before to combat climate change, from the way we produce energy, to the way we use it.

Past, Years, Energy

Sixth Presidential State of the Union Address, delivered 20 January 2015

We’re making new investments in the development of gasoline and diesel and jet fuel that’s actually made from a plant-like substance-algae... We could replace up to 17 percent of the oil we import for transportation with this fuel that we can grow right here in the United States.

Oil, America, Energy

Barack Obama's speech on Energy at University of Miami in Miami, Florida, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. February 23, 2012.

This was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal.

Ocean, Energy, Environment

Democratic Nomination Victory Speech, delivered 3 June 2008, Saint Paul, Minnesota

It requires enormous energy for us to cut the African American uninsured rate by a third. A lot of scars.

Cutting, African American, Energy

Source: www.theatlantic.com

I want to control our own energy by developing oil and natural gas but also the energy sources of the future.

Oil, Energy, Want

Source: genius.com

The more we are using clean energy, renewable energy sources, the less environmentally problematic facilities end up being a problem for everybody, but particularly for folks who have to suffer the consequences of some of these facilities.

Suffering, Energy, Problem

Source: www.realclearpolitics.com

Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket… Because I’m capping greenhouse gasses, coal power plants, natural gas…you name it…whatever the plants were, whatever the industry was, they would have to retro-fit their operations. That will cost money…they will pass that money on to the consumers.

Names, Energy, Cost

"Obama: Energy Prices Will Skyrocket Under My Cap and Trade Plan". www.newsbusters.org. November 2, 2008.

I hope we can all agree that, instead of continuing to subsidize yesterday's energy sources. We need to invest in tomorrow's.

Yesterday, Energy, Needs

Here's the truth: even if countries like the United States curb our emissions, if growing countries like India - with soaring energy needs - don't also embrace cleaner fuels, then we don't stand a chance against climate change.

Change, Country, Energy

"As Obama departs India, a push for reform" by Kevin Liptak, www.cnn.com. January 27, 2015.

In sectors like energy, I haven't been arguing for more spending per se; I've been arguing that it doesn't make sense for us to spend $4 billion subsidizing an oil industry that's mature and very profitable. We should be using that money to finance clean energy of the future.

Oil, Politics, Energy

For decades, we've been told that it doesn't make economic sense to switch to renewable energy. Today, that's no longer true.

Energy, Today, Economic

"Obama's new climate change call: Yes we can" by Andrew Restuccia And Edward-Isaac Dovere, www.politico.com. August 24, 2015.

I believe that the U.S. can and should be a global leader in the development of alternative energy sources.

Believe, Leader, Energy

A low-carbon, clean energy economy can be an engine of growth for decades to come.

Growth, Energy, Clean

"US power sector to cut carbon emissions by 30% by 2030". "AM", www.abc.net.au. June 3, 2014.

I know that there are those who disagree with the overwhelming scientific evidence on climate change. But here's the thing -- even if you doubt the evidence, providing incentives for energy-efficien cy and clean energy are the right thing to do for our future -- because the nation that leads the clean energy economy will be the nation that leads the global economy. And America must be that nation.

America, Doubt, Energy

First Presidential State of the Union Address, delivered 27 January 2010, Washington, D.C.

We've got to identify new strategies to use cleaner energy, because that is a recipe for reducing the overall amount of pollution that's out there.

Energy, Use, Recipes

Source: www.realclearpolitics.com

Born: b. August 4, 1961
Occupation: 44th U.S. President

Quotes: 3124

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