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Energy Consumption Quotes

Numbers and warnings about how much power we use.

These quotes look at energy consumption from a policy angle - a Texas program credited with cutting public building costs, and an argument that expanding rail service is a practical way to bring both spending and consumption down.

Shortly after Sisi was elected, his administration announced cuts of 'subsidies' on natural gas and energy consumption and lowered those for bread and other goods. Such action was taboo during the Mubarak and Sadat presidencies for over half a century,...

Quotes by Ahmed Zewail

The Texas Energy Office's Loan Star Program has reduced building energy consumption and taxpayers' energy costs through the efficient operation of public buildings, saving taxpayers more than $172 million through energy efficiency projects.

Quotes by Rosa DeLauro

Is the minor convenience of allowing the present generation the luxury of doubling its energy consumption every 10 years worth the major hazard of exposing the next 20,000 generations to this lethal waste?

Quotes by David R. Brower

Investing in rail is an easy way to reduce congestion, cost, and energy consumption and make our producers more competitive.

Quotes by Dan Lipinski

Able Quotes

Present annual world energy consumption is about equal to the annihilation energy of 4 tons of matter.

Quotes by Barney Oliver

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the Texas energy program quote highlight?
It credits a state loan program with cutting building energy consumption and saving taxpayers well over a hundred million dollars through more efficient public buildings.
Is there a quote warning against rising energy consumption?
Yes, one line questions whether the convenience of doubling energy use every decade is worth exposing future generations to serious long-term risk.
How does rail investment relate to energy consumption here?
One quote argues that investing in rail is a practical way to cut congestion, cost, and energy use while making producers more competitive. Our action quotes cover related calls for policy change.
Is there a quote putting global energy use into perspective?
Yes, one compares annual world energy consumption to the annihilation energy released by several tons of matter, framing the scale in dramatic physical terms.
Are these energy consumption quotes optimistic or cautionary?
They lean cautionary overall, mixing practical policy wins with warnings about the long-term cost of ever-rising demand for power.

Two other voices take a longer view, questioning whether doubling our energy use every decade is worth the risk to future generations, and pointing out just how much raw energy the whole world burns through in a year. Our action quotes explore related calls for change.