Selected quotes from Fresh Dialogues interviews
On why Renewable Energy is important
“Demand for clean energy, clean fuel and energy efficiency is clearly going to explode; it’s going to be the next great global industry. I know that as sure as I know that I’m sitting here at De Anza College talking to you.”
Pulitzer Prize winning columnist and author, Thomas Friedman
On the urgency of embracing green technology
“My concern is about America…imagine if Microsoft were a French company; Google were a Chinese company…What would our standard of living be like? If Energy Technology (ET) is the next big thing, we need to be at the head of the line…By being big in the next big thing, we’ll be seen by the rest of the world as working on the most important problem in the world.”
Pulitzer Prize winning columnist and author, Thomas Friedman
“There is an argument that can be made that America can reassert its leadership in the world by engaging the energy question.”
Host of the Charlie Rose Show, Charlie Rose
On the economic argument for going green
“There’s an enormous opportunity…whether you believe in global warming or not…If you’re in a company, you’d better be pushing those (green) products because the world wants these products.”
Former chairman of General Electric and management guru, Jack Welch
On why green matters
“There’s a Hebrew adage that says, ‘he who hath offspring giveth hostages to the future. ‘Well I’ve given children and grandchildren, so they own that future. We have to be aware of our responsibility to future generations.”
Actor and activist, Martin Sheen
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