"In order for the world to respond urgently to the climate crisis, the United States must lead the way. No other nation can."
As the world population rapidly grows, environmental and legislative initiatives are becoming increasingly favorable for the development of a variety of clean technologies. Increasing demands for power coupled with concerns over global warming are powerful drivers for the development of renewable energy sources.
"Solar thermal energy with storage is the only alternative energy source -other than nuclear energy- that can supply all our energy needs . All other alternative energies have severe inherent limitations."
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－Doctor Reuel Shinnar*
The Clean Fuels Institute，City College of New York
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"I believe water is the biggest environmental issue we face in the 21st century in terms of both quantity and quality."
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－Christie Todd Whitman
Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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