Quotes by Mark Z. Jacobson

Every dollar spent on nuclear is one less dollar spent on clean renewable energy and one more dollar spent on making the world a comparatively dirtier and a more dangerous place, because nuclear power and nuclear weapons go hand in hand.

— Mark Z. Jacobson

Life

If our nation wants to reduce global warming, air pollution and energy instability, we should invest only in the best energy options. Nuclear energy isn't one of them.

— Mark Z. Jacobson

Wisdom

There is no need for nuclear. The world can be powered by wind, water and sun alone.

— Mark Z. Jacobson

Life

You could power America with renewables from a technical and economic standpoint. The biggest obstacles are social and political - what you need is the will to do it.

— Mark Z. Jacobson

Wisdom

You can power the entire U.S. vehicle fleet with 73,000 to 145,000 five-megawatt wind turbines. That would take between one and three square kilometers of footprint on the ground.

— Mark Z. Jacobson

Wisdom