Tom Vilsack Quotes About Energy

Quotes about: Energy

• If we truly want an innovative and creative renewable fuel industry, then it needs to be challenged. And if we create a set of protections that allow it to not be as creative and innovative as possible, then we aren't doing a service to the industry or to the people of this country.

  Tom Vilsack

  Country, People, Creative

  "Energy Security". Council on Foreign Relations meeting, www.cfr.org. October 12, 2006.

• I can't give you a specific number today, in large part because the analysis upon which we would make that determination has not been completed. . . . I think it is fair to say there may be additional costs associated with a farming operation, but it is very difficult to quantify.

  Tom Vilsack

  Determination, Thinking, Numbers

• At President Obama's direction, the U.S Department of Agriculture is working hard to unleash the power of America's innovators and entrepreneurs to build a green energy economy.

  Tom Vilsack

  Work, Agriculture, America

• Over the past two years, the Obama Administration and USDA have worked to build a foundation for sustainable economic growth in rural America. At the center of our vision is an effort to increase domestic production and use of renewable energy.

  Tom Vilsack

  Past, Years, Two

  "USDA Accomplishments in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency" by Sec. Tom Vilsack, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 26, 2011.

• Today, President Obama is making smart investments in clean energy - wind, solar, biofuels - as part of an all-of-the-above energy strategy that supports thousands of jobs, not in the Middle East, but in the Midwest.

  Tom Vilsack

  Jobs, Smart, Wind

  Tom Vilsack's Speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, www.politico.com. September 5, 2012.

• We should also challenge this country to come up with strategies and technologies that allow us to produce nuclear energy without necessarily producing a byproduct that can be converted to something far more dangerous. I believe that can be done. It may not be done tomorrow, but it clearly needs to be worked on.

  Tom Vilsack

  Country, Believe, Technology

  "Energy Security". Interview with Vijay Vaitheeswaran, www.cfr.org. October 12, 2006.

• I think we have not done a good job of explaining to people in rural America what is actually happening, number one. And, number two, we're not expressing appreciation and acknowledging the contribution that rural America makes. Where does your food come from? Where does the water come from? Where does the energy feedstock come from? It all comes from rural areas. Where does your military come from? Nearly 35 to 40 percent of the military is from 15 percent of America's population living in rural America. It makes a tremendous contribution to this country. It just isn't recognized.

  Tom Vilsack

  Country, Appreciation, Military

  Source: www.pbs.org

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