"...No one can look at the history of American innovation and say this is beyond our capacity. Time and again, Americans have proven they have the know-how to solve challenging problems and to create new opportunities. Of course we need to take interim steps -- like increasing conservation, improving energy efficiency, and using super-clean coal technologies and building super-efficient power plants. But the important thing is to get going, to apply our ingenuity and can-do spirit to speeding up the development of clean energy sources that can replace oil..."

"...A different energy future is already within reach. It's a future where a major portion of our electric power comes from clean, cost-effective sources; where we drive cars that give us the same comfort and safety we enjoy today, but with much better fuel economy and less pollution; where we're less dependent on an energy source that's controlled by other nations; and where we've joined the international community in a team effort to combat global warming. Nothing in this vision is beyond the capacity of our country to achieve, if government, business, and citizens work together to address the challenge..."

"...The global energy transition is already under way. Hybrid cars and trucks are selling faster than anyone thought possible just a few years ago. Wind power is the world's fastest-growing source of energy, and the costs of alternative energy sources like wind and solar power are starting to be competitive with oil and coal. European countries concerned about global warming have already substantially cut the heat-trapping carbon dioxide produced by their transportation and business sectors. Citizens in towns and municipalities all over the U.S. and Europe are coming together to tackle global warming in their own way, even when their governments dither. We know it can be done because it's already happening..."

"...The real question is whether we will bring vision and foresight to this challenge or settle for more of the same. Just as past leaders made it a national priority to put a man on the moon and asked citizens to help make it happen, we can make it a national priority to change our energy future -- and reap the benefits in cleaner, cheaper energy and new high-tech jobs. We have the know-how and the can-do spirit -- now we need the commitment..."

"...Many of America's corporate leaders are pushing for the United States to invest in the development of clean-energy technologies, because they see businesses in other countries preparing to take the lead in the inevitable global transition from oil to wind power, solar power, and hydrogen. These hard-headed CEOs -- not known for having "pipedreams" -- want the U.S. to share in the revenues and jobs that will be created by a new energy economy..."