5 Quotes by Peter Tertzakian

From airplanes to lawnmowers, oil is everywhere in our society. Complex supply chains have been created to feed this addiction, and it reaches farther and deeper than most people realize. Trying to introduce a new supply chain in a short time to substitute for this massive system that's been built over 150 years is unrealistic.

Fortunes will be made picking the carcass of the old energy industry and tapping into the technology and services that will typify the new energy industry.

There's a major differentiating factor between consumer electronics and other types of technology, and that's time.

It's very volatile right now. On one hand, we're consuming a lot, consumption and demand are growing globally, and these geo-political issues are very difficult to tame.

The greatest asset of America is to rally around a cause. That cause will have to come from leadership. Policy and action may be complicated, and changes certainly won't happen overnight, but we've got to start somewhere, and the first step is in creating interest that can turn into action.