John Kerry

I base my judgment on the science. I am not a scientist but I have read as much as I can.

We're the richest country on the face of the planet, and we have to begin to decide what we're going to invest in that is important or not.

I advocated for energy independence for years, and I welcome it. It's fantastic.

I am hoping it never will be issued----

I do not know at this point in time who all the members are.

The purpose of this council----

The fastest-growing job in America today, I believe, I am told, is solar power technician, installer, and the second-fastest is wind turbine technician.

I have always considered myself a pro-growth Democrat but with sensitivity to the folks who do not always get the shared opportunity.

But, in fairness, I will also say we do not know yet, we do not know the full evidence yet on whether or not subterranean fissures and passages may someday come back to haunt us.

I stand by my statement.

I made it clear in the beginning that the prelude to the actual language of the draft Executive order... claims to authoritatively link climate change.

It is a council of doubters and deniers.

There has been an 88-percent reduction in the cost of solar. There has been a 69-percent reduction in the cost of wind in the last 10 years.

Fracking has been an enormous economic boon, but we actually do not know yet if it is going to be cost-free in terms of downstream impact.

That is true, and it is a concern, and that is why we oppose the Nord Stream Pipeline. We thought it was a mistake and we were concerned about the security implications.

Actually, that is a legitimate complaint. If others do not also reduce, we are all cooked. The question is who is going to lead? Who is going to step up and show how this can happen?

If this is, indeed, a national security crisis, which I hope a consensus will finally agree on at some point in time...

It's a wonderful ambition to have. I don't think you can quite pull that off, given where we are.

Well, nobody is talking, I don't think--I mean we're not talking about stopping or use fossil fuels.

Yes, absolutely, without any question. I mean, you know, diesel trucks--it is not just climate change.

You can find people to say anything anywhere at any time in this damn world we are living in today, unfortunately, and we have lost the capacity to decide what are the facts on which we as Americans are really deciding things.

When the President says the planet is freezing, record low temperatures, our global warming scientists are stuck in ice, he is mocking it.

I would just change your formulation slightly. I believe it is important to get power, but it is important to get the right kind of power in the right mix with respect to that particular country so that you are not doing them worse…

I think it has to be one of the options, and I have advocated for fourth-generation modular and for some more R&D.

I am not taking off against the President politically. I am disagreeing with him substantively.