David Mackay > Quotes

“This heated (environmental) debate is fundamentally about numbers. How much energy could each source deliver, at what economic and social cost, and with what risks? But actual numbers are rarely mentioned. In public debates, people just say “Nuclear is a money pit” or “We have a huge amount of wave and wind.” The trouble with this sort of language is that it’s not sufficient to know that something is huge: we need to know how the one “huge” compares with another “huge,” namely our huge energy consumption. To make this comparison, we need numbers, not adjectives.”
― David Mackay, Sustainable Energy - Without the Hot Air

“We are between worlds, entangled, in what some refer to as The Eldormaar. Many find it daunting and intimidating, I prefer to think of the endless possibilities for exploration and adventure. Think of that door as a gateway… Who knows what wonders lie beyond? Why not walk through, and find out?”
― David Mackay, The Sea of Lucidity: The Eldormaar Book 1