“Ideas have consequences.” — Robert Zubrin Quote

“Ideas have consequences.”

“Federal lawmakers need to change the rules so that vehicles converted to use new fuels can be put on the road; the only restriction should be that they pass the same standard state tests that all other cars do.”

“Putting aside for the moment the question of whether human industrial CO2 emissions are having an effect on climate, it is quite clear that they are raising atmospheric CO2 levels. As a result, they are having a strong and markedly positive effect on plant growth worldwide. There is no doubt about this.”

“The EPA code needs to set forth a clear, regular, and rational system of penalties for violations of its code, with the amount of the penalty set in proportion to the amount of pollutant released by a given defendant, and no penalties imposed in the absence of any pollutant released.”

“The problem is that the automobile companies are not independent entities capable of pursuing their own interests. Rather, they are owned and controlled by organizations that are much more heavily invested in oil.”

“Washington politicians cannot legislate as if they are members of UC Berkley's student government and realize their outlandish proposals have real-life consequences on the American people.”

“More and more, I find that the news reads like a particularly random game of Consequences.”

“If China sets the rules for much of the world's economy, America will feel the consequences in our pocketbooks as well as in our security.”

“There are consequences for just expressing generally conservative views. And if those views take on the more extreme dint, the judgment can be swift.”

“For the U.S., as the largest player in the global environment, unintended consequences are magnified.”

“It's just like my dream to shoot things with no consequences.”