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TEDxOilSpill: An Idea More Powerful Than a Faster Horse

Andrew Sharpless answered 10 tough arguments against ending offshore drilling. Image credit: David DeFranza “If I had asked my customers what they wanted, they would have said ‘A faster horse'” —Henry Ford Innovation may be a fundamental part of the American spirit but, Jackie Savitz of Oceana pointed out, introducing an age of clean energy in the face of “big oil,” is analogous to introducing the innovation of the automobile in the age of “big horse.” Dealing with the disaster in the Gulf, the speakers at TEDxOilSpill … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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TEDxOilSpill: An Idea More Powerful Than a Faster Horse