Sentences with phrase «u.s. fuel imports»

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«While the increase in U.S. production of crude oil and the reduced U.S. demand for transportation fuels will likely reduce the demand for total U.S. crude oil imports, it is unlikely to reduce demand for heavy sour crude at Gulf Coast refineries.»

Those electric cars — combined with improvements in the fuel efficiency of existing internal combustion engines, new hybrid power trains and even fuel - cell vehicles — could begin to reduce the roughly $ 1 billion a day the U.S. spends on imported oil.

The U.S. Export - Import Bank (USEXIM) is the third - largest supporter of fossil fuels among all G20 countries, according to a new report out today from Oil Change International, Friends of the Earth U.S., and WWF's European Policy Office.

Despite rapid growth in domestic fossil fuel production and renewable energy generation, the U.S. continues to depend on energy imports.

Although most U.S. consumers would not consider the current Volkswagen Rabbit roomy, the need for greater fuel economy may dictate a need to import something even smaller.

[3] A recent report by the U.S. - based Natural Resources Defense Council shows that if Europe does not act, its imports of tar sands, one of the dirtiest fossil fuels, would likely skyrocket from about 4,000 barrels per day in 2012 to over 700,000 bpd in 2020.

A decade ago Congress passed legislation creating the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)-- requiring escalating volumes of ethanol in the U.S. fuel supply — that was intended in part to help reduce crude oil imports while capitalizing the supposed environmental advantages of ethaFuel Standard (RFS)-- requiring escalating volumes of ethanol in the U.S. fuel supply — that was intended in part to help reduce crude oil imports while capitalizing the supposed environmental advantages of ethafuel supply — that was intended in part to help reduce crude oil imports while capitalizing the supposed environmental advantages of ethanol.

After providing almost $ 6 billion annually to fossil fuels from 2013 to 2015, the U.S. export credit agency — the U.S. Export - Import Bank (Ex-Im)-- has been unable to finance large fossil fuel projects for the past two years.

Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Export - Import Bank (USEXIM) is the third largest supporter of fossil fuels among all G20 countries, according to a new report from Friends of the Earth U.S. and Oil Change International.

Despite President Obama's commitment to tackle climate change, the U.S. Export - Import Bank (Exim) President Fred Hochberg continues to underwrite some of the world's largest and most destructive fossil fuel ventures.

«While Americans have rallied in support of clean renewable energy at home, the U.S. Export - Import Bank has made it a priority to handout money to fossil fuel companies to work on projects abroad,» said Kate DeAngelis of Friends of the Earth U.S. «If Trump gets his way, U.S. Export - Import Bank will become a slush fund for Big Oil's plans to accelerate climate change.

The U.S. Energy Department said algae - based fuels have the potential to displace 17 percent of the oil imported for use in the transportation sector and in August, Sapphire secured a $ 5 million grant from the federal government to help develop the refining process for algae - based fuels.

According to the draft SEIS, «the increase in U.S. production of crude oil and the reduced U.S. demand for transportation fuels will likely reduce the demand for total U.S. crude oil imports.»

Much like countries across the globe are doing today, Mexico began replacing coal plants with natural gas plants and importing as much fuel from the U.S. as possible.

If all of these cars were also flexible fuel vehicles, U.S. oil imports would drop by as much as 12 mbd.

«Imports of liquid fuels as a share of total U.S. liquid fuel consumption are projected to decline to 34 percent by 2019, increasing our energy security and limiting our vulnerability to politically unstable oil regimes halfway around the world.

Severe tariffs will threaten the developing U.S. solar industry, which has relied heavily on cheap imports to fuel its recent boom in installations and become the nation's fastest growing industry in terms of jobs growth.

Less than 2 % of U.S. electricity is generated from oil, so using electricity as a transportation fuel would greatly reduce dependence on imported petroleum, thus contributing to our national security.»

Utilizing existing tax collection mechanisms, a carbon tax is paid «upstream,» i.e., at the point where fuels are extracted from the Earth and put into the stream of commerce, or imported into the U.S. Fuel suppliers and processors are free to pass along the cost of the tax to the extent that market conditions allow.

The study found that the U.S. climate commitments alone would create 470,000 additional jobs by 2030 and save $ 160 billion per year due to reduced fossil fuel imports.

Renergie looks forward to working closely with the Obama - Biden administration to: (a) reduce U.S. dependency on imported oil; (b) repeal the ethanol import tariff; (c) maximize the environmental benefits of ethanol - blended transportation fuels; and (d) create jobs in rural areas of the United States by growing ethanol demand, specifically hydrous ethanol demand, beyond the 10 % blend market.

ECONOMIC OVERVIEW Currency: Australian Dollar ($ A) Market Exchange Rate (5/24/02): US $ 1 = $ A1.79 Nominal Gross Domestic (GDP, 2001E): U.S. $ 365.8 billion Real GDP Growth Rate (2001E): 4.1 % (2002F): 3.8 % Inflation Rate (2001E): 4.3 % (2002F): 3.0 % Unemployment Rate (2001E): 6.9 % (2002F): 7.0 % Current Account Balance (2001E): - $ 15.3 billion (2002F): - $ 16.9 billion Major Trading Partners: Japan, other Far East, European Union, United States Major Export Products: crude materials, food and live animals, mineral fuels and lubricants Major Import Products: machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, chemicals

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The leaked position paper reveals that the proposed trade deal - the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, or TTIP - could change U.S. energy policy to allow for increased exports of oil and gas and keep the EU dependent on high levels of fossil fuel imports.

McKibben, who spent much of the summer organizing protests in Washington, D.C. against increased U.S. imports of oil from Canada's tar sands, called on Bellingham residents to join in another battle against increasing fossil fuel trade.

Fossil fuel giant PetroVietnam is in the process of building the Long Phu 1 coal power plant in southern Vietnam and asked for international financial support from the U.S. Export - Import Bank (Ex-Im).

Trump's Ex-Im Bank appointment could accelerate climate change WASHINGTON, D.C. - A multi-part Columbia School of Journalism investigation published this week reveals that the U.S. Export - Import Bank has financed tens of billions of dollars in fossil fuel projects under the Obama administration, triple the levels seen under the Bush administration.

China and the U.S. are the two largest emitters of greenhouse gases (GHG) in absolute terms on annual basis, both are heavily reliant coal for power and imported petroleum for transportation fuel and other non-transportation uses and both have had (and continue) to build continental - wide energy infrastructure to support a large population.

These trees also offer the U.S. a realistic option for producing enough renewable energy to make a meaningful dent in fossil fuel imports.»