Sentences with phrase «about fuel cut»

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Some of her remarks give fresh fuel to liberals» worst fears about Clinton, namely that she is a political moderate, happy to cut backroom deals with corporate interests and curry favor with Wall Street for campaign dollars.

LAUNCESTON, Australia, April 30 (Reuters)- The term «demand destruction» is again entering the lexicon of the current crude oil market as the sharp rise in prices raises concerns about when do consumers start cutting back on their fuel consumption.

At a moment when the Republicans are talking about entitlement reform, and Ben Carson, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, is proposing to triple the rents of some of the poorest people in the country, the sight of big banks reporting surges in profits that were fuelled by tax cuts raises alarming moral questions.

The GWE technology involved in the latest installation at CCN is represented in Australia and New Zealand by CST Wastewater Solutions, which installed similar technology at the Bluetongue Brewery in NSW, where it is saving fossil fuel and cutting the brewery's overall energy consumption by about 15 per cent.

When they first talked about road pricing, they also talked about cutting road fuel taxes at the same time.

Osborne says he inherited an escalator, but the coalition did not immediately say that it would cut fuel duty — its words about putting more of the tax burden on to pollutants suggested the reverse.

Ed Balls told the party conference in Manchester about plans including cutting the winter fuel allowance for wealthier pensioners, keeping the the benefit cap, child benefit rising by 1 %, bringing back a 50p tax rate, and introducing a mansion tax.

The study also concludes that, over a 15 - year period, cutting the black carbon produced by burning fossil fuels, vegetation, dung and other sources could reduce the warming the Earth has experienced since the Industrial Revolution — about 0.8 degrees Celsius — by 17 to 23 percent.

Details about the bills are scarce, Cho noted, but «for the third year in a row the Senate panel moved to zero out spending on the United States's contribution to ITER,» «House appropriators would cut [DOE's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy] spending by 12 % to $ 1.8 billion,» and «the House energy and water subcommittee would boost spending on the fossil fuels program by 2 % to $ 645 million.»

In July a report from MIT, On the Road in 2035, found that if a market for lightweight hybrid and plug - in hybrid electric vehicles were developed, the United States could cut its gas consumption by 68 billion gallons — about half our current fuel use — within 27 years.

A study commissioned by Iridium found that between the service's proposed start in 2017 and 2030, the technology should save airlines about $ 7 billion on fuel and cut carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions by 35 million tonnes.

Compared with a typical, 30 - mile - per - gallon automobile, the Volt will save these motorists about 500 gallons of fuel a year, which also will result in a substantial cut in annual carbon dioxide emissions which are associated with climate change.

Saudi Arabia gave a taste of the «carbon wars» to come if the world becomes serious about cutting consumption of fossil fuels.

Despite years of fully funding its share of the teacher - pension plan, the proportion of the St. Louis district's budget tied up in paying benefits for its teachers now makes up about 10 percent — a factor that, coupled with other rising costs, is fueling ongoing cuts in this beleaguered district.

With the recent escalation surrounding teachers» workload here in the UK (again) fuelled this week by Education Secretary, Nicky Morgan: «teachers shouldn't have to answer emails or mark homework after that cut off point to ensure that teachers were able to spend their time focusing on what they are passionate about».

But what is so interesting about this issue is that the Connecticut Post and the Democratic legislators who are being so articulate and outspoken in their opposition to the proposed federal cut to low income fuel assistance were silent when, back in May, Governor Malloy announced that his Plan B budget would eliminate funding for Connecticut's Operation Fuel heating assistance progfuel assistance were silent when, back in May, Governor Malloy announced that his Plan B budget would eliminate funding for Connecticut's Operation Fuel heating assistance progFuel heating assistance program.

The transmission also cuts fuel consumption by approximately 8 % compared with current automatic transmissions, thereby providing the functionality of an automatic transmission with about the fuel economy of a manual.

This wonderfully fuel - efficient vehicle offers a supple ride, quick acceleration and superior styling without sacrificing MPGs.The look is unmistakably Chrysler, the smooth contours and cutting - edge technology of this Chrysler 200 Limited will definitely turn heads.More information about the 2016 Chrysler 200: The Chrysler 200 competes in the very crowded midsized sedan class against some of the best - selling cars in America.

At the same time, Volvo Cars» engine specialists have succeeded in cutting fuel consumption by about 10 percent to 10.2 l / 100 km (EU Combined).

Ferrari says the 488 is some 15 percent better on fuel than the 458, while the amount of CO2 coming out of the back has been cut from 307 g / km to 260 g / km, or about as much as a sporty executive sedan with a V6 engine.

As any engineer will tell, you cutting weight is the most effective way to improve everything about a vehicle from handling and braking to performance and fuel economy.

The car might have to go, cutting fuel bills and insurance by about $ 250 a month.

And Mirror's Edge barely had the decency to show us any gameplay, instead cutting to a tedious jargon - fuelled nonsensical presentation about how FIFA plans to bring «emotional intelligence» to the same game we've been playing for years.

Arguing about a 0.1 C difference in SSTs during 1945 is totally irrelevant and only leads to a false optimism that the main problem of cutting fossil fuel use by 90 % can be left for the next generation.

That's all fine, but this also means that the climate talks, which head to Durban, South Africa, next year, are not the place to watch for the breakthroughs — social, financial or technological — that will be required if the world is serious about providing some 9 billion people mid-century with the suite of services that come with abundant energy (mobility, communication, illumination, desalinated water and more) while also greatly cutting emissions from burning fossil fuels, which still dominate the global energy mix.

But when you go to the extreme of 80 % cuts, it may be that the general conclusions are robust: We should be factoring in emission - free, acceptable base load power, we need to worry about load balancing, AND fuel needs will persist and will most likely not be completely met by biomass derived fuels.

Last year I wrote about its novel use of sails on some ships to cut fuel use.

CUTTING FUEL COSTS ON THE ROAD: Here's ACP's take: CO2 emissions from cars and trucks account for about one - third of all energy - related global warming pollution in the United States.

This is particularly critical for oil importing countries that will be cut off from oil exports at about twice the rate of the global decline in available transport fuels.

Car dependence and labour - saving devices have cut the energy people expend as they go about their lives, at the same time increasing the amount of fossil fuel they burn.

The fact is that if we can't greatly reduce fossil fuel use by the 2030 - 2040 range, by 2075 be will see a global average temperature rise of 3.5 to 4.0 degrees Celsius, which is also just about the time frame for world phosphate supplies to enter critical shortages that will eventually cut crop yields in half and require twice as much land and water to grow the same yield as previously.

The email from Exxon's in - house climate expert provides evidence the company was aware of the connection between fossil fuels and climate change, and the potential for carbon - cutting regulations that could hurt its bottom line, over a generation ago — factoring that knowledge into its decision about an enormous gas field in south - east Asia.

The fossil fuels are all going to be extracted whatever anyone in the West might rabbit on about the need to cut emissions.

Since 1750, we have emitted about 580 billion tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels, cutting down forests and making cement.

On the other hand, many Swedish industries pay a lower rate (about $ 22 / tonne), not all fossil fuels are covered, and proceeds go into general government revenues instead of tax cuts.

We're about to enact the «Home Star» and «Building Star» programs — putting people to work on «Cash for Caulkers» retrofits that will make buildings more comfortable and cut owners» fuel costs.

But when I speak about how evaluating externalities and a variety of «costs» from fossil fuel usage, I get called all sorts of names, told that my point is irrelevant, threatened to be cut off from being allowed to post on the topic, have what I say mischaracterized, etc..

Climate change: IPCC issues stark warning over global warming Call to «stop dithering about fossil fuel cuts» as expert panel warns entire globe is affected

Our representatives in Washington are certainly sharply divided in their views on which of these trends we should back and which ones we should try to stop — with a big block only excited about fossil fuels and another wanting to bet pretty much everything on cutting consumption and promoting new energy sources.

Obama went on to talk about the significant cuts in carbon emissions that will result from the fuel efficiency standards, clean energy investments, and energy efficiency initiatives he's implemented — and called for more action.

So there's no need to worry about CO2 and no need to send civilization back into the dark ages by cutting the use of fossil fuels.

My research with my former student Shayak Sengupta about how cities can benefit from buying electric cars suggests that fuel - free municipal fleets can cut urban carbon footprints while improving public health and saving taxpayers money.

Pope Francis is about to release his encyclical about global warming and is expected to advocate for cutting the fossil fuel use that he and others blame for temperature rises...

Martin Roscheisen of Nanosolar may say that «Biofuels don't cut it», and add that electric cars are about four times as energy efficient as fuel - based cars, but that is far from a universally held viewpoint.

While your average gallon - sized milk jug hasn't changed much in decades, it's about to undergo a significant change destined to cut fuel, labor, and carbon costs all at the same time.

Airlines Cut Flights and Planes to Save Fuel Airlines Save Gas By Slowing Down, Just Like Drivers More about Turboprop Aircraft Efficient Modern Turboprop Aircraft Are Making a Comeback Perhaps Flying Turboprop Isn't Dying Turboprops Get Ecolabel More on Alternatives to Flying Seat 61: Get There Without Flying Eurostar to Cut Emissions 25 % and Offset the Rest Spain's New High - Speed Rail Challenging the Airlines High - Speed Rail Comes to the Americas CA High - Speed Rail Initiative: «If We Don't Pass This, We Will Never Have High - Speed Trains in the US»

According to the Daily Climate, the California regulators are prepared to go as far as to declare that biofuels can not help the state fight climate change — could this be the beginning of the end for ethanol?The Corn Ethanol Question The ethanol industry is obviously worried about the move, and is opposing it — they say cutting off investments in the technology now would prevent them from reaching their fuel efficiency goals.