Sentences with phrase «against alternative energy»

Not to be against alternative energy, but in the name of compassion.

I often see arguments against alternative energies that boil down to this: When something as efficient, inexpensive, and convenient as oil comes along, we'll take it seriously.

Not exact matches

Raskin also reported that not one story coming out of the six - week conference dealt with UNESCO's battle against illiteracy, its development of alternative energy sources, its educational programs for scientists and engineers, its basic research into food production, and scores of other accomplishments during 1980.

He faces a more real threat from energy and climate change secretary Chris Huhne, who has been at the forefront of dissent against the Conservatives» approach to the rejected alternative vote referendum.

It may not be to HELP it, but the OP explicitly asked about «against» alternative energy.

Hawkins was polling 9 % statewide even before a widely - praised debate performance, and has earned endorsements from a spectrum of people and organizations, including Ralph Nader, Seattle socialist city council member Kshama Sawant, education analyst Diane Ravitch, and former Mobil Oil VP - turned - renewable energy activist Lou Allstadt; as well as Albany weekly paper Metroland, 6 teachers» unions, 6 Democratic Party clubs, Socialist Alternative, and a number of groups leading the fight against school privatization, such as United Opt Out and the New York Badass Teacher Association.

The environmental impacts of alternative energy need to be balanced against the impacts of the energy they replace, such as fossil fuels driving global climate change, Schimel said.

«With all the media attention and regulatory backlash against leading energy drinks for being so unhealthy and intentionally marketing to kids, Runa is a great, natural alternative,» says Gage.

Not only does this mark a new era of investment alternatives from traditional assets like stocks and bonds for investors to use in order to protect against portfolio risks but as investors allocate to commodities in local Asian markets, the futures growth may help standardize the quality of energy and food to make prices less volatile and their environment cleaner.

The problem is, I don't think you can tell China (who is making great strides against poverty) «It is likely that emissions restrictions will put a damper on your growth, but there is a possibility that there will be a proliferation of alternative energies beyond anything we have ever seen before, and you could see an increase in growth».

John McCain has voted 20 times in the last decade - and - a-half against funding alternative energy sources, clean energy sources, wind, solar, biofuels.

John McCain has voted 20 times against funding alternative energy sources and thinks, I guess, the only answer is drill, drill, drill.

Whatever your feelings about the reality or not of global warming, should we be investing this sort of money anyway in order to develop alternative sources of energy needed to keep the lights on and ensure security of supply against disruption?

Low fossil fuel prices tend to hurt the economic viability of low - carbon energy alternatives, and thus are generally regarded as a negative development in the fight against climate change.

Hydrogen is competitive against alternatives for power generation, particularly given its multiple uses and efficiencies Source: «Hawaii Energy Facts & Figures, May 2015,» Hawaii State Energy Office

A: No one is against developing alternative energies.

He's voted against alternative sources of energy.

I'm not against clean energy, but it has to be a 24x7x365 option and that just doesn't exist with the current alternatives.

That's why battles against coal plants are most popular when they are paired with alternatives — the public will switch energy suppliers, but only if they're confident that service will be maintained.

You mean right before you lash out against actual «alternative energy» efforts such as wind power?

«Climate science» as it is used by warmists implies adherence to a set of beliefs: (1) Increasing greenhouse gas concentrations will warm the Earth's surface and atmosphere; (2) Human production of CO2 is producing significant increases in CO2 concentration; (3) The rate of rise of temperature in the 20th and 21st centuries is unprecedented compared to the rates of change of temperature in the previous two millennia and this can only be due to rising greenhouse gas concentrations; (4) The climate of the 19th century was ideal and may be taken as a standard to compare against any current climate; (5) global climate models, while still not perfect, are good enough to indicate that continued use of fossil fuels at projected rates in the 21st century will cause the CO2 concentration to rise to a high level by 2100 (possibly 700 to 900 ppm); (6) The global average temperature under this condition will rise more than 3 °C from the late 19th century ideal; (7) The negative impact on humanity of such a rise will be enormous; (8) The only alternative to such a disaster is to immediately and sharply reduce CO2 emissions (reducing emissions in 2050 by 80 % compared to today's rate) and continue further reductions after 2050; (9) Even with such draconian CO2 reductions, the CO2 concentration is likely to reach at least 450 to 500 ppm by 2100 resulting in significant damage to humanity; (10) Such reductions in CO2 emissions are technically feasible and economically affordable while providing adequate energy to a growing world population that is increasingly industrializing.

Decarbonizing our energy systems by encouraging greater usage of alternative energy — a frequent topic of this column — is one of the common themes in the fight against rising greenhouse gas emissions.

Instead of only going back to EIA's 2013 renewable cost estimates like they did in their Kansas report, in their Ohio report they go back to 2008 cost data to develop their estimate of how the cost of wind energy compares against alternatives.

Against this argument, in some parts of the world — notably the European Union and China — substantial efforts are being made to reduce emissions and accelerate the development of alternative energy technologies.

There we go again (see my former post) the «Wind Lobbyists» are criticized and they start barking against the «Anti Wind Lobby» implying that the «Anti Wind Lobby» is against alternative renewable energy technologies and don't see the need to off - set carbon burning.

It seems you are arguing against a sudden shift to alternative, zero - carbon energy sources that must be complete and immediate.

The rise in alternative energy companies and sources is also expected to generate incentives for insurance carriers to come up with creative new products to insure against financial loss in this sector, which should also benefit more traditional energy providers.