In fact, much of the overall decrease in energy consumption can be traced to the shift from coal to gas,
because modern gas - fired plants may use up to 46 percent less energy to produce the same amount of electricity.»
Not exact matches
That number is hard to predict,
because although reactors would exploit current technologies and techniques, so will
modern coal and natural
gas plants.
Among the
modern processed products, soy protein concentrate is said to produce the least
gas because its carbohydrate portion has been extracted by alcohol.
Would we like it today if the Romans had developed a
modern technological society like ours, and their scientists told them that using the atmosphere as a waste dump for greenhouse
gases would melt the ice caps, acidify the oceans, overheat the tropics, cause species extinctions, etc, and then they decided to go ahead and do it anyway, just
because they were selfish and didn't care about other people?
«It's important to put thought into the parts of your budget you can control,
because some
modern - day expenses — like the rising costs of healthcare,
gas, and food — are out of your direct control,» Cygan concludes.