Sentences with phrase «criteria air pollutant emissions»

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The fact is that even while production has significantly increased, total criteria air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions have fallen simultaneously, in large part due to industry's commitment to environmental protection and the expanded use of abundant, affordable natural gas in electricity generation.

The reliability of supply provided by our nation's network of storage and distribution facilities has contributed to the increased use of natural gas in many sectors of the U.S. economy, which has led to reductions in air emissions — ranging from criteria pollutants, such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, to greenhouse gases.

For example, between 1990 and 2014, U.S. refiners spent $ 154.4 billion on environmental protection technology, which has led to cleaner burning fuels that reduce the emission of criteria air pollutants.»

The fact is that even while production has significantly increased, total criteria air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions have fallen, in large part due to expanded use of abundant, affordable natural gas in electricity generation.

Leading off a June 12, 2012 Senate Finance Committee hearing on energy taxation, Dr. Jorgenson proposed internalizing the health and environmental costs of fossil fuel burning by eliminating fossil fuel «tax expenditures» (i.e., indirect subsidies) and taxing emissions of the six Clean Air Act «criteria» pollutants.

The Royal Society says «the oil sands industry is no higher than third in industrial categories for air emissions of major criteria air pollutants» and between fifth and eighth for toxic emissions.

Inventorying criteria air pollutants shows that vehicle non-operational components often dominate total emissions.