Sentences with phrase «energy independence from»

Once again we are gearing up to celebrate the Fourth of July, which also means it's time to declare your energy independence from fossil fuels!

note: RFF is posting Richard Newell's remarks on energy independence from earlier this year in light of this week's Executive Order signed by President Trump on Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth.

He is passionate about renewable energy and works to empower Floridians to increase their energy independence from power companies.

The 1,700 - mile pipeline will create jobs and prosperity for Americans while adding a strategic asset in our country's quest for energy independence from hostile nations and questionable alliances.

We've heard promises about energy independence from every single President since Richard Nixon.

Future jobs in the renewable and sustainable energy, and energy independence from fossil fuels.

Not exact matches

Second, despite much talk of «energy independence» down south, the truth is, though, that Uncle Sam's domestic production won't insulate America from oil - price swings.

Republicans and the energy industry say the $ 8 billion project would create jobs, spur growth and increase America's independence from Mideast energy sources.

There have been a few high profile entries in the energy storage market, including Tesla whose Powerwall series offers some degree of independence from utility grids in addition to being an emergency backup system.

The federal government should restore the independence of the National Energy Board's (NEB) decisionmaking authority for pipeline applications, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute...

Through policies such as withdrawing from the Paris Climate Accord, rescinding the Clean Power Plan, approving the Keystone XL Pipeline and removing countless Obama era regulations on energy production, the Trump Administration has created an environment which fosters energy independence and growth rather than stifling it.

The production of biogas from organic waste via anaerobic digestion is one such technology that fits perfectly in a circular economy and engenders the energy independence needed by these communities.

Remember that oil independence from Middle East is a major GOP platform plank, and if Google invents some alternative energy technology which weans US off of ME oil, a vast majority of Republicans will be happy as clams.

He told the Financial Times the SNP would use a victory in Holyrood to press for Scottish independence, threatening the union and distracting political energy from the need to revive Scotland's economy.

ALBANY — A rural town outside of Albany plans to disconnect from the electrical grid, both to increase its reliance on renewable sources of energy and to gain some energy independence.

In the past, people seeking non-polluting independence from the grid — or simply living too far away to connect to it — have generally relied on costly and potentially hazardous electrical systems that use clusters of batteries to store energy generated by windmills or photovoltaic arrays.

Yes, we may not be the biggest auto industry in the world anymore, but the demand has to come from the U.S. in order to create energy independence and jobs in the United States.»

The high price of this strategy in terms of energy use is justified, McGowan argues, by advantages such as independence from the environment, readiness for action and enhanced muscle performance.

Without a strong commitment from government, renewable fuels will not keep pace with our nation's stated energy independence goals.

Trump's energy plan reads like a wish list from the fossil fuel industry: it envisions unfettered oil, gas and coal development as a path to national prosperity and energy independence.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) 17 national laboratories can be a rambunctious and fractious lot, often feuding over funding, prestige, and greater independence from their parent bureaucracy.

«The president is opposed to mandatory caps on greenhouse gases, opposing a mandatory 10 -[mile - per - gallon] increase in cars and trucks, opposing a national renewable electricity standard, opposing state efforts to cut emissions from cars, and pushing for new sources of dangerous pollution from liquid coal,» said Rep. Ed Markey (D — Mass.), chairman of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, in a statement released after the speech.

-- The Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall conduct a joint scientific review, within 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, to evaluate how sources of biomass from Federal lands could contribute to the goals of increasing America's energy independence, protecting the environment, and reducing global warming pollution.

NASA's human exploration missions can be used to address most of the major issues threatening our uncertain world, from energy independence, to economic, national, and environmental security.

Instead of processing commodities that might otherwise be used for food, next generation fuels can be produced from dedicated energy crops like switchgrass, to the non-edible parts of corn plants, to unmarketable wood from the lumber industry — taking resources that would otherwise go to waste and using them to fuel our energy independence.

This work was supported by grants from the Harvard Digestive Diseases Center (Pilot and Feasibility Grant to GKG, under NIH Grant P30DK034854), the National Institutes of Health Director's Early Independence Award (Grant 1DP5OD009172 ‐ 01 to HHW), the US Department of Energy (Grant DE ‐ FG02 ‐ 02ER63445 to GMC), and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering.

Why It Matters: Increasing our nation's independence from fossil fuels for our transportation fleet requires energy storage.

That may sound shallow considering that natural gas could play a role in gaining energy independence (from what I understand it's a mixed bag environmentally as much of the stuff is locked in oil shale) but Honda is a small company that needs to focus its limited resources.

Policy makers, investors, leaders in industry, the transportation sector, and others with a concern for the environment, economy, and energy security will look to this book as a roadmap to independence from foreign oil.

Drummond's inspiring picture book introduces the small Danish island of Samsø, which has received global attention for its «energy independence,» achieved by shifting from fossil fuels to renewable resources, such as wind power, captured on its shores.

Hawaii Island Retreat offers luxury accommodations in harmony with nature, said a release from the Hawaii State Energy Office of the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, creating energy independence with photovoltaic panels and a windmill, and heating all water with solar Energy Office of the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, creating energy independence with photovoltaic panels and a windmill, and heating all water with solar energy independence with photovoltaic panels and a windmill, and heating all water with solar power.

But these same friends embrace ideas like U.S. energy independence, reducing foreign oil imports, promoting economic growth, protecting our families from harm and improving the U.S. balance of trade.

A bill introduced in Congress this week to «save uranium mining,» the Northern Arizona Mining Continuity Act of 2011, would undo that protection from new uranium mining claims.Despite all the talk about energy independence, «a significant percentage of these mining claims and pending operations are controlled by foreign interests, which pay no royalties for the mineral wealth they extract from U.S. public lands,» said Jane Danowitz of the Pew Environment Group, in response to the legislation.

From the title you know that California comes out on top, but this is how the other states compare: West Coast, Northeast Rank Highest in Energy Efficiency In their state - by - state analysis (2008 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard), the ACEEE found that California ranked first in «promoting energy independence with cost - effective energy efficiency instruments&rEnergy Efficiency In their state - by - state analysis (2008 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard), the ACEEE found that California ranked first in «promoting energy independence with cost - effective energy efficiency instruments&rEnergy Efficiency Scorecard), the ACEEE found that California ranked first in «promoting energy independence with cost - effective energy efficiency instruments&renergy independence with cost - effective energy efficiency instruments&renergy efficiency instruments».

Energy independence will require an all - hands - on - deck effort from America — effort from our scientists and entrepreneurs; from businesses and from every American citizen.

I believe the mandate from the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 is to use 35 billion gallons of ethanol by 2022.

, chairman of the House Select Committee for Energy Independence and Climate Change, accessed all the earlier draft documents from the EPA, and said in a statement today that the ANPR released today significantly watered down the findings from the agency's experts.

For example, the Bureau of Land Management removed «Clean and Renewable Energy» from its list of national priorities, adding «Making America Safe Through Energy Independence» and «Getting America Back to Work» instead.

«Energy security» is not «energy independence» in the sense that all of the energy used in a country must comes from within its own borders without international Energy security» is not «energy independence» in the sense that all of the energy used in a country must comes from within its own borders without international energy independence» in the sense that all of the energy used in a country must comes from within its own borders without international energy used in a country must comes from within its own borders without international trade.

And biofuels would help us gain energy independence and hence greater security from terrorism.

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The new goal, put forth at a tripartite summit meeting this week by the leaders of Canada, the United States and Mexico, might well mark a turning point away from the continent's outmoded obsession with fossil - fuel independence, and toward a shared investment in a clean energy revolution.

In the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act, Congress said that of the 36 billion gallons of biofuel it wants produced by 2022, 15 billion gallons must come from corn - based ethanol and at least 16 billion gallons from cellulosic biofuels.

(Sec. 265) Authorizes the Secretary to establish a research program to: (1) identify the factors affecting consumer actions to conserve energy and make improvements in energy efficiency; and (2) make grants to institutions of higher education to study the effects of consumer behavior on total energy use, the potential energy savings from changes in consumption habits, the ability to reduce GHG emissions through changes in energy consumption habits, increasing public awareness of federal climate adaptation and mitigation programs, and the potential for alterations in consumer behavior to further American energy independence.

There are other issues that are important to a lot of people and their numbers are increasing as they learn about the other issues: health for humans and animals, job creation, protection of the environment, balance of trade deficit due to imports of oil, preservation of natural resources that have better uses than just being burned, energy independence, global warming, the prestige that early adopters enjoy and the good feeling some people get from knowing that they have made a decision that is good in some way.

For a stable climate, fewer wars, healthy children, clear air & water, a switch to wind & solar energy, green jobs, stable energy costs and energy independence, cleaner governance, more land for food and forests, sound investments and quieter cities, it's time to divest from fossil fuels: oil, gas and coal.

Through the program the Secretary will make grants to public and private institutions of higher education to study the effects of consumer behavior on total energy use; potential energy savings from changes in consumption habits; the ability to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through changes in energy consumption habits; increase public awareness of Federal climate adaptation and mitigation programs; and the potential for alterations in consumer behavior to further American energy independence.

-- The Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall conduct a joint scientific review, within 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, to evaluate how sources of biomass from Federal lands could contribute to the goals of increasing America's energy independence, protecting the environment, and reducing global warming pollution.

-- Based on the scientific review, the agencies may, by rule, modify the definition of «renewable biomass» from Federal lands in sections 211 (o)(1)(I) and 700 of the Clean Air Act and section 610 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 as appropriate to advance the goals of increasing America's energy independence, protecting the environment, and reducing global warming pollution.

Instructs the Secretary to consult with the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration on the projected energy demands of the United States for the next 30 years and on how energy derived from federal onshore lands can put the United States on a trajectory that meets such demand during the next four years, with a goal for increasing energy independence and produEnergy Information Administration on the projected energy demands of the United States for the next 30 years and on how energy derived from federal onshore lands can put the United States on a trajectory that meets such demand during the next four years, with a goal for increasing energy independence and produenergy demands of the United States for the next 30 years and on how energy derived from federal onshore lands can put the United States on a trajectory that meets such demand during the next four years, with a goal for increasing energy independence and produenergy derived from federal onshore lands can put the United States on a trajectory that meets such demand during the next four years, with a goal for increasing energy independence and produenergy independence and production.