Sentences with phrase «energy independence in»

Substituting natural gas for petroleum may buy the US a measure of energy independence in the short term, but will not in the mid to long term.

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John McCain — while paying lip service to greater use of wind, solar, geothermal, and biofuels — clearly and consistently believes that in the near future (certainly in the time he would be in office) greater reliance on nuclear power as well as increased offshore oil drilling is the path to increased energy independence in the United States.

Interesting analysis on energy independence in the Wall Street Journal by Columbia University's Jason Bordoff, a former energy adviser to President Obama.

So Matt Damon is colluding with Hollywood leftists and Oil Rich Muslims to damage industry and energy independence in the U.S.?

The sun is a near - infinite source of energy and a key component of achieving energy independence in the United States.

Solar Santa Monica is a City program to help achieve 100 % energy independence in Santa Monica by 2020.

He advocates large - scale plantings to aid energy independence in expanding economies such as China and India and to boost exports in the less developed countries of Africa.

Achieving energy independence in the US is one environmental issue Democrats and Republicans can agree on.

Not exact matches

Elio's motivations are similar to Tesla's — while it's driven by an old - fashioned internal combustion engine, the small, light vehicle will get something like 84 miles per gallon, and the company's DOE application will hinge on its advantages in environmental impact and energy independence.

Proponents of fracking praise its economic benefits, while many foreign policy experts say this developing energy independence may give the U.S. new leverage in world affairs.

Sophisticated drilling techniques — including the controversial method of hydraulic fracturing, or «fracking» — have unlocked enormous energy reserves previously inaccessible in shale formations in North Dakota and elsewhere, making U.S. energy independence a real possibility.

Democrats, environmentalists, and other protesters demonstrated outside the White House after Trump signed the executive order in March, declaring it would lead to runaway climate change, while many Republican members of Congress applauded the action for promoting energy independence.

Last week, Trump appointed the long - time fossil fuel lobbyist Myron Ebell to lead the transition of the Environmental Protection Agency, and recently Trump's transition team released statements on «energy independence» that unambiguously favor the extractive industries and in which the team promises to «conduct a top - down review of all anti-coal regulations».

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.

Among the topics of discussion will include energy independence, legal and policy issues impacting the energy sector, tax reform and geopolitical risks in Syria, Russia and Iran.

The U.S. focus on energy security and independence has dovetailed with a rise in environmental protection in the country, Krause said.

In his budget speech, Marceau also called promoting energy independence a priority for the government.

In doing so, the so - called «father of fracking» became a billionaire and set the stage for an unexpected North American energy boom that has put the U.S. on the road to energy independence.

Considered one of the top energy experts in the world, Pickens is regularly seen on CNBC and Bloomberg talking about his «Pickens plan» for energy independence.

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Yet, such assumptions are exactly how U.S. shale drilling is being talked about in the minds of non-geologists who want to hype stocks and use patriotic terms like «energy independence.»

All of us in our varied ministries tend to be awed by the structures and potency of the establishment of Baal, even though we know, somewhere down there in the timid, secret resources of faith, that all the stuff of Baal doesn't make God — power, technological sophistication, machismo, sex, political, military, and economic domination, energy independence (ha!).

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.

You are also enhancing your communication and bond with your baby, moving gently towards early toileting independence, removing the risk of genital rashes and saving heaps of energy and water used in washing cloth nappies and / or all the money that you would otherwise be spending on disposables.

«What is it about «energy independence»», wonders ex Shell - CEO John Hofmeister, «that keeps this mantra in the political rhetoric of political campaign after campaign?»

It's fantastic news.Bangladesh is awash with interfering Saudi cash supporting Islamist causes, yet there's still an independence of mind in a young electorate which brings to mind the energy and principles of 1971.

Labour MP Caroline Flint has said that independence would mean higher energy bills in Scotland, as its customers would have to pay more to support renewable energy in Scotland, which represents one third of the UK total.

His independence, energy and toughness make Anthony one of the strongest challengers in the country.»

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

«A one - off improvement in energy efficiency would cut household bills, giving householders lasting independence,» Audit Commission chairman Michael O'Higgins said.

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.

Because the rest of the nation is moving forward in a way that is providing energy independence.

Energy independence: In September, the Army signed a 20 - year - contract committing Fort Drum to the largest renewable energy project in the Army's hiEnergy independence: In September, the Army signed a 20 - year - contract committing Fort Drum to the largest renewable energy project in the Army's historIn September, the Army signed a 20 - year - contract committing Fort Drum to the largest renewable energy project in the Army's hienergy project in the Army's historin the Army's history.

The Record Hill wind project was created in 2011 by King's former company, Independence Wind, and funded by a controversial $ 102 million federal Department of Energy (DOE) loan guarantee.

By reinventing our State's economy to lead in the global race toward energy independence, we can develop clean energy technologies right here in New York.

Though high - volume hydraulic fracturing in Michigan is limited today, the U-M study takes into account the possibility that it could become more widespread due to a desire for job creation, economic growth, energy independence and lower - carbon fuels.

In conjunction with the creation of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming earlier this week, Democrats are taking our country in a new direction to preserve our environmenIn conjunction with the creation of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming earlier this week, Democrats are taking our country in a new direction to preserve our environmenin a new direction to preserve our environment.

In the bipartisan 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act, we increased new fuel economy standards for vehicles, along with other provisions to increase energy efficiency, save drivers money, reduce pollution, and strengthen our security by making America less dependent on foreigEnergy Independence and Security Act, we increased new fuel economy standards for vehicles, along with other provisions to increase energy efficiency, save drivers money, reduce pollution, and strengthen our security by making America less dependent on foreigenergy efficiency, save drivers money, reduce pollution, and strengthen our security by making America less dependent on foreign oil.

But electronics are a mainstay for companies like ERI, especially since many contain «precious metals» like platinum, iridium and others that could have large implications for energy independence and renewable energy in the United States.

One is protection of Americans and humans in general, which I can imagine a CIA director would, of course, be interested in; and the other is, as we've often spoken about in around public circles, energy independence means that you're less susceptible to hostile interest [s].

This year's proposed cellulosic target — based entirely on the projected output of the three new cellulosic plants — is 17 million gallons, far short of the 1 billion gallons per year that Congress envisioned the industry would be producing by now when it passed the Energy Independence and Security Act in in 2007.

Even President Barack Obama has labeled the technology as important for «energy independence» and included $ 3.4 billion in the economic stimulus package for «clean coal» power plants.

The new department must take an interest, along with the State and Defense Departments, in these two forces that combine to raise the ante on 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.

Registration fees for plug - in vehicles also fly in the face of policies intended to promote their use due to concerns about energy independence, energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions, Dumortier said.

We see this technology as a significant step in moving the United States toward energy independence.»

This new view is reflected in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 and other legislation.

Jennings also noted, however, that Trump has gone on record in supporting ethanol because it fits with the president - elect's theme of achieving energy independence (although Trump also has listened to some powerful oil industry voices critical of some parts of the RFS).

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.»