Sentences with phrase «environmental cost of oil»

You're right, of course, that the decision - makers already know about the environmental cost of the oil sands (hence, the «sacrifice zoning» of past strategies).

But most importantly, the scale of damages from climate change are likely to dwarf the economic and environmental costs of oil spills.

Not exact matches

An Environmental Defense Fund - commissioned study by consultancy ICF International found that Canada's oil and gas industry could achieve a 45 per cent methane emission reduction at an average cost of $ 2.76 per tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent.

The public outcry from an environmental disaster such as an oil spill or violating the pay laws of your employees will cost your business much more than the expenses of being socially responsible.

«This decision clearly flies in the face of volumes of scientific evidence that shows the Keystone XL pipeline would be safe, enhance environmental standards, and be a more cost - effective alternative to importing oil from overseas,» said Michael Whatley of the Consumer Energy Alliance, which advocates for the energy industry.

But there's also a new element that Thomas Mulcair has added to this conversation: subsidies to the oil and gas industry — mostly in the form of allowing the industry to externalize environmental costs.

High labor costs and the falling price of crude oil have contributed to the industry's dark days, but environmental activists can also take a bow.

As international awareness about the environmental costs of producing and eating meat increases — The United Nations» Food and Agriculture Organization estimates the meat industry generates nearly one - fifth of the man - made greenhouse gas emissions that are accelerating climate change worldwide — the work of RiceBran Technologies is supporting environmental sustainability and combating waste while globally providing a nutritious source of protein, carbohydrates, healthy oil and dietary fiber as food ingredients.

Sustainability Kennesaw State University (Kennesaw, Ga.) The University's 5,000 guest / day dining operation incorporates a comprehensive, closed - loop waste management program through a variety of efforts including a robust organic «Farm - to - Campus - to - Farm» program, water reclamation, aerobic digestion, composting / recycling programs, oil - to - biodiesel conversion and more to significantly reduce costs, minimize environmental impact and qualify the facility for a gold LEED certification.

Oil Extraction in Colombia: Report Reveals the Human and Environmental Costs of Black Gold.

The environmental impact is only one cost of our oil addiction.

Is the «business as usual» approach — subsidizing fossil - fuel supply and nuclear energy and large hydro projects, maintaining low energy prices to consumers by keeping environmental and political costs «external,» propping up oil supply by every available means — part of the solution or part of the problem?

«Other options like rail or truck are not feasible for the transportation of large quantities,» said Elizabeth Shope, anti — tar sands advocate with environmental group the Natural Resources Defense Council, in a conference call with reporters, noting that such alternative transportation more than triples the cost of moving tar sands oil.

«A carbon price would make the price of oil better reflect its true societal costs (including global warming impacts, health cost due to air pollution, as well as other environmental costs).

See how Wave Gliders not only reduce the cost of seismic surveys but also cost - effectively monitor the environmental impact of oil fields.

I was also happy to see a recipe that does not use palm oil — the growing and harvesting of palm oil is destroying our planet's rainforests and so many DIY recipes use it without ever giving thought to the environmental cost.

Any long term energy independence that oil shale production may provide will be at the cost of furthering global climate change and increasing environmental degradation of U.S. public lands.

Tar Sands Environmental Destruction Not Worth It At the risk of sounding flippant, sounds like too little too late: I'll stand by the WWF's assessment that the economic and environmental costs of continuing to develop tar sands and oil shales — in energy speak «unconventional fuels» — are simplyEnvironmental Destruction Not Worth It At the risk of sounding flippant, sounds like too little too late: I'll stand by the WWF's assessment that the economic and environmental costs of continuing to develop tar sands and oil shales — in energy speak «unconventional fuels» — are simplyenvironmental costs of continuing to develop tar sands and oil shales — in energy speak «unconventional fuels» — are simply unthinkable.

via: The Star, Calgary Herald and EcoGeek Tar Sands Tar Sands: The Most Destructive Project on Earth Economic, Environmental Costs of Developing Tar Sands & Oil Shale «Unthinkable»: WWF - UK A Picture is Worth... The Alberta Tar Sands

These treats may be delicious to eat, but they come at an environmental cost — the destruction of tropical rainforests for palm oil production, a key ingredient in confectionery and most processed foods.

Of course, whether the Prius pays for itself in the current market uncorrected for externalities is a different question than whether it would pay for itself once you accounted for the price of gas if it included all the environmental costs and much of the cost of the Iraq War (which, even if not directly about oil, is really pretty much about oil in the sense that it is what makes that whole region of important strategic interest to usOf course, whether the Prius pays for itself in the current market uncorrected for externalities is a different question than whether it would pay for itself once you accounted for the price of gas if it included all the environmental costs and much of the cost of the Iraq War (which, even if not directly about oil, is really pretty much about oil in the sense that it is what makes that whole region of important strategic interest to usof gas if it included all the environmental costs and much of the cost of the Iraq War (which, even if not directly about oil, is really pretty much about oil in the sense that it is what makes that whole region of important strategic interest to usof the cost of the Iraq War (which, even if not directly about oil, is really pretty much about oil in the sense that it is what makes that whole region of important strategic interest to usof the Iraq War (which, even if not directly about oil, is really pretty much about oil in the sense that it is what makes that whole region of important strategic interest to usof important strategic interest to us).

If the full cost of a barrel of oil and the environmental costs of a ton of coal were reflected in their market price, many energy and environmental experts say, that might go a long way toward shifting the balance toward renewable energy sources.

So far, the political pressure to produce domestic oil in a hurry has trumped public concern about the environmental cost of flaring, which includes local air pollution but mainly comes through the heat - trapping influence of the carbon dioxide produced when the gas is burned.

The Trans Atlantic and Trans Pacific trade agreements, both of which are currently under negotiation by the Obama adminstration, would allow big oil companies and Wall Street financiers to sue for millions in compensation for the cost of complying with environmental and other regulations.

Supply, cost, environmental consequences - these are among the central features of debate over energy policy in the U.S. Those who want to open up more areas to drilling - on land and offshore - and expand the use of fracking to extract natural gas from deep underground argue that we must reduce our dependence on foreign oil.

Amid increasing costs, ongoing political instability in nations with the largest proven reserves, and mounting concerns about environmental impact, crude oil / petroleum and its derivatives (gasoline / petrol, diesel, and propane / LPG, for example) face an ever - widening spectrum of competitive energy

Yes, the above are the kinds of things I am referring to: environmental costs, subsidies of many, many kinds both direct and indirect, health effects of smog, and the cost of geopolitics which has been oil driven for almost a century.

But now, mindful of the environmental and political cost, the state has made a startling proposal: if wealthy nations pay Ecuador $ 350m (# 174m) a year — half of the estimated revenue — it will leave the oil in the ground.

Addressing the environmental and economic costs of oil is a major goal of Oregon's Clean Fuels Program, a flexible but ambitious program reauthorized in 2015 by the Oregon State Legislature.

«It emerged at the international level, through the combination of, among others: (1) the conservationist interests of big environmental NGOs in the North, (2) the interests of national and sub-national governments in the North seeking low - cost alternatives to supposedly «offset» their continued and excessive emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases, (3) the interests of national and sub-national governments in the South seeking to obtain financial resources for the «protection» of forests in their countries, (4) the interests of corporations that could profit from market - tradable «offset» credits, including through speculation on secondary (derivatives) markets, which would allow them to continue destroying the forests for the extraction of timber, minerals or oil, the establishment of monoculture plantations, etc., thus expanding their business opportunities, and (5) the interests of consultants and other actors involved in financial capital markets who want to turn «unexploited» forests into a new market for this type of capital, through the commercialization of «environmental services» such as carbon sequestration, among others.»

electric power plants are: (1) survey and assess the capacity, cost, and location of potential depleted gas and oil wells that are suitable CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- repositories (with the cooperation of the oil and gas industry); (2) conduct research on the feasibility of ocean disposal, with objectives of determining the cost, residence time, and environmental effects for different methods of CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- injection; (3) perform an in - depth survey of knowledge concerning the feasibility of using deep, confined aquifers for disposal and, if feasible, identify potential disposal locations (with the cooperation of the oil and gas industry); (4) evaluate, on a common basis, system and design alternatives for integration of CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- capture systems with emerging and advanced technologies for power generation; and prepare a conceptual design, an analysis of barrier issues, and a preliminary cost estimate for pipeline networks necessary to transport a significant portion of the CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- to potentially feasible disposal locations.

The research needs that have high priority in establishing the technical, environmental, and economic feasibility of large - scale capture and disposal of CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- from electric power plants are: (1) survey and assess the capacity, cost, and location of potential depleted gas and oil wells that are suitable CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- repositories (with the cooperation of the oil and gas industry); (2) conduct research on the feasibility of ocean disposal, with objectives of determining the cost, residence time, and environmental effects for different methods of CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- injection; (3) perform an in - depth survey of knowledge concerning the feasibility of using deep, confined aquifers for disposal and, if feasible, identify potential disposal locations (with the cooperation of the oil and gas industry); (4) evaluate, on a common basis, more» system and design alternatives for integration of CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- capture systems with emerging and advanced technologies for power generation; and prepare a conceptual design, an analysis of barrier issues, and a preliminary cost estimate for pipeline networks necessary to transport a significant portion of the CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- to potentially feasible disposal locations.

Ignoring the huge environmental impact of exploration, spillages, refining and usage of oil for a second... We have to import vast amounts of oil from all over the world, some from particularly unstable areas, at a high financial cost.

America watched helplessly as millions of barrels of oil gushed into the Gulf of Mexico for months, costing millions of dollars in environmental and health damages, and taking the lives of 11 workers who died in the oil rig explosion.

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Ottmar Edenhofer said the low cost of carbon ignores the social, environmental and human health costs of burning coal, oil and gas

And it says that alternate means of transporting the oil — rail, truck, barge — also have significant environmental and economic impacts, including higher cost, noise, traffic, air pollution and the possibility of spills.

Law of the Jungle is Paul Barrett's telling tale of young lawyer Steven Donziger and his «obsessive crusade — waged at any cost» to bring an oil giant to justice for environmental crimes that go back decades.

This is more than the total spending on health of all the world's governments and largely relates to polluters not paying the costs — social welfare, health, environmental and broader economic — imposed on governments for the burning of coal, oil and gas.

If there is such thing as a silver lining to the horrific fires burning in Indonesia right now, let's hope it takes the form of global scrutiny at the environmental cost of our hunger for palm oil.

Projections are that U.S. oil production will never again reach the lofty heights of the 1960s, even without environmental concerns slowing development or hampering industry with new costs.

More on the Alberta Tar Sands: 350 More Ducks Killed in Canada's Toxic Tar Sands Tailing Ponds Tar Sands: The Most Destructive Project on Earth National Geographic Slams Tar Sands - Canadian Politicians Pissed Fossil Fools Gold: Tar Sands & Oil Shale Eco-Impact Explained Canadian Tar Sands Look Like Tolkein's Mordor Says UN Water Advisor Wikileaks Reveals Hushed Concern Over Tar Sands Oil in US State Dept Economic, Environmental Costs of Developing Tar Sands & Oil Shale «Unthinkable»

Tar Sands Economic, Environmental Costs of Developing Tar Sands & Oil Shale «Unthinkable»: WWF - UK Tar Sands: The Most Destructive Project on Earth Tar / Oil Sands Industry Readying Public Relations Campaign

The energy game is rigged in favor of fossil fuels because we omit the environmental and health costs of burning coal, oil, and natural gas from their prices.

via: International Herald Tribune Oil Shale, Tar Sands Dept of Interior Hearts Oil Shale: Has «Great Potential» Salazar Says Oil on Water: Shale Oil Industry Mixing It Up With Aid of Federal Bailout Package Economic, Environmental Costs of Developing Tar Sands & Oil Shale «Unthinkable»: WWF - UK

via: Salt Lake Tribune Oil Shale, Tar Sands Economic, Environmental Costs of Developing Tar Sands & Oil Shale «Unthinkable»: WWF - UK BLM Issues New Rules for Oil Shale Development: Last Minute Bush Administration Environmental Trashing?

Almost every idea that might bring us a better future would be made much easier if the cost of fossil fuel was higher — if there was some kind of a tax on carbon emissions that made the price of coal and oil and gas reflect its true environmental cost.»

TreeHugger has filled a great many virtual pages on the topic of Alberta tar sands, detailing time and time again the high environmental costs of extracting this so - called unconventional source of oil, which the Albertan government has bet

«The only downside has been the increase in imports of used cooking oil to feed the bio-diesel industry, which has not only driven up the cost of feedstock, but raises concerns over the environmental impact through the supply chain, so this is something we will need to address going forward.»

At the center of it are the environmental consequences of Fracking (that's hydraulic fracturing) and the same issue which dogs oil, the difference between easily accessible reserves and those which may, someday, somehow, and at great cost be recovered.