Sentences with phrase «expansion of the natural gas»

The senator un-spooled the beginnings of a platform, including a desire to cut taxes, push an «all of the above» education policy where teachers are given greater freedom, and an expansion of natural gas pipelines — many of which Cuomo has tied up.

A construction project — the planned expansion of a natural gas pipeline across Indian Point property — is again putting the power plant in a harsh glare.

The hearing followed the Jan. 4 announcement made by the U.S. Department of the Interior proposing plans for expansion of natural gas and oil drilling along coastal waters.

Saying the proposed pipelines are all one system, just like the nations rivers or even our arteries, activists from across the northeast gathered on the east steps of New York's State Capitol to protest the expansion of natural gas pipelines.

Rather than articulating the need to phase out technologies that use that atmosphere as a waste dump, the PCAST report recommends the expansion of a natural gas industry whose existence depends on us allowing them to pollute our skies.

I was glad to see Joe Romm react to The New York Times investigation of water problems in gas country by sticking with his appropriately nuanced view of the need for responsible expansion of natural gas extraction.

Given the realities and the time needed to make the transition to a lower - carbon economy, I think probably some expansion of natural gas extraction needs to be in the mix, but hopefully with better environmental protection than has generally been the case so far.

Despite opposition from environmental groups, the Obama administration apparently supports the expansion of the natural gas industry and the controversial technology of hydraulic fracturing.

The Sierra Club and a large coalition of groups — including Earthjustice, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Patuxent Riverkeeper, Potomac Riverkeeper, Shenandoah Riverkeeper, and Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper — have been fighting this plan since its announcement because it means a massive expansion of natural gas fracking.

The economic effects described by the study «make expansion of the natural gas industry look less helpful than ever,» he said.

How can we ensure that the expansion of natural gas encourages rather than derails continued expansion of carbon - free energy?

Three years ago Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker proposed an energy policy consisting of 1,200 megawatts of renewable energy, 1,600 megawatts of offshore wind, and an expansion of natural gas pipeline capacity.

Whether that strategy pays off or not, one key result is not in doubt: As Forbes magazine pointed out that day, the EPA regulations will lead to «the dramatic expansion of natural gas as a fuel for power generation.»

By contrast, we assess that large - scale expansion of natural gas use would not mitigate the climate problem and would cause far more deaths than expansion of nuclear power.»

In addition the study finds that the proposed expansion of natural gas would not be as effective in saving lives and preventing carbon emissions.

Similarly, the expansion of natural gas and petroleum power plants is around 20 times greater then the expansion of wind power — and solar power is still a miniscule contribution to the total.

Global law firm White & Case LLP represented Los Esteros Critical Energy Facility, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Calpine Corporation, in connection with the US$ 373 million financing for the construction and expansion of a natural gas - fired, combined - cycle power generation facility (more...)

Not exact matches

The owner of the Dampier to Bunbury natural gas pipeline says it has saved $ 55 million on current expansion works, which will start operating early next month.

«Each purchase of a white Coca - Cola can supports: false testimony on global warming; perpetration of the myth about endangered polar bears... activism to fight the development of affordable coal, oil and natural gas; hypocrites who won't follow their own recommendations; and expansion of already excessive environmental regulations.

THE Pilbara is headed for another big round of development following the signing of an agreement that takes us a step closer to seeing a major expansion of liquefied natural gas exports from the area.

Woodside Petroleum has moved to bolster its expansion plans at the $ 13 billion Pluto liquefied natural gas project with a deal to take sole control of its four most significant recent gas discoveries.

As part of the discussions over Maryland's approval of the proposed $ 4.5 billion AltaGas / Washington Gas merger deal, Governor Larry Hogan's administration negotiated for the Canadian company to pay $ 103 million to kick start a natural gas pipeline expansion project in rural areas throughout Maryland, according to the Maryland Energy AdministratiGas merger deal, Governor Larry Hogan's administration negotiated for the Canadian company to pay $ 103 million to kick start a natural gas pipeline expansion project in rural areas throughout Maryland, according to the Maryland Energy Administratigas pipeline expansion project in rural areas throughout Maryland, according to the Maryland Energy Administration.

Those states could supply about a third of all U.S. natural gas once the pipeline expansion is complete, up from about 25 percent now, according to projections from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).

The Alberta government has introduced legislation that would give it the power to restrict the export of natural gas, crude oil and refined products as part of its effort to ensure the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion gets built.

Mass Audubon has submitted an amicus brief to the Berkshire Superior Court in support of the Massachusetts Attorney General's office for their defense against the Tennessee Gas Pipeline Connecticut Expansion, a proposed natural gas pipeline project that is trying to remove protections on state land designated for permanent conservatiGas Pipeline Connecticut Expansion, a proposed natural gas pipeline project that is trying to remove protections on state land designated for permanent conservatigas pipeline project that is trying to remove protections on state land designated for permanent conservation.

Mass Audubon is engaged in the review of natural gas pipeline expansion projects proposed in Massachusetts, including alignments that would impact Mass Audubon's land as well as other state, municipal, and private conservation lands.

Mass Audubon is also engaged in the review of other natural gas pipeline expansion projects proposed in Massachusetts, including alignments that would impact Mass Audubon's land as well as other state, municipal, and private conservation lands.

1) Repeal the Triborough Amendment; 2) State pick - up of Medicaid costs from counties; 3) Roll - back of Medicaid entitlements / coverages to median national levels; 4) Major reform of SEQR process which blocks projects Upstate; 5) Repeal NY's participation in RGGI; 6) Cut 50 percent of staff at DOE, DOH, DEC in order to let the other half do their jobs, which means serving the people instead of feeding the bureaucratic monster; 7) Support expansion of nuclear plants at Oswego, construction of new plants elsewhere; 8) Tort reform to allow doctors to practice medicine, instead of fleeing NY; 9) Use the bully pulpit to support natural gas drilling and tell the envirowackos to grow up.

The mailer also accuses Murphy's Democratic opponent, attorney Justin Wagner, of representing «one of the largest fracking companies» whose natural gas flows through the Algonquin pipeline, which is slated for expansion in Rockland, Westchester and Putnam counties.

Cuomo himself was in Broome County on Tuesday to announce the expansion of a marketing company in the area — good economic development news for a region that was initially denied a casino license and has been debating the contentious hydrofracking issue for natural gas drilling.

One of the most contentious areas of debate over the expansion of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas concerns a spike in seismic activity in unlikely areas that have begun fracking nearby.

To find out, a group of scientists, engineers and policy experts, led by PNNL's Joint Global Change Research Institute, gathered at a workshop in Cambridge, Maryland, in April 2013 to consider the long - term impact of an expansion of the current natural gas boom on the rest of the world.

As fertilizer demand grows, supply is ramping up to meet it, and the U.S. is poised to capture most of that growth — in no small part because of rapid expansion of the nation's natural gas sector over the past four years.

Within minutes, the two men had also agreed that it was important to prepare for climate change, whether human - induced or natural, and that an expansion of nuclear reactors to generate power could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The company filled the gap with $ 7 billion in new assets that went into service in the past year, including the expansion of the NGTL Pipeline and the Canadian Mainline systems, as well as the Gibraltar, Rayne XPress, Leach XPress and Cameron Access projects in the U.S. natural gas pipeline business.

The key factors determining carbon emissions for corn - based ethanol are (1) whether coal or natural gas is used to power the ethanol plant, (2) whether distillers grains are dried or sold wet, and (3) whether expansion of corn acreage comes mainly from reduced acreage of lower - value crops or if idled land is brought into production.

Since 1996, demand for oil and natural gas has continued to grow with the expansion and globalization of the world's economy.

Greenpeace's agenda does, in the end, limit the scope of the report, which makes no mention of the country's big push to expand both imports and domestic production of natural gas, not to mention its nuclear power expansion.

Such options include the inevitable expansion of Canada's own tar / oil sands (Keith Kloor has nicely knitted several views of this option), ever more coal production and the global push to tap greatly expanded reserves of natural gas.

He echoes my view, which is that natural gas is clearly a vital step on the path toward supplying societies with ample energy without big environmental regrets; but it's clear, too, as I wrote this morning on Tumblr, that the explosive expansion of drilling got way out in front of both understanding and oversight.

Retailer sources green electricity, green natural gas from Bullfrog Power Vancouver — Today Bullfrog Power ®, Canada's leading green energy provider, and MEC, Canada's leading outdoor retailer, are announcing a significant expansion of their environmental partnership.

The increased natural gas production and use is critically important, as it is the key factor in reduced carbon emissions during a period of U.S. economic expansion — a break with historic precedent noted by the New York Times.

The CEA supports lifting moratoria on offshore and land - based oil and natural gas drilling, encourages the creation and expansion of petroleum refineries and easing the permitting process for drilling.

He discussed the company's major expansion in the natural - gas transmission business in recent years, and said the Marcellus shale - gas formation in the East «will provide gas for the balance of this century at least.»

Domestic supplies of natural gas have increased dramatically in recent years, due in large part to the development and expansion of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) drilling techniques.

Both plants will be supplied by the Transco natural gas pipeline, which recently completed expansions to bring larger volumes of Marcellus natural gas to market areas.

Xcel Energy, one of the country's biggest utilities, has just announced a planned major expansion of its solar and wind investments — because they are «cheaper and more reliable» than natural gas.

So it's puzzling to hear about a recent effort in New York to block expansion of an Upstate natural gas storage plant in the name of a «climate emergency,» as one activist put it — puzzling because natural gas is doing more to reduce U.S. emissions than any other fuel.

Fewer than 10 percent voted for an expansion of coal or natural gas power at current prices.

For example, if a massive global nuclear expansion was one way of savagely reducing the amount of coal and natural gas burned in power stations (which it is) and the cost disadvantage of nuclear wasn't completely silly (which it isn't) then that could work.