Sentences with phrase «from oil dependence»

Not exact matches

AZERBAIJAN: Azerbaijan's major oil reserves and decade - long economic boom make it an attractive potential partner for the EU, which needs to diversify its energy sources away from a heavy dependence on Russian gas.

While oil - related dependence is down to 22 percent of 2015 government revenue from 35 percent in 2015, the country is still trying to squeeze more dividends out of state - owned oil and gas player Petronas, he said.

I'm really interested in making games for things typically hard for people, like getting over an illness or injury, or around topics people disengage from, like reducing oil dependence or ending poverty in sub-Saharan Africa.

Reduce America's dependence on foreign oil because ICC's three chemical replacement feedstock products are now derived from refined crude oil.

It's full of talk about freeing motorists in eastern Canada from their dependence on imported oil from volatile geopolitics locales such as Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Nigeria, and -LSB-...]

U.S. Republicans have often argued that buying oil from Canada reduces dependence on the Middle East and other less - than - friendly countries.

It's full of talk about freeing motorists in eastern Canada from their dependence on imported oil from volatile geopolitics locales such as Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Nigeria, and Venezuela.

The commercial case for the Keystone XL project, which would allow Gulf Coast refiners to access oil from lower - priced, landlocked markets such as Alberta, therefore, would potentially allow the U.S. to reduce their dependence on foreign oil — albeit by a small amount.

Dependence on oil from unstable regions may necessitate military expenditures to ameliorate risk.

BNN, the business news channel, ran an online poll Tuesday in advance of the latest fiscal update from Alberta: «Is Rachel Notley's NDP government doing enough to reduce Alberta's dependence on oil?»

They compare bananas to oranges and drive the debate away from the real issue — our unsustainable dependence on fossil fuels and the incredible environmental toll that multinational oil companies are enacting both overseas and in Alberta's oilsands.

Let us focus on the crucial issue of shifting away from dependence on oil without recourse to other dangerous and environmentally destructive fuels.

Britain will use G7 to push leading economies away from dependence on Russian oil, energy secretary says

And to do that we need to do three things: get the country's spending in check with firm financial controls, raise money for targeted investment in much needed infrastructure; and see us diversify the economy from a damaging dependence on oil.»

Sens. John Kerry, D - Massachusetts, and Joe Lieberman, an independent from Connecticut who sits with the Democratic caucus, said the proposal offered a broad - based approach that would end the nation's dependence on foreign oil while keeping U.S. industry competitive.

Meanwhile, the Speaker of the House, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, has stated that the country had little choice but to diversify its economy from dependence on oil revenue.

To wit: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has said that some of his goals may have to be delayed, but reiterated that there are some things that «just can't wait,» such as his proposed $ 150 - billion investment in clean or sustainable energy programs (toward his goal of freeing the U.S. from dependence on foreign oil) and the attendant creation of five million «green collar» jobs.

One reason for this push is the consequences of the alternatives: pollution from fossil - fueled power plants shortens the life span of as many as 30,000 Americans a year; coal and hydraulic fracturing threaten the environment and water supplies; and oil dependence undermines the nation's energy security.

Whether proponents realize it or not, any plan to switch from gasoline to electricity or biofuels is a strategic decision to switch our dependence from foreign oil to domestic water.

«Let's be frank: Neither of us profits from a growing dependence on foreign oil, nor can we spare our people from the ravages of climate change unless we cooperate,» Obama said.

Argonne is poised to help our nation build an economy fueled by safe, clean, renewable energy and free from dependence on foreign oil.

The diet also differs from the typical American diet through its dependence on fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, olive oil, beans, breads, cereals, and potatoes.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that 46 innovative transit projects chosen for their capacity to help cut the nation's dependence on oil and create a marketplace for 21st century «green» jobs will share $ 112 million in funding from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).

WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that 46 innovative transit projects chosen for their capacity to help cut the nation's dependence on oil and create a marketplace for 21st century «green» jobs will share $ 112 million in funding from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).

Because it is produced from crops, it is a renewable fuel and reduces dependence on imported oil

As reported in Fleets and Fuels, «As more and more Americans realize that freedom from dependence on foreign oil is a national priority, the viability of American produced natural gas has become forefront.»

UCLA graduate student Christina Gonzalez wanted to use biotechnology to free America from its dependence on Middle Eastern oil.

With our dependence on oil production from that region, this has created a shortage in supply.

Your rejection of the pipeline provides a tremendous opportunity to begin transition away from our dependence on oil, coal and gas and instead increase investments in renewable energies and energy efficiency.

What I find ironic is that it is his can - do optimism that is in this case working against our ability to do something about our dependence on fossil fuels and the climate change that this dependence is resulting in, that is, switching to alternate energy, preserving modern civilization and the world economy beyond Peak Oil and Peak Coal, preventing climate change from becoming such a huge problem that it destroys that the world economy — and more than likely leads to a series of highly destructive wars over limited resources.

Here's Lave from 2008, describing the costs of persistent dependence on foreign oil:

It's another example of short - term political posturing from Washington, not the long - term leadership we need to solve our dependence on oil.»

Norway is among the richest nations in the world but does not see a path away from its dependence on oil and gas extraction.

And every President since that time has talked about freeing ourselves from dependence on foreign oil.

Richard Nixon talked about freeing ourselves from dependence on foreign oil.

And so you can't separate the issue of oil dependence from the issue of how we are producing generally — more energy generally.

A carbon tax will make fossil fuel prices come closer to covering full cost, incorporating some of those fuels» currently - excluded costs: our dependence on and enrichment of oil - country despots, huge military costs of protecting distant oil operations and transport, health costs from emissions other than CO2, etc., etc., etc.....

This would serve multiple purposes, of (a) weaning us from dependence on foreign oil and simultaneously depleting terror - exporting countries of their revenue stream, (b) reducing other pollutants besides CO2, (c) encouraging a more gradual and less economically disastrous transition from an economony based on a finite resource, (d) slow global warming, (e) move us in the direction of a VAT tax rather than an income tax (actually, personally I don't think e is such a great thing, but as many conversative groups favor it, I don't see why they would oppose a revenue - neutral tax on fossil fuels.

Most notably might be the acceptance of EPA ratings of vehicles by MPGE according to a formula that is an insult to science, and essentially sets the electric vehicle up as a solution to foreign oil dependence, but ignores the ultimate impact of electric vehicles that is to draw from coal fired electric generation.

And I see opportunities to build, locally and nationally, from concern about vulnerability to climate and coastal hazards to the challenge of moving beyond widespread dependence on coal and oil.

Dependence on oil from the war - torn Middle East, losing out on clean energy jobs to China and India — those were productive fears that could be effectively exploited.

In the same long - term period it would take for any effects to be felt from these steps, the United States can drastically reduce its dependence on oil, rather than continuing the same unsustainable practices that got us where we are today.

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.

It's now well - established that large - scale U.S. production of biofuels such as ethanol from corn has accomplished little or nothing (or even negative) in its stated goals of reducing oil dependence and cutting emissions of greenhouse gases, and has functioned instead as a full - employment program for agribusiness (and a political production racket for Iowa and other corn - growing states).

«The question is simply whether we will partner with our northern neighbor and use this oil to essentially eliminate our dependence on oil from OPEC nations, or if we will force Canada to find other customers, like the Chinese who are hungry for energy supplies,» committee chairman, Rep. Fred Upton (R - Mich.)

LPG has been touted as a good replacement for gasoline, with many governments now keen to reduce their dependence on oil supplies, particularly those from outside the country.

Both candidates in 2012 are on the same page of «energy security», which is understood as overcoming the current dependence on oil imports, especially from the Middle East.

This approach is NOT the answer to getting us away from dependence on oil and fossil fuels.

And don't think for a minute that high oil prices cure our dependence on oil any better than smoking cures death from old age.

Because gasoline prices are largely determined by the cost of crude oil, which is set on the world market, experts say that the way to reduce our vulnerability to gas price spikes is to decrease our dependence on oil, regardless of where the oil comes from: