Sentences with phrase «fuel consumers based»

Focusing on a core concept of `' SIMPLE QUALITY NUTRITION», the brand offers affordable, easy - to - understand supplements, featuring the highest quality of ingredients to fuel consumers based on their health and sporting goals.

Not exact matches

Cheap oil, jobs growth and higher wages have fueled a broader - based consumer revival, with momentum in 2016.

Based on consumer preference, it has expanded to include additional service items such as fuel stations at some of its locations and in - store pharmacies in 12 of its stores.

There is a marked trend for food marketing based on the intrinsic, natural healthfulness of the product and its ingredients.5 New global product development activity in the soup category supports consumers» desire for a clean label, with «no additives» the top positioning claim for new soup products globally.1 Meanwhile, «all natural» positioning fuels growth in the prepared pasta and noodles market.6

Fueled by changing consumer perception of dairy's nutritional value for bone development, concerns around hormones and antibiotics, increase in milk allergies, rising milk prices, and the popularity of plant - based milks, U.S. milk consumption has been steadily declining by 25 percent per capita since the mid-1970s.

Designed to provide energy and fuel for active consumers, the all - natural protein snacks are based around the brands Peanut Butter and incorporate gluten - free oats, roasted peanuts and dried fruits.

Rush Bowls» loyal fan base is rapidly growing, as consumers in both markets search for that perfect meal on - the - go that will let them feel good about the food they fuel themselves with.

Speaking to Accra - based Citi FM, the Executive Director of the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers of Ghana (COPEC), Duncan Amoah, revealed that Ghana lost about GH cents 850 million in just one year as a result of the illegal fuel trade.

Commercial - scale efforts have existed for over a hundred years that convert corn, sugar cane and other plant - based substances into a wide array of products, ranging from fuel such as corn - based ethanol to ingredients in many consumer goods, such as soap and detergents.

--(A) In all calendar years following its establishment, the Corporation shall collect an assessment on distribution utilities for all fossil fuel - based electricity delivered directly to retail consumers (as determined under subsection (f)-RRB-.

The senior analyst from the New York - based Natural Resources Defense Council spoke at a fuel - economy conference hosted last week by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute and says consumers frequently are just plain turned off by the dealership experience.

A New Jersey - based landscaping company is suing Ford for allegedly hiding a fuel tank defect from consumers for a decade.

Vazquez: As with anything new, the revised fuel economy estimates will take a little getting used to, and remember that mileage will still vary based on driving behaviors and road conditions, but consumers can feel confident knowing that what you see on the window sticker should now hold true on the roads as well.

Best known for its popular Road Test reviews, MotorWeek evaluates more than 150 cars and trucks each season based on factors mattering most to consumers — price, practicality, performance and fuel efficiency.

Consumer Reports has based their fuel economy calculations for the Volt being operated by electricity 70 percent of the time and gasoline 30 percent of the time.

«It's the social trends of today that are fueling the growth of this category,» says Brad Gruber, president and chief operating officer of Health Extension Pet Care, a producer of holistic dog and cat food based in Deer Park, N.Y. «With lifestyles changing and pets being treated like family, consumers want foods that are superior to their own and they are comfortable splurging on their pet's food, being the valued member of the family that they are.»

The GM Business Card is a cash back credit card that rewards consumers with 3 percent cash back on fuel purchases at the pump, at restaurants, and at office supply stores, places most business owners will find themselves spending money on a regular basis.

To intentionally misquote Mr. McGuire in the»67 film The Graduate, «There's a great future in bioplastics,» but the problem is that some bioplastics can contain petro - based plastics as well, which might reduce the overall amount of fossil fuel - based plastics, while inadvertently creating more waste by allowing consumers to treat these bioplastics more casually than they do traditional plastics.

China is in the midst of a profound economic and social transformation, trying to reinvent itself from an economy based on selling cheap goods overseas to an economy based on selling quality consumer goods at home, while keeping growth rates high and cutting dependence on fossil fuels.

Several types of policies including a price floor for petroleum - based fuels or taxes on petroleum - based fuels could create a price signal against petroleum demand, assure producers and distributors that there is a profitable market for alternative fuels, and encourage consumers to reduce their use of petroleum - based fuels.

Market - based principles should guide policymakers away from top - down, government - mandated ventures such as the flawed Renewable Fuel Standard — which could force higher ethanol blend fuels into the national supply, potentially damaging vehicle engines and saddling consumers with repair costs.

It is simple, would move us away from carbon - based fuels, would cost most consumers nothing, and would stimulate innovation in the clean - energy sector.

Coal - fired power plants supplementing bunker fuel - based power generating systems feed on a seemingly endless permanently peaking power demands of billions of consumers in all countries, sustaining the carbon emissions.

I know your tongue is planted firmly in cheek, but I did some research on the matter, and found that the fossil fuel industry, automobile industry, and wal - mart - like fossil - fuel - based mega-scale consumer goods distribution industry have many thousands of times more money at stake (~ $ 10 trillion annually) on the outcome of this debate than do the scientists in question.

For instance, a market - based policy like a price on carbon might encourage consumers to buy more fuel - efficient cars, but it will fall well short of revolutionizing global energy infrastructure and technologies.

One way of doing that would be for the difference in the up front price of PHEVs to be covered by federal and state tax credits and by rebates designed to reward consumers for reducing consumption of petroleum based fuels and emissions.

This week, Honda also announced progress with a home - based hydrogen production system — called the HES IV — that would remove a consumer's need to find hydrogen fuel or visit a gas station.

The individual consumer could then use their consumer power and choose whether they are prepared to support (be a customer) with a company which is potentially making most of its money from Fossil fuels or Nuclear but then adds a large amount to invest in renewable energy OR not be associated with companies which deal in fossil fuel based electricity at all: i.e. not supporting = not being part of the problem philosophy — OR any cross-over between the two.

-- The term «qualified industry organization» means the Edison Electric Institute, the American Public Power Association, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, a successor organization of such organizations, or a group of owners or operators of distribution utilities delivering fossil fuel - based electricity who collectively represent at least 20 percent of the volume of fossil fuel - based electricity delivered by distribution utilities to consumers in the United States.

--(A) In all calendar years following its establishment, the Corporation shall collect an assessment on distribution utilities for all fossil fuel - based electricity delivered directly to retail consumers (as determined under subsection (f)-RRB-.

Holding ordinary consumers in the developed world responsible on an individual basis for the continued dominance of fossil fuels either implicitly or explicitly is unfair and unrealistic.

The basic idea is very straightforward: place very large solar arrays into continuously and intensely sunlit Earth orbit (1,366 watts / meter squared), collect gigawatts of electrical energy, electromagnetically beam it to Earth, and receive it on the surface for use either as base load power via direct connection to the existing electrical grid, conversion into manufactured synthetic hydrocarbon fuels, or as low ‐ intensity broadcast power beamed directly to consumers.»

Cites conditions under which the Administrator may waive requirements for the renewable fuel program, based in part upon an assessment by the Secretary of Energy whether the renewable fuel requirement will likely result in significant adverse impacts on consumers on a national, regional, or state basis in 2006.

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States and electric utilities will invest the vast majority of those funds in energy efficiency and renewable technologies, with an emphasis on reducing demand for fossil fuel — based electricity and saving consumers money.

For all their «ethical» screens and engagement and transparency, almost all of the formal pensions options are based on funds which invest at least some money in mainstream stocks in global companies, many of which are involved in the kind of issues — tax avoidance, animal abuse, short - termism, fossil fuels — that Ethical Consumer chooses to draw attention to.

Last week we brought you the story of how the nation's largest utility holding company — and historically one of the industry's biggest coal consumers — is pivoting away from the dirtiest carbon - based fuel and focusing more on renewable generation at its regulated utilities.

Our success demonstrates that a market - based, consumer - focused regulatory approach is the right one, whether the issue is environmental protection or fuels policy.

The individual consumer could then use their consumer power and choose whether they are prepared to support (be a customer) with a company which maybe making most of its money from Fossil fuels or Nuclear but then adds a large amount to invest in renewable energy OR not be associated with companies which deal in fossil fuel based electricity at all: i.e. not supporting = not being part of the problem philosophy — OR any cross-over between the two.

@ 3: The tax will not automatically fall on the consumer, because the tax is levied far «upstream» in the manufacturing / production process (at the point the carbon - based fuel is extracted or imported).

Finally, I'll note that we have long — and publicly — supported a revenue - neutral carbon tax as the most effective, transparent, and efficient way for governments to send a signal to consumers and the economy to reduce the use of carbon - based fuels.

The shipping industry is one of the largest consumers of carbon - based fuel, and as such, has great reason to be concerned.

Consumers would opt for the most economic fuel on a per - mile cost basis and thus shift to substitute fuels the next time OPEC allows the price of oil to exceed a certain threshold.

The report «found that growth will be fuelled by the entrance of high profile brands such as Apple into the smartwatch arena, allied to increased consumer affinity with and acceptance of wearable technology» and argues that «the emergence of an additional consumer screen would stimulate interest amongst advertisers, although until a critical user base is reached most ad - spend is likely to take the form of ad hoc campaigns.»

The younger end of that range is a part of the consumer base that Chris has her sights set on, because that generation will fuel the industry's growth in the decades ahead and is a main reason forecasters are so bullish on the long - term structural growth of real estate.