Sentences with phrase «fuel interests who»

On one side are people and their futures and the intact climate, and on the other side is a small, small group of fossil fuel interests who are making insane amounts of money and are willing to keep doing it for another 10 years even if it means the ruination of the entire planet.

They are the fossil fuel interests who are making more money than ever known to man, and spending equal amounts on making sure they can continue to make that money.

He would not be on the side of powerful fossil fuel interests who fund attacks on scientific research; perhaps this time, ironically, he would be on the side of his Pope and the scientists whose council he regularly seeks, who respect facts and evidence and recognize the reality we live in for what it is.

We must block fossil fuel interests who aim to squeeze every last drop of oil from public lands, off - shore, and wilderness areas.

Currently, the DOE is under the control of fossil fuel interests who don't want to see any competition in their energy markets.

Not exact matches

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

Perhaps by skipping the Prairies in initial launches, car manufacturers also realize there is some truth to the stereotype of Albertans as big truck - and SUV - driving types who are not as interested in fuel - efficient vehicles.

Who knows how much longer this bull market, fueled by $ 4 trillion from the Fed and low interest rates, can continue.

The affordability of Greek property is also fuelling interest from Chinese residential buyers, who are already the biggest source of foreign property investors in Greece, bolstered predominantly by the Greek Golden Visa programme that launched in 2013.16

The rumor has been fueled by the player's agent, Baris Yukselsen, who has claimed that Arsenal hold an interest in the 19 - year - old VfB Stuttgart wonderkid.

The comic fueled national interest in the bill on «The Daily Show» by spending nine minutes of air time to attack Republican Senators who didn't support it.

A reader flagged an interesting, yet overlooked, aspect of Jacob Gershman's very interesting WSJ story about the lack of consensus among New York Tea Partiers on GOP gubernatorial hopeful Carl Paladino, who's banking in no small part on the support of disaffected Republicans to fuel his hoped - for primary victory over Rick Lazio.

Large donors have fueled Gov. Andrew Cuomo's campaign warchest, with 81 percent of his money coming from people who gave him $ 10,000 or more, a report by the New York Public Interest Research Group said today.

«Tax payer funded projects sometimes fuel special - interest groups who expect payback in return.»

That's a serious zinger for a guy like Cuomo, whose entire 2010 platform was all about taking on the so - called «special interests,» although the definition of who fell into that category was rather subjective — unions and lobbyists, yes; business organizations that fueled the Committee to Save NY, no.

Certainly everybody that I saw in my short time was extremely interested in purchasing a car and if they happen to be from the more upwardly mobile kind of middle class, they were very interested in buying not a fuel - efficient car but a hummer even, you know, pretty much following the exact same model as the American aspiration or, you know, the «American dream» model and certainly the suburbs seem to be a growing trend and if you noticed that, Philip, you know, I visited a suburb called Orange County outside of Beijing and it really looked like Orange County and they even had like the palm trees and everything and I saw these in all the cities I visited Chongqing, Chengdu, various other cities that I visited, they were ringed by suburbs and the folks who live there, you know, the privileged few were using cars to commute into the cities for work.

However, the study of early career markers over the past 7 to 10 years has demonstrated increasing interest in research careers by medical students, steady growth of the MD - PhD pool, and a new burst of activity in the «late bloomer» pool of MDs (individuals who choose research careers in medical school or in residency training), fueled by loan repayment programs that were created by the NIH in 2002.

This holistic based online sports & fitness nutrition certificate program is perfect for personal trainers, yoga instructors, coaches, fitness enthusiasts, and anyone who has an interest in fuelling for exercise and sport.

I have a physician friend into integrative health who shared an interesting perspective regarding the mitochondria cells not getting proper sulfur protein (among other nutrients) on a vegan diet in order to properly fuel themselves and fight off diseases like Barrett's.

With new tribes and their scenes fuelling the fresh energy here in Paris, it was interesting to observe the parade of outfits at Vivienne Westwood, who is of course the original radical.

the story overall comes nowhere near the brilliant complexity of The Dark Knight or even Iron Man, who's hero is driven by morals to fuel a more interesting story.

But what is so interesting about this issue is that the Connecticut Post and the Democratic legislators who are being so articulate and outspoken in their opposition to the proposed federal cut to low income fuel assistance were silent when, back in May, Governor Malloy announced that his Plan B budget would eliminate funding for Connecticut's Operation Fuel heating assistance progfuel assistance were silent when, back in May, Governor Malloy announced that his Plan B budget would eliminate funding for Connecticut's Operation Fuel heating assistance progFuel heating assistance program.

Full - size SUV buyers who are keenly interested in fuel economy — anyone?

However, for those who are interested in paying substantially less at the fuel pump, and also doing their part to reduce carbon emissions, there is the Escape Hybrid edition.

The high - performance Quadrifoglio version has already launched, but now comes the regular model that should interest the buyer who prefers greater comfort and more reasonable fuel bills.

we do not need more confusions thus fueling further doubts concerning a product that is showing a lot of potential & public interest for people who wish to compare with IPad, Kindle DX etc..

Scientology and L. Ron Hubbard are not that interesting to me on their own, so I'm pretty sure I grabbed this book because I'm a fan of Jack Parsons — the guy who founded NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the blue - collar Jack who pioneered solid rocket fuel.

In many cases, business owners who are interested in microloans are seeking money to pay for something that will help fuel their business's long - term growth.

Segal uses these inspirations — from relationships and love interests to people she has met only briefly and those who are close to her — to fuel her work.

We have a bloke in the UK (a motoring journalist) called Jeremy Clarkson who really does have a vested interest in fossil fuel and he lamblasts environmentalists (rightly so in some cases) for their lefty ways when we can all see what awesome things fossil fuels have done for us and will continue to do.

It is not surprising that the eco-pragmatists attract support from conservatives who have doggedly resisted all measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions, defended the interests of fossil fuel corporations, and in some cases worked hard to trash climate science.

Even for those of you who are interested in seeing a reduction in our dependence on fossil fuels — and I know how passionate young people are about issues like climate change — the fact of the matter is, is that for quite some time, America is going to be still dependent on oil in making its economy work.

Commercial customers could include Fortune 500 companies — who may be interested in rounding out their energy procurement not to be as dependent on fossil fuels or regional electric grids — but also school districts, cities, counties, water districts, colleges and government agencies.

In fact if you look at money changing hands, politicians who are AGW deniers are receiving tons of money from fossil fuel interests.

You can point the finger at all sorts of participants in this battle, but I believe (and we have been examining and discussing at length on this site for more than 8 years now) the principal drivers of the polarization are coming more from: (1) the corporate energy interests who are protecting their profits against regulation and other policies that would move the system away from fossil fuels, and using their clout in the political process to tie things up; (2) right - wing anti-government and anti-regulatory ideologues whose political views appear threatened by scientific conclusions that point toward a need for stronger policy action; (3) people whose religious or cultural identities appear threatened by modern science; and so forth.

In the briefest of descriptions, Rado claimed the video presented biased information from scientists who were funded by fossil fuel interests, but it turned out he voiced a dislike of the video before viewing it, had a preconceived notion about the funding of skeptic scientists, and failed to disclose precisely who his complaint reviewer William Connolley was.

In his dispatch from the 2010 ICCC, Stacy praised presentations by climate deniers like Dr. Wei - hock «Willie» Soon, who for years secretly amassed funding from fossil fuel and utility interests like ExxonMobil and Southern Company.

«We seen remarkable innovations from the automakers as consumers have shown interest in more fuel efficient vehicles, said committee Chairman Emeritus John Dingell, who represents the automotive manufacturing state of Michigan.

We call BLM's rule — and a similar EPA regulation — the «little rules that could» because, since their inception, they've stood up to a barrage of attacks in court, from the Trump administration, and from members of Congress who are beholden to dirty fossil fuel interests.

Ashton, there is no doubt that the misinformation campaigns conducted by those who have a vested interest in the continuing unabated use of fossil fuels have been very effective, thank you for confirming that.

Friedman... would have viewed climate change as a negative externality associated with burning fossil fuels and would have believed that society was entitled to recover its losses from those who emit carbon to advance their economic interests... While there is a market for the products that are associated with greenhouse gas emissions — like electricity, fuel and steel — there is no market for the pollution inflicted by their manufacturers on the public.

The EU has so far continued to align itself with historic polluters like the USA and Australia, blocking progress towards a conflict of interest policy which could protect the UN climate talks from the harmful influence of fossil fuel corporations and their lobbyists, who have been delaying and weakening progress on effective climate action.

Judy: This is an interesting question but, for me, it misses the fundamental dilemma facing those who believe that continued large scale fossil fuel usage creates significant climate risks — namely they offer no coherent solution except reversing industrialization.

Milloy, who actually calls himself the «junk man» with no apparent sense of irony, is a denier - for - hire who happily takes money from tobacco interests, chemical interests and of course fossil fuel interests to do their dirty work, attacking seemingly any scientist whose findings threaten their financial bottom line.

A constant theme of the Progressive Left is that the fundamental reason why America is not taking effective action on climate change is that action is being blocked by right - wing politicians in the US Congress and in numerous state governments who are being funded by fossil fuel interests to oppose anti-carbon legislation.

Given the burdensome cost imposed by current fuel prices on commuters and others who need to drive substantial distances, the possibility of powering one's family vehicle with fuel that can cost as little as one - tenth of today's gasoline (in the U.S. market) should solve rapidly the question whether there would be public interest in and acceptability of plug - in hybrids.

Tom Fuller, a constant theme of the Progressive Left is that the fundamental reason why America is not taking effective action on climate change is that action is being blocked by right - wing politicians in the US Congress and in numerous state governments who are being funded by fossil fuel interests to oppose anti-carbon legislation.

But it was Schneiderman who assembled a coalition of attorneys general under the banner of AGs United for Clean Power and proclaimed them «dedicated to coming up with creative ways to enforce laws being flouted by the fossil fuel industry and their allies in their short - sighted efforts to put profits above the interests of the American people.»

In 1991, the large coal operation called Western Fuels was very candid in its annual report, and it said it was going to attack mainstream science, it hired three so called greenhouse skeptics, scientists who didn't believe that this was happening, and they mounted a number of public relations campaigns, one in particular is quite interesting, this was a program that called for interviews by these three scientists, radio, newspaper, and TV interviews, in a campaign, and the strategy papers for the campaign said it was designed to quote «reposition global warming as theory rather than fact»....

Bill Seitz's actions are the latest in a long line of government officials who have drawn our attention and appear to be more closely aligned with entrenched, fossil fuel interests than the majority of his state's citizens.