Sentences with phrase «fueling the increased risk»

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That means making sure prices cover not only the direct costs of supplying energy but also the environmental externalities associated with production and use of fossil fuels — the waste water (which increases a variety of risks), and the broader side effects from vehicle use — congested roads, traffic deaths, and so on.

Yet risks could return in the second half as U.S. rates increase and China's credit - fueled growth improvement slows.

They must also recognize that renewables like wind and solar have zero fuel cost (and zero risk of fuel cost increases) and produce little waste.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Rural women and their infants are at increased risk of disease, and have less access to fuel, clean water, and electricity needed to prepare alternatives to human milk.

«This reckless move, driven by ideology not evidence, risks locking the UK into an expensive polluting fossil fuel future — increasing our exposure to volatile gas prices and forcing controversial fracking developments onto communities before the full impact is understood.

Proponents argue it would boost New York's natural gas supply to help keep energy costs down while creating jobs and generating tax revenue, while opponents, who rallied this month ahead of the decision, say it would increase fossil - fuel use, harm sensitive ecosystems and put the state at inordinate risk of dangerous methane leaks.

Within three weeks, they had collected the data that would fuel a series of landmark papers showing that the APOE4 allele is associated with a greatly increased risk of Alzheimer's disease.

One of the studies Tim has referenced basically concludes that the only thing policymakers can do is work on the assumption that biofuels, at this moment in time, are worse than petroleum fuels because of the future risk of land clearing and other GHG emission increases.

Wings based on humpback flippers could do away with wing flaps and flow - control devices, minimizing risk of mechanical failure and increasing fuel space, the researchers recount in the May issue of Physics of Fluids.

Competition also increases trees» risk to bark beetles and diseases, and subsequently leads to a buildup of dead fuels.

After six years of running such simulations, the verdict is in: Increasing greenhouse gas concentrations as a result of burning fossil fuels and cutting down forests increased the risks of flooding in two out of three model runs by more than 90 percent.

«Our findings suggest that energy drinks may increase people drinking to intoxication, and consequently increase the risk of alcohol - related problems like drunk - driving and alcohol - fuelled violence.

Across Montana, conditions that lead to high fire risk (i.e., likelihood of occurrence) are becoming more common: seasonal maximum temperatures are increasing, snowmelt is occurring earlier, minimum relative humidities are decreasing, and fuels are becoming drier (Jolly et al. 2015; Seager et al. 2015).

Warmer, drier climate phases can particularly increase fire risk when they follow cooler, wetter conditions that increase fire fuel availability via increased vegetation growth and reduced fire activity (Heyerdahl et al. 2008).

Combined with fuel loads, higher evapotranspiration rates and resulting shifts in water balance may be the best predictor of increased fire risk and fire severity in the future under a changing climate (Littell and Gwozdz 2011; Abatzoglou and Kolden 2013).

An increase in fire risk (i.e., probability of occurrence)-- including an increase in size and possible frequency and / or severity (i.e., tree mortality)-- is expected in the coming century as a result of a) prolonged fire seasons due to increased temperatures, and b) increased fuel loads from past fire suppression.

Another respected speaker at the conference was Gary Taubes, a Harvard physicist who argued that refined carbs fuel the over-production of insulin and stimulate fat storage, while increasing the risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer in his book The Diet Delusion, published seven years ago.

The team from NYU Langone Medical Center, in New York City, found that exposure to tiny particles in fossil fuel emissions are associated with an increased risk of heart disease.

Since this is the fuel that supports your body in building healthy tissues and cells, as well as repairing the damaged fibers, not getting enough of it will leave your body incapable of building muscle, as well as increasing your risk of muscle loss.

Depression, a common form of chronic stress, causes hyperactive responses to stress and a chronically elevated levels of cortisol, which undoubtedly will lead to a chronically elevated level of blood sugar.23 We already know that cancer cells are fueled by glucose and people with higher serum glucose levels have an increased risk of cancer.24 One of the main goals of a caveman diet is to minimize any spikes in blood glucose levels and to keep them chronically low.

Taking more estrogen just adds more fuel to the fire, while further suppressing thyroid function and increasing your risk of diseases like Hashimoto's thyroiditis.

An excessive increase in cortisol levels that is maintained over time will switch from fueling the body for high - intensity exercise to a possible correlation with an increased risk of obesity.

The increased risk detected in the Montefiore study was specifically linked to women whose breast cancer tumors were fueled by estrogen.

Large vehicles can also have unwieldy handling and poor fuel economy and they allow teens to carry more passengers, which increases the crash risk.

Conequence: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source such as hot engine or exhaust components increases the risk of a vehicle fire.

The melted electrical connectors and the presence of diesel fuel could dramatically increase the risk of a fire.

This technology has many advantages, but the most notable are increased power, less risk of detonation or knock, better fuel economy, and cooler combustion chambers.

Conequence: IN THE EVENT OF AN IMPACT OR ROLL - OVER, FUEL LEAKAGE COULD OCCUR, INCREASING THE RISK OF A FIRE.

Conequence: THE SUBJECT FUEL PUMPS CAN SEIZE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Consequence: If the fuel tank is overfilled and fuel is allowed to enter the fuel tank vent system, various evaporative emission control components and / or sensors could be damaged, resulting in poor fuel economy, increased engine exhaust emissions levels, increased risk of vehicle fire, and the illumination of a service engine soon light.

Potentially, the faulty parts could leak fuel, which obviously increases the risk of a fire erupting.

Concern: If the fuel tank leaks fuel from being punctured, there is a dramatically increased risk of a fire.

Conequence: An inaccurate fuel gauge may result in the vehicle unexpectedly running out of fuel and stalling, increasing the risk of a crash.

Features better handling, increased power, improved fuel efficiency, additional standard equipment, more refinement and new technologies that help drivers reduce accident risks.

The Problem: The electrical connectors of the diesel fuel heater may overheat, which could cause the fuel heater to leak fuel, increasing the risk of a fire.

And an increased appetite for risk will pour fuel on the fire central banks have already ignited in the equity market... so ironically, the crypto - doubters & begrudgers will benefit regardless (well, unless they're whack - job gold - bugs!).

They cite the fact that poor roads increase fuel consumption and maintenance costs, not to mention put lives at risk.

In theory, change can come through a mix of a) increasing public will to shift behavior and priorities for the sake of cutting a long - term risk and b) lowering the cost difference between non-polluting energy choices and conventional use of fossil fuels.

d. Changing perceptions of the risks and benefits of nuclear power leads to increasing public support for nuclear > allows the NRC licensing process to be completely revamped and the culture of the organisation to be changed from «safety first» to an appropriate balance of all costs and risks, including the consequences of retarding nuclear development and rollout by making it too expensive to compete as well as it could if the costs were lower (e.g. higher fatalities per TWh if nuclear is not allowed to be cheaper than fossil fuels);

The brochure for the workshop states: «Climate change caused by fossil fuel burning leads to increased risks of extreme events such as heat waves, droughts, fires, severe storms, floods which in turn have major health effects.»

While this is more expensive than the current cost of market power at $ 32 / MWh, solar has no fuel costs, no risk of fuel cost increases, and no water or air pollution, coal ash clean - up, or nuclear waste costs.

Replacing Taiwan's nuclear plants with fossil fuels has already increased the risk of death from air pollution.

, solar has no fuel costs, no risk of fuel cost increases, and no water or air pollution, coal ash clean - up, or nuclear waste costs.

There was some bad news for Drax recently as the UK government decided that biomass subsidies would not keep climbing as the «carbon price floor» — levied on fossil fuel production (and due to rise further)-- on electricity consumption has caused a backlash from manufacturers, consumer groups and energy suppliers who are concerned that the «tax will push up prices, make the UK uncompetitive and force the premature closure of coal - fired power plants, increasing the risk of blackouts.»

Fossil fuel subsidies also increase the risk of investing in stranded assets, which need to be replaced before the end of their lifetime.

Growing fuel use is increasing CO2 and CH4 emissions and the risk of global warming.

In addition logging increases fire risk by opening up the forest, increasing the amount of fuel on its floor, and drying the forest out.

The continued loss of fuel - secure resources like coal increases resilience and reliability risks for the grid.

Therefore, they should require additional disclosure on factors such as the carbon dioxide potential of fossil fuel reserves, to provide an indicator whether climate risk is increasing or decreasing.