Sentences with phrase «gas industry contributes»

The oil and natural gas industry contributes about $ 70 million a day, on average, to the federal government in revenue from taxes, rents and royalties.

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Key to that will be addressing the world's dangerous appetite for meat, the livestock industry being a major cause of harmful greenhouse gases, as well as contributing to deforestation and water wastage.

Reform groups including Citizen Action New York gathered in Albany on Monday to protest the outsized influence of the natural gas industry on the state legislature's approach to hydrofracking, noting that the industry has contributed more than $ 1.3 million to state legislators in an effort to buy support for the controversial practice.

«The cost of reducing non-CO2 emissions is cheaper relative to reducing CO2 emissions, mainly because many of the technologies used to reduce emissions [in the former] also reduce costs to the firm through conservation and reuse of the gases,» explains Casey Delhotal, another IPCC lead author who contributed to the industry chapter.

The severe contraction in natural gas prices over the past year likely contributed to Pride's desire to exit the industry as well.

Outdoor recreation is among America's largest industries, contributing 7.6 million jobs and $ 887 billion in annual consumer spending — far outpacing the jobs and spending generated by the oil and gas industry.

That $ 165.4 billion contributed by petroleum companies is nearly half of the total of $ 336.3 billion that was invested by government, the oil and gas industry, and various other industries to tackle greenhouse gas emissions.

The U.S. oil and natural gas industry provides energy security and economic benefits to our nation, supporting more than 9.8 million jobs and contributing $ 1.2 trillion in added value to the economy.

And it has been critical in facilitating North American energy integration, which enhances U.S. energy security, supports millions of American jobs in the oil and natural gas industry, contributes to the U.S. economy, and helps make energy more affordable.»

Yet the American coal industry, which pumps 2 billion tons of CO2 into the atmosphere each year and contributes more than one - third of the nation's overall greenhouse gas emissions, is nothing if not resilient.

Surging gas prices in the early 2000s prompted petrochemical manufacturers to move capacity from America to the Middle East, contributing to the loss of roughly 140,000 jobs in the American industry, according to the American Chemistry Council, a trade group.

IHS estimates that investments in building, maintaining and updating the oil and natural gas industry's transportation and storage infrastructure could contribute, on average, $ 120 billion to the economy per year.

And by multiplying 16.7 percent by the small percentage of total methane emissions attributable to the U.S. natural gas industry -LRB-.012), they arrive at the conclusion that «U.S. natural gas industry emissions contributed to about 0.2 % of radiative forcing in 2016.»

Carbon soot gets blame for Arctic Ice Melt: Oil industry and household stoves speed Arctic thaw Gas flaring by the oil industry and smoke from residential burning contributes more black carbon pollution to Arctic than previously thought — potentially speeding the melting of Arctic sea ice and contributing to the fast rate of warming in...

Drax says the only carbon footprintAmount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that a person, community, industry, or other entity contributes to the atmosphere through energy use, transportation, and other means.

We support educating the public and policymakers in government and industry about the harmful human health effects of global climate change, and about the immediate and long - term health benefits associated with reducing greenhouse gas emissions (i.e., heat - trapping pollution) and taking other preventive and protective measures that contribute to sustainability.

Overall, a read through of the report shows pretty poor performance for the industry that contributes two percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.

In fact, the average resident of Manhattan uses much less energy, and has a much smaller carbon footprintAmount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that a person, community, industry, or other entity contributes to the atmosphere through energy use, transportation, and other means.

Researchers in the U.K. claim to have found a way to use desert sand in a composite construction material that's just as strong as concrete but has only half of its carbon footprintAmount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that a person, community, industry, or other entity contributes to the atmosphere through energy use, transportation, and other means..

Having built his law practice on energy companies and advising governments on energy matters, this thought leader has contributed to and witnessed the explosive growth of the oil and gas industry in Africa over the last 10 years.

Fifth Circuit grants rehearing en banc of lawsuit alleging that the operation of energy, fossil fuels, and chemical industries caused the emission of greenhouse gasses that contributed to global warming, resulting in the harms caused by Hurricane Katrina: Nine judges participated in last week's order granting rehearing en banc.

He is an early pioneer and leader in the Blockchain industry and a senior advisor to Ethereum and Lisk and personally coined the terms «Gas» or «Fuel» to describe the functionality within Ethereum's protocol.Steven advised and contributed to Ethereum from its earliest days, created the initial legal framework and co-drafted the crowdsale model which set the standard for all other crowdsales to follow.

Results focused and dynamic professional, with strong understanding of pipeline construction and commissioning, poised to utilize basic mechanical aptitude concerning stimulation equipment and machinery, to contribute positively with hydraulic fracturing functions in the oil and gas field industry.