Sentences with phrase «getting off oil»

Well, considering that the main original source of Islamic fundamentalism terrorism is the west's exploitation of middle - east oil, perhaps getting off oil would result in far less reasons for poor uneducated people to hate us.

The five dollar toaster and the 50 year toaster are both laudable goals, but when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions and getting off oil, they are two very different things.

The real solution to getting off oil is to get out of cars; the way to do that is to live like New Yorkers.

Since that serves to argue against Peak Oil (which is better supported than any IPCC model, I might add), I think it harms the long - term objective of getting off our oil addiction.

We know that things like energy independence, getting off oil, getting out of the Middle East, and creating jobs and economic development in the new clean energy industries of the future are much higher priorities for most voters than capping carbon emissions or taxing dirty energy sources.

The problem is getting off the oil pan.

Reactions to the nascent EV (electric vehicle) movement range from evangelists speaking of getting off oil in our lifetimes, to people who fear they'll be forced at the end of a cattle prod to give up their muscle car and buy electric instead.

• There are other good reasons to get off oil, starting with my desire to stifle our government's impulse to project its power to secure vital resources on foreign soil, and our need to de-finance Islamist terrorism.

In fact, Kunz said, we were at a fork in the road, and building a new national high - speed rail network was the «single most important action we can do to get us off the oil and change the direction of the nation for the better.»

But, ultimately, we have to get off both oil and coal, and start using renewables for the vast majority of our energy.

A year ago I wrote If You Really Want To Get Off Oil, Move To Buffalo, about its incredible infrastructure.

I have been concerned for some time that policymakers have been neglecting short - term oil market issues, which will be with us for a long time, even if we mount a serious effort to get off oil.

Prior to that, Gatti directed the Get Off Oil program for Environment America, where he helped lead that organization's efforts to reduce oil consumption and oppose dirty fuels, including leading efforts to increase vehicle fuel efficiency and stop tar sands oil extraction, and helping to launch the Charge Ahead California campaign to increase access to clean cars.

JON STEWART: AN ENERGY - INDEPENDENT FUTURE: The Daily Show's Stewart entertainingly and sadly chronicled on June 16 the story of all the Presidents who have said we need to get off oil.

Making big investments to get off oil, making clean energy alternatives widely available and cheap, and creating millions of new jobs in clean energy industries is a winner with American voters and can carry the whole suite of policies that we need to address global warming.

The United States military must entirely get off oil by 2040 if it wants to reduce operational vulnerabilities, reduce costs, stop new security risks caused by climate change and avoid the coming peak oil supply

If You Really Want To Get Off Oil, Move To Buffalo Another Reason To Move To Buffalo: The Architecture Is Amazing

More on the US Military 7 Gas Guzzling Military Combat Vehicles US Military Needs to Get Off Oil by 2040: Report

Not exact matches

First things first: If you come off like a snake - oil salesman desperate to get his hands on capital, you'll immediately turn investors away.

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From the time Enbridge began talking publicly about Northern Gateway almost a decade ago, the oil pipeline project — which is expected to get federal cabinet approval any day now — got off on the wrong foot by the company's lack of a presence in British Columbia.

The first choice was obviously the Keystone XL project, which would take oil to the Gulf coast, but the cross-border permissions needed to get that off the ground are proving harder to secure than nearly anyone might have guessed.

Of course, if you were the United States, you can't even think about going off Mideast oil unless you got a lockdown on Canadian oil,» Krause said.

«What they're trying to do is get the world off Mideast oil, especially the United States.

Darin Kingston of d.light, whose profitable solar - powered LED lanterns simultaneously address poverty, education, air pollution / toxic fumes / health risks, energy savings, carbon footprint, and more Janine Benyus, biomimicry pioneer who finds models in the natural world for everything from extracting water from fog (as a desert beetle does) to construction materials (spider silk) to designing flood - resistant buildings by studying anthills in India's monsoon climate, and shows what's possible when you invite the planet to join your design thinking team Dean Cycon, whose coffee company has not only exclusively sold organic fairly traded gourmet coffee and cocoa beans since its founding in 1993, but has funded dozens of village - led community development projects in the lands where he sources his beans John Kremer, whose concept of exponential growth through «biological marketing,» just as a single kernel of corn grows into a plant bearing thousands of new kernels, could completely change your business strategy Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute, who built a near - net - zero - energy luxury home back in 1983, and has developed a scientific, economically viable plan to get the entire economy off oil, coal, and nuclear and onto renewables — while keeping and even improving our high standard of living

Rich donors, many of whom got rich in the oil patch, are cutting the university off.

From 2015 to late 2017, we enjoyed a three year respite from the olden days of $ 100 oil; but now, oil has decided to get up off the mat.

He added there are many U.S. companies invested in the Canadian oil and gas sector, and hopefully Tuesday's announcement on Keystone XL «gets the relationship off on a good start.»

As for inflation in general, Fed Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer has said that there is «good reason» to believe that inflation will move back up to the Fed's annual target of 2 % as the US economy's untapped capacity gets used up and as the effect of the big dip in oil prices in the second half of 2014 wears off.

I was concerned in several conversations, with me undertaking most of the listening, about the prospect of a sharp oil price tag spike, if the Opec exporters» cartel, getting broken US shale producers by dragging prices down, starts off limiting source as soon as much more.

When Sheila Hobson — an employee at a Murphy Oil gas station in Calera, Alabama and a party in the upcoming Supreme Court case — realized she was getting ripped off by her employer, she decided to do something about it.

When you get your eyes off your phone during those «boring» moments — waiting for the train or for your oil to be changed — you'll find there are some pretty interesting folks all around you.

I've recently started using coconut oil as a make up remover which I love — but it can be difficult to get it all wiped off before cleansing / toning.

I used a sparing amount of Canola oil instead of olive oil because my experience with olive oil is that its smoke point is too low for searing and sometimes if the olive oil burns a little, you get an off taste.

Also, I pull most of the stringy stuff off the squash seeds (but don't wash them), toss with extra virgin olive oil, salt, and chili powder or paprika or no extra spice and roast the seeds in the toaster oven until they get crunchy while the squash cooks.

It can be used as body oil — just massage into damp skin right before getting out of the shower but before drying off.

Method: Heat a large pot with a «good glug» of olive oil Add the garlic and red onion Add the oregano and cumin and saute for 5 - 7 minutes, check in to smell occasionally, mmmm... If it gets dry, add a splash of wine and continue to cook When the onions are translucent, add the chili flakes, cayenne and cinnamon, stir to incorporate all flavors Add the tomato sauce and cook for about 15 minutes Add the fresh tomato, mushrooms and beans Bring to a boil and then simmer for 20 minutes Salt and pepper and turn off heat Stir, taste and adjust as needed

I used coconut oil to shave my legs then I scrubbed my legs with the coconut scrub then I shaved again to get off all the dry skin and I couldn't believe how well it worked and my legs stayed smooth for days.

Coconut oil gets mascara (and all other makeup) off like no other!

I love getting this dish at tapas restaurants, but the amount of olive oil required has scared me off from doing it at home.

Make sure you shake the vinaigrette thoroughly before serving or you'll get all the oil off the top and none of the flavor.

If you can't get fresh truffles, you may stir a little high - quality truffle oil into the bruschetta once it's off the heat.

Because of the paper label and the oil, well, the label soaks up a lot of oil and you'll never get it all off.

:) Boil just until the pasta water gets really cloudy (which means that the pasta has given off its starch), and then drain immediately and either toss it in your warm salad, or, if possible, rinse the pasta well with cold water, then toss with some salt and oil, and whatever else you like.

It was kind of ironic today when my coworker sat down to the table where we were eating lunch and quickly said, «I'm sorry for the smell, you guys...» as she peeled the lid off her tupperware to reveal a tasty looking tilapia filet that she had baked using coconut oil and breadcrumbs (I had to get the details).

Same with oil, when it gets hot you» ll just burn it off.

When you use a little olive oil to get off the white, bitter, filmy stuff, it makes the kale so much more pleasant to eat.

Anyhow I purchase my coconut oil / shortening and all my supplements and many foods including organic coconut sugar (they have both unheated brands) from Iherb.com where I get free (prompt) shipping and anywhere from 7 - 12 % off by being registered on top of great pricing (and no tax).

Thankfully I managed to get some from a world foods stall on a market for 1.99, but he said it's getting harder to get hold of cooking grade oil — probably because it's all being sold off at a premium elsewhere!