Sentences with phrase «greater energy independence»

However the part about natural gas needs to be reconsidered: There are better uses for natural gas, there are dirtier fuels to displace, it isn't nearly as good a transportation fuel as is claimed, it won't bring much greater energy independence, and it isn't really a viable long term solution to our energy problems.

The stated purpose of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 is «to move the United States toward greater energy independence and security, to increase the production of clean renewable fuels, to protect consumers, to increase the efficiency of products, buildings, and vehicles, to promote research on and deploy greenhouse gas capture and storage options, and to improve the energy performance of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.»

The main goals of the bill are greater energy independence for America and a cap on pollution.

For a minuscule investment, the nation has saved tens of millions of dollars on oil it would have otherwise had to import, not to mention gained the added security of greater energy independence and cleaner air.

In the meantime, the natural gas boom has led to cleaner power and greater energy independence.

Our domestic oil and natural gas industry is achieving the EISA goals of greater energy independence and security.

Aubrey K. McClendon, Chesapeake's CEO, said that Chesapeake has developed a three - pronged plan to transform the US transportation sector and move the US toward greater energy independence and enhanced national security during the next 10 years:

To supporters, it's the sound of much - needed progress on the road to greater energy independence.

Not exact matches

2005 With greater emphasis on U.S. energy independence after 9/11, natural - gas exploration takes off.

Total annual production emissions, averaged over five years, would equal about 100 grams of carbon dioxide per megajoule — which is 7 percent greater than gasoline emissions and 62 grams above the 60 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions as required by the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) 17 national laboratories can be a rambunctious and fractious lot, often feuding over funding, prestige, and greater independence from their parent bureaucracy.

Strength training exercises confer many benefits such as better balance, good posture, a high degree of energy, strong bones, well - toned muscles etc. all of which will help a person to maintain a great degree of independence later on in life.

November 16, 2009 • In the dynamite 2005 single «Since U Been Gone,» Clarkson belts out one of the decade's great pop songs, following a familiar formula — jilted ex-girlfriend indignantly declares independence — but infusing it with energy, charisma and full - throated intensity.

That we're moving beyond mobile into energy, broadband and TV, using our expertise, choice and independence to help you find great deals.

By using a tiny house as a teenager room, families may be able to keep the peace longer, while also giving their teen a sense of independence, as well as a greater sense of responsibility, especially if that tiny house came with a «budget» for the energy and water used in it.

The greatest nation on the planet and the U.S. congress (our elected leaders) can't work out a plan that will move us to energy independence.

You may come into this because of nationalistic concerns about energy security and maintaining national place in the world — frankly, I cringe every time the words «energy independence» are mentioned as the top motivation for developing greater renewable energy — but ultimately this has to be about greater social change, both at the societal and personal level.

And biofuels would help us gain energy independence and hence greater security from terrorism.

Independence led to greater financial security for the staff at Energy Probe.

The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) was legislation enacted under the assumptions of declining domestic production of crude oil and far greater crude oil imports.

«(O) a luminaire rated only for residential applications utilizing a light source or sources regulated under the amendments made by section 321 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 and with a light output no greater than 2,600 lumens;

Jeff Wilson has a great new book out called The Manhattan Project of 2009 Energy Independence NOW.

To truly achieve energy independence, which also happens to solve the environmental crisis we are in as well as create an abundance of green - collar jobs and therefore fuel the economy, is a great goal that I fully support.

Solar is a great theoretical answer to climate concerns and energy independence.

The strongest reasons why conservatives support clean energy include less pollution, more innovation and greater independence.

John McCain — while paying lip service to greater use of wind, solar, geothermal, and biofuels — clearly and consistently believes that in the near future (certainly in the time he would be in office) greater reliance on nuclear power as well as increased offshore oil drilling is the path to increased energy independence in the United States.

Federal investment in energy innovation is in line with America's great tradition of technological achievement, and it can finally tackle our fossil fuel addiction, accelerate the transition to energy independence, and boost our economic competitiveness, all in one bold step.

«With this project, we are making great strides toward meeting the President's goals for creating new jobs for American workers, reducing carbon emissions, promoting energy independence and strengthening our national security.»

Bring an «Outsourced» company back to United States by achieving energy independence and offering greater benefits, that no other country or company can compete.