Sentences with phrase «green fuel of the future»

Could cellulosic biofuels — or liquid energy derived from grasses and wood — become a green fuel of the future, providing an environmentally sustainable way of meeting energy needs?

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My 11 - year - old self would never have believed that 50 years later our governments would be continuing to prop up the extraction and export of fossil fuels, rather than leaping to embrace the green future that awaited us.

Indeed, notwithstanding Ontario's emphasis on green initiatives — fuel - efficient car production, wind power, the closing of coal - fired generating stations — climate change is the great battle of the present and future, one that neither Ontario nor any other jurisdiction is doing enough to fight.

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Cutting energy bills by scrapping outright social and green levies punishes the fuel poor and punishes the future generations who will confront the full force of climate change.

All but the most hardened climate deniers will admit that green energy is the future; but if we're to make it the future, we must realize that those who promote and profit from fossil fuel are only doing what the world has asked of them for the last 200 years.

Is this going to be the automotive fuel of the future and how green is it?

They can not tell us how much money will be invested in green energy R&D, whether fertility rates will go up or down, whether we will dig up all the remaining fossil fuels and burn them, or the outcomes of numerous other decisions that affect the atmosphere — though they can tell us what will probably happen if we do or don't take them (see «Earth, 2100 AD: Four futures of environment and society «-RRB-.

«Leaves may be staying green longer with warmer temperatures, but if our future climate is warm and dry instead of warm and wet, it is unlikely that forests can continue to offset our fossil fuel emissions at the same rate.»

The movie plays like a steroid - driven, drug - fueled version of «A Christmas Carol,» with Michael Shannon along for the ride as Mr. Green, who portrays a drug - dealing combination of the ghosts of Christmas past, future and present.

Recycling is high on the agenda for the schools - which both belong to Focus - Trust, a charitable multi-academy trust based in the North West of England — with Thornhill receiving a shout out from local MP Paula Sherriff during Prime Minister's Question Time after she received a letter from students concerned about the UK's reliance on Fossil Fuels; an issue the MP said that, if tackled, would support the sustainable future of the green economy.

If fuel cells prove to be the way of the future, Hyundai will be ready for green production on a global scale.

Presenting an extensive array of green vehicles in one place, the AltCar Expo features electric, hybrid electric, natural gas, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles; offering a glimpse of the future of mass transportation in the United States.

We are British Columbians who are deeply concerned about the future of the planet, and we are frustrated that our government claims to be a green leader while at the same time helping to cook the planet by exporting huge amounts of fossil fuels.

In recent years, Harvard faculty members have made many vital contributions in this area, such as creating an artificial leaf that mimics photosynthesis, designing new chemical processes to reduce fossil fuel dependence, developing new battery technologies, envisioning the future of green buildings and cities, proposing carbon pricing models, and helping to shape progress on international climate agreements, US energy policy, and strategies to reduce emissions in China.

With wind energy now the cornerstone of the nation's future Green Energy plan to become fossil fuel free by 2050, the Danes are again pioneering the way ahead.

bearing in mind that only a small percentage of earths population have access to electricity, if we enabled all under developed countries in the world with fossil fuel electricity and heating systems, we would likely have to cover every sq inch of farmland in trees to combat climate change.rather than outright fighting the building of wind turbines (that in future times can be repaired at a fraction of the impact and pollution of replacing them) we should be putting pressure on the manufacturers of these systems and technologies to invest more in finding green solutions to using the polluting chemicals in the construction of turbines.

Climate economists repeatedly have pointed out that such energy innovation is the most effective climate solution, because it is the surest way to drive the price of future green energy sources below that of fossil fuels.

Robert Bryce, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, is the author, most recently, of Power Hungry: The Myths of «Green» Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future.

Even cellulosic ethanol made from switchgrass, which has been promoted by eco-activists and eco-investors as well as by President Bush as the fuel of the future, looks less green than oil - derived gasoline.

Whether or not it ever gets built will depend on how serious GM is about becoming a leader in green vehicle design; future climate legislation (namely, the price we put on carbon); hydrogen infrastructure, and how that hydrogen is made; the cost of fuel cells; and the cost of batteries.

Lest you have doubts that renewable energy won't be able to take over from fossil fuels: A new report from NRDC looks at future energy usage in Michigan and comes to the conclusion that through a combination of renewable energy and energy efficiency improvements, the state can easily meet future power needs: Energy Efficiency Could Save State $ 3 Billion by 2030 The report, A Green Energy Alternative for Michigan, was written by Synapse Energy Economic for NRDC and shows that simply making energy efficiency improvements to offset fossil fuel usage the state could save $ 3 billion over the next 20 years.