Sentences with phrase «growing reliance on coal»
Dr. Hansen has said for years that growing reliance on coal, far more so than oil, is the biggest threat to the global climate.
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Washington, D.C. — As a growing group of environmental leaders call on Walmart to stop greenwashing and commit to real sustainability, a new study finds that Walmart is one of the nation's largest users of coal - fired electricity, and that its heavy reliance on dirty power pumps nearly 8 million metric tons of carbon pollution into the air each year.
China and the United States are responsible for nearly half the world's output of carbon gases, although many scientists say the Chinese share is larger and growing at a rapid pace due to its reliance on coal - fired power plants.