Sentences with phrase «major contributor to global warming»

The current regulations are aimed at cutting tailpipe emissions of carbon dioxide, a major contributor to global warming.

Add to that the energy it takes to grow the huge amount of corn for livestock feed and the transportation emissions of moving animals around, and you've got a business that's a major contributor to global warming.

Most emissions of carbon dioxide, a major contributor to global warming, come from burning fossil fuels, used to power vehicles and generate electricity.

Greenhouse gases are believed to be a major contributor to global warming.

Air conditioning is a major contributor to global warming, and in more ways than one.

Coal is the world's biggest source of carbon emissions and a major contributor to global warming.

Oil and gas leasing on federal public lands is a major contributor to global warming in the United States.

The burning of fossil fuels is a major contributor to global warming, a fact long established in the scientific community.

Bank of America may name carbon dioxide (CO2)-- a major contributor to global warming — a potential liability when it considers financing utility sector projects.

Research performed at Stanford and Oregon State Universities suggests that ocean fertilization may not be an effective method of reducing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, a major contributor to global warming.

«Deforestation and illegal logging is a major contributor to global warming and loss of biodiversity.

Methane is the second-most common greenhouse gas emitted in the United States and is a major contributor to global warming, says Mango Materials...

Recent research finds that methane release from thawing permafrost may outpace carbon dioxide as a major contributor to global warming over the next century.

Nitrous oxide from chemical fertilisers, a greenhouse gas, is a major contributor to global warming and climate change, as well as directly contaminating rivers and seas.

Back in October, the Kansas Department of Health denied a coal plant permit solely because of its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (CO2 is a major contributor to global warming).

Biofuels have been touted as an environmentally friendly alternative to fossil fuels, one of the major contributors to global warming.

«Following the shocking revelation that heat generated by vigorous exercise is a major contributor to global warming we are all having to reassess our own activities.

Research performed at Stanford and Oregon State Universities, published in the Journal of Geophysical Research, suggests that ocean fertilization may not be an effective method of reducing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, a major contributor to global warming.