Sentences with phrase «mandates increasing their use»

As a result one long - standing criticism of renewable energy may no longer apply, namely that mandating increased use of renewable energy for electricity generation will be more costly in the long run than sticking with fossil fuel energy.

They've also chosen wind and solar as the best electric power generating technologies so the law mandates increasing their use.

Recent laws in the United States and Europe that mandate the increasing use of biofuel in cars have had far - flung ripple effects, economists say, as land once devoted to growing food for humans is now sometimes more profitably used for churning out vehicle fuel.

Federal payments to wind generators for each kWh produced, accelerated depreciation allowances for solar photovoltaic cells, and state «Renewable Portfolio (or Energy) Standards» that mandate increased use of renewable power, have helped jump - start these sectors, bringing down costs and establishing renewables as culturally viable and politically salient.

Since hourly rates charged by attorneys are typically double or triple the rates of paralegals for the same task, law firm economics mandates the increased use of paralegals to minimize costs.

Not exact matches

The BC NDP platform states that all new money from carbon tax increases, in line with the federal mandate, will be used to provide rebate cheques for families, and to investing in climate change solutions.

In that regard we have been very successful and are seeing increasing success in preventing State encroachment into the doors of the churches or using that power and threat of violence (which is inherent in all State actions) from mandating you act according to their religious beliefs.

In addition to calling for state laws mandating the use of helmets in alpine activities, the study also recommends such prevention strategies as securing and padding soccer goal posts, as well as enhanced education for coaches, trainers, parents, and the athletes themselves to promote increased reporting and proper management of sport - related concussion.

Most New Yorkers recognize that it was Senator Skelos» leadership that allowed us to enact a property tax cap, eliminate the MTA payroll tax for thousands of businesses and all schools, rightsize state government, expand the DNA databank to help prosecutors fight crime, mandate life without parole for anyone who kills a first responder and increase penalties for criminals who use illegal guns.

It's hard to say whether the increased use of green - screen was a creative decision on Jackson's part or a studio mandate to keep down the already huge budget and make up for lost time.

The «shocks» we use are the sudden unanticipated increases in school spending experienced by predominantly low - spending districts soon after passage of court - mandated SFR.

We also examine the effects of court - mandated spending increases on three commonly used proxies for school quality: the length of the school year, teacher salaries, and student - teacher ratios.

Martin's mandate from the School Governors is to drive costs down and printing costs were a large target as they had been spiralling each year with increased use.

Whole class discussions are, after lecture, the second most frequently used teaching strategy, one mandated by the Common Core State Standards because of its many rewards: increased perspective - taking, understanding, empathy, and higher - order thinking, among others.

The union used the election to air contract demands that included limits to class sizes, increases in teacher preparation time, a reduction of paperwork mandates and additional school counselors and nurses.

To further complicate this problem, the growing availability of technology adds increasing pressure on classroom teachers to find creative ways to use technology to teach content mandated in state and national standards.

The increasing use of state - mandated public high school exit exams is one manifestation of the current movement in U.S. public schooling toward more explicit standards of instruction and accountability.

The increase in state and district mandates to use e-text helped drive the inclusion of this topic and the design of instructional activities in a secondary science methods class.

The REAL TRUTH is that while Connecticut spends massive amount of money to fulfill its federal and state constitutional mandate of REDUCING segregation, Connecticut charter schools are using public money to actually INCREASE racial segregation in Connecticut!

To the dismay of Gov. David A. Paterson, New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and various lawmakers, the Legislature failed to pass education reform legislation prior to the Race to the Top application deadline, to lift or increase the state's cap on charter schools and mandate the use of student standardized testing scores to evaluate teachers.

In order to meet public laws, Presidential mandates, and lessen the impact of operations, DOT has set milestones to reduce impacts on natural resources while increasing the use of alternative technologies to function sustainably.

The new guidelines are intended to increase the accuracy and completeness of GFEs, partly by mandating the use of standard forms and disclosures.

So with that in mind, it's bad news that the EPA - who should be defending the environment - has come out with a new mandate that requires an increase in the total volume of renewable fuel use by the end of 2016 to 18.11 billion gallons, an 11 % increase from 2014.

In a second analysis, I find that policy interventions can not achieve long - run reductions in energy use without increasing prices, implying that energy efficiency mandates and R&D subsidies have limited potential as tools for climate change mitigation.

By virtue of an EU mandate to increase their share of renewables to 15.5 % by 2020, the country has bumped up its use of «Green energy» from 5 % in 2005 to around 10.4 % today.

The Times articles address how SB 32 emissions goals will have dramatic impacts mandating increased housing density and significantly decreased motor vehicle use in California requiring many tens of billions of dollars in expenditures across the state to accomplish.

In addition to raising the renewables mandate, Brown's inaugural address proposal included increasing building energy efficiency by 50 % and halving the state's use of petroleum.

The politics of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and its mandates for ever - increasing ethanol use are on display this weekend in Iowa, a key presidential primary state.

Ironically, using CAFE to decrease consumption while increasing the ethanol mandate will also have a significant impact on how much bang consumers get for their buck at the pump in terms of gas mileage.

NERA set up its study that way for good reasons: Despite abundant evidence that RFS mandates for ever - increasing ethanol use in the nation's fuel supply are detached from reality, and although it's pretty clear EPA has mismanaged the RFS to the detriment of those obligated to meet its mandates — the ethanol industry insists that the program continue as statutorily set out in 2007.

«Under Governor Cuomo's leadership, solar power is increasing rapidly in New York State and supports the Clean Energy Standard mandate that 50 percent of electricity used here come from renewable resources by 2030,» said John B. Rhodes, President and CEO, NYSERDA.

Currently, overallocated water resources are being further stressed by increased demands due to population growth, tribal settlements, changes in land use, recreation needs, and mandated requirements for instream flows for ecosystem functioning and endangered - species preservation (6 — 9).

So, EPA is aiming at restricting ozone from industrialization, while our government policy simultaneously (and perhaps even unintentionally) increases overall ozone levels through a mandate for ethanol use.

The result is that the two most positive provisions of the energy bill — a clean energy mandate and a tax package reining in handouts for fossil fuels and promoting clean energy — are being removed while detrimental provisions, such as a radical five-fold increase in unsustainable biofuel use, remain.

It doesn't take a government mandate and subsidies to increase the amount of renewables used.

Increases in natural - gas extraction are being driven by rising energy demands, mandates for cleaner burning fuels, and the economics of energy use (1 — 5).

As states increase their use of renewable sources, it is therefore likely that the price of electricity in states with mandates will increase even more.

Unfortunately, this doesn't stop RFA from cherry - picking data to create «facts» that support ever - increasing use of ethanol despite real data that strongly argues the ethanol mandates under the Renewable Fuel Standard could negatively impact consumers and the broader economy.

They include mandating insurers to refund consumers for overcharges and prohibiting the use of credit scores to set premiums, a practice that he said increases costs for Detroit residents.

Included in the group's mandate will be a look into whether assignment clauses are being used appropriately, and development of recommendations to increase the Council's enforcement and oversight of non-disclosure by licensees investing in properties.