I asked him to weigh in on what seems to be an unbreakably perverse cycle of high prices driving overzealous exploration but also
more fuel conservation, then low prices doing the opposite on both fronts.
Not exact matches
· The oil -
conservation adjustment (OCA), sometimes called the power -
conservation adjustment, reflects the utility's need to burn coal, a
more expensive
fuel, during certain months.
Other benefits are
more socioeconomic, such as parking assistance, a reduction in labor costs,
fuel conservation, and the ability to move the elderly and people with disabilities around.
The climate can not afford
more carbon and methane from fracked gas, or to divert any
more social resources to fossil
fuel development when they are needed for energy
conservation, efficiency, and clean renewables.
The new additions will support the company's long - term commitment to reduce vehicle emissions and improve
fuel economy across its range through the introduction of
more efficient engines along with alternative powertrains, lighter vehicles and improved vehicle energy
conservation.
Vehicles like the Equinox diesel could play an important role in
fuel conservation in the years leading up to a
more electrified future.
However, if some (or many) of these efforts have some smoke - and - mirror aspect to them, or if they become the seemingly easy «solution du jour» and allow us to think that we can avoid larger solutions (
fuel efficiency standards; carbon tax, or firm carbon cap combined with a robust and regulated carbon credit trading mechanism; substantial investments in new energy technologies; energy
conservation; etc.), their net impact can be
more damaging than beneficial.
Consider that we could save
more fuel, while stretching our budgets, by choosing to embrace
conservation.
Biological options - Biological options for mitigation of climate change involve one or
more of the three strategies:
conservation - conserving an existing carbon pool, thereby preventing CO2 emissions to the atmosphere; sequestration — increasing the size of existing carbon pools, thereby extracting CO2 from the atmosphere; substitution - substituting biomass for fossil
fuels or energy - intensive products, thereby reducing CO2 emissions.
Replacing fossil
fuels with renewable energies and ramping up energy
conservation is going to make life cheaper and
more pleasant for everyone.
There are good reasons to slow down the rate of fossil
fuel consumption but those all have to do with
conservation of a finite resource and not a damn thing to do with global warming because global warming and
more CO2 is a hugely positive thing for the primary producers in food chain — green plants.
Repairs to firehouses, police precincts, city offices and courthouses, along with purchases of
more fuel efficient vehicles will also help reduce emissions Regarding the price tag for these efforts, the mayor said that the city should break even on its
conservation investments by 2013.
Via CNRS
More Animal
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If the public monies being directed to wind power in Maine were instead directed to energy efficiency and
conservation programs for Maine families, each household would be eligible for $ 15,000 for insulation, better windows, heating system upgrades, or a
more fuel efficient vehicle.
A new report from the International Union for
Conservation of Nature says ports and trade hotspots in the United States need to do
more to detect and respond to foreign invaders like the quagga.Quaggas have transformed the Great Lakes ecosystem, outcompeting native species, harming fish populations, clogging up drinking water intake pipes and helping
fuel toxic algal blooms.