Sentences with phrase «more oil dependence»

We aren't going to kick our addiction to fossil fuels overnight, but the decisions we make around these pipelines will set us on a course for either more oil dependence or less.

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The transformation is set to give U.S. diplomacy considerably more clout, lessening the dependence on Middle Eastern oil and making the U.S. the answer to some developing nations» most pressing needs.

While oil - related dependence is down to 22 percent of 2015 government revenue from 35 percent in 2015, the country is still trying to squeeze more dividends out of state - owned oil and gas player Petronas, he said.

These risks include, in no particular order, the following: the trends toward more high - definition, on - demand and anytime, anywhere video will not continue to develop at its current pace or will expire; the possibility that our products will not generate sales that are commensurate with our expectations or that our cost of revenue or operating expenses may exceed our expectations; the mix of products and services sold in various geographies and the effect it has on gross margins; delays or decreases in capital spending in the cable, satellite, telco, broadcast and media industries; customer concentration and consolidation; the impact of general economic conditions on our sales and operations; our ability to develop new and enhanced products in a timely manner and market acceptance of our new or existing products; losses of one or more key customers; risks associated with our international operations; exchange rate fluctuations of the currencies in which we conduct business; risks associated with our CableOS ™ and VOS ™ product solutions; dependence on market acceptance of various types of broadband services, on the adoption of new broadband technologies and on broadband industry trends; inventory management; the lack of timely availability of parts or raw materials necessary to produce our products; the impact of increases in the prices of raw materials and oil; the effect of competition, on both revenue and gross margins; difficulties associated with rapid technological changes in our markets; risks associated with unpredictable sales cycles; our dependence on contract manufacturers and sole or limited source suppliers; and the effect on our business of natural disasters.

Finally, the report emphasizes that Alberta must forge ahead with a more diverse economy that considers the environment, inclusive growth, export potential, just transitions, and reduced dependence on oil.

Economic dependence on African oil extends to more than one hundred thousand jobs in the U.S., which are directly linked to African oil.

Resource - poor Japan has long been interested in tapping Africa's vast natural resources, even more so since dependence on oil and natural gas imports jumped after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster shut almost all of Japan's nuclear reactors.

A major factor in this high incidence of fuel poverty is lack of access to mains gas and dependence on more expensive oil as a heating fuel.

Fueling cars and trucks with natural gas may help reduce oil dependence even more than electric cars

This means developing more of America's own energy resources, including wind, solar, clean coal, biofuels, nuclear energy, as well as oil and natural gas — which will reduce our dependence on Middle Eastern oil and create thousands of jobs here at home.

As Katrina Cornish explains it, the technology has the potential to solve three problems: It makes the manufacture of rubber products more sustainable, reduces American dependence on foreign oil and keeps waste out of landfills.

These investments lay the groundwork for a more secure energy future, helping to reduce the nation's dependence on foreign oil and ensuring continued economic growth.

They are fun to drive, are less expensive and more convenient to fuel than gasoline vehicles, are better for the environment, promote local jobs, and reduce our dependence on foreign oil.

These labels also represent another important mile - marker in the Obama Administration's mission to cut fuel costs for American families, reduce the nation's dependence on oil, and give Americans the tools they need to take advantage of remarkable new technologies that make today's cars cleaner and more efficient than ever before.

As reported in Fleets and Fuels, «As more and more Americans realize that freedom from dependence on foreign oil is a national priority, the viability of American produced natural gas has become forefront.»

And if we pass a bill in the Senate, reconcile it with the House, that says we are going to invest in wind energy and solar energy and we're going to be the guys who are producing wind turbines, and we're going to be the folks who are producing solar panels on rooftops, and we're going to be the country that is retrofitting all its homes and businesses so that we are 30 percent more energy - efficient than we are right now, that produces jobs that can't be exported; it reduces our dependence on foreign oil; it is good economics; it will increase our exports — oh, and by the way, it also solves the climate problem.

The real issue there is that we risk despoiling natural places just so we can ignore the need to conserve / engineer our way out of oil dependence for a few months to a few years more.

So we've pursued a series of policies aimed at encouraging the rise of innovative as well as more cost - effective clean energy technologies that can help America and developing nations reduce greenhouse gases, reduce our dependence on oil, and keep our economies vibrant and strong for decades to come.

In the interview, the president said that smart immediate energy - saving steps that save money and limit oil dependence can take the country a fourth of the way toward its climate goals, but much more is needed:

What I find ironic is that it is his can - do optimism that is in this case working against our ability to do something about our dependence on fossil fuels and the climate change that this dependence is resulting in, that is, switching to alternate energy, preserving modern civilization and the world economy beyond Peak Oil and Peak Coal, preventing climate change from becoming such a huge problem that it destroys that the world economy — and more than likely leads to a series of highly destructive wars over limited resources.

The increments offered by ANWR and offshore are useful but aren't going to do much to bring down the price of oil or lessen our dependence on the Saudis and Russians — certainly not now, and probably not much in the future, when those increments come online and do little more, probably, than offset declines in older American fields.

And so you can't separate the issue of oil dependence from the issue of how we are producing generally — more energy generally.

Now, meeting the goal of cutting our oil dependence depends largely on two things: first, finding and producing more oil at home; second, reducing our overall dependence on oil with cleaner alternative fuels and greater efficiency.

This would serve multiple purposes, of (a) weaning us from dependence on foreign oil and simultaneously depleting terror - exporting countries of their revenue stream, (b) reducing other pollutants besides CO2, (c) encouraging a more gradual and less economically disastrous transition from an economony based on a finite resource, (d) slow global warming, (e) move us in the direction of a VAT tax rather than an income tax (actually, personally I don't think e is such a great thing, but as many conversative groups favor it, I don't see why they would oppose a revenue - neutral tax on fossil fuels.

But it is unlikely we will do significantly more to slash oil demand if we deepen our dependence on tar sands by building the Keystone XL pipeline.

In the interview, the president said that smart immediate energy - saving steps that save money and limit oil dependence can take the country a fourth of the way toward its climate goals, but much more is needed: Read more...

My sense is that they take green tech seriously as a global business sector and a way, internally, to limit coal and oil demand and dependence, but I don't perceive the Chinese taking low carbon seriously as an internal policy goal (if that means a carbon intensity trajectory more than a nudge below what will happen anyway for other reasons).

Supply, cost, environmental consequences - these are among the central features of debate over energy policy in the U.S. Those who want to open up more areas to drilling - on land and offshore - and expand the use of fracking to extract natural gas from deep underground argue that we must reduce our dependence on foreign oil.

The Obama standards were also expected to save families more than $ 1.7 trillion in fuel costs, and to reduce America's dependence on oil by more than 2 million barrels per day in 2025.

ALEC's resolution also notes that the United States currently depends on foreign imports for more than half of its petroleum usage and the nation's dependence on overseas oil has created difficult geopolitical relationships with potentially damaging consequences for our national security.

With more research and incentives, we can break our dependence on oil with biofuels, and become the first country to have 1 million electric vehicles on the road by 2015, Obama said on Tuesday.

Deputy crown prince Mohammed bin Salman is aiming to reduce the country's dependence on oil and «create a more diverse and sustainable economy», financed in part by a $ 2 trillion sovereign fund.

The EPA's goals appear on the surface to merely be a) reduce pollution and b) reduce dependence on oil via using more ethanol.

Dr. Thorning: S. 2028 might well increase dependence on foreign oil since producing domestically will become even more costly due to the need for producers to pay for the right to emit carbon as they produce oil, gas and coal.

We might eventually decide to build more windfarms, or drive electric cars, or just to reduce our dependence on Russian oil and gas.

«General James Jones... will discuss the benefits of the pipeline initiative, including more jobs, less dependence on foreign oil, and cheaper energy costs for Americans,» explained an April 15 Drake University press release promoting the event.

And second, while the natural - gas boom is great for the economy and the immediate reduction of greenhouse - gas emissions, it has deflated the political urgency to cut fossil - fuel dependence, which was more compelling when we thought our resources of oil and natural gas were scarce.

Seoul is building more Photovoltaic facilities, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as well as dependence on fossil fuels and oil.

Organized by «Operation Free» — a veterans» group designed specifically to move America away from fossil fuels — the event focused on America's dependence on foreign oil imports and fears that an unpredictable climate could lead to more international humanitarian and military operations in the future.

«We have the opportunity now to create jobs all across this country, to re-power America, to redesign how we use energy, to think about how we are increasing efficiency, to make our economy stronger, make us more safe, reduce our dependence on foreign oil, and make us competitive for decades to come, even as we are saving the planet.»

In the meantime, as the NY Times points out, it may make sense to consider individual actions, such as more energy efficient appliances and increased vehicle efficiency, if the data shows net savings as a result of energy independence, reduced expenditures for fossil fuel due to reduced energy uses and potential reduction in defense expenditures as a result of reduced dependence on the middle east for oil.

Now that the leak is plugged, the reasoning goes, perhaps a more organized effort to address the environmental ills the spill brought to light — oil dependence, the dangers of deep water drilling, etc — can indeed capture the public's attention.

Positives of the Agency's decision are: reduced dependence on foreign oil; less consumption of deep - water rig produced oil; diverting high fructose corn syrup (HCFC) from our guts to our cars; and, more votes for Congressional candidates who support the action.

The decision in May 2009 to raise U.S. auto fuel efficiency standards 40 percent by 2016 will reduce U.S. dependence on oil far more than converting the country's entire grain harvest into ethanol could.

At YCER's first event in June, about 100 people gathered in Winter Park, Fla. to hear Richard Zilmer, a retired three - star Marine Corps general, discuss the need to break America's dependence on foreign oil and to use the nation's energy resources more efficiently.

Morever, dependence on foreign oil will not diminish with more wind energy as oil is used almost 100 % for transportation, not in electric power generation.

Luntz suggests less talk of dying polar bears and more emphasis on how legislation will create jobs, make the planet healthier and decrease US dependence on foreign oil.

The Keystone XL pipeline would perpetuate our deadly oil dependence and will not make us more secure.

There were more neocons speaking at the conference than environmentalists; they want to break dependence on Middle Eastern oil.

Reducing the cost of advanced energy technologies is the key to finally ending a dependence on volatile global oil markets that holds the American economy hostage, compromises our foreign policy, and bleeds more than a billion dollars a day out of the US economy.