Sentences with phrase «more on fuel bills»

The energy efficiency of radiant heating and cooling can save 20 percent or more on fuel bills.

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Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

Meanwhile, they stand to make billions more by keeping us hooked on increasingly expensive fossil fuels — instead of developing UK clean energy and energy saving measures needed to secure power supplies, cut emissions, and stabilise fuel bills in the long - run.

Many people, worried about rising fuel bills, ration their heating use to such an extent that it has a serious impact on their physical and mental health, and every year, around 25,000 more people die over the winter months compared to the non-winter months.

National Energy Action (NEA) welcomed the Government's statement to Parliament today which will save the poorest households # 1 billion a year on their fuel bills by setting legal targets to make their homes more energy efficient but calls on the Government to move more quickly to achieve their targets.

Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi called the analysis «more misguided and cherry - picked propaganda that fails to take into account the skyrocketing energy bills, increased reliance on dirty - burning fuels, hundreds of lost New York jobs and setbacks in this state's nation - leading efforts to combat climate change that would occur if these plants shuttered their doors.»

On Tuesday, Florida GOP Reps. Carlos CurbeloCarlos Luis CurbeloAnti - Maduro Venezuelans not unlike anti-Castro Cubans of yore Farm bill revolt could fuel Dreamer push Three Republicans join climate change caucus MORE and Ileana Ros - LehtinenIleana Carmen Ros - LehtinenOvernight Defense: Over 500 amendments proposed for defense bill Measures address transgender troops, Yemen war Trump taps acting VA chief as permanent secretary Defense bill amendment would protect open transgender military service Tensions on immigration erupt in the House GOP MORE called on Pruitt to resign or be fireOn Tuesday, Florida GOP Reps. Carlos CurbeloCarlos Luis CurbeloAnti - Maduro Venezuelans not unlike anti-Castro Cubans of yore Farm bill revolt could fuel Dreamer push Three Republicans join climate change caucus MORE and Ileana Ros - LehtinenIleana Carmen Ros - LehtinenOvernight Defense: Over 500 amendments proposed for defense bill Measures address transgender troops, Yemen war Trump taps acting VA chief as permanent secretary Defense bill amendment would protect open transgender military service Tensions on immigration erupt in the House GOP MORE called on Pruitt to resign or be fireon immigration erupt in the House GOP MORE called on Pruitt to resign or be fireon Pruitt to resign or be fired.

However, this would require Alexander to recruit more than a half - dozen Senate Democrats (presumably from the anti-NCLB left) and the president to sign off on a bill that would expand choice and put an end to his waiver - fueled reforms.

Rare is the buyer in this class that gives a hoot about the fuel bills; More importantly, the LX 570 can tow up to 7,000 pounds, but if you must know, the Lexus is rated at 17.0 L / 100 km in the city, 11.6 on the highway, with a 13.8 as - tested number for my week of mainly urban driving.

-- Targeted energy efficiency measures in buildings, industry and transport account for nearly half the emissions reduction in 2020, with the additional investment required being more than offset by reduced spending on fuel bills.

«Without new coal - fueled plants in our state, experts predict that electric bills will skyrocket and Kansans will be more dependent than ever on hostile, foreign energy sources,» the ad said.

Other costs, primarily paying for jet fuel, would run the annual bill up to no more than $ 10 billion, much less than Americans spend on their dogs and cats.

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There's one more piece of perspective worth sharing — In the last twelve months energy bills in Britain have risen by roughly # 200 per household (per year)-- simply due to fluctuations on global energy markets (fossil fuel markets).

This includes projects that provide safe drinking water to communities, so they no longer have to boil water, the provision of clean energy to rural communities, support for sustainable agriculture that improves yields and incomes or more efficient cookstoves that save families money on fuel bills and reduce their exposure to toxic fumes.

It is a recipe for healthy prosperity that will save Marylanders between $ 1.3 billion and $ 7.3 billion a year (2011 dollars) in energy costs in 2050, even after making provisions for (i) assistance for low income households to pay no more than 6 percent of income on energy bills, (ii) proactive investments in communities now dependent on fossil - fuel - related jobs, and (iii) new job creation in underserved areas.

It's our dependency on fossil fuels which is driving energy bill prices up, aided along the way by the stealth taxes that have been applied to energy bills by successive governments (but by no government more than this one).

The resulting savings on energy bills from reductions in electricity and fuel use more than offset the costs of these additional investments.

Reuters just reported that Johny Kerry (D - MA), one of the bill's chief architects, is now saying there's not going to be any kind of motor fuel tax, or any kind of «linked tax» on the oil industry — but that there will indeed be expanded domestic drilling and more nuclear entitlements.

For homes that do not currently have access to natural gas, propane can be another option that burns cleaner than oil; however, because it is a more expensive fuel source (cost per million BTU) than both gas and oil, saving money on your energy bill is not generally a motivation for making the switch to propane.

For example, a high - efficiency furnace may be $ 800 to $ 1,000 more than a mid-efficiency furnace, yet only save $ 50 to $ 100 per year on the fuel bill.