Sentences with phrase «natural fuel for this fire»

Traveling is natural fuel for this fire inside.

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Ordinarily a permit for a natural gas fired generation facility is viewed as having lower air quality impacts than other fuels.

Finally, taking a more worldly view, they estimated replacing coal - fired power plants in Japan with liquid - natural - gas plants that burn fuel imported from the United States would also be a net - plus for the environment, with a 15 percent emissions savings.

However, as the UK has shifted focus from coal - and oil - fired electricity generation to being more reliant on natural gas as the fuel of choice (irrespective of wind, solar, nuclear and other alternatives), this makes the electricity grid somewhat vulnerable to accidental and incidental problems with the flow of data and to malicious manipulation for the sake of sabotage, criminal or online military / terrorist action.

$ 8 billion) over first ten years for deficit reductionObeys PAYGO; Starting in 2026, 25 % of auction revenues for deficit reductionFuels and TransportationIncrease biofuels to 60 million gallons by 2030, low - carbon fuel standard of 10 % by 2010, 1 million plug» in hybrid cars by 2025, raise fuel economy standards, smart growth funding, end oil subsidies, promote natural gas drilling, enhanced oil recoverySmart growth funding, plug - in hybrids, raise fuel economy standards $ 7 billion a year for smart growth funding, plug - in hybrids, natural gas vehicles, raise fuel economy standards; offshore drilling with revenue sharing and oil spill veto, natural gas fracking disclosureCost ContainmentInternational offsetsOffset pool, banking and borrowing flexibility, soft price collar using permit reserve auction at $ 28 per ton going to 60 % above three - year - average market price» Hard» price collar between $ 12 and $ 25 per ton, floor increases at 3 % + CPI, ceiling at 5 % + CPI, plus permit reserve auction, offsets like W - MClean Air Act And StatesNot discussedOnly polluters above 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year, regional cap and trade suspended until 2017, EPA to set stationary source performance standards in 2016, some Clean Air Act provisions excludedOnly polluters above 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year, regional cap and trade pre-empted, establishes coal - fired plant performance standards, some Clean Air Act provisions excludedInternational CompetitivenessTax incentives for domestic auto industryFree allowances for trade - exposed industries, 2020 carbon tariff on importsCarbon tariff on importsReferences: Barack Obama, 2007; Barack Obama, 8/3/08; Pew Center, 6/26/09; leaked drafts of American Power Act, 5/11/10.

Despite its success in gaining market share, natural gas as a replacement fuel for coal - fired generation, has several vulnerabilities.

Although coal remains the dominant fuel for Ohio's electric power generation, accounting for 81 % of total statewide generation during the first 9 months of 2011, the amount of natural gas - fired electric generation in Ohio is up markedly over the past decade (see chart above).

Operating cost for electric cars is $ 0.50 to $ 0.75 per mile versus $ 0.10 for gasoline powered cars once battery replacement costs are included By 2020, Chinese PER CAPITA emissions will be higher than America's Does not believe that the 0.6 degree temperature rise to date is the West's «fault,» but does believe that China is the future problem Whatever U.S. does about emissions reduction and what people do as individuals is totally trivial in face of the fact that China is adding huge amounts of coal fired generating capacity The most meaningful emissions reduction strategy today would be to convert China from coal to natural gas The claim that there are more frequent or more intense hurricanes and tornadoes as a result of AGW is not scientifically supported We can reduce emissions, but it is important that we do the RIGHT things (and NOT the WRONG ones) Not worried about «peak oil;» coal can be converted to liquid fuel

Recently published electric power data show that, for the first time since EIA began collecting the data, generation from natural gas - fired plants is virtually equal to generation from coal - fired plants, with each fuel providing 32 % of total generation.

Still focused on climate change being «fraught with complexity and uncertainty,» Herkströter outlined Shell's plans for the future: «We will continue to find and produce oil and gas — efficiently and responsibly — to fuel the next 20 - 30 years of economic growth... We will provide more natural gas and develop our businesses in gas - fired power generation... We are moving fast in the area of renewables, with a new core business called Shell International Renewables.

The seasonally - constrained natural gas pipeline network has prompted ISO - NE to issue a special winter reliability plan to procure fuel oil in the event of deliverability problems for the natural gas - fired units.

Oakland should aim for a comprehensive carbon tax based on CO2 emissions or energy content that includes gasoline, oil, natural gas, and fossil fuel - fired electricity consumption by residential, commercial, and industrial customers.

More renewable energy could lessen the fuel security risk, the study noted, but would also force coal and oil - fired generation retirements, boosting the need for liquified natural gas imports.

As for solutions if CO2 is a big problem: I think we should just replace coal - fired power stations with nuclear, and then shift terrestrial transportation first to natural gas and then hydrogen, leaving the fossil fuels for air - travel.