Sentences with phrase «need for energy independence»

How do we balance one neighbor not wanting to «look at solar panels» versus our need for energy independence and someone willing to front the money to buy that independence through solar?

Much of Germany's surplus electricity has found its way into the Polish market, further bolstering talk about a need for energy independence, Sufin - Jacquemart said.

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He told the Financial Times the SNP would use a victory in Holyrood to press for Scottish independence, threatening the union and distracting political energy from the need to revive Scotland's economy.

Shame on her for not recognizing the need for the USA to pursue energy independence and for not appreciating the advances in coal production technology.

A focus on resources to cope with crises and support for sustainable energy is consistent with both planning for immediate needs, and the energy independence and diversification goals of the current administration; but don't pretend for one minute that the military is not discussing mitigation, when everyone can see that they are.

While the Democratic leadership of the waning 111th Congress failed to get legislation passed into law to address climate change, the House global warming committee, led by Rep. Ed Markey (D - MA), convened dozens of important hearings and briefings featuring top climate scientists and national security experts to educate Congress and the public about the need for swift action to secure America's energy independence, create clean energy jobs and mitigate climate change emissions.

«There's a consensus that we need to spend the money in order to prove or disprove this,» says a senior staffer on the House Select Committee for Energy Independence and Global Warming.

After the oil embargo, and because of the public outcry for energy independence, opposition to the Alaskan pipeline weakened, giving Nixon the support he needed.

However the part about natural gas needs to be reconsidered: There are better uses for natural gas, there are dirtier fuels to displace, it isn't nearly as good a transportation fuel as is claimed, it won't bring much greater energy independence, and it isn't really a viable long term solution to our energy problems.

«We need a new American energy policy that will lower prices for families, reduce our reliance on dirty, foreign energy and increase our energy independence.»