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Not exact matches
First, you may find immediate cost savings by switching from a conventional system to an
alternative one like cutting down the
energy demands
on your furnace by heating your home with your wood -
burning fireplace.
We are focused
on ways to discourage companies from
burning fossil fuels and to encourage development of
alternative energy sources,» said Garrido.
Keeping in mind the enormous stake that panel members ExxonMobil and Shell have in the oil, natural gas and coal industries, here is a look at the panel's take
on why oil and coal have been so difficult to replace by the following
alternative energy sources: Natural gas ExxonMobil favors boosting the U.S.'s consumption of natural gas, in part, because it produces at least 50 percent less greenhouse gas per hour when
burned compared with coal, Nazeer Bhore, ExxonMobil senior technology advisor, said during the panel.
Strategies to meet the goal would vary by country and largely rely
on advanced technology such as capturing the carbon dioxide spewed by coal -
burning power plants; the Bush vision also foresees gasoline
alternatives, nuclear power and an international clean technology fund to promote research into carbon - free
energy sources.
Bored or under - stimulated pups will find
alternative ways to
burn off excess
energy, be it by gnawing
on furniture or raiding the laundry basket.
ï ¿ 1/2 If feasible, it may also help to let the bully cat outdoors in a safe manner to help them
burn off their excess
energies on alternative things, other than the victim cat.
Things could potentially speed up, as some have noted, but there are limits to the pace at which China can develop enough cleaner
energy alternatives to cut back
on coal
burning.
This move follows
on an increasing rejection of natural gas infrastructure by California regulators in favor of clean
energy alternatives, as the state continues to
burn less and less gas every year in its electricity sector.
The question of a new tax or fee being included in a climate bill has been a controversial issue because many Republicans have long dismissed climate control legislation as nothing more than a new tax
on consumers, who would face higher
energy prices when more expensive
alternative energy like wind and solar power replace dirty -
burning coal and oil.
However, the risk of ill health / death of ourselves and our children, from the effects of AGW
on the planet's systems, is extremely high if we continue to
burn fossil fuel or rely only
on alternative energy to power our civilisation.