Sentences with phrase «on alternatives to oil»

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Beyond the actual gas project and LNG sales, China's state - run shipping conglomerate COSCO has also secured a 50 percent stake in the four LNG shipping carriers serving Yamal.90 Chinese engineers and workers have been deployed to the Yamal Peninsula to help construct surrounding infrastructure, which includes a Chinese - produced polar drilling rig.91 Moreover, a Chinese oil and gas rig producer now provides Russia with about 60 percent of its imported oil rig supplies, indicating that China is becoming a dominant player in this sphere.92 Chinese media recently hailed Yamal as an example of China's construction and engineering prowess and a symbol of its transformation into an Arctic player.93 In return for China stepping into support the project, senior officials from Novatek, the main shareholder of the project, announced that the first LNG shipment would symbolically go to China.94 But a British subsidiary of Malaysia's Petronas purchased the first shipment of Yamal LNG and sold it to France's Engie, which then shipped the cargo to its Boston import facility for American use.95 Western sanctions on Novatek, Russia's largest independent national gas producer and a company with close ties to the Kremlin, made Yamal's pivot to China possible, as sanctions forced Russia to find an alternative source of investment and technology.

On the plus, side, high oil drives electric cars and alternative energy development which helps to punish big oil and quicker their irrelevance.

BYD's green vehicles may strike a chord with China authorities eager to promote alternative - fuel platforms to reduce the nation's growing dependence on imported oil.

On the political front, «Denominating oil contracts in yuan would promote the use of China's currency in global trade, one of the country's key long - term goals as an alternative to the dollar — making this even more appealing to sanctions - threatened countries relying on the dollar,» Ramady wrote in The NationaOn the political front, «Denominating oil contracts in yuan would promote the use of China's currency in global trade, one of the country's key long - term goals as an alternative to the dollar — making this even more appealing to sanctions - threatened countries relying on the dollar,» Ramady wrote in The Nationaon the dollar,» Ramady wrote in The National.

If the global economy actually makes a complete transition to a system based on alternative energy, crude oil will eventually drop below its 1986 secular bear market low of $ 9.75.

Corporate Knights said this analysis could explain «why some of the biggest oil sands players are gobbling up low - carbon patents and quietly running the numbers on different scenarios, such as when they should exit the oil sands or make the shift to becoming predominately alternative fuel and green energy firms.»

As for the filling, I used Nocciolata Chocolate Hazelnut Spread an organic, non-GMO, NO palm oil alternative to the usual suspects found on store shelves.

As much as possible, cut down on eating fried whatever; or if you do eat something fried, try to use a healthier alternative instead of vegetable oil.

Food makers turn to wood - sourced vanillin as high oil prices continue to put pressure on the price of petrochemical - based vanilla alternatives, and natural vanilla stocks remain vulnerable, writes Lindsey Partos.

I am wanting to make some of they clay cream since I have most of the ingredients on hand already, but I am out of tea tree oil, is there an alternative that would work just as well or is lavender alone a good choice?

The Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola Thursday urged able bodied Nigerians to take to farming on full or part time basis as alternative to the over-dependence on oil for the quick recovery of the ailing economy of the country.

«We now need the Scottish government to update its own alternative, North Sea oil tax scenarios, based on the latest information available, in order to judge how these might affect Scotland's future fiscal balance.»

«However, what we are sure of is that Iran will soon add to the oil glut once the sanctions on it are lifted and increasing research and innovations in alternative energy sources will continue to reduce demand for oil and push further down the price.

The Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and his Oyo State counterpart, Senator Abiola Ajimobi have implored Nigerians to place premium on agriculture as a better alternative to oil in the resuscitation of the country's ailing economy.

He pledges to lower corporate taxes; support a fence on the U.S. southern border to improve security; repeal the health care bill; issue tax credits to students attending non-public and charter schools; support domestic energy production, including oil drilling, coal mining and natural gas extraction; and invest in creating alternative energy sources.

Congressman Steve Israel said: «If we are going to end our dependence on foreign oil once and for all, we need to make a commitment to using alternative energy technologies.

He supports legislation to reduce America's dependence on foreign oil by creating alternative energy jobs.

REP. BOEHNER: George, we believe that our all - of - the - above energy strategy from last year continues to be the right approach on energy — that we ought to make sure that we have new sources of energy, green energy, but we need nuclear energy, we need other types of alternatives, and, yes, we need American - made oil and gas.

He was convinced early on that solar and wind power presented an alternative — not just to fossil fuels and nuclear power, but to wars over oil and to the potential for nuclear conflict.

Driven by security and environmental concerns as well as skyrocketing oil prices — United Airlines more than doubled its fuel surcharge per ticket to $ 50 on January 12 — the aviation industry continues to cut back on fuel burn as it searches for cleaner, cheaper alternatives.

And in a world swimming in oil, few companies and governments bother to spend big on alternative fuel technologies.

Naked Gun 2 1/2, which is a perversely, though funny, movie really about environmental regulation; and it's a Leslie Nielsen movie, and he is a cop who is basically been called upon to protect, in a fictional Bush administration, the president has decided we're going to have a whole new fuel system which isn't going to be nuclear or kind of fossil fuels, coal and oil — it is going to be based on alternatives.

Whimsical suggestions from Steve Mirsky on what each state can bring to the search for oil alternatives

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.

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.

So - called roadless oil extraction, in which oil companies use offshore exploration and production methods and leave less of an imprint on the area being drilled, is a viable alternative, argue Swing and others associated with Scientists Concerned for Yasuni, a network of independent researchers that first came together in 2004 to stop a proposed road project inside the park.

Because I don't know enough science to debate contrarians scientifically, I usually fall back on: Suppose the mainstream climate scientists are wrong & the contrarians right, and we act as if the scientists are right, then we have nothing to lose & something to gain in terms of reducing other environmental harms (acid rain, local pollution), resource depletion, and increasing national security (re oil wars & protection), and lots of money to save from energy / resource efficiency & conservation, and increasing from alternative energy.

China's shift toward alternative fuels in order to cut its reliance on imported oil is creating large opportunities, notably in natural gas vehicles (NGVs) and in the conversion of coal to ethanol, according to a new report from Lux Research.

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 17 — To help the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) reduce dependence on foreign oil and accelerate discoveries to preserve the environment, the Environmental Molecular Science Laboratory (EMSL), a national scientific user facility located at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), has implemented DataDirect Networks (DDN) high performance block and file storage solutions to provide a storage foundation for ongoing alternative energy research projectTo help the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) reduce dependence on foreign oil and accelerate discoveries to preserve the environment, the Environmental Molecular Science Laboratory (EMSL), a national scientific user facility located at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), has implemented DataDirect Networks (DDN) high performance block and file storage solutions to provide a storage foundation for ongoing alternative energy research projectto preserve the environment, the Environmental Molecular Science Laboratory (EMSL), a national scientific user facility located at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), has implemented DataDirect Networks (DDN) high performance block and file storage solutions to provide a storage foundation for ongoing alternative energy research projectto provide a storage foundation for ongoing alternative energy research projects.

The alternative pathway, which the world seems to be on now, is continued extraction of all fossil fuels, including development of unconventional fossil fuels such as tar sands, tar shale, hydrofracking to extract oil and gas, and exploitation of methane hydrates.

For the people who need the oily texture on their salad, is virgin coconut oil a better alternative to Olive oil?

Using this wonder product on your more sensitive areas may seem a bit strange; however coconut oil is a great natural alternative to other synthetic personal lubricants which can contain multiple parabens and other toxic nasties.

So whether you're planning to run circles round the competition at the office or on the treadmill, MTC oil is an excellent alternative to sugary «energy» bars, chemical «goos» and performance gels.

I'm also on board with most of your other recommendations, but I'm wondering if there is a vegan alternative to the cod liver oil.

Unless the current oil mega-corporations decide to leverage their monumental assets on wide - scale clean production of hydrogen, it's destined to remain a regional alternative fuel experiment.

The Civic GX (Natural Gas) becomes the first and only fully assembly - line - produced CNG passenger car to run on a very low - emission alternative fuel, helping reduce our dependency on oil as well as fuel costs.

Fuel - Cell vehicles are seen as a viable alternative to gasoline powered vehicles and are seen as a way to reduce our dependence on oil.

«One of the best ways to address greater fuel efficiency and less dependence on oil is to drive an alternative - fuel automobile,» says Walter Dartland, executive director of the Consumer Federation of the Southeast.

A previous piece on this site detailed how institutional investors, the proverbial «smart money,» are now leaving alternative energy projects for oil and natural gas holdings due to the promising outlook.

Pickens has been (but not any more due to strides in technology have altered the energy landscape) outspoken on the issue of peak oil, and advocates alternative and renewable energy sources such as solar and wind.

In addition, we always talk about reducing our dependence on foreign oil, but it just isn't going to happen anytime soon as there are no true large scale alternatives.

By working with WWF and the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, companies both in Australia and internationally are beginning to make the switch to a sustainable alternative, Certified Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO).

China is bound to be dependent on coal for energy — we can not afford oil as an alternative when it costs more than US$ 100 dollars (680 yuan) a barrel.

Fracking is a form of natural gas drilling An alternative to oil cause the oil kept spilling Bringing jobs to small towns so everybody's willing People turn on their lights and the drillers make a killing

Instead of making money by harvesting forests for wood products and for crops like palm oil, governments and citizens in the developing world would need to accept a different model based on so - called conservation payments, which could be used for education, health care, and alternative economic development.

With domestic gas production on the decline in the 1970s and policymakers eager for alternatives to imported oil, shale gas was one of several such radical resource bases that federal geologists tried to tap.

And the disaster in the Gulf only underscores that even as we pursue domestic production to reduce our reliance on imported oil, our long - term security depends on the development of alternative sources of fuel and new transportation technologies.

since we are already on the plateau of peak oil, with the oncoming downslope more or less in sight, the cost of energy is going to continue to skyrocket regardless of government's intervention or subsidy for any particular forms of alternative energies.

As alternatives to Big Oil and Big Coal emerge, it would be a mistake for executives to rely on loyalty or love from the public.

The Times» series on China shows that we are not the only ones who need to rethink pell - mell development; on the other side of the coin, the oil shock of the l970's showed how a crisis could lead to fuel conservation measures and alternative energy investments that helped slow CO2 emissions in this country for quite a few years.