Sentences with phrase «on synfuels»

The company was banking on synfuels to meet growing demand for energy in the future, in a world it believed was running out of conventional oil.

In 1980, after attending a federal advisory committee meeting, Shaw explained why he didn't think the carbon dioxide problem would block work on synfuels any time soon.

Not exact matches

Although such synfuels may actually increase greenhouse gas emissions, depending on how they are produced, they will deliver some independence from the tyranny of petroleum.

In addition to flying the C - 17 across the country — a plane powered by the same Pratt and Whitney F117 - 100 engine employed on commercial Boeing 757s — the Air Force in August certified its still flying 1950s - era B - 52 bombers to burn synfuel.

Click here for Part II, an accounting of Exxon's early climate research; Part III, a review of Exxon's climate modeling efforts; Part IV, a dive into Exxon's Natuna gas field project; Part V, a look at Exxon's push for synfuels; Part VI, an accounting of Exxon's emphasis on climate science uncertainty.

«Can we go all - out on efficiency and renewables * fast enough * to keep world (US) real GDP at least flat... and not end up, out of desperation, burning a lot more coal to keep the lights on and do CTL synfuels... with bad results.

We have wasted billions of dollars on such «strong» policies as coal - derived synfuels; subsidies for the commercialization of wind, solar and electric cars; and worst of all, the ethanol mandate.

As early as November, 1979, Shaw had told Harold Weinberg in a memo on atmospheric research that environmental groups «have already attempted to curb the budding synfuels industry because it could accelerate the buildup of CO2 in the atmosphere.»

Nor, it appears, did Exxon elaborate on the link between synfuels and global warming in annual reports to shareholders filed with regulatory agencies in those early days, when synfuels remained at the heart of the company's long term ambitions.

Celulose ethanol can be a «synfuel» or a «alternate» fuel depending on the production and feed stock.

Click here for Part II, an accounting of Exxon's early climate research; Part III, a review of Exxon's climate modeling efforts; Part IV, a dive into Exxon's Natuna gas field project; Part V, a look at Exxon's push for synfuels; Part VI, an accounting of Exxon's emphasis on climate science uncertainty.