Sentences with phrase «on warming gases»

Businesses that share the view Mr. Bush expressed in March, when he rejected any binding limits on the warming gases, whether in a global accord or federal legislation, say they are confident that there will be no big shifts.
For energy companies willing to accept some limits on warming gases, one goal is to firm up a market for tradeable credits earned by companies that make sharp cuts in emissions or plant or protect forests, which absorb carbon dioxide.

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The EU considers itself at the forefront of the fight against climate change and as a bloc it's on track to meet its obligations under the Kyoto Protocol, which limits the emissions of gases that warm the planet.
As it picks up speed, accelerating becomes easier — the engine is warm, the gas pedal pressed, and forward momentum is on your side.
Across North America, and particularly in warmer southern states, homeowners have been dropping impressive piles of cash on so - called «outdoor rooms» — patios that have been not only carefully landscaped but also fitted out with sectionals, outdoor TVs, high - end barbeques and gas - powered heaters.
«Each purchase of a white Coca - Cola can supports: false testimony on global warming; perpetration of the myth about endangered polar bears... activism to fight the development of affordable coal, oil and natural gas; hypocrites who won't follow their own recommendations; and expansion of already excessive environmental regulations.
How much the agreement reduces greenhouse gas emissions, and through that reduces warming, will depend on whether countries meet their targets for curbing emissions and deploying renewable energy and whether they ramp up their ambition in the years ahead.
1) Sift the flour into a mixing bowl 2) Add the salt to the flour, mixing together 3) Add the olive oil, mixing as you add to ensure the flour envelopes the oil 4) Add warm water bit by bit until dough reaches the right consistency 5) One the dough ready, roll it into a ball, and knead well on a cool, flat surface 6) Flatten the dough with a wooden rolling pin 7) Cut into 10 cm pieces and roll them long enough and evenly 8) Place the pin - shaped dough on a well - greased baking tray 9) Bake in oven at 175 deg cel (medium heat for gas ovens) for 20 -30 minutes or until the sticks are ready (test by breaking off a small piece to check that the inside is well cooked) 10) Allow to cool for 5 minutes before serving
1) Put flour, salt, sugar and melted butter in a mixing bowl 2) Pour in warm water bit by bit, and knead dough until it achieves a homogenous, smooth and soft texture 3) Roll the dough into a small ball and place it in a bowl, covering it with transparent film, and allow the dough to rise for 30 minutes 4) Chop onions and garlic finely, and saute onions in a pan until onions are caramelized, then add chopped garlic 5) After 30 minutes is up, press the dough to get rid of the gas created by the yeast 6) Add the sauteed onions and garlic to the dough, and knead well so that ingredients are dispersed homogeneously in dough 7) Shape the dough in any way you like and then leave it on a greased baking tray for 30 minutes (during which the dough should double in size) 8) After the 30 minutes of waiting time, bake in pre-heated oven at 180 — 200 deg cel for around 20 to 25 minutes (or until the crust is golden brown)
TOAST tortillas directly on gas or electric stove burner heated to high, turning with tongs as they become lightly charred on both sides; stack on plate and cover to keep warm.
The LCA examined the effects of a 1 kilogram industry - average corrugated product manufactured in 2014 on seven environmental impact indicators: global warming potential (greenhouse gas emissions), eutrophication, acidification, smog, ozone depletion, respiratory effects, fossil fuel depletion; and four inventory indicators: water use, water consumption, renewable energy demand, and non-renewable energy demand.
Follow three options to warm the tortillas — cover with foil and place in the oven for 3 to 5 minutes, wrap in a damp paper towel and microwave for 1 minute, or heat on a gas burner for a few moments.
Warm tortillas on a hot griddle or directly over a gas flame, flipping as they begin to bubble.
Global warming, greenhouse gases and carbon footprint have become household terms, and consumer groups, government agencies, and businesses are working on ways to preserve the land, air, water and other natural resources.
The only thing I could think to do is share something warm, cozy, and ultra comforting... an easy dish that can be prepared on a gas stovetop, even while the power is out.
Global warming is like a tea kettle (the earth) over a flame (greenhouse gasses plus short - lived pollutants) on your stove.
Any area on an unwrapped mattress where a baby sleeps is a potential source of toxic gas, since that is the area which becomes warm and moist (promoting the fungal activity which can cause gas generation).
Her legs were too chubby, but it didn't seem to hurt her Exersaucer - no Jumper - no Front Carrier - N / A Stroller - yes Wet wipe warmer - no Changing table - N / A Swing - no, but also nice if you can get one for free Lilly Padz - yes Nursing pillow - yes Milkies - N / A Nipple cream - yes Nursing nightgown - N / A, but based on my experience, sounds like it would be nice to have Bottle warmer - no Bottle dishwasher basket - no Bottle drying rack - no Highchair - yes Booster Seat for Meals - yes Burp clothes - yes Baby bathtub - yes Nasal aspirator - yes Baby fingernail clippers - yes Video monitor - N / A Audio monitor - N / A, would love to have Gas drops - yes Gripe water - no Additional Comments / Items?
Swaddle blanket — No... we used halo sleep sacks with swaddle for 2 weeks then no more swaddle Crib — YES SnuggleU — N / a Rocking chair / glider — No Activity gym — yes Bouncer — No Bumbo — Yes... we got the prince lionhart and used it all the time to feed her in at home and when traveling Exersaucer — UNDECIDED Jumper — YES Front Carrier — Yes Stroller — YES Diaper warmer — NO Changing table — No... used a pad on the dresser Swing — No Lilly Padz — N / a Nursing pillow — YES Milkies — n / a Nipple cream — No Nursing nightgown — No... slept in nursing tanks Bottle warmer — NA Bottler dishwasher rack — NA Bottle drying rack — NA Highchair — YES Booster Seat for Meals — N / a Burp clothes — YES Baby bathtub — No... used the sponge for $ 5 Nasal aspirator — YES Baby fingernail clippers — YES Video monitor — YES Audio monitor — no Gas drops — N / a Gripe water — YES
Mother of one 8 - month - old Playards - YES Bassinet - NO (used the pack - n - play) Swaddle Blankets - YES (Aden + Anais) Crib - YES SnuggleU - HAVE N'T USED Rocking chair / glider - NO Activity gym - YES Bouncer - YES Bumbo - YES (I didn't have one, but I have tried it and would get one on sale for my next baby) Exersaucer - YES Jumper - HAVE N'T USED Front Carrier - YES Stroller - YES Wet wipe warmer - NO (I haven't actually used one, but I didn't use one and diaper changes were fine) Changing table - YES Swing - YES Lilly Padz - HAVE N'T USED Nursing pillow - NO Milkies - HAVE N'T USED Nipple cream - YES Nursing nightgown - NO (I slept in nursing tanks and they were fabulous) Bottle warmer - NO Bottle dishwasher basket - YES (also good for small toys and various things) Bottle drying rack - NO Highchair - NO (used a booster from the start) Booster Seat for Meals - YES (we used this instead of a high chair) Burp cloths - YES (I still have the littered strategically around the house) Baby bathtub - NO Nasal aspirator - NO (I use the free one from the hospital, but I wouldn't buy one; I haven't found them to work so well) Baby fingernail clippers - NO (I use adult cuticle clippers and they are wonderful) Video monitor - YES Audio monitor - HAVEN «T USED Gas drops - NO Gripe water - YES
With gas prices on the rise and global warming becoming more and more of a threat, many are turning to fuel efficient hybrids.
Your baby may get some cramps as a result of straining to pass gas and if this is the case, a gently - warmed towel placed on his stomach will soothe the ache and provide some relief.
The next phase of the Energy Supplier ECO and the Warm Home Discount scheme must have a particular focus on those living off the main gas grid and in poor health where help is most urgently needed to avoid excess bills and excess winter mortality.»
Former Vice President Al Gore today lauded what he called «the best, most hopeful step» in years to contain global warming: 16 state prosecutors joining New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's crusade against energy giants that they assert have fraudulently fought caps on greenhouse gas emissions.
Safety concerns over fracking are overblown — but so are the boosterish claims made for its environmental and economic benefits (see «Fracking could accelerate global warming» and «Frack on or frack off: Can shale gas really save the planet?
In the weightlessness of orbit, a BEC should hover for up to 10 seconds before lingering gas in the vacuum chamber warms it up, Sackett says, allowing time for measurements that can't be made on Earth.
The findings suggest that effective new greenhouse gas controls could help lessen the effects of climate change on the release of carbon from soils of the northern permafrost region and therefore decrease the potential for a positive feedback of permafrost carbon release on climate warming.
But the reactive gases emitted by trees can also increase the amounts of ozone and methane, both greenhouse gases which have warming effects on the climate.
Where CO2 takes centuries to millennia to warm the planet, methane is its cousin on steroids, working quickly over decades before decaying into less virulent gases.
The gas has a global warming potential 86 times that of carbon dioxide on a 20 - year time scale.
Hundreds of global warming skeptics are in Washington to hear attacks on mainstream climate science and responses to it, like renewable energy programs and federal initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
«It is widely understood that aerosols have a net cooling effect on climate, counteracting the warming caused by greenhouse gases.
The dirtiest, most polluting fossil fuel on the planet seemed doomed in a world of cheap gas and worries about global warming.
In the new set - up, a real - world seasonal forecast driven by data on current sea - surface temperatures will be run alongside a simulated «no global warming» seasonal forecast, in which greenhouse gas emissions have been stripped out.
«Their latest paper on the 250 - year record concludes that the best explanation for the observed warming is greenhouse gas emissions,» she told New York Time opinion blogger Andrew Revkin.
«There is a certain ironic satisfaction in seeing a study funded by the Koch Brothers — the greatest funders of climate change denial and disinformation on the planet — demonstrate what scientists have known with some degree of confidence for nearly two decades: that the globe is indeed warming, and that this warming can only be explained by human - caused increases in greenhouse gas concentrations,» he wrote.
Most electricity in the United States is generated at power plants that run on coal and natural gas — fossil fuels that contribute significantly to global warming by emitting large amounts of carbon dioxide.
The Bulletin acknowledges that the increased use of carbon - free nuclear energy could help mitigate global warming brought on by fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions but concludes that the possibility of misusing enriched uranium and separated plutonium to create bombs is a «terrible trade - off» for trying to control climate change.
Earlier this year, the US House of Representatives select committee on energy independence and global warming received a number of letters opposing the American Clean Energy and Security Act, which would set limits on the country's greenhouse gas emissions.
An early draft of the Senate bill set to be introduced tomorrow proposes more stringent restrictions on the greenhouse gases behind global warming
The DOE panel found too little analysis and data on the potential global warming impact of a long - term gas boom in the United States, and it called on industry and government to work together on a comprehensive study.
A short list of relatively simple actions taken to reduce greenhouse gases other than CO2 could help put the brakes on global warming — if implemented globally
Unlike what happened on Pluto, any ice that filled up the basin on Ceres» warmer surface would have quickly turned to gas from the sun's heat.
It says nations will have to impose drastic curbs on their still rising greenhouse gas emissions to keep a promise made by almost 200 countries in 2010 to limit global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) over pre-industrial times.
The efficiency gains from using ultrahigh temperature materials in gas turbines and jet engines could have a real impact on CO2 emissions and global warming
Even die - hard Alaskan antienvironmentalists have begun to warm up to the idea of imposing limits on greenhouse - gas emissions, according to The Wall Street Journal, because homes on the coast there are already beginning to slip into rising seas.
Most climatologists expect that on average the atmospheres water vapor content will increase in response to surface warming caused by the long - lived greenhouse gases, further accelerating the overall warming trend.
Forster's chapter also reports on another important uncertainty: the cooling effect of smoke and other aerosols, which some argued almost negated the warming effect of greenhouse gases in the short term.
Already, the planet's average temperature has warmed by 0.7 degree C, which is «very likely» (greater than 90 percent certain) to be a result of the rising concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, according to the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
But evidence shows they may be connected in another way — the physical footprint of oil and gas development on the landscape may not only contribute to global warming, it may also affect an ecosystem's ability to withstand it.
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