Sentences with phrase «reliance on alternative fuels»

The group supports increased reliance on alternative fuels that are domestically produced, such as gasohol and biomass, and on cars such as plug - in hybrids that can draw energy from the grid.

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The report considers alternative investments of $ 5 billion, particularly in green economic development that would also reduce our GHG emissions and our reliance on fossil fuels.

Are you willing to accept and own the alternative possibility of importing fracked natural gas and a greater reliance on other fossil fuels?

Hydrogen gas is a promising alternative energy source to overcome our reliance on carbon - based fuels, and has the benefit of producing only water when it is reacted with oxygen.

Converting poultry waste to solid fuel, a less resource - intensive, renewable energy source is an environmentally superior alternative that also reduces reliance on fossil fuels.»

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.

Owing to the way a ketogenic diet provides an alternative fuel to the brain — transitioning from dependence on glucose to reliance on ketones — it's a logical and scientifically sound place to start.

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.

Reducing our reliance on fossil fuels and moving to alternative or renewable energy supplies works to mitigate both AGW and FF depletion.

The environmental threats and economic costs of continued reliance on fossil fuel technologies are sufficiently urgent to warrant substantially larger public support in the form of private - sector R&D incentives and a refocusing of effort by the national energy laboratories on the development and diffusion of alternative energy technologies.

«Every year, indoor air pollution is responsible for the death of 1.6 million people — that's one death every 20 seconds... In sub-Saharan Africa, the reliance on biomass fuels appears to be growing as a result of population growth and the unavailability of, or increases in the price of, alternatives such as kerosene and liquid petroleum gas.»

Continued reliance on oil is unsustainable, and this has resulted in interest in alternative fuels.

But Walmart's unwillingness to invest in alternatives in much of the country, where grid power is cheap and heavy on coal, has meant that the company's reliance on the dirtiest fossil fuels, and its greenhouse gas emissions, have changed little from the day Scott made this speech.

Following is a second set of answers from Carol E. Murphy, who is taking questions from City Room readers about alternative energy choices for consumers, what New York City is doing to decrease its reliance on fossil fuels and how city dwellers can decrease their «carbon footprint.»

This week, through Friday, Carol E. Murphy will be taking questions about alternative energy choices for consumers, what New York City is doing to decrease its reliance on fossil fuels and how city dwellers can decrease their «carbon footprint.»

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.