Sentences with phrase «uses large amounts of water»

The company developed a patented fracturing method that uses Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)-- plus three chemical additives — to break the shale and release natural gas, as opposed to conventional hydrofracking, which uses large amounts of water mixed with chemicals....)

Use the smaller amount of water in the summer, or during humid conditions; use the larger amount of water in winter, or if you're in a dry climate.

Boal said landowners are interested in reducing juniper because it degrades the quality of land for cattle grazing and also uses a large amount of water.

If you use large amounts of water for non-necessities such as swimming pools, ultra power showers, sprinklers, or you live in a water - stressed area, a meter will be fitted automatically.

Not exact matches

Packed with protein, fiber and amino acids, it has the added bonus of being sustainable since it can be grown anywhere without using large amounts of land and water.

* 2 cups uncooked quinoa, soaked for 2 - 3 hours (optional) and then rinsed thoroughly in a fine - mesh strainer * 4 cups water * 2 cups fresh corn (cut from from approximately 2 ears) or organic frozen corn * 1 very small red onion, diced * juice of 2 plump limes * two 15 - ounce cans (or one 28 - ounce can) of organic black beans, drained and rinsed (or soak and then cook an equivalent amount of dried beans) * 2 tablespoons minced jalapeño chile, or to taste * 1 ripe avocado, diced * 1 large bell pepper (I used a red one), diced * 1 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped * 6 tablespoons avocado oil or extra-virgin olive oil * Coarse sea salt and finely ground black pepper

I use an entire bag of orzo (500 g), 4 cups (1 liter) of water, and put a box / can of tomato product (usually thick sauce like pummaro, but diced if I'm out), and double everything else (cheeses, herbs, zest, etc.), and bake it for the same amount of time in a large circular aluminum pan.

i learned: one egg (medium to large), 100g flour (you could go adventurous here and use spelt flour — a native grain to the swabian alb, true spaetzle domain) and a small amount of lukewarm water (which you add at the very end, to see how much you actually need — not more than 125 ml on 4 eggs, so maybe... 1/4 cup per egg?)

Scientific research increasingly demonstrates that large - scale intensive meat production uses disproportionate amounts of land, water, and feed, adds markedly to climate change and is a factor in water pollution and food contamination.

2 cups dried cranberry beans 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 large red or yellow onion, chopped 1 cup chopped carrots 1 stalk celery, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper or Aleppo pepper flakes (use the greater amount of Aleppo) 1/2 cup dry white wine or vermouth 2 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano 1/2 teaspoon finely chopped fresh rosemary 4 cups vegetable stock (recommend Imagine No - Chicken broth here) 4 cups water 1 cup Pomi chopped tomatoes (or BPA - free crushed tomatoes such as Bionaturae or Muir Glen) 1 teaspoon smoked paprika 1 teaspoon sweet Hungarian paprika 1/2 teaspoon salt, or more to taste 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 2 bunches Swiss chard, stemmed and chopped well 1 1/2 to 2 cups (dry) whole wheat pasta (such as ditalini or smallish shells), cooked until al dente

Note: If a large amount of water conditioner is used each week, it may be cheaper, especially in the long run, to install a mechanical water softener.

Furthermore, a recent episode of House Hunters in Germany added some information about the high - efficiency water heaters used in Germany that take up a large amount of space in homes and therefore, are an incentive to not use hot water as much.

However, some oil and gas fields in the U.S., especially Oklahoma, use «very large amounts of water» in their operations, leading to much more wastewater disposal than in Canadian operations, said Gail M. Atkinson of Western University.

But, as scientists report in ACS» journal Environmental Science & Technology, «fracking» operations could have impacts on water quantity because they are withdrawing these large amounts of water from nearby streams, which house aquatic ecosystems and are used by people for drinking and recreation.

Sionix, an Anaheim, Calif. — based corporation, which manufactures a treatment system that uses microscopic air bubbles to clean water, is testing whether its technology can also reduce levels of metal, namely iron and manganese (both toxic to the body in large amounts) in Santiago Creek near Villa Park Dam in Orange County, Calif..

All use of biomass — whether for ethanol or electricity — runs the risk of displacing food crops, however, as well as the need for large amounts of water.

For example, the large amount of water used to grow apples or irrigate rice or roast coffee is also wasted if the end - product is lost along the way.

MRI images were used to see how the different amounts of water affected stretching of the stomach: the large glass of water doubled the stomach content compared to the small glass.

And, if it were found in large enough quantities, some experts speculate that it could be used as a clean - burning substitute for fossil fuels today because it gives off high amounts of energy when burned but emits only water, not carbon.

Using its three main science instruments, Odyssey has mapped the global distribution of many minerals and chemical elements across the Martian surface, found evidence of large amounts of buried water ice near the planet's poles and measured the radiation environment in low Mars orbit, which could help NASA plan out future manned missions to the Red Planet.

There have been some incidents of esophagus, throat or intestine blockage by using glucomannan tablets which absorb large amounts of water.

Cloth diapers use up large amounts of electricity and water for washing and drying.

For those of you who wanted suggestions of essential oils, my main oils were lavender - emotional and physical support, compresses, and healing afterwards, a clove, rosemary and lemon blend for disinfecting items (put this in a spray bottle), and put on my feet and baby's feet for protection (hospital birth), helichrysm for healing and to keep on hand in case of excessive bleeding, frankinsense for anointing baby and healing, clary sage to help labor contractions along when you are in active labor, Valor (a Young Living blend) for courage and spinal alignment before, during and after birth, peppermint to help ease nausea, lemon to flavor water, to help hydrate and quench thirst in the even you are not allowed to drink large amounts of water, any other favorite smelling oils safe for baby for anointing and encouraging bonding, especially if used during pregnancy

is a company that sells health and beauty aids, most prominently body wraps that, when used with the consumption of large amounts of water, can firm and tone your body.

A large amount of water is used to cool the device that also helps remove the trapped debris from under the gums.

As well as the bars and restaurants you can take part in many activities including using the two large pools both of which have swim up bars until the evening, there are tennis courts, a fitness center as well as a substantial amount of water sports equipment all of which can be used with the guidance of instructors.

With many more than 11 farms, and the 11th largest using 500 million, even if the ten larger were much more efficient and only used the 500 million number (not likely, but I do not have access to the exact amounts), then the top 11 farms would use 5.5 billion gallons of water annually.

Large amounts of water are used to produce the very disposables that are supposed to be reducing the amount of water we use.

According to experts, the Jakobshavn glacier, one of Greenland's largest, is moving at a faster rate than ever before, losing 20 million tons of ice every day, equivalent to the amount of water used every year by the residents of New York City.

I'm a plant growing aquaticist — who does NOT use CO2 fertilization but whose tank is overrun with plants anyway — mainly because I use a wet - dry filtered reef tank with a closed top where the water is mixed with air in large quantities in the sump keeping the amount of CO2 and O2 at optimal levels.

We know that current technologies, which use large amounts of clean water to transport small amounts of excreta through expensive pipes to costly treatment plants, are unworkable and unaffordable in much of the world.

The production of ethanol for fuel in the US uses huge amounts of land, some of which was brought back into production for this purpose, large amounts of energy to the point there is probably a net loss, major water consumption, and little savings in net CO2 emissions (which are plant food anyway.)

In 2015, the legislature passed a moratorium intended to delay fracking while the state's Department of Natural Resources studied whether fracking — a method of oil and gas production that uses large amounts of chemical - and sand - laced water to break up shale gas below ground, releasing deposits of fossil fuels.

Given that most tide gauges, which heretofore are the usual means of judging sea level rise before satellite altimetry, the tide gauges with the longest history are in areas where there is a large amount of anthropogenic land and water use changes.

«The large amount of energy required to isolate hydrogen from natural compounds (water, natural gas, biomass), package the light gas by compression or liquefaction, transfer the energy carrier to the user, plus the energy lost when it is converted to useful electricity with fuel cells, leaves around 25 % for practical use.»

Once the BER is calculated there is a large amount of information available such as annual energy use for space heating, water heating, ventilation, lighting and associated pumps and fans.

I would suggest that the amount of water we put in the atmosphere from irrigation is huge, but the amount NOT put in the atmosphere due to human use and urban impermeable surfaces is also large, and I have not looked into the numbers.

The new study follows up on that work by evaluating the greenhouse - gas (GHG) emissions reductions, air - pollution health and environmental impacts, and water - use reductions from large amounts of solar.

A significant number of US coal - fired generators use once - through cooling systems, which involve large amounts of water withdrawals.

Photovoltaic systems use conducting material to convert sunlight directly to electricity and need only nominal amounts of water to wash their solar panels, compared with the traditional steam - turbine solar that uses much larger volumes of water for cooling towers.

However, a double check of the diagram shows that it doesn't distinguish between organic and inorganic C in the deep and intermediate ocean, so the total amount of organic C within the ocean that is available to be oxidized at that rate (using O2 at a rate of 0.011 % of atmospheric O2 per year) could be larger; however, oxygen depletion in the deeper ocean water wouldn't pull O2 out of the atmosphere until that water resurfaced.)

• Create an entire irrigation system for a huge piece of land, bringing watering costs down by 75 % • Singlehandedly carve a large hedge into the shape of Deadpool, just in time for the movie's release, resulting in a huge number of spectators • Operate power equipment such as mowers, tractors, snow blowers and electrical cutters to perform landscaping work • Edge lawns by using dedicated mowers and power edgers • Prune and trim trees and shrubs using a variety of shears and chainsaws • Mix fertilizers and insecticides in a safe manner and ensure that they are efficiently and evenly spread • Develop, implement and maintain irrigation systems to ensure that sufficient amount of water is being given to vegetation, while minimizing wastage

This has been compounded by the large amounts of groundwater and surface water that have been extracted over the years for use by industry, agriculture and communities.