Just five years ago, coal was flourishing in the U.S. With electricity demand and the price of natural gas both rising, coal was viewed as essential to keeping power costs under control.
Germany has struggled with a conflicted yet essential relationship with nuclear power from the start.
With its latest device, LeapFrog's continuing to fight the good fight: teaching kids essential skills through the power of consumer electronics.
Power is essential: it drives our economy, ameliorates the harsh conditions of nature to make our lives more livable, and it fuels our national defense.
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It is essential to harness the power of I.
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This is called social capital and it is essential for the exercise of power and influence.
An unfailing commitment to protect public health and safety, security, and the environment is essential to ensuring that nuclear power remains part of our diversified clean-energy portfolio.
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But with the economy set to grow by up to 7% this year, and tens of millions of Brazilians consuming more after leaving poverty, investing in more power generation is essential.
Installing electric power has been so essential for the function of our daily and business lives.
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It also has minimal data rate capabilities, contributing to power efficiency that is essential for adoption in mobile platforms.
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Lastly, when costing nuclear power, it is essential to remember the scope, scale and subtlety of the subsidies it has received.
Existing membranes cater to the desalination industry and haven't combined the two essential features needed for an osmotic power plant, said Skilhagen.
The government sees the identification of a suitable deep geological store as an essential part of its future nuclear power generation programme.
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The UN nuclear watchdog has called on the operators of Japan's Fukushima plant to improve "essential systems" amid continued leaks and power cuts.
War remained the essential means for maintaining the balance of power.
Since the release of the original PlugBug, many notable MacBook power users have made PlugBug an essential part of their travel gear.
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They are people with deep green bona fides, such as the award-winning U.K. environmental writer Mark Lynas, whose book The God Species champions nuclear power and genetically modified crops as essential for a sustainable planet.
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When a disaster like Hurricane Sandy knocks out the lights, it's essential to have a source of off-grid power for communication devices like cell phones and radios -- to this end we showcased several portable charging technologies that generate renewable energy.
Mr. WHITAKER: Power is accumulated by maintaining secretive control of essential information.
The BBC's Karen Allen says the UK had been agonising about how to invite Mr Kenyatta without losing face after warning before the election that it would have only "essential contact" with him if he was voted into power.
And we will do everything in our power to tighten up on the security that is essential.
"That oversight is absolutely essential, " McCain said, also arguing against the unprecedented power granted to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson in managing the plan.
Previous surveys in Jersey have found one third of emissions comes from cars and other transport, and another third for domestic heating and power within the home, and the remainder for running essential services and powering businesses and manufacturing activities.
For all the talk about the federal government protecting the poor and performing essential services, Washington is mostly about paying off those with the most power and influence.
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"Tepco (Tokyo Electric Power) should continue its efforts to improve the reliability of essential systems, to assess the structural integrity of site facilities and to enhance protection against external hazards, " the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Monday.
He thought trade essential to prosperity and wanted friendship between Austria, Britain and France to balance the power of Prussia and Russia.
It brings together phenomenal power and functionality, marked out by the fact it comes with two essential BBC apps and a killer EA Games title in Sims Freeplay.
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The simple remote is small with only a smattering of essential buttons, and doesn't include controls for the TV's volume or power.
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If Hong Kong is to retain its status as a major economic power in Asia, everyone is agreed that modernising the archaic education system is essential.
Callahan led the Rangers last season with 13 power-play goals, and Girardi is generally smart and steady essential qualities for a player manning one of the two point positions.
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