Mr. Obama and Democratic congressional leaders talk of creating several million green jobs through tax credits and grants to generate electricity from alternative fuels and encourage energy-efficient vehicles, and to retrofit government buildings and low-income housing to save energy.
But what I want to emphasize is that this announcement is part of a broader strategy that will move us from an economy that runs on fossil fuels and foreign oil to one that relies more on homegrown fuels and clean energy.
President Obama specifically mentioned clean coal, shale oil and gas as well as well bio-fuels and renewable energy.
The key is to understand that this is a key component, a key part of a comprehensive strategy to move us from an economy that just runs on fossil fuels to one that relies on more homegrown fuels and clean energy.
As demand for energy increases worldwide, our Nation must continue to lead the world in a rapidly evolving energy market by pursuing safe and responsible domestic energy production, promoting efficiency, and developing clean energy and renewable fuels.
The government is trying to curb the use of fossil fuels and promote renewable energy.
Fundamental shifts in investment are warranted, and investors must begin diverting capital away from fossil fuels and toward clean energy at a much faster clip.
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It is important to note, however, that human-induced emissions of greenhouse gases from the burning of fossil fuels for transportation and energy generation are the main sources of air pollution, said Wotawa.
Over time I think the transition is going to be more and more clean energy and over time fossil fuels become less prominent in our overall energy mix.
It also aims to double the use of both energy efficiency tools and renewable energy fuels during the same time period.
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To help us reach that goal, we are working hard to maximize our opportunities related to shale exploration and drilling, electricity generation and distribution, continued development of renewable energy and alternative fuels as well as a continued support for coal, which will remain a vital source of energy for Ohio.
These are highways that have natural gas fueling stations between cities, just like the one that folks at UPS, South Coast Air and Clean Energy Fuels are opening today between Los Angeles and Salt Lake City.
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They depend on the sun, trees, minerals, and fossil fuels to provide their raw materials and energy.
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Much of this wedge is being driven by activists who oppose all fossil fuels and lobbyists for other energy sources eager to make natural gas less competitive.
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What really matters to create a new clean energy economy and stimulate private investment in the near-term are policy regimes that employ direct and targeted public investments to cover the cost gap between higher-cost clean energy and fossil fuels.
Energy conservation, a shift to other fuels and a decline in the importance of heavy, energy-intensive industries have reduced oil consumption.
While much of today's energy discussion focuses on climate change and renewable fuels, the first step in reducing energy consumption should involve getting more out of what you have.
The fossil firms say that their fuels are energy-dense and can be stored, making them reliable.
They were the direct result of heavy and misguided government regulations on the production and transportation of fuels and on the implementation of energy-related projects.
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The problem is that dung alone does not produce all that much energy relative to its size, says Geraint Evans, head of biofuels at the UK's National Centre for Biorenewable Energy, Fuels and Materials.
Among the largest underlying components of XOP, in trading today Cobalt International Energy Inc. ( NYSE: CIE) is down about 1.1%, Magnum Hunter Resources Corp ( NYSE: MHR) is down about 1%, and Clean Energy Fuels Corp ( NASD: CLNE) is lower by about 0.6%.
But the processes used for extracting and transporting hydrogen can be energy intensive and rely on fossil fuels.
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Hydrocarbons, helium, hydrogen, and volatiles in the solar system are important for human exploration and habitation because they will provide essential high-energy, high-density fuels and feedstock for off-world manufactured goods and materials for construction.
The others are the Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) and the Clean Fuels programs.
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Meanwhile, on the state and local level, several developments signal a possible shift among mayors, governors and state legislatures toward energy policies that focus more on renewable fuels and conservation measures.
Without a more sustainable and balanced energy mix, the increase in fossil fuels will be appalling and costly, and the environmental effects devastating.
It is not an exaggeration to say that energy poverty fuels a cycle of poverty and death that can only be broken through access to affordable sources of modern energy particularly electricity.
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There is a host of tax credits for energy efficiency and alternative fuels.
There's also a fine showing from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the American Chemistry Council, the Alliance for Food and Energy (whose members include Archer Daniels Midland and the Renewable Fuels Association), an alliance of utilities supporting clean coal, and nice props for nuclear power from California Senator Barbara Boxer, Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley and House Majority Whip James Clyburn.
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