Many Senate Republicans--especially in the Southeast where wind power is scarce--aren't comfortable with the "renewable portfolio standard" mandating utilities provide a minimum amount of clean energy production.
Pauline Marois, the new premier of Quebec, made waves in the mining industry with comments saying she would initiate a minimum 5% royalty on metal production as well as impose a 30% tax on mining earnings above a certain level during the election campaign.
The small amount of energy and water needed to grow the vegetables, and the close proximity to the consumer, means that C02 emitted in production and transportation is kept to a minimum.
In the absence of the Keystone XL pipeline, there are no currently available alternatives for moving this large additional quantity of production to market, and at a minimum any such alternatives would be expected to have higher costs.
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The new 122MW plant is scheduled to go into production in the second quarter of this year, and will supply power for a minimum of two years.
At a minimum, Turkey and Egypt will be at a relative disadvantage, as Israel pursues a natural gas production zone not tied to the distribution network of the former and ultimately will reduce imports from the latter.
The combination of plentiful monsoon rains and high minimum purchase prices for wheat and rice means the country is forecasting an all-time-high grain production of 250.42 million tons in the crop year ending June 30.
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