Environmental concerns shaped his eventual decision, drawing criticism from those backing the pipeline and calling for greater US energy independence.
The renewable fuel standard (RFS) mandates that a portion of the fuel supply be composed of an alternative fuel, in this case advanced biofuels (similar to the RFS included in the US Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which gradually phases in biofuels over 15 years).
This dimension of security will be achieved by us when we have energy independence and when both of us act effectively for stability and peace in different regions of the world.
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Invest in the industry that will lead us to energy independence and help keep our national defenses strong.
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This would provide us with the independence that is necessary to make holistic changes to our Medicaid program that would best serve Medicaid populations.
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Which candidate will lead us to energy independence through the development of our own domestic resources, rather than continuing to kneel to OPEC and other foreign oil suppliers?
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"He should be remembered as one of the most effective legislators in the history of the US Senate, a symbol of the strength and independence of the US legislature, " said the party's leader David Cameron.
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We seek to fully deregulate natural gas to bring on new supplies and bring us closer to energy independence.
Silly Dr. Hakim and silly us, pursuing economic independence and meaningful work.
Within the next two decades the US will achieve energy independence, and the size of urban populations around the world will rise sharply, the report says.
Most of us Americans, fortunate enough to enjoy a middle-class or higher upbringing, are born into environments households, churches, schools, sports teams and other associations that breed into us a sense of independence and empowerment.
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And you keep us moving towards energy independence.
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Thus, Mr. Fernandez explained that the regional integration of Latin America, the US loss of control over Venezuela and Bolivia's energy resources, and Brazil and Argentina's increasing independence from (US) economic manipulation, has made America uneasy.
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"John McCain's support of the moratorium on offshore drilling during his first presidential campaign was certainly laudable, but his decision to completely change his position and tell a group of Houston oil executives exactly what they wanted to hear today was the same Washington politics that has prevented us from achieving energy independence for decades, " he said.
They will have to draw their own conclusions about the meanings the words of the Declaration of Independence have for us today.
For Israel, Kosovo's US-backed declaration of independence should be a source of alarm great enough to require a rethinking of foreign policy.
Kosovo's US-backed declaration of independence is deeply troubling.
Most airlines and airports are only too happy to help travellers in wheelchairs but sometimes fail to spot what is going to make life harder for us, or more often what is likely to rob us of our dignity and independence, like kettling all disabled passengers into a sort of roped-off "disabled ghetto" or bending over us and speaking very, very slowly.
The US said any move to recognise independence of the two regions would be contrary to international law.
Combined, these steps have helped put us on a path to greater energy independence.
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And he stressed that Cuba was determined to defend its independence in the face of the US embargo.
The role of government: Look behind us -- the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.
Supporters of Mr Abbas argue that the peace process fostered by the US and other Quartet nations was meant to deliver independence by this month, only the UN Security Council can endorse fully fledged membership, and that two years of stalemate in negotiations with Israel have produced intense frustration among Palestinians.
Both of us are known for probably at times regrettable streak of independence.
Kosovo had been overseen by a group made up of 23 EU countries, the US and Turkey since 2008, when it unilaterally declared independence from Serbia.
Responding to the parliamentary vote, the US state department said recognition of the two provinces' independence would be "a violation of Georgian territorial integrity" and "inconsistent with international law".
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