These steps would also temper greenhouse-gas emissions. From Wordnik.com. [Greenhouse Simplicities] Reference
All this adds up to a massive impact on greenhouse-gas pollution. From Wordnik.com. [China is Going Green] Reference
OK, because that's a gradual reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions. From Wordnik.com. [McCain's Power Outage] Reference
China has surpassed the United States as the largest greenhouse-gas emitter. From Wordnik.com. [We’re In For Stormy Weather] Reference
We've got a lot of voluntary programs going on that address greenhouse-gas emissions. From Wordnik.com. [‘Too Nice to Get Ahead’?] Reference
Improper use of machinery can lead to oil spills and excess greenhouse-gas emissions. From Wordnik.com. [Green Lantern: Environmentally friendly jewelry includes synthetic gemstones] Reference
Samuelson suggests that the technology does not exist to cut global greenhouse-gas emissions. From Wordnik.com. [Time to Accept The Obvious] Reference
The Obama administration has announced the first-ever greenhouse-gas emissions limits for cars. From Wordnik.com. [EPA introduces first CO2 limits for cars] Reference
One of these is reducing greenhouse-gas emissions -- and it is one we all must work together to address. From Wordnik.com. [The High-Tech Reality Of Oil] Reference
Climate modelers assume the cause must be greenhouse-gas emissions because they have no other explanation. From Wordnik.com. [Why So Gloomy?] Reference
But the proposal could effect greenhouse-gas emissions, natural-resource use, and solid - or hazardous-waste generation. From Wordnik.com. [Appliance industry takes first step toward sustainability standards] Reference
Even in our corn efforts, we try and achieve at least a 50 percent reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions, relative to oil. From Wordnik.com. [Last Word: Vinod Khosla] Reference
To succeed in curbing greenhouse-gas emissions, for example, any "cap and trade" program must involve higher energy prices. From Wordnik.com. [First Things First, Mr. President] Reference
He called for a fee on carbon, to encourage the development of low-emissions technology and reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. From Wordnik.com. [Australian Campaign Remains Dead Heat] Reference
The most optimistic of the scenarios assumes rapid introduction of clean, efficient technologies to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. From Wordnik.com. [And For the Rest of the Century’s Weather….] Reference
But the commitment ratcheted up in 2003, when Xerox set an "energy challenge" to cut its greenhouse-gas emissions by 10 percent by 2012. From Wordnik.com. [The Paper Chasers] Reference
NEWSWEEK's Alexandra Gekas spoke by phone with Murkowski about reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and weaning the country from foreign oil. From Wordnik.com. [The Energy Conundrum] Reference
I think the country is really poised to make some major changes in our policies with regard to energy, for example greenhouse-gas emissions. From Wordnik.com. [An Unlikely Alliance] Reference
The Golden State had been trying to implement its own greenhouse-gas emissions rules, which would have required cars to get 37.5 mpg by 2020. From Wordnik.com. [EPA introduces first CO2 limits for cars] Reference
Last week a bill to limit greenhouse-gas emissions from motor vehicles in California was approved by the State Assembly and landed before Gov. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
All told, bringing meat from the pasture to the griddle produces 18 percent of global greenhouse-gas emissions, according to the United Nations. From Wordnik.com. [The Cow Turns Green] Reference
So you are going after the federal government on two fronts: reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and increasing vehicle fuel-efficiency standards?. From Wordnik.com. [Jerry Brown Has a Head of Steam] Reference
Heating and cooling homes and buildings account for 40 percent of the United States 'energy demand and 50 percent of its greenhouse-gas emissions. From Wordnik.com. [The Quickest Route to Green] Reference
He says the government needs to balance the need to lower utility bills with the plan to meet its obligations for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. From Wordnik.com. [Renewables Investors Fear Withdrawal of Subsidies] Reference
In this era of global warming, it is inoperative, because the whole point of controlling greenhouse-gas emissions is to do something about the weather. From Wordnik.com. [Let’s Just Call It ‘Cap and Tax’] Reference
It is Russia's great fortune that the Kyoto Protocol's ceiling for greenhouse-gas emissions is pegged to 1990 levels -- the Soviet Union's last full year. From Wordnik.com. [CLEAN MONEY] Reference
No one is certain how sharp the cuts in greenhouse-gas emissions need to be, but the best guess is a reduction of 80 percent below current levels by 2050. From Wordnik.com. [How to Fix a Climate Emergency] Reference
That's 500 fewer generators than what's typically been used at recent past Olympics and could result in a 90 percent reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions. From Wordnik.com. [By the Numbers: Planners of 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games seek gold medal for green and sustainability efforts] Reference
The system, which gives greenhouse-gas emission credits away free of charge, could lead to a €34 billion gain for Germany's coal-reliant power generators. From Wordnik.com. [Save The Planet, Lose The Guilt] Reference
That could dent the hopes of supporters of Proposition 23, a November ballot measure that would suspend California's landmark law to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. From Wordnik.com. [Vital Signs] Reference
So if the big automakers are forced to manufacture cars for California that have lower greenhouse-gas emissions, they might as well do it for the rest of the country. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
But I did want to know why my countrymen keep buying them, even as we earn other nations 'scorn for leading the world in greenhouse-gas emissions and fuel consumption. From Wordnik.com. [Get Outta My Way!] Reference
Anderson is an outspoken advocate for controlling greenhouse-gas emissions, and his fellow CEO suggested he must have been possessed by the spirit of an environmentalist. From Wordnik.com. [Going Green] Reference
At a climate meeting in Berlin this spring, Nobelist Paul Crutzen and colleagues raised serious concerns that pollution is masking the full impact of greenhouse-gas emissions. From Wordnik.com. [Zeroing In On Climate Change] Reference
"Kyoto has been great for selecting projects that do a really good job of curbing greenhouse-gas emissions, but they don't always do so well at abating poverty," says Wurster. From Wordnik.com. [Turning Carbon into Cash] Reference
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