Labour councils he insisted could still make a difference by paying people a living wage, protecting services and putting pressure on energy companies to reduce their bills.
Specifically, Greenpeace says, Apple should pressure Duke Energy, which it says provides power to its North Carolina data center, to produce energy by cleaner means and to end its "mountaintop coal removal operations" from Apple's supply chain.
Although, with plentiful oil and natural gas in the US, the pressure on energy conservation has eased a bit it is clear that there is a finite amount of accessible energy available and conservation of energy is important to preserve these assets for future generations.
With regulatory pressure increasing on energy hogs like data centers, the landlord with the best monitoring systems has the edge.
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During the accumulation season, sublimation is reduced because of a low gradient of vapour pressure and the energy supplied by radiation is directly consumed by melting, explaining why discharge is high.
Weak interest rates could spur the U.S. economy, lifting oil demand, and they could also depress the value of the dollar, which would also put upward pressure on American energy costs.
This week there was talk that Grover Norquist mooted the concept of swapping a carbon tax for a reduced income tax, a position he summarily reversed the following day under pressure from the energy lobby.
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Expectations of sustained upward pressure on global energy prices have presented the Nigerian government with an opportunity to extract greater returns from existing operations while betting that IOCs will still be interested in investing to meet rampant market demand.
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Meanwhile, the McCain campaign made fun of Obama's energy proposal Monday by distributing tire pressure gauges reading "Obama's energy plan" to McCain's traveling press corps.
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The planet is getting richer as well as more crowded, and the pressure to produce more energy will become acute long before the end of the century.
In the now ever-present debates over energy policies, pressure for tougher automotive fuel efficiency standards has elicited an intriguing response from the creative Rep. Dingell, D-Mich.
But when she returned to the U.S., she says, the president under pressure from Republican senators from energy-producing states reversed a campaign pledge to cap carbon emissions.
And as for the fourth quarter, Mittal says deliveries and prices will be slightly up, while cost of sales will also rise due to increased pressure on the cost of energy.
Several green pressure groups, and even some energy and power company bosses, think that the whole idea is unworkable.
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With many nations increasingly focused on the notion of energy independence, the pressure to increasingly extract all useful local resources is also increasing.
At a minimum, ending American investors' unwitting support for the activities of foreign firms active in Sudan would likely catalyze constructive pressure on Khartoum from its overseas energy partners.
Over the past 12 months the share price of Vestas has collapsed almost 60%, and despite a short-lived rally in September, remains under pressure as fears surrounding the green energy sector continue to weigh.
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The opposition party will put pressure on the government to tackle energy insecurity through investment in renewable energy, and investment in developing the 'green skills' of the Welsh construction sector, as laid out in a recent paper 'Skills for Eco-Refurbishment'.
Rising energy prices are putting pressure on American wholesalers to try to raise prices, data for May showed Tuesday, but with the housing market mired in post- subprime doldrums and creating a drag on the overall economy, it will be increasingly difficult to make them stick.
If you really want to reduce energy consumption, extreme social pressure is the way to do it, says Prof Anderson.
Beijing is under pressure to embrace more environmentally-friendly energy supplies to reduce pollution levels across the country and set a lead in the global fight against climate change.
Higher domestic energy costs will add inflationary pressure to prices.
Yet rather than work through back channels or phase in the price increases, it briefly cut off Ukraine's energy supply and began reducing pressure in transmission lines that carry supplies to western Europe.
Wales struggled to keep possession as well as they did in the first half, but captain Davies and left wing-back Chris Gunter showed great energy levels to relieve some pressure by darting down the flanks.
The draft legislation comes after months of debate and failed proposals, including retroactive cuts to investment agreements, a full halt in new subsidies for renewable energy projects and a variable tax rate on energy production that sank under pressure from wind and solar sectors already struggling to survive.
Companies active in Russia's energy sector have come under political pressure in the past.
If energy prices remain near current levels, greater stability in the costs of producing non-energy goods and services will reduce pressure on core inflation over time.
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