Fiscal Year 2000 Climate Change Budget Authorization Request: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment of the Committee on Science, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session, April 14, 1999, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1999 - 1457 pages |
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... percent of total U.S. production , came from coal seams , compared with only 41 billion cubic feet in 1988. The tax credit has also contributed to sustained development of natural gas from coal seams by promoting an improved ...
... percent of total U.S. production , came from coal seams , compared with only 41 billion cubic feet in 1988. The tax credit has also contributed to sustained development of natural gas from coal seams by promoting an improved ...
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... percent of auto sales in 1981 and 5.0 percent of light truck sales in 1982 . In 1997 , Volkswagen began offering a Jetta sedan with a turbocharged direct injection diesel engine ( 44.95 mpg ) in U.S. markets . Although the new diesel ...
... percent of auto sales in 1981 and 5.0 percent of light truck sales in 1982 . In 1997 , Volkswagen began offering a Jetta sedan with a turbocharged direct injection diesel engine ( 44.95 mpg ) in U.S. markets . Although the new diesel ...
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... percent of total transportation energy in 2010 and 0.53 percent in 2020. As a result , projected carbon emissions could be reduced by 0.9 million metric tons ( 0.14 percent ) in 2010 and by 3.9 million metric tons ( 0.56 percent ) in ...
... percent of total transportation energy in 2010 and 0.53 percent in 2020. As a result , projected carbon emissions could be reduced by 0.9 million metric tons ( 0.14 percent ) in 2010 and by 3.9 million metric tons ( 0.56 percent ) in ...
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... percent by 2030 and nearly 75 percent by 2100 . The fossil fuels - oil , natural gas , and coal - accounted for 75 percent of energy supply worldwide in 1995. The remainder was nuclear energy ( 6 percent ) , hydropower ( 6 percent ) ...
... percent by 2030 and nearly 75 percent by 2100 . The fossil fuels - oil , natural gas , and coal - accounted for 75 percent of energy supply worldwide in 1995. The remainder was nuclear energy ( 6 percent ) , hydropower ( 6 percent ) ...
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... percent of the world's population in 1995 , accounted for about 22 percent of the energy demand . As indicated in Table 1.1 , the dependence of U.S. energy supply on fossil fuels almost 85 percent - was even greater than that of the ...
... percent of the world's population in 1995 , accounted for about 22 percent of the energy demand . As indicated in Table 1.1 , the dependence of U.S. energy supply on fossil fuels almost 85 percent - was even greater than that of the ...
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