The letter concludes: "We urge you to say 'no' to the plan proposed by the Canadian-based company TransCanada to build the Keystone XL, and to turn your attention back to supporting renewable sources of energy and clean transportation solutions.
"A move away from fossil fuels can't happen overnight, and it's important to support "better" sources of energy even as we look to alternatives". Bennett Freeman, Calvert's senior vice president for sustainability, said McKibben's call for divesting was valid – "but there's not just one valid approach".
The pro-oil California Energy Service and Supply Assn., largely made up of oil industry-related businesses, "wholeheartedly supports alternative sources of energy and conservation," said its president, Zella Rushing of H&H; Tool Co.
Oil, known as the lifeblood of industry, is a strategic raw material as well as a major source of energy supporting economic and social development (Karl 2007).
Broken circles represent sources and technologies that are only used for some groups of buildings, or only service a smaller part of the demand, supporting the main sources of energy.
A commercial running here on Thursday morning highlighting Mr. McCain's votes against incentives for alternative energy misleadingly asserts he supports tax breaks for "one source of energy: oil companies".
A commercial running here on Thursday morning highlighting Mr. McCain's votes against incentives for alternative energy misleadingly asserts he supports tax breaks for "one source of energy: oil companies". Mr. McCain's proposed corporate tax break would cover all companies, including those developing new sources of power.
"Do we have the resolve to embrace Chicago's wealthy community... and support them as a focal source of energy that fuels the school reform movement with their money?
While others sometimes assist parents (e.g., extended family, support services), the main source of energy for the family is time and the tag team.
He says the structure could also be a source of energy creation, supporting solar panels and rain water collection.
