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Not exact matches
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance,
cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain
cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential
for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the
cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences
for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals
for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand
for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price
for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and
environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the
cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate
for our additional capital needs or
for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to
higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other
cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected
costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions
for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
Whelan: The financial case
for sustainability is the
high correlation between good
environmental and social governance performance in a company and good stock performance, lower
cost of capital and better operational performance.
«Our research teams work hard to develop systems
for higher yields in our efforts combine to net maximum product
for minimal
cost and
environmental impact.
Alistair Darling, the Chancellor, had already written to regulator OFGEM, amid fears it marks the first of many energy bill increases throughout this year creating further misery
for householders, all blamed the rise on the «soaring
cost» of wholesale energy,
higher distribution
costs and increased
environmental obligations.
Co-author Dr Iain Staffell, from the Centre
for Environmental Policy, said: «This tool allows us to combat one of the biggest uncertainties in the future energy system, and use real data to answer questions such as how electricity storage could revolutionise the electricity generation sector, or when
high - capacity home storage batteries linked to personal solar panels might become
cost - effective.»
Higher prices can be justified as a way to compensate farmers
for providing ecosystem services and avoiding
environmental damage or external
costs.
«We make bad decisions all the time,» says Sabine Marx, associate director at the Center
for Research on
Environmental Decisions at Columbia University, thanks to incomplete information or other barriers to action, like
high up - front
costs for things like insulation.
From classrooms and offices through to sporting halls and playgrounds, Tennant provides
high performance equipment that can help reduce your
cost to clean, enhance your school's image and improve
environmental health and safety
for your students, staff and visitors.
100 % Internalization of
environmental costs for the full life - cycle of products; this includes full insurance
costs for greatest expectable accidents in case of
high - risk technologies.
The
highest markup is
for nitrogen in your tires; it
costs the dealer, at most, $ 5 per tire, but is often presented as an
environmental charge.
If we demand our pets eat the same cuts of meats as humans, we are competing
for valuable resources and the
environmental costs of animal production are
high.
A project led by graduate students at the Bren School of
Environmental Science and Management at the University of California, Santa Barbara with support from the Institute
for Energy Efficiency untangles the real
cost of purchasing a
high efficiency vehicle.
Suffice to say that when you factor in all of the government subsidies and «externalities» (increased health
costs from respiratory sickness,
environmental degradation, etc; the stuff that we all have to pay
for maybe not from our wallets but in our tax returns), the true price of fossil fuels is much, much
higher than any individual or company pays.
Among the resources that can provide the operational support needed
for high levels of renewable penetration in our energy mix, I think natural gas strikes the best balance between
cost and
environmental impact.
Hall, who wasn't involved in Hughes» study, thinks the EROI
for oil sands would fall closer to 1:1 if the tar sands» full life cycle — including transportation, refinement into
higher quality products, end use efficiency and
environmental costs — was taken into account.
«The end result is a methodology that balances concerns of commercial operability,
environmental integrity and
cost, all of which are crucial
for high - quality projects to be developed on a scale that will have an impact.»
For example, the
environmental degradation from «acid rain» caused by
high levels of Sulfur emissions, the economic impact of global warming, the health damage to humans from air and water pollution (from particulate matter and mercury), all are measurable with an economic
cost to society.
High Volume Fly Ash cement is currently considered «novel» with a relatively small share of the market (CEMBUREAU, 2013); however, blended cements account
for over 70 % of market share because of
cost savings and
environmental benefits (Freedonia Group, 2011).
Some Salvadoran elites, in a ruthless quest
for wealth, ignored the
high environmental and social
costs of mining, impacts that fall mainly on the less fortunate.
The research needs that have
high priority in establishing the technical,
environmental, and economic feasibility of large - scale capture and disposal of CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- from electric power plants are: (1) survey and assess the capacity,
cost, and location of potential depleted gas and oil wells that are suitable CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- repositories (with the cooperation of the oil and gas industry); (2) conduct research on the feasibility of ocean disposal, with objectives of determining the
cost, residence time, and
environmental effects
for different methods of CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- injection; (3) perform an in - depth survey of knowledge concerning the feasibility of using deep, confined aquifers
for disposal and, if feasible, identify potential disposal locations (with the cooperation of the oil and gas industry); (4) evaluate, on a common basis, more» system and design alternatives
for integration of CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- capture systems with emerging and advanced technologies
for power generation; and prepare a conceptual design, an analysis of barrier issues, and a preliminary
cost estimate
for pipeline networks necessary to transport a significant portion of the CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- to potentially feasible disposal locations.
Ignoring the huge
environmental impact of exploration, spillages, refining and usage of oil
for a second... We have to import vast amounts of oil from all over the world, some from particularly unstable areas, at a
high financial
cost.
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The county has pushed
for years
for the wind turbines industry that was an experiment, that failed and caused
environmental problems that never were solved, along with the
high cost to electric customers.
It is likely to lead to
higher energy
costs for many years and quite possibly inferior
environmental choices.
«
Environmental Accounting
for Pollution in the United States Economy» creates a framework
for calculating the air pollution externalities of industries, called «gross external damages» (GED), and estimates that coal creates roughly $ 53 billion in damages a year - a
cost that is over twice as
high as the market price of the electricity.
For example, these organizations are not sufficiently candid about: * The high costs of wind energy; * The added costs of wind energy due to its need for backup generating capacity from traditional energy sources because of the intermittence, variability and unpredictability of wind energy; * The absence of transmission capacity in remote areas where windmills might otherwise be acceptable; * The extent to which wind developers» costs are being shifted to taxpayers and electric customers and hidden in their tax and electric bills; * Scenic impairment and other adverse environmental, health and safety impac
For example, these organizations are not sufficiently candid about: * The
high costs of wind energy; * The added
costs of wind energy due to its need
for backup generating capacity from traditional energy sources because of the intermittence, variability and unpredictability of wind energy; * The absence of transmission capacity in remote areas where windmills might otherwise be acceptable; * The extent to which wind developers» costs are being shifted to taxpayers and electric customers and hidden in their tax and electric bills; * Scenic impairment and other adverse environmental, health and safety impac
for backup generating capacity from traditional energy sources because of the intermittence, variability and unpredictability of wind energy; * The absence of transmission capacity in remote areas where windmills might otherwise be acceptable; * The extent to which wind developers»
costs are being shifted to taxpayers and electric customers and hidden in their tax and electric bills; * Scenic impairment and other adverse
environmental, health and safety impacts.
Extreme sea weather conditions increase risks
for fish stocks and pose
higher socio - economic risk and
environmental cost for coastal cities, infrastructures, and maritime industries.
Energy
costs and
environmental concerns rank
highest on the list of reasons
for such unprecedented support.
There is a price, a
higher price to that, and not just
for the certification but because when you're producing tea leaves or other agricultural goods and aren't using the cheap chemical pesticides, you have to find another way to do that, so those prices are incorporated, but you aren't getting the other externalities priced in there; you aren't seeing the
environmental costs associated with non-organics.
Environmental Protection Minister Gideon Ezra recently announced that he is canceling his participation in the conference, citing the
high cost of providing security
for his entourage in Indonesia.
So in addition to that recession, they write: «When a company has to pay
for its direct ecological impact, compliance with
environmental regulations, and
higher energy
costs — or even, in some cases, its reputation as a polluter and lawsuits that arise from its un-green practices — its stock price can plummet.»
Environmental disasters, such as the offshore spill in Santa Barbara and the water quality problems in Flint, Michigan, coupled with more aggressive government regulation (prior to 2017), have also led insurance companies to demand higher premiums and deductibles, and to refuse types of coverage that used to be routinely available, such as «cost - cap» environmental coverage, which protects against cost overruns for the remediation of po
Environmental disasters, such as the offshore spill in Santa Barbara and the water quality problems in Flint, Michigan, coupled with more aggressive government regulation (prior to 2017), have also led insurance companies to demand
higher premiums and deductibles, and to refuse types of coverage that used to be routinely available, such as «
cost - cap»
environmental coverage, which protects against cost overruns for the remediation of po
environmental coverage, which protects against
cost overruns
for the remediation of polluted sites.
You will likely have the seen the headlines which accompanied the decision taken by the
High Court in September to re-instate fixed
costs for disputes in planning
environmental cases — overturning rules introduce by the Ministry of Justice in February.
Bicycling officials believe that numerous factors have led to a greater number of riders on the streets of American cities and that some of them include
higher fuel
costs, difficulty parking automobiles, desire
for exercise, an
environmental concern about carbon footprints, and the increased practicality of biking in communities that have bike - friendly areas.
Some elements of a quality program — such as teacher background checks and
environmental standards — are clearly worth the
cost from a health and safety perspective.32 Others, such as low ratios and small group sizes, allow
for high - quality, developmentally appropriate interactions that have a direct impact on the socio - emotional, language, and brain development of young children.
The past few years have been good
for many large apartment owners, despite
high costs for construction and other barriers they often cite as issues to getting new units, such as lack of available land,
environmental regulation and community opposition to new dwellings.
The benefits of green homes include: • Lower operational
costs than conventional homes due to greater energy and water efficiency, which can result in lower utility bills; •
High quality construction, since green label requirements
for building materials and techniques often go beyond standard building codes; • More comfortable and stable indoor temperatures; • Healthier indoor air quality; and • Other features that reduce
environmental impact such as proximity to parks, shops and transit.