Sentences with phrase «island residents rely»

«Many tropical island residents rely heavily on the oceans for their daily meals.

With less mass transit options than other boroughs, Staten Island residents rely heavily on driving, and 82 percent of households in the borough own at least one car.

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In its reporting of the brouhaha, the New York Observer cited http://observer.com/2014/07/staten-island-gop-leader-warns-recchia-will-rely-on-brooklyn-housing-project-votes/ political observers who said they believe that Recchia will have to rely on votes from housing project residents on Staten Island's north shore and in Brooklyn, who tend to be minorities and tend to vote Democratic, if he wants to win in November.

Island residents in particular, such as those living in Hawaii and Puerto Rico, are disproportionately affected by the Jones Act, as they rely heavily on maritime transportation.

The California drought isn't over everywhere: Residents and visitors to Catalina Island have to rely mostly on desalination and bottled water after the island's main reservoir has become depleted because of severe drought condiIsland have to rely mostly on desalination and bottled water after the island's main reservoir has become depleted because of severe drought condiisland's main reservoir has become depleted because of severe drought conditions.

The wind farm will be able to provide 90 percent of the electricity needs of the island, located three miles off the coast of Rhode Island, replacing diesel generators the island's residents have relied on untiisland, located three miles off the coast of Rhode Island, replacing diesel generators the island's residents have relied on untiIsland, replacing diesel generators the island's residents have relied on untiisland's residents have relied on until now.