Sentences with phrase «about ecological»

The report assesses the growing number of programs available in Quebec aimed at homeowners and buyers who are concerned about the ecological impact of a property they live in or are seeking to buy.

PIS Rerun: Dr. Kirk Honda talks about ecological systems and child development.

These stories provide information about an Indigenous nation's territory through knowledge of use patterns and observations about ecological systems and past events that have occurred through thousands of years of occupation.

Producing ecosystem entirely in the US was not just about ecological footprint, it was about constructing a business using American dollars that stay in America.

You can investigate footprints over time, in which case you're going to be talking about ecological debts.

Amid contemporary scenarios of potential climatic catastrophes and global warming that might be imagined to bring a new ice age, the powerful image of the Gulf Stream rising from the Florida Straits and flowing to the north Atlantic inevitably provokes questions about its ecological significance and whether it might ever stop.

The SRI industry uses a variety of excuses for why it generally continues to support fossil fuels, or to prefer natural gas over oil as a «better» option, but the primary rationale seems to be one of doing less harm or favoring financial return rather than being truly concerned about ecological or human welfare.

The application of the precautionary principle in response to fears about ecological catastrophe is not the result of politically - neutral, objective calculation.

During a Friday, Feb. 29, 2008 public comment meeting before the Pine Plains (Dutchess County) Planning Board, Scenic Hudson's Dr. Michael Klemens spoke out about the ecological impacts of the Durst housing development proposed for an important wildlife area along the Pine Plains - Milan border.

The extension of the permit period from five years has raised concerns among environmentalists about the ecological effects of the growing wind industry.

Some stakeholders may be very concerned about the ecological risks an option poses, while other stakeholders may be very concerned about the costs to the general economy, while others may be very concerned about the equity issues.

You know, the truly astonishing thing is that we hear that phrase (that we can't afford to do anything about our ecological overshoot because there are so many hungry peoplle) all the time, yet those are the same people who are strictly against what they call «wealth redistribution» and who are all for «globalization» and «free markets», the resukt of which over the last few decades has been that the gap between rich and poor has only gotten bigger and bigger.

Commenting generally, Vuille sees a disconnect between scientists and water authorities in how they think about ecological changes.

Fulfill your pledge by telling your friends on social media about your Ecological Footprint and Earth Overshoot Day.

Learning to deal with the complexity of modern life, thinking about ecological alternatives that are balanced with the environment is our biggest challenge,» says Naresh Ramchandani, co-founder of The Green Thing.

A member of the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF), the Philippines has been leading the charge down that path since learning about the Ecological Footprint methodology a couple of years ago.

«When people think about climate change, most of the time they're thinking about ecological or economic consequences,» Marzeion told Live Science.

My question is not about biomass of forests (which is so far helping us by increasing) but about ecological health.

Create your own activity: Email us at [email protected] to tell us what you will do about your Ecological Footprint.

There are a lot of unknowns about the ecological effects of ocean - based renewable energy.

The people, not the politicians will ultimately make the changes necessary to effectively bring about an ecological balance and global sustainability.

Lauren Birney: City students benefit enormously from an increased awareness about their ecological place.

Insufficent refs from credible scientific papers to make such «claims» about ecological catastrophe and extinctions?

I quit eating meat fifteen years ago after learning about the ecological issues related to meat - eating and animal slaughter.

Or suggest the only reason they're making a living is because «they're undereducated about the ecological value of the forest» or that ecotourism is the only solution we should allow them.

Jenifer Wightman is a science - based conceptual artist who employs scientific tropes to incite curiosity about ecological phenomena.

Make sure you stop by the Centro Ecologico Akumal, which is doing great work educating tourists and locals alike about ecological protection of Akumal's unique marine environment.

During the Parks Conservancy's intensive, six - week summer internship program (supported by our Park Stewardship team), high school students participate in service projects across the Golden Gate National Parks, learn about ecological and restoration sciences, and develop career and leadership skills.

«Feral cats evoke hot debates about ecological issues, individual cat welfare, human responsibilities, intercat disease transmission, humaneness, zoonosis control, and management and dissolution of unowned cats.»

I have always been concerned about the ecological situation in my town, as it hurts to see how my beloved city Continue reading

Introduce your students to the message that when we take care of the earth, it can take care of us with this roundup of recent titles that will help raise awareness about ecological issues.

Revision sheet for students to think about the ecological sampling required practical.

The SDGs demand that we are honest with ourselves about our ecological and social footprint!

Martha Stewart and guest singer Julio Iglesias stuff figs with blue cheese, wrap them in prosciutto, and cook them on the grill, and they talk about his ecological work.

Combined with knowledge about the ecological distribution of modern magnetotactic bacteria, this finding suggests that biogeochemical changes during the PETM led to the development of enlarged suboxic zones in the sediments of the Atlantic Coastal Plain.

Come learn how drones are being used to detect environmental hazards such as gas leaks and airborne disease microbes, how planes equipped with sensors can tell us about ecological change and how DIY sensors placed in homes by journalists generate data and stories about the impact of heat waves.

, most people talk about ecological impacts on the native fauna.

Re # 31 and others I have wondered about the ecological effects of anthropogenic climate change (ACC) also.

Although the study is interesting, says Eric Dinerstein, a biologist with the World Wildlife Fund in Washington, D.C., he argues that information about the ecological roles of subspecies may be an even more important criterion than genetic makeup in designing conservation strategies.

This first step is crucial because without exact species classifications or knowledge about the ecological surroundings it is rather difficult to find specific organisms in the complex marine habitat.

The work is the latest volley in a long - running debate about the ecological role of whales and how their return to the oceans may affect global fisheries that face myriad threats.

Co-author Emma J. Rosi - Marshall, a freshwater ecologist at the Cary Institute, comments, «We have every reason to suspect that the release of stimulants to aquatic environments is on the rise across the globe, yet little is known about the ecological consequences of this pollution.

«Knowing how parasites are transmitted tells us about the ecological connections within an ecosystem,» said Daniel Brooks, an emeritus professor at the University of Toronto.

«I have concerns about the ecological impact that climate change has on our planet, especially as it relates to rising sea - levels,» Curbelo said in a statement to ClimateWire.

There may be some concern about ecological implications, but there is really not much going on there in that respect either, so in a way, you know, if you fly off west [to] California, you go over these areas where you look down [from] the plane [and] there seems to be nothing; well, there really is nothing.

This most often includes controversies about ecological and quality standards, protectionism and competition.

As the world celebrates World Environment Day on June 5, WABA would like to remind everyone about the ecological benefits of breastfeeding and that the practice of bottle feeding including the production of breastmilk substitutes and baby foods are non - renewable products that create ecological damage at every stage of their production, distribution and use.

Read more about Ecological Responsibility and Love of Nature on our resource page.

In our workshops, we utilize local habitats to learn about ecological principles, local habitats, and species identification and how to teach these lessons in the classroom through a hands - on, and inquiry driven approach.

Something interesting to those who are concerned about the ecological impact of their foods is the fact that whey is actually a cheese - byproduct.