Sentences with phrase «about environmental consequences»

Economy vs. Environment: We've Heard This Before The debate that has surfaced in Nunavut is not unlike ongoing debates elsewhere regarding the development of coal, oil, and natural gas: Some Inuit argue in favor of the economic development that would result from mining, while others worry about the environmental consequences.

She decided to pursue cultured meat research after learning in her undergrad about the environmental consequences and animal welfare issues surrounding the animal agriculture industry.

They are willing to pay to have it and may not be thinking about the environmental consequences.»

The idea is simply to get people thinking about environmental consequences next time they buy a car.

Many experts say that concern about the environmental consequences of fracking and other new drilling technologies may be the biggest obstacle to the continued growth of this newfound domestic energy supply.

Not exact matches

If you're concerned about the potential impact of a Keystone spill, you should be concerned about the potential environmental consequences of not building the Keystone too.

For example, if Canadians considered more closely the environmental and social consequences of harvesting the oilsands, they might go about it differently than if they simply considered how much Alberta's economy will grow by exporting oil to the U.S..

«Canadians should be very apprehensive about the long - term economic and environmental consequences,» Peter Julian, the NDP's natural resources critic, said in a release.

And Barry Commoner issues a forceful warning about the eventual environmental consequences of the methodological program of resolving biology into physics and chemistry:

Widespread fear about the long - term consequences of these environmental changes seems entirely justified.

«We can not escape the fact that we can no longer throw away our rubbish without worrying about the environmental or financial consequences,» he said.

Much has been said about the global environmental, economic and leadership consequences of United States President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement but there is also a national security dimension.

Opposition to the convention has been fueled this year in large part by labor unions and environmental groups who worry about the consequences of opening up the constitution.

Deforestation has numerous untoward environmental consequences, including the release of carbon: about one sixth of global emissions are due to cleared or degraded forests.

«We are now seeing the potential long - term health consequences of introducing chemicals whose safety we know very little about,» said Jonathan Chevrier, an environmental health scientist at the University of California, Berkeley, who did not participate in the new study.

Studying populations of people — their family histories and genetics, health behaviors and health histories, and environmental exposures — can provide important information about the causes of cancer and its consequences.

Questions about sunscreen's true effectiveness and the environmental consequences of lathering our bodies in chemicals and then jumping in the ocean, lake, or river have forced us to pause and rethink our sun protection strategy.

Let's drop the quibbles about CO2 in isolation and talk about overall effects of these environmental manipulations, not excluding health and socioeconomic consequences as well.

Months after Harvey's floodwaters swamped Houston, the extent of the environmental assault is beginning to surface, while questions about the long - term consequences for human health remain unanswered.

It's all about the money, with no concern about the human and environmental consequences.

The theory of «man - made climate change» is an unsubstantiated hypothesis [about] our climate [which says it] has been adversely affected by the burning of fossil fuels in the last 100 years, causing the average temperature on the earth's surface to increase very slightly but with disastrous environmental consequences.

Kevin Sweeney, an environmental consultant who directed the project, spoke to Reuters» Deborah Zabarenko about the likely consequences, explaining that the most visible effect would be the browning of the country's «lush greens»:

A: Each year, scientists learn more about the consequences of global warming, and many agree that environmental, economic, and health consequences are likely to occur if current trends continue.

As tragic as the images of dead seabirds are, scientists studying the environmental consequences of the Gulf spill are most concerned about the effects on the ecosystem that could take years to begin showing up.

Such considerations can also be factors for socially responsible investors who are concerned about increased carbon emissions in the U.S. Investors, with more than $ 3 trillion in assets and who use an environmental, social and governance criteria, have been effective at encouraging companies to consider environmental consequences in their business decisions.

I would speculatively imagine that they did not share the Court's understanding about the consequences of not complying with the environmental and social standards included therein.

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