Sentences with phrase «by environmental resources»

Founded in 1996 as the GHG Registry by Environmental Resources Trust, ACR has 15 years of experience in the development of rigorous, science - based carbon offset standards and methodologies as well as in carbon offset issuance, serialization and transparent online transaction and retirement reporting.

Most recently, KabadiExpress raised Rs 1 crore (about $ 147,000) from a Delhi - based investor in June this year while e-waste management startup Karma Recycling raised an undisclosed amount in June last year from Infuse Ventures and Low Carbon Enterprise Fund, a fund managed by Environmental Resources Management Foundation.

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Chase says the environmental risks posed by climate change mean companies need to find «platforms for participation,» or ways to trade resources with one another to limit environmental drain.

For example, when it comes to environmental regulations, employees need to undergo training and certification that is often administered by human resources.

Over 2,500 initiatives and innovations have been honoured by the AEF since its inception in 1992 (they receive over 100 nominations every year), raising public awareness of environmental preservation as a necessary goal alongside economic growth and natural resource development.

The unanimous vote by the California Air Resources Board has the support of a number of top politicians in the state, including Gov. Jerry Brown and several mayors, all of whom have pledged to resist the President's potentially damaging environmental policies, the New York Times reports.

Using lifecycle analysis, a study conducted by Environment Canada and Natural Resources Canada found that while all forms of electricity generation have environmental impacts, solar PV technologies have fewer negative environmental impacts than traditional fossil - fuel - based electricity production.

The coalition against the pipeline is already challenging the first permit granted to ETP by the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources with a case filed by the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic, with a court date set for Jan. 4, 2018.

Canada might learn a thing or two about sustainable development by reading the Trans - Tasman Resources Marine Consent Decision issued by New Zealand's Environmental Protection Agency (NZ EPA) on the same day that Northern Gateway was approved.

Through process - driven research on financial and impact outcomes of investing and grant - making, Align enables its clients to use their resources to move the needle on the world's greatest environmental and social challenges by building investing and giving strategies that are aligned with its clients personal values.

Specific policies include encouraging job creation and innovation in the new energy economy; improving the fairness of employment standards (including re-establishing the National Minimum Wage; reversing «tax giveaways» to corporations; introducing and maintaining balanced budgets; protecting Canadians from «price gouging» by businesses; implementing income stabilization programs for farmers; promoting long - term economic and environmental sustainability of marine and forestry resources; and re-investing in education, skills training and apprenticeships to help Canadians succeed in the economy.

Clean technology companies can tap into a fast - growing global market expected to exceed $ 2 trillion per year by 2020, while resource and manufacturing firms can gain competitive ground by boosting their environmental performance and using energy and resources more efficiently.

TMX Group will contribute funding, resources and leading capital markets expertise to the Centre, and will also work to strengthen programs initiated by the Centre to mobilize private capital to tackle social and environmental problems.

In 2004, it was recognized as the top environmental education organization in North America, for its innovative year - round programs and educational resources, by the Washington - based North American Association for Environmental Education, the world's largest association of environmentenvironmental education organization in North America, for its innovative year - round programs and educational resources, by the Washington - based North American Association for Environmental Education, the world's largest association of environmentEnvironmental Education, the world's largest association of environmentalenvironmental educators.

In the third I discuss the philosophy of Whitehead and its environmental ethic as developed by Birch and Cobb as a potential resource for resolving this conflict.

Some turn to the East, particularly to Taoism; some to Native American perspectives and other primal traditions; some to emerging feminist visions; still others to neglected themes or traditions within the Western heritage, ranging from materials in Pythagorean philosophy to neglected themes in Plato to Leibniz or Spinoza; and still others to twentieth - century philosophers such as Heidegger or to philosophical movements such as the Deep Ecology movement.9 As one would expect in an age characterized by a split between religion and philosophy, few environmental philosophers turn to sources in the Bible or Christian theology for help, though some — Robin Attfield, for example — argue that Christian history has been wrongly maligned by environmental philosophers, and that it can serve as a better resource than some might expect (WTEE 201 - 230).

At least seven immense, interdependent threats to the quality of life on spaceship earth continue to escalate: the population explosion; the widening gulf between rich and poor nations; massive malnutrition (caused mainly by economic injustice, which produces maldistribution of available food); environmental pollution and degradation; the depletion of the irreplaceable resources of our finite planet; the growing threat of nuclear terrorism and eventual holocaust (with the equivalent of one and a half million Hiroshima - sized bombs in the arsenals of the world); and the worldwide tendency for the fruits of science and technology to be used without ethical responsibility.

Marshalling convincing scientific data, they tell us that the environmental degradation caused by massive pollution of air water and land, threatens the very life of earth — fast depletion of non renewal resources, indeed of species themselves, the thinning of the ozone layer that exposes all living creatures to the danger of radiation, the build up of gases creating the greenhouse effect, increasing erosion by the sea — all these are brought out through their research.

It is recognised that the negative impact of people on environment is the product of thee factors the total population, the amount of resources consumed by each person and the environmental destruction caused by each person.

Using the Bloomberg BNA audit tool to measure our performance against federal, state and local regulations, as well as gap analyses conducted by our EHS team at each of our sites every two years, we've established a consistent approach to how we allocate resources, assign responsibilities and evaluate our practices, procedures and processes to reduce our environmental footprint.

6 GL of Commonwealth environmental water was delivered by the South Australian Murray - Darling Basin Natural Resources Management Board to a number of important wetland sites through the South Australian Riverland.

The increased population size was likely a response to conservation efforts by the Natural Resources South Australian Murray - Darling Basin, including delivery of Commonwealth environmental water.

946 ML of Commonwealth environmental water was delivered by the South Australian Murray - Darling Basin Natural Resources Management Board to two sites in the South Australian Riverland.

This watering action will be managed by Nature Foundation South Australia in collaboration with local landholders, Bookpurnong - Lock 4 Environmental Association, Loxton Waikerie District Council, Loxton Bookpurnong Local Action Planning Group, SA Water and the South Australian Government's Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources.

Inputs should be reduced by reuse, recycling and efficient management of materials and energy in order to maintain and improve environmental quality and conserve resources.

The annual GEELA program is administered by the California Environmental Protection Agency and Resources Agency in partnership with the State and Consumer Services Agency.

Supply of limited resources is being further constrained by more severe and unpredictable climate events and more potent microbes, pests and diseases — causing food producers to more seriously consider the environmental life cycle impact of food production activities.

The annual GEELA program is administered by the California Environmental Protection Agency and the Natural Resources Agency, in partnership with the Department of Food and Agriculture, Business, Transportation and Housing Agency, California Integrated Waste Management Board, and the State and Consumer Services Agency.

Favre has 25 years of experience in natural resource management as an environmental engineer followed by various positions in sustainable agriculture.

«This is a proven environmental initiative by Cadia that demonstrates its concern to optimize conservation of water as a resourced shared with the broader community,» said CST Waste Water Solutions Managing Director Michael Bambridge.

CSWA Farm Plan Template: The CSWA Farm Plan template is based on the California Code of Sustainable Winegrowing Workbook, Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing, and the LandSmart ® for Vineyards Farm Plan, Version 4.0 developed by the Sonoma Resource Conservation District (RCD), Napa County RCD, Mendocino County RCD and Gold Ridge RCD in collaboration with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), land managers, and environmental agencies.

The U.S. goal to halve food loss and waste by 50 percent demonstrates America's leadership on a global level in getting wholesome food to people who need it, protecting our natural resources, cutting environmental pollution and promoting innovative approaches for reducing food loss and waste.

My Healthy School Sponsored by Kiwi magazine, this helpful website is dedicated to providing teachers, administrators, parents and students with resources on how to improve the health of schools across the country — with action plans for parents, suggested nutrition goals, advice for starting a school garden, and strategies to minimize environmental toxins.

Promotes socially responsible teaching in inclusive, safe, and healthy schools by providing money to assist teachers in developing and implementing violence - prevention, antiracist, multicultural, gender - equity, global, environmental, or peace resources, through the Ed May Social Responsibility Fund.

Ignorable, as I said, until that conclusion was seconded by no less an environmental hard - liner than Allen Hershkowitz of the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Now the Pierce Downer's Heritage Alliance, a local environmental group, has filed suit against the Village of Downers Grove and the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board, alleging that both agencies violated a section of the Illinois Natural Preservation Act by failing to consult with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to determine the project's ecological impact on the adjacent preserve.

Mass Audubon, the University of Rhode Island's Coastal Resources Center, and the Natural Capital Project recently received a $ 560,636 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to develop information on the human benefits provided by the Narragansett Bay watershed.

«It should be noted that the Governor and his environmental and energy resources team are trying to do what has not been accomplished — or even attempted — in other states that have permitted hydrofracking: to regulate hydrofracking such that the gas companies bear the full cost of production of their product, and not have their product «subsidized» by the degradation of the State's water, air and land resources.

They belong to all Americans and the public wants them preserved and protected, not sold off to multinational oil companies,» read the statement, which was signed by leaders of the Sierra Club, Natural Resources Defense Council, League of Conservation Voters and other environmental groups.

So far, Gabriel Resources has spent more than $ 400 million, but has been constantly thwarted by the mentioned environmental concerns over its use of cyanide.

In addition, according to the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, after the environmental clean - up costs and the repayment of loans taken out by Minvest from Gabriel Resources, the project would generate nowhere near the $ 4 billion claimed by RMGC, but instead bring «nothing to the region but a long term sentence to poverty.»

Since five communities in the Hudson Valley path of the Pilgrim Pipeline project have passed resolutions opposing it, further review by New York's Thruway Authority and Department of Environmental Conservation is a waste of resources, he said.

We are firmly committed to working with every sector of the environmental community and business community to ensure that the plan enacted by the Governor continues to reduce redundant regulations and enhances our ability to conserve our natural resources and beauty.»

The decision made by Natural Resources Minister Carl Sargeant to extend the grant funding for thirty one projects registered with Environment Wales until the end of March 2017, came following a persistent campaign, led by the Environmental groups and with backing from William Powell, Welsh Liberal Democrat Shadow Minister for the Environment.

Liz Moran, Water and Natural Resources Associate at Environmental Advocates of New York, says she grew up near the Valatie Kill and that the waterway is frequented by nearby residents.

Close Indian Point power plant by 2021 - Unit 2 Reactor to close April 2020 and Unit 3 Reactor April 2021 - End use of a plant with numerous safety violations - «Current Indian Point Employees will be Offered relocation and opportunities with other plants and utilities within the state; training in renewable technologies» - «Entergy will provide $ 15 million in funding for environmental and community benefits» - Cuomo is working on replacement resources so that there can be no cost increases in electricity after Indian Point closes More

Liz Moran, water and natural resources associate at Environmental Advocates of New York, said she was astonished by Marchione's actions.

While calling for a mobilization of «law enforcement resources to all threatened areas» to address the problem, they also called for an environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in various areas believed to be affected by Galamsey.

Ecologist and environmental policy analyst Raphael «Rafe» Sagarin (2002 - 03 Congressional Fellow sponsored by the Geological Society of America) was associate research scientist and adjunct assistant professor for the School of Natural Resources and the Environment at University of Arizona.

Edwards was nominated for the AAAS Scientific Freedom & Responsibility Award by Caren Cooper, a professor of forestry and environmental resources at North Carolina State University and assistant head of the Biodiversity Research Lab at North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.