Sentences with phrase «causing environmental harm»

Section 103 of the Ontario Environmental Bill of Rights eliminates the «special damage» requirement for claims in public nuisance causing environmental harm.

Developing technologies that will allow economic growth to continue without causing environmental harm will be necessary as long as this «iron law» holds true.

It's a natural exfoliant that works without irritating skin in the slightest or causing environmental harm.

The rules mark the first time the federal government has stepped in to enact protections to limit risks posed by a technology that has been both criticized for causing environmental harm and credited with making the nation one of the leading producers of oil and gas.

They also asked voters if they thought the process of high volume hydraulic fracturing would cause environmental harm — and 50 % said yes they thought there would be environmental damage.

Ever since its discovery in 1985, the springtime ozone hole over Antarctica has been an insistent reminder of humankind's ability to cause environmental harm.

For instance, the treaty allows countries to refuse to import GMOs based on a «precautionary principle» — that is, even without «sufficient scientific evidence» that the products could cause environmental harm or threaten human health.

The synthetics they're made from cause environmental harm and are more prone to greenwashing (more on that here).

I just want to know what I'm doing so I use it responsibly and don't cause environmental harm or waste money.

Not exact matches

Patagonia, for instance, aspires to «build the best product, cause no unnecessary harm, use business to inspire and implement solutions to the environmental crisis.»

This woman and her Fascist Right wing Nazis need to sit in prison for their crimes against humanity because I am not the only one these cold blooded lying murders did this to, and they deliberately will not have anyone obey Court Orders and get me Medical Records together, and get me Medical Doctors to address my Medical Concerns, and get all my Doctors on the same page, because they intended all along on messing up my Medical records while causing me serious medical harm, and then letting me die from Medical Neglect so that they could falsely blame me or environmental factors and they even have the Police deliberate to refuse to investigate why they removed Tests from my Medical Records that showed the harm that they caused.

In order to comply with the general environmental duty and protect the environmental values in the Lower Balonne under the Queensland Environmental Protection Act 1994 (EP Act), reasonable and practicable measures to prevent or minimise environmental harm caused by prescribed water contaminants environmental duty and protect the environmental values in the Lower Balonne under the Queensland Environmental Protection Act 1994 (EP Act), reasonable and practicable measures to prevent or minimise environmental harm caused by prescribed water contaminants environmental values in the Lower Balonne under the Queensland Environmental Protection Act 1994 (EP Act), reasonable and practicable measures to prevent or minimise environmental harm caused by prescribed water contaminants Environmental Protection Act 1994 (EP Act), reasonable and practicable measures to prevent or minimise environmental harm caused by prescribed water contaminants environmental harm caused by prescribed water contaminants should occur.

Unfortunately, the Hawaiian Islands are among the endangered species capitals of the world and the deer pose an environmental threat, causing harm by overgrazing mountain slopes, damaging critical riparian areas, and introducing invasive plant species.

Breastfeeding is safe for normal growth and development; not breastfeeding because of environmental pollutants will cause needless harm to infants.

«The Governor is evaluating all options, including legislation, the state's authority to review coastal consistency, and other legal challenges to prevent the egregious environmental and economic harm the federal government's proposal would cause.»

Enacting this legislation would put people out of work — work that is permitted by the Department of Environmental Conservation and causes no demonstrated environmental harm, in order to effectuate a moratorium that is principally symbolic,» Governor PEnvironmental Conservation and causes no demonstrated environmental harm, in order to effectuate a moratorium that is principally symbolic,» Governor Penvironmental harm, in order to effectuate a moratorium that is principally symbolic,» Governor Paterson said.

Since it was discovered in 1985, the Antarctic ozone hole has been a potent symbol of humankind's ability to cause unintended environmental harm.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, responding to scientists» concerns, will now study whether low doses of hormonelike chemicals cause human harm

Environmental groups argued that the logging wouldn't defeat the beetle and would cause more harm than good.

Part of the reason is EPA is only considering the domestic cost of methane emissions in its calculations, a fact that critics say severely underestimates the global environmental harm caused by the gas.

Customers who believed strongly in environmental causes were less angry, expressed guilt at the thought of harming the coffee shop, and felt they might return in the future despite the poor service.

For example, in response to questions about whether certain environmental chemicals may interfere with the endocrine system and cause negative effects, government and scientific bodies have been working to distinguish between whether a substance is merely endocrine active, or whether, under certain exposure scenarios, a substance goes beyond a simple interaction that is reversible and causes no harm to one that results in adverse health effects — endocrine disruption.

These mutations can be caused by multiple events, some from normal cellular activities and some from environmental harm, such as UV light or chemicals.

Phthalates are on the Environmental Working Group's «Dirty Dozen List Endocrine Disruptors,» but what exactly are they and what harm do they cause?

Environmental toxins such as plastics, plasticizers, industrial chemicals (PCBs, dioxin, benzene) are known endocrine disruptors, can cause brain imbalances such as seizures, and can harm the fetus and cause miscarriages.

Damaged lipids in the mortar — from harsh detergents, physical harm to the skin, or environmental stress — cause the skin to lose water and dry out.

I think it's very very difficult if not impossible but if countries do intently do something that has environmental harm they should be held accountable if it causes death then the International Criminal Court should be used.

FD: I think it's very very difficult if not impossible but if countries do intently do something that has environmental harm they should be held accountable if it causes death then the International Criminal Court should be used.

All investments are screened to exclude companies that profit from interest, alcohol, tobacco, gambling, pornography, weapons, prisons, war / international conflict, hydraulic fracturing, and other areas that cause societal or environmental harm.

The four scientists will state that the anti-nuclear position of these environmental leaders is in fact causing unnecessary and severe harm to the environment and to the future of young people.

However, such plants cause more environmental harm and health issues due to air pollution, CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions.

Environmental policy is about making the right tradeoffs it isn't about prohibitions it is about measuring what will benefit society the most without the most harm to the environment, and hopefully get to a point where we are doing good enough to allow the earth catchup to what we cause.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the 2011 decision by the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to block a permit for the mine issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers due to the unacceptable environmental harm itEnvironmental Protection Agency to block a permit for the mine issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers due to the unacceptable environmental harm itenvironmental harm it would cause.

And, true to label, a Green Climate Fund supported by Australia and 42 mostly developed countries will redistribute $ US100 billion ($ 128bn) annually to poorer nations as reparation for the unspecified environmental harm the West has allegedly caused them.

They argue that by clinging to an ideology formed more than 40 years ago, the traditional green lobby has failed in its aims and is ultimately harming its own environmental cause.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the 2011 decision by the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to block a permit for the mine issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers due to unacceptable environmental harm itEnvironmental Protection Agency to block a permit for the mine issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers due to unacceptable environmental harm itenvironmental harm it would cause.

U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C. affirms district court; finds U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reasonably and lawfully decided that huge mountaintop removal mine in WV would cause unacceptable envirEnvironmental Protection Agency reasonably and lawfully decided that huge mountaintop removal mine in WV would cause unacceptable environmentalenvironmental harm

Having visited Beijing a number of times over the last 25 years, I need no persuading of the environmental harm that China's policy is causing.

The scale of natural disasters has also increased because of deforestation, environmental degradation, urbanization, and intensified climate variables.20 The distinctive health, behavioral, and psychosocial needs of children subject them to unique risks from these events.21 Extreme weather events place children at risk for injury, 22 loss of or separation from caregivers, 21 exposure to infectious diseases, 23 and a uniquely high risk of mental health consequences, including posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and adjustment disorder.24 Disasters can cause irrevocable harm to children through devastation of their homes, schools, and neighborhoods, all of which contribute to their physiologic and cognitive development.25

Back in 2010, the government dropped plans for a presidential palace for then - president Dmitry Medvedev after activists brought public attention to the environmental harms it would have caused.

For this reason, we are focusing our designs to fit our own environmental guidelines, «Build the best product, cause no unnecessary harm, use business to inspire and implement solutions to the environmental crisis.»

The bill is geared toward stopping companies from being able to export electronic waste to developing countries — an action that is causing incredible environmental damage and harm to human health in places like Ghana and China.

Dr. Patrick J. Michaels, a senior fellow in environmental studies at the Cato Institute, the libertarian research group based in Washington that is skeptical that global warming will cause serious environmental harm, pointed out that carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere had been higher for 90 million of the last 100 million years.

For four years now we've been following Patagonia Footwear as they strive to apply their business mantra of «Build the best product, cause no unnecessary harm, use business to inspire and implement solutions to the environmental crisis» to the art of shoemaking.

For four years now we've been following Patagonia Footwear as they strive to apply their business mantra of «Build the best product, cause no unnecessary harm, use business to inspire and implement solutions to the environmental crisis» to the art of

The US government's official definition is an alien species «whose introduction causes or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health.»

Costa Rica v. Nicaragua (Certain Activities Carried Out By Nicaragua in the Border Area)(Reparation Phase): instructed as junior counsel to Costa Rica in claim for reparation before International Court of Justice arising from, inter alia, environmental harm caused by breach of international obligations by Nicaragua.

Whether the alleged exposure involves air, water, soil or groundwater, when a plaintiff or group of plaintiffs brings an environmental exposure claim, an experienced California toxic lawyer at our firm will launch a thorough investigation to determine whether an exposure actually occurred and, if so, the extent to which the exposure may have caused the illness or other harms alleged by the plaintiffs.

[115] It includes an offence of causing serious or material environmental harm.

Environmental militant groups are said to use economic sabotage, which includes destruction of property, to try to change public attitudes about environmental damage caused by businesses, including harm causEnvironmental militant groups are said to use economic sabotage, which includes destruction of property, to try to change public attitudes about environmental damage caused by businesses, including harm causenvironmental damage caused by businesses, including harm caused by sprawl.