Sentences with phrase «causing environmental problems»

Sure we humans are causing environmental problems, but most of those are local problems.

Recently, McHale launched a microbiology laboratory to develop a cost - effective antimicrobial agent that could be incorporated into a toilet's glaze without causing environmental problems.

Aquaculture has the capacity to relieve the severe pressure of production on the world's oceans, but some environmentalists accuse it of causing environmental problems of its own.

Growth has not solved every economic problem and growth is causing environmental problems.

If you think about it, disposable diapers cause environmental problems because the just sit in waste dumps until it gets taken care of.

As an example, he said, government regulators can only control the producers whose products cause environmental problems in Indonesia.

It is the combination of the twin curses of human numbers and human behaviour that has caused our environmental problems.

Over-the-counter exfoliators often include microbeads and other synthetic «scrubbers» that can cause environmental problems (and can be especially harsh on skin).

I would say the survivors are hardly going to choose a peasant culture, given they would have global technological infrastructure they could borrow, and such a small population is not going to cause environmental problems.

Still, I accept the idea that widespread use of DDT caused environmental problems.

The county has pushed for years for the wind turbines industry that was an experiment, that failed and caused environmental problems that never were solved, along with the high cost to electric customers.

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South32 said there has been no disruption to production following a ruling by the Colombian Constitutional Court that the mine had caused health problems and environmental damage for local communities.

Finally, and perhaps most importantly, is that nationalization will do absolutely nothing to address the fundamental problems that have caused the current crisis: opposition from the British Columbia government and environmental activists.

United Nations scientists state that raising animals for food is «one of the major causes of the world's most pressing environmental problems, including global warming, land degradation, air and water pollution, and loss of biodiversity.»

Trees could cause the most damage in one part of Nassau while flooding or a major environmental issue could be the problem somewhere else.

It is the per capita consumption in industrialized countries that causes the greatest environmental problems, such as exhaustion of resources and global warming.

Over production of androgen / testosterone can be caused by a number of factors, both environmental (such as exposure to a man who uses testosterone gel) or biological factors such as a thyroid or pituitary problem.

Reducing food loss in supermarkets is an important issue in terms of the efforts to increase profit in supermarkets, to increase income for small farmers supplying to supermarkets, and to improve food security in urban areas, as well as avoid environmental problems caused by food waste.

In this condition, large food particles, bacteria and environmental toxins are able to seep into the blood stream and cause problems in the body.

The planting of hundreds of thousands of hectares of robusta coffee in the 1990s alone, with its associated destruction of forest, caused significant environmental problems.

United Nations scientists state that raising animals for food is «one of the major causes of the world's most pressing environmental problems, including global warming, land degradation, air and water pollution, and loss of biodiversity.»

The infant formula industry is a part of the problems caused by large - scale dairy farming: deforestation, environmental degradation, and greenhouse gas emissions.

Experts from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) strongly believe BPA levels currently found in humans are higher than the levels found to cause problems in the studies on animals.

A recent Environmental Protection Agency estimate showed that chronic inorganic arsenic intake of more than 0.3 mcg / kg of body weight per day may cause skin or vascular problems.

«It doesn't take much benzene to make a problem and cause health concerns,» said Ed Cooney, one of two environmental consultants brought in by the park district.

Causes can include flawed genes, physical problems, environmental factors, premature birth or other issues before they were born, and even accidents.

«This could pay for the program, and in the process take care of the problem with ticks and environmental damage» caused by deer, he said.

They are a hangover from a failed 2011 budget agreement and have led to military readiness problems and caused hardship at domestic agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency and the IRS.

Peter Iwanowicz, with Environmental Advocates, says the environmental problems that the loan claims to fix will be caused by building the bridge in theEnvironmental Advocates, says the environmental problems that the loan claims to fix will be caused by building the bridge in theenvironmental problems that the loan claims to fix will be caused by building the bridge in the first place.

In fact, don't allow capitalism to confuse you at all; it IS the cause of the economic and environmental problems the planet faces.

But Proulx says his group and other the environmental organizations argued that the money would be inappropriately used to mitigate pollution problems that were actually caused by building the bridge.

«As these accounting methods take root, governments will be able to see very quickly how their management causes problems in environmental viability,» she says.

Considering what is possible and what is desirable in our energy future, Smil argues that human dependence on fossil fuels must be reduced not because of impending resource shortages but because of the environmental, economic, and political problems caused by our current consumption.

THE Chinese government is pressing ahead with hydropower, despite finally admitting last week that the Three Gorges dam has caused significant environmental problems.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — One of the hottest environmental issues around — whether hormonelike pollutants are causing reproductive and other health problems in humans — got some attention today from the White House, which issued a rough sketch for a federal research strategy on the topic.

Some scientists and activists suspect tinkering with DNA will cause long - term health and environmental problems.

Chinese officials staged a sudden about - face, acknowledging for the first time that the massive hydroelectric dam, sandwiched between breathtaking cliffs on the Yangtze River in central China, may be triggering landslides, altering entire ecosystems and causing other serious environmental problems — and, by extension, endangering the millions who live in its shadow.

«With or without mitigation, there is no quick - fix, single - cause solution for the problem of human vulnerability to socio - environmental change, nor is there a reasonable prospect of attenuating high - impact weather.

While this gives the fluid or gas more paths to reach production wells, it also leads to several environmental problems, one of which is the unwanted shaking of the ground structures caused by the movement of large faults.

The resulting wastewater is usually discarded, potentially causing serious environmental problems.

Inuit pregnant women, mothers and women of childbearing age had about seven times more mercury in their blood than what the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says will cause health problems for their children, according to a 2011 study.

The root cause of the looming energy problem — and the key to easing environmental, economic and religious tensions while improving public health — is to address the unending, and unequal, growth of the human population.

It further demonstrates that marine litter is not only an aesthetic problem but has the potential to cause more serious and persistent environmental damage.»

But it's increasingly clear that global meat consumption is causing huge environmental problems, and today's livestock industry may be unsustainable.

In 2005 the magazines Rolling Stone and Salon copublished a story by environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (nephew of former President John F. Kennedy) alleging a government conspiracy to cover up evidence that thimerosal, a mercury - containing preservative once used in vaccines, can cause brain problems, including autism.

They point out that poor semen quality «is the leading cause of unsuccessful attempts to achieve pregnancy and one of the most common medical problems among young men... it has been suggested as an important marker of male health, predicting both morbidity and mortality... it is sensitive to environmental exposures, including endocrine disrupting chemicals, heat and life - style factors, such as diet... Therefore, it can provide a sensitive marker of the impacts of modern environment on human health.»

The idea was to set standards in the pulp and paper industry to allow for economic operation without causing unacceptable environmental problems.

That can cause a problem, as inbred animals die younger, have poor fertility, and are often more vulnerable to environmental changes.