For example, tell us you are
concerned about environmental issues and we might suggest places that are highly walkable.
He is not known to be particularly
concerned about environmental issues, although prior to the last convention he did favour a carbon tax at the pump, noting:
Do they have a financial interests in green advocacy or are they just
concerned about environmental issues?
Joseph: Do they have a financial interests in green advocacy or are they just
concerned about environmental issues?
Does that mean that even some of The Swiss People have some doubts about the long - term safety of nuclear, or are
concerned about some environmental issues even thought they aren't Greens?
On the first Earth Day in New York City tens of thousands of people
concerned about environmental issues marched and paraded in lower Manhattan and many thousands attended speeches in Union Square Park.
I urge everyone who is
concerned about environmental issues to read «The World Without Us» by Alan Weisman.
And 55 percent are «extremely» or «very»
concerned about environmental issues.
Moms who are
concerned about environmental issues.
The Sheppard family of Chapel Hill was
concerned about environmental issues, so they participated in a «carbon challenge» to measure the impact of their lifestyle choices on the environment.
The results showed that the expressing
concern about environmental issues wasn't necessarily linked with support for environmental action:
48 Growing Energy & Environmental Concerns 58 % of Americans rank «dealing with the nation's energy problem» as a top priority in 2006, up from 40 % in 2003 87 % of Americans cite home heating and energy prices as a «very big» or «big» problem for the nation's economy 88 % of US adults respond that «energy efficient» was very important in their electronics, appliance, lighting and heating / cooling equipment purchases Gallup polls: Americans»
concerns about environmental issues have increased more than 10 percentage points between 2004 and 2006 The LOHAS Consumer Report: 91 % of people are in total agreement with the statement «I care about protecting the environment» ABC News / Washington Post Poll: 79 % of Americans think global warming poses a serious threat to future generations Source: AP Source: NASA
This was not simply a response to official pronouncements, Hurricane Katrina, and other matters in the media, but part of a general revival of
concern about all environmental issues.
But even the Chinese, normally the last people to have
any concerns about environmental issues, are concerned about the Himalayan glaciers that affect their water supplies.
Not exact matches
Plans to build wind turbines off Point Pelee, Ont., were put on hold after
concerns about fishing, bird migration and other
environmental issues emerged.
As
environmental issues and
concerns become a center
issue in political debates around the world, it's becoming apparent that 2017 is the year that green initiatives will have the opportunity to become more than what crunchy granola hippies talk
about and become fully mainstream.
A small but growing number of countries now have legal requirements for institutional investors to report on how their investment policies and performance are affected by
environmental factors, including South Africa and, prospectively, the EU.36
Concern about the risks of a «carbon bubble» — that highly valued fossil fuel assets and investments could be devalued or «stranded» under future, more stringent climate policies — prompted G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in April 2015 to ask the Financial Stability Board in Basel to convene an inquiry into how the financial sector can take account of climate - related
issues.37
These groups were less
concerned about market fluctuations and more
concerned with
issues of social equity,
environmental health and having fun, which meant they unwittingly epitomised the goals of political ecology, by challenging the dominant agricultural methods of production and marketing.
A lot of
concern rose
about the arsenic content.Arsenic naturally occurs in the Earth's crust and due to global
environmental issues it's content is rising.
Americaâ $ ™ s
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is very
concerned about the findings and considers exposure to this chemical as a very serious
issue.
But for more on the GS cookie sale program and the nutritional and
environmental concerns it raises, be sure to check out the Spoonfed blog where Christina LeBeau has written extensively
about these
issues.
He started writing
about energy
issues in the 1950s and
environmental concerns inform much of his work on the «thinning» and greening of the city.
Buchwald also highlighted that he has a 100 percent
environmental voting record, and Geri Mariano, an Armonk resident and disability advocate, spoke on his behalf
about his active
concern about accessibility
issues throughout his district.
Despite those allegations, Conover says current daily testing confirms there are no
environmental issues residents need to be
concerned about.
«The assumption seemed to be that once individuals are led to believe in the urgency of
environmental issues and have stronger
concerns about sustainability, they will change and act to address the
issues,» explains Eom.
Their results are now available in a free access article from Society and Natural Resources, titled «
Environmental Views from the Coast: Public
Concern about Local to Global Marine
Issues.»
«We are
concerned about reports that federal agencies — including the Department of Agriculture and the
Environmental Protection Agency — have
issued directives to staff that may silence the voices of scientific researchers and others working for the federal government,» said Holt in a statement.
Parents appear to be more likely to express
concern about critical
environmental issues like climate change and more interested in changing their behavior to be smarter consumers when it comes to purchasing energy -LSB-...]
It has also grown tremendously in the past twenty years, in line with increasing
concerns about scientific and technical
issues of every kind, from nuclear power to global
environmental change.
Blogging
about environmental concerns on MySpace is as commonplace as raising such
issues in science class.
Whilst particularly in the primary sector many educators would say that there is an
issue with respect to over-crowding of the curriculum, we would be
concerned about some of the discussion around removing things such as sustainability and climate change and
environmental issues from the curriculum.
None of the ingredients are GMO's, for those
concerned about potential health or
environmental issues.
Initially, one of the large drivers in the general consumer market was a growing
concern among consumers
about environmental issues.
The biggest thing
about the Oddworld stories
concerns the
environmental issues raised.
Straus is known for his majestic and luminous depictions of the landscape, which are often punctuated with the artist's deep
concern about social and
environmental issues.
However, the solitary drop in
concern this year
about global warming, among the eight specific
environmental issues Gallup tested, suggests that something unique may be happening with the
issue.
The Gallup polling organization has come out with its annual survey on
environmental issues and marks some noteworthy trends, including rising
concerns about how news accounts have portrayed the
issue:
My point in doing this post was to remind folks that the main
environmental issues driving the popularity of farmers markets are most likely not
concerns about energy
issues and climate, but more
about sustaining local conditions and practices that people desire — greenery, connectedness, a link with seasons, and the rest.
re — «My point in doing this post was to remind folks that the main
environmental issues driving the popularity of farmers markets are most likely not
concerns about energy
issues and climate»
But of all the fresh considerations of Carson's work, there's one that stands out for me at the moment — a recent paper by two researchers of rhetoric and writing who dug in on «Silent Spring» drafts, notes and revisions and found that Carson had a remarkable and rare trait for someone so committed to raising public
concern about a pressing
environmental issue.
Of all the
environmental issues to think
about — and there a lot of them — questions
concerning food and health are common to us all.
However, since more Americans express little to no worry
about global warming than say this
about extinction, global warming is clearly the
environmental issue of least
concern to them.
From the Carsey Institute: Americans» Knowledge of Polar Regions Up, But Not Their
Concern Environmental Issues in Polar Regions Are Polarizing DURHAM, N.H. — Americans» knowledge of facts about the polar regions of the globe has increased since 2006, but this increase in knowledge has not translated into more concern about changing polar environments, accor
Concern Environmental Issues in Polar Regions Are Polarizing DURHAM, N.H. — Americans» knowledge of facts
about the polar regions of the globe has increased since 2006, but this increase in knowledge has not translated into more
concern about changing polar environments, accor
concern about changing polar environments, according...
(UCS, 2007) The front groups working on
environmental issues main mission is often to create doubt
about the scientific claims supporting
environmental concern.
«The report found that the Russian - sponsored news agency RT (formerly Russia Today) «r [an] anti-fracking programing, highlighting
environmental issues and the impacts on public health,» which «is likely reflective of the Russian Government's
concern about the impact of fracking and the U.S. natural gas production on the global energy market and the potential challenges to [Russian energy companies»] profitability.
Many experts also pointed to siting
issues, including
environmental concerns about how offshore turbines interact with avian and aquatic life.
These numbers could suggest that when the
issue of global warming is discussed in an
environmental / public health framework, people are more likely to access their feelings of
concern about potential impacts on public welfare, and may consider the
issue outside of a political framework.
To give you a preview of the breadth of
environmental issues raised by these negotiations, here are several thematic
concerns that Friends of the Earth has
about upcoming TAFTA negotiations.
Public
concerns about other
environmental issues has also waned.
Americans» generally low level of
concern about global warming compared with other
environmental issues is not new; warming has generally ranked last among Americans»
environmental worries each time Gallup has measured them with this question over the years.