Sentences with phrase «dangers of pollution»

Now, writing in the Guardian in the light of recent news about the dangers of pollution, Abi Wilkinson puts it more delicately: We should come to see car journeys as a last resort.

China also shares some qualities with California; its people have deep firsthand experience with the dangers of pollution, particularly fouled air and water.

Not exact matches

Global warming, the ozone hole, overpopulation, starvation and malnutrition, war, unemployment, the destruction of species and the rain forests, pollution of water and air, pesticide and herbicide poisoning, errors in genetic engineering, erosion of topsoil, overfishing, anarchy and crime, the possibility of a nuclear mishap, chemical warfare or all - out nuclear war: together, or in some cases singly, these dangers threaten to «catch us unexpectedly, like a trap.»

On the other hand efforts at genetic modification of seeds, plant and animal life can lead to dangers to human life itself as seen in the recent instances of the mad cow phenomenon in Britain and the pollution of chicken meat due to the dangerous chemicals in their feed.

If nuclear / RCB war, population / hunger, and pollution are taken as three major traps that must be avoided during the transitional period, it can be argued upon good authority that for none of these dangers is there a strictly technological solution.

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.

The proposed gas station ignited a list of concerns that included traffic and noise but air pollution, specifically benzene emissions that can occur when pumping gasoline and its dangers when exposed to children, was a fear that was repeatedly hammered by both residents and park district officials.

However, at least two of the state's nuclear reactors are in danger of closing within the next few years and would significantly increase air pollution because they would be replaced by fossil - fuel burning power plants in the near future.

Dr. Sandra Steingraber, from Ithaca College, says the compilation of results and on going research created by the group shows numerous potential dangers, including everything from worsening air pollution and water contamination to potential earthquakes and increased crime due to the boom in the gas extraction business.

«Our study results highlight the danger of exposure to pollution while babies are still in the womb,» said lead author Hind Sbihi, research associate in UBC's School of Population and Public Health.

Ilina Krishen became aware of the dangers of smoking and chemical air pollution when she saw the effects of lung disease on family members.

Surprisingly, taxis topped the list of air pollution danger, according to research published in the current issue of Atmospheric Environment.

The dangers that fledglings of certain species of seabirds face when they emancipate themselves from their parents by launching themselves towards the sea at night are caused by light pollution: collisions, being run over and greater vulnerability to predators when they fall to the ground.

Mick Hamer's article on the danger of oil pollution from sunken ships (4 September, p 34) and the uncharacteristically histrionic editorial on the same subject (p 5) seriously overstate the potential for disaster.

Among the issues these committees were asked to look into this year were the possible dangers of whale watching, the effects of chemical pollution on whales, how the IWC might protect dolphins, porpoises and other small cetaceans, and whether subsistence whaling by indigenous peoples should be subject to scientific management.

This hasn't stopped Willie from claiming he's a «natural scientist at Harvard» while dismissing the dangers of mercury pollution in the Wall Street Journal.

Greenhouse gas pollution was also found to have extended fires seasons and caused additional days of severe fire danger.

Don't ignore the dangers of heavy metal toxicity or environmental pollution which threaten human health.

On the next NaturalHealth365 Talk Hour, Jonathan Landsman and Dr. Moshe Dekel detail the health dangers of toxic indoor air and, more importantly, how to neutralize indoor pollution.

While there are plenty of dangers on the road, from stormy weather to predators or plain exhaustion, there's something particularly disgusting about seeing these brave travellers be shot down by hunters or suffer through industrial pollution.

Joint National Education Union (NEU) and British Lung Foundation (BLF) guidance warning school staff and pupils about the dangers of air pollution.

With more than 2,000 schools and nurseries across the country located close to roads with illegal levels of pollution [1], the National Education Union (NEU) has joined forces with the British Lung Foundation (BLF), and today publish guidance warning school staff and pupils about the dangers of air pollution.

Anything large can be a pollution danger unless the fish graze on it over a period of time.

I have a sort of mental chart with lots of arrows: actions that produce GHGs (e.g., coal - burning) causing a plethora of problems (& goods — like power), acid rain, ocean acidification, local ground, air, water pollution, GW, health problems & dangers for miners, military threats / expenses (according to Pentagon studies re oil), etc.; and also many arrows of good (some bad) coming out of measures to abate GW.

It's a sobering fact that the world's coral reefs — habitat to a quarter of marine wildlife — are facing serious danger from ocean pollution and acidification, warming temperatures and human pressures like overfishing and tourism.

As bad as that is, we still might not be properly grasping the extent of the danger air pollution presents — researchers at USC have now linked freeway air pollution to increased brain damage in mice.

Once the endangerment finding for carbon pollution had been published, the EPA was assigned by law to become the central coordinating agency of government in crafting a regulatory pathway which mitigates the dangers of carbon pollution, as those dangers are described in the finding; and further, to do so to an extent which is commensurate with the stated dangers.

This includes standing up to those who deny the dangers of climate change and who would do away with commonsense limits on ocean dumping and pollution.

It doesn't make sense to say the danger of oil spills and pollution are a danger in one state, and not in the rest of the nation.

As I remarked to Rud and to David, now that the endangerment finding for carbon pollution has been published and has been successfully defended in the courts, the EPA is assigned by law to act as the central coordinating agency of government in crafting a regulatory pathway which mitigates the dangers of carbon pollution, as those dangers are described in the finding.

Once that determination has been made and a positive Endangerment Finding has been published — and after the substance has been labeled a «pollutant» and its emissions labeled as «pollution» — it is the EPA's responsibility to act as the lead agency of government in developing and implementing a strategy and a plan for reducing emissions of the pollutant and for mitigating its dangers.

In your article you correctly address the grave dangers posed by atmospheric particulate pollution, yet you do all you can to divert your readers attention from climate engineering as a major source of atmospheric particulate pollution.

The danger of allowing such extreme air pollution to get out of control affects health especially, but also global warming and all the ecological dangers against which we all stand.

«EPA deserves a standing ovation for today's historic action to protect Americans» health, strengthen our economy, and address the clear and present danger of carbon pollution,» Fred Krupp, president of the Environmental Defense Fund said in a statement.

Because of the danger of oil train accidents locally and climate change globally, creative businesses are looking for alternatives to fossil fuels and their dirty pollution.

Alongside the PlasticFree message, more activists highlighted Bulgaria's heavy air pollution problem and reminded Ministers of the danger to Pirin National Park.

Shipping presents dangers both on - and offshore from pollution by purposeful and accidental release of oil and other noxious substances, by transporting potentially invasive species, and, on coasts, by groundings.

Michael Mann, a leading climate scientist and professor of meteorology at Pennsylvania State University whose hacked personal emails have recently become the source of media attention was joined by NASA climate scientist Dr. Gavin Schmidt, Princeton's Dr. Michael Oppenheimer, and CAP Senior Fellow Dr. Joseph Romm to discuss the overwhelming scientific understanding of the danger posed by unmitigated global warming pollution, and that the stolen emails reveal nothing that changes our extensive understanding of climate science.

The ICCT's actions have ultimately shifted global attitudes toward diesel, changed the direction of the automobile industry, which is now moving away from diesel and petrol engines and toward electric mobility, highlighted the need to closely monitor self - regulating companies, and raised global awareness of the dangers of vehicle pollution to health and the environment in a transformative way.

And over the decades, we've seen firsthand the dangers of relying on oil as a fuel source — the price gouging, the geopolitical struggles it produces, the pollution it creates.

No country can hide from the dangers of carbon pollution, which is why we must build on what was achieved in Copenhagen and Cancun, to leave our children a planet that is safer and cleaner.

For instance, Sierra Club Beyond Dirty Fuels campaign director Kelly Martin called the initiative «a cynical ploy for public goodwill» that «falls far short of what is necessary to protect our communities and our climate from the dangers of methane pollution.»

And despite impressive support from Beijing for renewable energy and a dawning understanding about the dangers of air pollution, coal use in China is poised to continue rising, if slower than it has in recent years.