Sentences with phrase «ecological destruction»

Continued lasting ecological destruction caused directly by the pursuit of profit and return on investment is unethical or immoral (choose your term...).

It is part of a global struggle against ecological destruction brought on by capitalism.

It is part of a much larger pattern of abuse and exploitation, of the earth and of people, which has occurred in South and Central America, and which is itself part of an age - old historical pattern of ecological destruction.

Meanwhile, mounting evidence of unparalleled ecological destruction in lands formerly under communist rule has finally begun to persuade even some environmentalists that too much government is as bad for nature as it is harmful to man.3

This is indeed the sort of ecological theology we need today, not one of either romance or conservationism, but rather an ecological theology of ethical, social seriousness, through which we understand our human responsibility for ecological destruction and its deep links with the struggle to create a just and peaceful social order.

The game charges players with saving the imaginary planet Helios from ecological destruction by carrying out missions to supply solar, wind, and water power before severe storms wreak havoc.

«Not only will we be contributing to ecological destruction on a massive scale,» it writes, «we will be furthering the exploitation of the indigenous people of Canada.»

Seeking a position where I can use my degree in Physics and Bio-Physics to create Eco-friendly products and design solutions for homes and offices while doing my bit to halt ecological destruction.

One rarely hears about ecological destruction amid the human tragedies of the Middle East.

Aside from the obvious fact that there could hardly be a worse approach to climate change, it certainly won't help address the equally important ecological destruction that is a result of human overshoot — habitat destruction, ocean acidification, over-fishing, logging, pollution, etc..

The only question remaining is how much ecological destruction will be tolerated, and how many irreplaceable North American species will be lost, before there is sufficient political will to stop listening to the «pet» lobbyists» and their corporate sponsors» selfish objections and do what needs to be done.

Travel to Paraguay, where the artist was born, to research and record ecological destruction due to GMO mono - crops.

Cecilia Vicuña (b. 1948 in Santiago, Chile; lives and works in New York and Santiago) integrates practices of poetry, performance, Conceptualism, and textile craft in response to pressing concerns of the modern world, including ecological destruction, human rights, and cultural homogenization.

That way madness lies, with no end except spiraling ecological destruction, impoverishment of the environment, a sterile landscape, and the final triumph of money over our souls.

Compelling Choices by Joseph C. Hough Texts: Deuteronomy 30:15 - 20 and Luke 4:16 - 21 In the face of immense ecological destruction and human poverty, Hough urges listeners to «choose life» for the entire planet.

Her words echoed those written in Pope Francis's landmark Encyclical released on June 18, which condemned ecological destruction and the impact of global warming on the world's poorest people, adding that the Pontiff linked the issues of both economic and climate justice «in a way that this divestment movement does.»

A month after the Deepwater Horizon explosion and subsequent ecological destruction, despite efforts by BP to slow the flow of oil (and information about just how much is gushing into the Gulf), things don't really seem to be improving that much.

The Orthodox church, for example, has established the first day of September as a day of meditation and prayer to focus on the continuing ecological destruction of the planet.

It says that averting hunger and ecological destruction in the future can be done by increasing crop yield, which will be aided by rising temperatures and atmospheric CO2 concentrations.

Patriarchal patterns are responsible for ecological destruction, and any approach which presumes to correct one without acknowledging its profound connection to the other is doomed to fail.

At the risk of descending ever further into off - topic weirdness, here's an article about the environmental message of the aliens, also mentioning «intelligences beyond the material realm», «ecological destruction on a scale that threatens the survival of the Earth's living systems» and the fossil fuel lobby.

From the point of view of ecologism, paying a little more for goods, and having a smaller selection, would be a small price to pay for the reduced level of ecological destruction.

Without the 1965 decision, Con Ed might have been able to quickly build the plant and simply present the plant's ecological destruction as a fait accompli; but the ’65 decision foreclosed that possible future.

But in the past fifty years, Christianity has been blamed, with some justification, for the Holocaust, for participating in colonial oppression, for arrogance in dealing with other communities of faith, for ecological destruction, for cruelty to animals, for oppression of women, for repression of the body and its sexuality, for suppressing the voices of minority groups and thus participating in their oppression, for the persecution of gays and Lesbians, and many other crimes.

Cobb thinks the pursuit of continued economic growth within an integrated, liberalizing, market - based global economy will lead to increased social injustice and ecological destruction.

Marginalization of the majority from the resources of this created world is sign of a deep crisis in the body politic of our society» It is also important to accept that most of the present problems, poverty, ecological destruction, gender and caste marginalization and other issues are interrelated.

French approaches the ecological issues facing the world from the theological position that the ecological destruction occurring is evidence of God's judgment on our misuse of creation.

Today however many knowledgeable people are saying that many of the high - tech developments have produced technological systems in which the mechanical - materialist view of reality, human greed and ecological destruction are built in; and that therefore a new paradigm of development with technologies integrated with a more holistic understanding of human personhood and peoplehood and recognizing the organic natural and spiritual dimensions of human community are called for.

We have no more right to suppose that our age of threatened nuclear winter or ecological destruction is closer to the end than the first - century Christians had to follow false prophets during the Jewish revolt.

(ENTIRE BOOK) Traditional patterns of mission fail to see the emerging needs and challenges of the Third World — endemic poverty, marginalisation, ecological destruction, and globalisation..

Over time, the Camerons» environmentalism — which features heavily in the ecological destruction narrative of Avatar — has become more and more centered around food.

From chariots of the gods to profane vehicles of male vanity and ecological destruction.

The beginning of the 21st century has been marked by ecological destruction, economic turmoil, and the promise of political change.

The title, «metamodernism,» is a term proposed by Dutch scholars Timotheus Vermeulen and Robin van den Akker to describe how contemporary artists oscillate in attitude and approach between enthusiastic modernism and ironic postmodernism, while addressing contemporary concerns with financial instability, ecological destruction, and post-digital existence.

The greatest water problems facing the United States are not shortages, but inefficient use, inappropriate water allocations, water pollution, and ecological destruction.

If the fashion were to worry about pollution, ecological destruction or plundering natural resources in the third world, the climate change lobby would be out of business.

But as it becomes increasingly clear that the world's political institutions are unwilling and unable to effectively address the climate crisis, many activists, including Pope Francis himself, are questioning the underlying economic forces that are perpetuating the ecological destruction of the planet.

Minimizing the impact of industry might slow down ecological destruction; an efficient use of resources might keep the engines of commerce running a few more years.

Immersed in the gloom and doom of ecological destruction, environmentalists can find strength in nature's capacity to be resilient and abundant if we give her a chance.»

«Of course, even if POSCO Daewoo stops clearing today, it has a huge legacy of deforestation, ecological destruction, and human rights abuse that it must restore and remedy,» she said.

Climate change, overpopulation, consumption, and ecological destruction is pushing planet Earth toward a tipping point according to a major study in Nature released over the summer.

Even without the new factor of a changing climate, it is time to acknowledge that California is in permanent long - term shortage: even in a «normal» rainfall year more water is now demanded and used than nature provides, leading to growing political conflict, unsustainable groundwater overdraft, and ecological destruction of the state's rivers, streams, and wetlands.