Sentences with phrase «effects on climate disruption»

Meanwhile, we continue to hammer home that Keystone XL's environmental review must include a review of the tar sands» effects on climate disruption.

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Launched in February 2017 with start - up support from the Rockefeller Foundation, the Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education (GCCHE) is an international forum for health professions schools committed to developing and instituting climate change and health curricula, in order to ensure a future cadre of highly trained health professionals who will be able to prepare and protect society from the harmful effects of climate disrClimate and Health Education (GCCHE) is an international forum for health professions schools committed to developing and instituting climate change and health curricula, in order to ensure a future cadre of highly trained health professionals who will be able to prepare and protect society from the harmful effects of climate disrclimate change and health curricula, in order to ensure a future cadre of highly trained health professionals who will be able to prepare and protect society from the harmful effects of climate disrclimate disruption.

All of the items on this list are important, and I'm keeping a close watch on # 5 - we need carbon pollution standards for coal - fired power plant to protect our planet from the worsening effects of climate disruption.

While millions of us were touched by the effects of coal pollution — from contaminated waterways in Appalachia, to kids struggling with asthma near coal - fired power plants, to hurricanes and droughts and wildfires made worse by climate disruption — thanks to the huge strides made by the grassroots movement that is moving America beyond coal, we have a fighting chance of turning the corner on all of these problems.

Businesses already suffer significant costs from the effects of climate change, including rising health care costs, more stress on the energy grid, and disruptions of transportation infrastructure.

Climate change driven disruptions to ecosystems have direct and indirect human impacts, including reduced water supply and quality, the loss of iconic species and landscapes, effects on food chains and the timing and success of species migrations, and the potential for extreme weather and climate events to destroy or degrade the ability of ecosystems to provide societal beneClimate change driven disruptions to ecosystems have direct and indirect human impacts, including reduced water supply and quality, the loss of iconic species and landscapes, effects on food chains and the timing and success of species migrations, and the potential for extreme weather and climate events to destroy or degrade the ability of ecosystems to provide societal beneclimate events to destroy or degrade the ability of ecosystems to provide societal benefits.11

Beyond some unions that legitimately fear harmful effects on their members, the attacks on the Clean Power Plan are coming from the same anti-union corporate polluters that have sought to destroy the labor movement and fought any attempt to address global climate disruption for decades.

And it's pretty clear why: in addition to driving dangerous climate disruption, these coal plants are having enormous effects on human health.