Sentences with phrase «environment than the alternative»

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Most nut milks require a lot of water to grow and produce, so although they're good for you, they can have a bigger impact on the environment than other milk alternatives.

The GroVia BioSoakers come in 50 ct. packages and offer an all - natural, biodegradable and compostable alternative that won't break the bank and is easier on the environment than standard disposable diapers.

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A new governor will appoint people who are more attuned to the needs of the state — more interested in preserving the environment rather than selling it to developers, more interested in finding alternatives to the ever - expanding road building, more interested in serving the little guy rather than big business, and less interested in legislating social policy than planning economic development.

It's good for the environment, cheaper than the alternative — and science shows it tastes just a little bit better.

Biofuels use more land area, generate more greenhouse gas emissions, and have a greater impact on the environment than other alternative energy sources such as photovoltaic solar energy, solar thermal energy, or wind power.

After 15 weeks (with about one new generation per day), the researchers found that rotifers in the homogeneous environments were better adapted to their respective food environments (than they were to the alternative environment), and about seven percent of these rotifers» eggs were created via sexual reproduction.

«The fact that 17 out of the 40 SREES scenarios explore alternative technological development pathways under a high growth... scenario family A1 does not constitute a statement that such scenaarios should be considered as more likely than others..., nor that a similar large number of technological bifurcation scenarios would not be possible in any of the other three scenario families» (Nakicenovic et al, 2003, «IPCC SRES Revisited: A Response», Energy & Environment, 14, 2 & 3, 2003: 195).

If you want to eat something like meat but what is better for the environment than meat dishes, seitan will be the best alternative.

Our skin hosts trillions of bacteria good ones and they thrive in the slightly acidic environment on the skin (yes this means that baking soda baths are pseudo science / logic never ingest or bath in Baking soda it will screw up your PH even your intestines are acidic that is why vinegar works so well to balance the flora of our gut) Worse comes worse you skin will start to tear and your skin can become prone to flesh eating bacteria (yes in theory dabbing Apple cider vinegar would be the best cure than antibiotics) I have been searching high and low for anyone who has found a way to get Mg through an alternative preparation like mixing it with apple cider vinegar.

Our website offers an alternative environment for meeting people than the typical Indianapolis dating scene.

The commissioner may also place under preliminary registration review any school that has conditions that threaten the health, safety and / or educational welfare of students or has been the subject of persistent complaints to the department by parents or persons in parental relation to the student, and has been identified by the commissioner as a poor learning environment based upon a combination of factors affecting student learning, including but not limited to: high rates of student absenteeism, high levels of school violence, excessive rates of student suspensions, violation of applicable building health and safety standards, high rates of teacher and administrator turnover, excessive rates of referral of students to or participation in special education or excessive rates of participation of students with disabilities in the alternate assessment, excessive transfers of students to alternative high school and high school equivalency programs and excessive use of uncertified teachers or teachers in subject areas other than those for which they possess certification.

ALS President Whitford - Narine said in a statement that enrollment trends «do not suggest that students are referred for any reason other than because an educational professional and the student and parent believe that an alternative learning environment is needed.»

Rather than marginalizing alternative education, we may instead consider all schools and learning environments to be educational alternatives.

Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, possible disruptions in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition, possible risks that inventory in channels of distribution may be larger than able to be sold, possible risks associated with changes in the strategic direction of the device business, including possible reduction in sales of content, accessories and other merchandise and other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns from consumers or channels of distribution may be greater than estimated, the risk that digital sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the rate of investment spend, higher - than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest rates, the performance of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and other initiatives, the success of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting from the Company's prior reviews of strategic alternatives and the potential separation of the Company's businesses, the risk that the transactions with Microsoft and Pearson do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company in excess of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those applications is not achieved, risks associated with the international expansion contemplated by the relationship with Microsoft, including that it is not successful or is delayed, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Microsoft and Pearson commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, risks associated with the restatement contained in, the delayed filing of, and the material weakness in internal controls described in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated with the SEC investigation disclosed in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits of such efforts and associated risks and other factors which may be outside of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.

Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the effect of the proposed separation of NOOK Media, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, possible disruptions in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition, possible risks that inventory in channels of distribution may be larger than able to be sold, possible risks associated with changes in the strategic direction of the device business, including possible reduction in sales of content, accessories and other merchandise and other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns from consumers or channels of distribution may be greater than estimated, the risk that digital sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the rate of investment spend, higher - than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest rates, the performance of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and other initiatives, the success of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, risks associated with the commercial agreement with Samsung, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting from the Company's prior reviews of strategic alternatives and the potential separation of the Company's businesses (including with respect to the timing of the completion thereof), the risk that the transactions with Pearson and Samsung do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company in excess of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those applications is not achieved, risks associated with the international expansion previously undertaken, including any risks associated with a reduction of international operations following termination of the Microsoft commercial agreement, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Pearson and Samsung commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, the risks associated with the termination of Microsoft commercial agreement, including potential customer losses, risks associated with the restatement contained in, the delayed filing of, and the material weakness in internal controls described in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated with the SEC investigation disclosed in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits of such efforts and associated risks and other factors which may be outside of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended May 3, 2014, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.

These products extend Fidelity's ESG offerings, which currently include an actively managed mutual fund — Fidelity Select Environment & Alternative Energy Portfolio — and Fidelity's FundsNetwork program, which provides investors access to more than 100 ESG funds.

In recent years, Canada's long - running low interest rate environment has bolstered the popularity of real estate investing as people search for alternative investments that promise greater returns than they might otherwise be able to achieve through conventional investments like stocks and bonds.

Margaret Morton has been engaged with the photographic representation of alternative - built environments and the individuals who construct them for more than twenty - five years.

«The fact that 17 out of the 40 SREES scenarios explore alternative technological development pathways under a high growth... scenario family A1 does not constitute a statement that such scenaarios should be considered as more likely than others..., nor that a similar large number of technological bifurcation scenarios would not be possible in any of the other three scenario families» (Nakicenovic et al, 2003, «IPCC SRES Revisited: A Response», Energy & Environment, 14, 2 & 3, 2003: 195).

so all things being equal (true cost to environment / economy of continuing coal, «clean» or otherwise) alternatives and improved efficiency are more than competitive.

Building on this critique, Speth goes on to conclude in his book that: (1) «today's system of political economy, referred to here as modern capitalism, is destructive of the environment, and not in a minor way but in a way that profoundly threatens the planet» (2) «the affluent societies have reached or soon will reach the point where, as Keynes put it, the economic problem has been solved... there is enough to go around» (3) «in the more affluent societies, modern capitalism is no longer enhancing human well - being» (4) «the international social movement for change — which refers to itself as «the irresistible rise of global anti-capitalism» — is stronger than many imagine and will grow stronger; there is a coalescing of forces: peace, social justice, community, ecology, feminism — a movement of movements» (5) «people and groups are busily planting the seeds of change through a host of alternative arrangements, and still other attractive directions for upgrading to a new operating system have been identified» (6) «the end of the Cold War... opens the door... for the questioning of today's capitalism.»

As poll after poll demonstrates, we give priority to alternative energy sources, overwhelmingly support conservation of energy over extraction, and prioritize the protection of the environment over the amount of energy we produce — now, more than ever.

In 2016, the French Environment Minister estimated more than 3,000 jobs would result from production of a greener alternative to traditional, single - use grocery bags.

I would love nothing more than to hear the environment ministers come away from the UN meeting, announcing that plastic bags, bottles, and straws are no longer allowed anywhere, that every grocery and culinary establishment and homeowner will have to figure out alternatives.

Most people understand that mediation is an alternative to litigation as a way to resolve disputes, that it is a calm environment that is less costly, less bureaucratic and less anxiety - provoking than going to trial.

One reason is that the UK's regulatory environment for legal services has become very flexible (thanks largely to the separation of the SRA and the Law Society) and incentivises UK firms to be more open to alternative models than their US counterparts — as they, and their clients, know that traditional legal services can be easily disintermediated by newlaw competitors.

There are no standard salaries for teachers who work in alternative environments and these salaries are typically less than that of a classroom teacher.

In most cases, having tried a number of alternative approaches, where there are less than straightforward financial matters to sort out, I recommend that my mediation client arranges a short appointment with a solicitor, who has also been trained in mediation (even if they are not practicing or accredited mediators) and fully understands the intricacies of the mediation process and the kind of mediation environment within which the client will be working.

I believe that family cases are better served by a process that provides a non-adversarial, flexible environment for negotiating alternatives, a process that endeavors to preserve rather than destroy family relationships, and works to facilitate creative resolution.

Treatment foster care, also called therapeutic foster care, is designed to provide safe and nurturing care to a child or youth in a more structured home environment than typical foster care, and it can be a cost - effective alternative to residential treatment.