Sentences with phrase «environmental efforts also»

Apple's environmental efforts also extend to its products.

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The company is also at the forefront of efforts to change the oilsands» poor environmental image, investing in the $ 1.35 - billion Quest project, which captures carbon emissions from oilsands operations and buries them beneath the surface.

The foundation also has an eye on energy and environmental issues, and has backed work to link that area to its career readiness efforts.

In addition to its environmental practices, the company also looks to improve its community through charity and volunteer efforts.

This presented an ideal opportunity to translocate a sub-population of Murray hardyhead from the Riverland sites to Brickworks Billabong in the Mallee Wetlands area of Victoria, where restoration efforts also include the delivery of Commonwealth environmental water.

Environmental and wildlife education efforts are also increasing.

Besides supporting environmental - conservation by helping kids learn about eco-friendly behaviors, Zeenie Dollz also supports environmental efforts across the globe.

and also join the global campaign for a toxic - free world by reading the FAQ Sheet, Towards Healthy Environments for Children: Frequently asked questions about breastfeeding in a contaminated environment which emerged out of the combined efforts of breastfeeding and environmental health and justice groups in addressing breastfeeding in a contaminated environment.

She also said the state needs to focus more resources on environmental protection efforts and look at what it can do to reduce the impacts of climate change.

«Pipeline vandalism also damages the environment, health and economic activity of inhabitants of affected areas, as well as complicates environmental cleanup efforts.

Also at noon, a coalition of groups opposed to Trump's agenda, including Food & Water Watch, Sierra Club, 350 NYC, 350 Brooklyn, WE ACT for Environmental Justice urge Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to join their effort, 780 Third Ave., (Schumer's NYC office), Manhattan.

Statewide efforts to combat invasive species and the authorization of $ 300 million for the Environmental Protection Fund were also commended.

The Governor also spoke about air quality monitoring efforts the Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Health and Hospitals are conducting with the support of the federal Environmental Protection Agency.

He was also appointed as chairman of former Gov. Mario Cuomo's East End Economic and Environmental Institute in 1993, which was instrumental in extending farmland preservation efforts statewide and boosting the East End tourism and wine industries, Mr. Latham said.

The press conference also featured Dr. Claressa Lucas of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases and Dr. Jasen Kunz of the National Center for Environmental Health — who will lead the federal Center for Disease Control team dispatched to assist in the anti-Legionnaire's effort.

«It has also introduced national research priorities to guide Australia's effort in areas of economic, social, and environmental importance.»

Ruedas said it could also lead to conservation efforts in Suriname, where environmental degradation is threatening the rabbit's habitat.

The legislation also includes provisions that would continue efforts to open a national nuclear waste dump in Nevada, prevent the Obama administration from moving ahead with new environmental rules aimed at strengthening protections for small streams and wetlands, and bar adding the sage grouse to the endangered species list.

It is the product of a long and contentious debate in Congress that included efforts to eliminate the Transportation Enhancements program (TEP), which for about 2 decades has required states to spend a small portion of their federal transport funds on 12 types of activities, including bike and walking paths, but also «archaeological planning & research,» and «environmental mitigation.»

The case study also recounts and assesses post-disaster monitoring efforts, recent scientific findings from the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP), and explores the implications of these experiences for ongoing and future environmental disaster response.

It also launched an effort to digitize the museum's extensive collections and recruit data scientists to harness and organize the data embedded in the millions of natural history objects that can reveal «critical historical baselines for studies of environmental and evolutionary change,» she said.

States can also fund «archaeological planning & research,» and «environmental mitigation,» including efforts to prevent traffic from killing wildlife and to preserve wetlands.

Despite these challenges, the authors were still able to emphasize broader trends in heavy metal accumulation in the Providence area, namely decreases in lead concentrations due in part to Environmental Protection Agency regulations but also to targeted remediation efforts in a historically active industrial area.

He adds that isolating these signals from the ecosystem is not only useful for predicting environmental catastrophes, but they can also be used to determine which habitats are most likely to respond to conservation, and so allow ecologists to direct their efforts.

The task force, led mostly by the state's Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) put forth 14 specific recommended changes, mostly calling for revisions to state statutes and executive orders that would tighten environmental review and also make coastal development more costly in an effort to discourage building in senEnvironmental Conservation (DEC) put forth 14 specific recommended changes, mostly calling for revisions to state statutes and executive orders that would tighten environmental review and also make coastal development more costly in an effort to discourage building in senenvironmental review and also make coastal development more costly in an effort to discourage building in sensitive areas.

As the first of several national laboratories that China intends to launch in the coming years — others will be devoted to brain research, physics, and environmental science — the Qingdao lab will also be a bellwether for efforts to persuade scientists to accept greater government scrutiny and direction in exchange for ample resources.

Local officials claim this is proof that the government's environmental preservation efforts have been successful, but recent research by climate scientists suggests a more worrying explanation for rising water levels: not only is climate change thought to be responsible for increased rainfall and snowfall in the area, it has also caused, by some estimates, up to a fifth of the permafrost which covers 80 % of the plateau to melt.

Col. Garan is also the founder of Fragile Oasis (FragileOasis.org), an effort to use the orbital perspective to inspire positive social and environmental action.

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To date, the DOT has also sponsored four idea challenges that have focused employee's collaborative brainstorming efforts on issues ranging from environmental sustainability to emergency preparedness.

«The new marketing campaign for the Honda Clarity Fuel Cell is the next step in our effort to advance fuel cell vehicles to the mainstream market,» said Steve Center, vice president of the Environmental Business Development Office at American Honda Motor Co., Inc. «This fully integrated marketing campaign also demonstrates our commitment to growing electrified vehicles into a volume pillar for the Honda brand.»

Even though we are a small business, we are also making strides in our effort to make an impact on both the environmental and social level.

He also wants to continue one of the store's most important traditions: donating to environmental conservation efforts.

The township is also known for its efforts to promote more environmental friendliness, advocating for water conservation via rain barrels for residents; repurposing autumn leaves for fertilizer; and more.

The event also spotlights the year - round efforts of the animal protection organization and bolsters environmental efforts throughout the area, South Lake Animal League president Beth McCabe said.

Parrish Kauai also champions Kauai recycling efforts, uses refillable containers for their luxury bath amenities and buys environmental friendly cleaning products.

It also doesn't help that there are almost no grass roots mobilization efforts being carried out by national environmental groups over the issue of global warming other than 350.org.

But they are also under pressure from consumers, particularly younger ones, to take action, and many companies have begun to see their environmental efforts as a core part of their business strategy.

This choice would undoubtedly be hailed both by those pushing for development and large - scale testing of nonpolluting energy technologies and by environmental campaigners seeking knowledgeable leadership at the giant agency — which, while it still oversees efforts to boost coal and oil extraction, also has what may be the world's biggest assemblage of scientists pursuing development of renewable power sources.

Abroad, the department will increase its investment in the Defense Environmental International Cooperation Program not only to promote cooperation on environmental security issues, but also to augment international adaptaEnvironmental International Cooperation Program not only to promote cooperation on environmental security issues, but also to augment international adaptaenvironmental security issues, but also to augment international adaptation efforts.

But the process, which took nearly two years of study and meetings, provides a promising template not only for other island communities but also for any region where environmental restoration efforts have to mesh with local economic concerns.

This stance contrasts both with those of people like Bjorn Lomborg, who say curbing emissions is a waste of time and money, and also with efforts by some environmental campaigners, scientists, and public figures, former Vice President Al Gore included, to assert that the clear and present danger from unfolding climate disruption is the reason to act.

The Department of Environmental Protection has also been making huge efforts to curb sewage overflow.

The report will also concentrate on how ARRA - related efforts can provide the foundation for long - term achievement of California's energy and environmental policy goals and help the state transform its energy production and use in a way that will provide lasting and sustainable economic, energy, and environmental benefits.

The EPA's new effort also connects with existing faith - based environmental efforts focused on climate change, renewable energy use, and sustainable agricultural practices.

However, in addition to our efforts to encourage a societal shift around profound ecological issues, we also get in the weeds, as it were, with our efforts to understand, measure, and minimize the environmental impact of our operations at the Institute.

Pimarily, I have done atmospheric models (relatively simple models for the outer planets and also some efforts using MODTRAN for atmospheric modeling in context of environmental studies).

They're a central feature of Obama's efforts to address climate change, but they are also set to become the subject of a massive lobbying war between industry and environmental groups as the administration deliberates over the final rule — a process that could take up much of the rest of the president's tenure in office.

We are also concerned about the way Trump would build the wall by overriding environmental review — a tactic he promised to extend to other infrastructure projects in a misguided effort to speed up construction.

She also helped lead an effort for passage of the 2004 Highlands Conservation Act and creation of the Highlands Environmental Research Institute.