Sentences with phrase «environmental forces such»

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It will be interesting, then, to see how Okotokians, especially those thousands who ostensibly flocked to town specifically because of its environmental reputation, mark their ballot in the next provincial election if forced to choose between a not - so - green Smith and a pro-growth PC candidate such as Morton.

The Christian task forces dealing with the environmental crisis have typically borne such names as «eco-justice.»

Yet such a system requires the construction of massive cooling towers, birthing a new round of construction and environmental permits and giving the anti-juice forces more ways to gum up the works.

Since the Kyoto protocol came into force in 2005, companies in the developing world can generate greenhouse gas emission reductions and sell them as «carbon credits» in the developed world through such mechanisms as the European Union's Environmental Trading Scheme (EU ETS), which is similar to schemes in Japan and New Zealand.

Because of such concerns the U.S. Department of Energy has convened a special task force to improve the safety and environmental impacts of such fracking for natural gas, including how best to dispose of the voluminous wastewater as well as ensuring proper sealing of wells to prevent such groundwater contamination.

The magnitude of our environmental problems, such as global warming and loss of the ozone layer, is forcing us to delve into the past and into other philosophies for an answer.

In fact, they occur wherever animals live in «bonded» groups — where individuals gather together because of their personal relationships rather than being forced to by environmental factors such as a food source or safe sleeping site.

Thus, rather than a multiplication of ecological roles, the new results point to external factors, such as increasing environmental heterogeneity, as the main evolutionary force.

Instead, there are almost always very powerful environmental forces pressing in on the body and forcing it to assume its present shape (such as the «shape» of an overtrained body).

Her kinetic sculptures often relate to environmental issues and forces of nature such as the sun, water, gravity, or wind to create gentle movement.

In a recent development, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was forced to admit that a patented liquid silver solution called Axen30TM when used as a surface disinfectant had the ability to kill multiple strains of MRSA plus additional deadly pathogens such as Avian Influenza A (Bird Flu), Human Corona virus (SARS), Feline Calicivirus (Norovirus), Rotavirus, Campylobacter jjejuni and Acinetobacter baumannii.

But that is because governments in wealthy countries have imposed high taxes on gasoline, or forced environmental regulations on industry — such as those demanded by Kyoto.

The sad fact is that drastic consequences, such as war and environmental collapse, are the only thing that will force people to action.

The George H. W. Bush Administration, which proposed the SO2 allowance trading program and then championed it through an initially resistant Democratic Congress, was (at least in its first two years) «moderate Republican;» and phrases such as «fiscally responsible environmental protection» and «harnessing market forces to protect the environment» do have the sound of quintessential moderate Republican issues.

Moreover, pure market forces can not counter the hidden costs of dirty fuels, such as higher health bills and environmental damage.

This is a regulation from EPA that forces states to reduce fossil fuel use in their electricity generation in favor of «renewables» such as wind and solar (but not hydro, which most environmental groups dislike, of course), whether they want to or not.

These maps measure and illustrate the convergence of social vulnerability factors (such as economic standing and age, among others) and four environmental hazards: flooding, hurricane force winds, sea - level rise, and drought.

Energy prices are a key force in encouraging energy efficiency, but can be too low if they are subsidized or if they do not reflect environmental impacts, such as climate damages.

This group, called NEORI in short, included environmental groups such as the National Resources Defense Council and the Clean Air Task Force.

Climate threshold - The point at which external forcing of the climate system, such as the increasing atmospheric concentration of heat - trapping gases (greenhouse gas es), triggers a significant climatic or environmental event which is considered unalterable, or recoverable only on very long time - scales, such as widespread bleaching of corals or a collapse of oceanic circulation systems.

Note: Hysteresis is defined as «a lag in response exhibited by a body in reacting to changes in forces» (Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary) and is used in many fields such as engineering, economics, biology, etc. to refer to a system that depends on the current but also past environmental conditions.

Probably, the major issue that forces us as individuals to take action is health and in so far, no socio - environmental issue like climate change has given rise to such international political and institutional movement, and societal initiatives, including governmental and non-governmental ones, devising strategies in sectors like Energy and so on — for instance, biodiversity maintenance does not have that power!

The environmental groups still are waiting for the federal court's decision on another part of the lawsuit that seeks to force the Energy Department to require large private fleets, such as those run by FedEx or UPS, to buy alternative fuel vehicles.

Like Richard Shilling's use of twigs and leaves to remind us of the simple beauty of nature or the guns Sonia Rentsch forms with flower buds, nuts and sticks to raise the issue of environmental degradation and violence, Yulia Brodskaya utilizes paper — perhaps the most basic art material available — and a technique called «quilling» that involves twisting and folding strips of paper in such a way that she forces the viewer to not only appreciate her finished work, but also reconsider how we look at the raw materials she's using.

The wind turbine symbol of all that is good, renewable, green and politically correct is in reality an environmental holocaust for countries, such as China, that manufacture wind turbine parts, a subsidised failure at reliable electricity generation globally, they blight the lives of people forced to live within their shadow and they kill birds in huge numbers.

Our competition lawyers have extensive trial experience in highly complex cases, often combining forces with other Baker Botts lawyers in such areas as intellectual property, corporate, tax and finance, energy, environmental and appellate law.

Foley Hoag has been the counsel of choice for sovereign states on issues such as international treaties, international investment law and dispute resolution, delimitation of maritime and land boundaries, sovereign and diplomatic privileges and immunities, international environmental law, the use of force and the law of armed conflict, international trade and sanctions, and human rights.»

According to online leaked documents, the Chinese government is seeking an «orderly exit» from bitcoin mining operations in the coming months with the Leading Group of Internet Financial Risks Remediation, which happens to be the country's top internet - finance regulator, issuing a notice asking local governments to force mining operations out of business by resorting to measures such taxation, electricity pricing, property law and environmental regulations.

Members have also been recruited to serve on new task forces such as the Green Task Force, whose work resulted in a LEED certification audit of the TREB building, an enhanced recycling program and four courses added to TREB's slate of sessions offered to members on environmental topics.

Such factors include, but are not limited to: the Company's ability to meet debt service requirements, the availability and terms of financing, changes in the Company's credit rating, changes in market rates of interest and foreign exchange rates for foreign currencies, changes in value of investments in foreign entities, the ability to hedge interest rate risk, risks associated with the acquisition, development, expansion, leasing and management of properties, general risks related to retail real estate, the liquidity of real estate investments, environmental liabilities, international, national, regional and local economic climates, changes in market rental rates, trends in the retail industry, relationships with anchor tenants, the inability to collect rent due to the bankruptcy or insolvency of tenants or otherwise, risks relating to joint venture properties, costs of common area maintenance, competitive market forces, risks related to international activities, insurance costs and coverage, terrorist activities, changes in economic and market conditions and maintenance of our status as a real estate investment trust.