Sentences with phrase «environmental impact in»

Not only can a modular home be conceived, planned and built in a shorter time frame than its equivalent site - built home, but they also have less of an environmental impact in the long run.

The event, created by the Northwest Earth Institute (NWEI), challenges participants to reduce their environmental impact in some way for two weeks.

Commenters also noted in our post on hydrogen powered cars that there is a significant environmental impact in the mining of the lithium, cobalt, and nickel that go into the batteries.

At Tim Hortons we acknowledge we have an environmental impact in the communities we serve and we are committed to continuously improving our restaurant footprint, from how we source material, to how we use energy, to how we design our restaurants and manage our waste,» said Paulo Ferreira, senior director, International Strategic Design and Building Standards, Tim Hortons.

Seen back in the 2009 Milan Furniture Fair via Inhabitat, the idea is to create an bio-based product that has a low environmental impact in the long run, says the Unitika website:

We really wanted to emphasize the complicated interconnections among politics, health, social justice, ethics, and environmental impact in food systems, while still looking at how we contribute to and what we can do to change these systems.

«Thanks to the DOE's ongoing investigation, we have confidence that consumers will ultimately be able to make informed decisions about energy savings and environmental impact in this popular segment of the refrigeration category,» said Greg Miller, general manager, refrigeration, Whirlpool North America.

Public opinion related to the consumption of coal is directed primarily to its environmental impact in light of ongoing efforts to reduce CO2 emissions and tackle global climate change.

In a March 2008 speech, McCain called for a «successor to the Kyoto Treaty» and a cap - and - trade system» that delivers the necessary environmental impact in an economically responsible manner.»

First, you set one goal to reduce your environmental impact in one of five categories: water, energy, food, waste or transportation.

Trips are also designed with minimal environmental impact in mind.

More information about the 2010 Toyota Prius: The 2010 Prius has been built with reduced environmental impact in every way.

It's formulated with quinoa husk extract that's sourced without chemical alteration and with minimal environmental impact in Bolivia to help release dull surface skin.

Carbon calculators like the ones from The Nature Conservancy and Conservation International make it easy to quantify your environmental impact in a matter of minutes.

Having a new rug shipped from halfway around the world uses up precious energy while buying something pre-owned from a local shop or neighbor will have a lower environmental impact in the end.

However, eating the recommended «healthier» foods — a mix of fruits, vegetables, dairy and seafood — increased the environmental impact in all three categories: Energy use went up by 38 percent, water use by 10 percent and GHG emissions by 6 percent.

«We are fully committed to redressing any potential adverse environmental impact in a timely manner,» the Navy said, adding it would announce more detailed plans as they were finalized.

Conservationists around the world are trying to figure out how to best include environmental impact in water footprints so they can be incorporated into food labels.

«The reason we think biofuels can reduce global warming is because we assume the feed crop will take carbon out of the air,» says Tim Searchinger of Princeton, the lead author of a report on biofuels» environmental impact in a February issue of Science [subscription required].

The paper also highlights the need to investigate alternatives such as recycling of rare earth elements that could minimize environmental impact in the deep sea and in turn help the Europe's transition to a circular economy.

He is providing key pieces of the puzzle to help progress the development of electric cars, and shows in his thesis how life cycle assessment, LCA, can be used to minimise their environmental impact in the long term.

... We need a successor to Kyoto, a cap - and - trade system that delivers the necessary environmental impact in an economically responsible manner.»

Conservationists around the world are trying to figure out how to best include environmental impact in the footprints so they can be incorporated into food labels.

Radha Muthiah will provide the perspective of the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, a nongovernmental organization that addresses both public health and environmental impact in its mission.

EC Wear is committed to minimizing our environmental impact in every aspect of our business.

We should therefore look to minimise environmental impact in this dilemma by splitting the functionalities required, like in the bag - in - box example.

Orora distributes its products through partnerships with nongovernmental organizations and nonprofits, and hires and trains women for sales and service, providing economic, educational, and environmental impact in each community it serves.»

Bernstad Saraiva Schott and Andersson (2015) analyzed the potentials of food waste minimization in households to reduce environmental impacts in a case study in southern Sweden.

The findings highlight the importance of accounting for the time lag between deforestation and its environmental impacts in meeting conservation goals.

All of these individual actions have environmental impacts in all those different countries.

Life - cycle engineering, of which Frangopol is a recognized pioneer, is an approach to assess the environmental impacts in conjunction with economic impacts that includes a structure's life cycle from its production to its use and its end.

The result is that the methylation patterns reflecting environmental impacts in the parent are reinstated in the next generation too.

Earlier this year, the advisory committee helping to form the recommendations released a report that included environmental impacts in its assessment for the first time (ClimateWire, March 25).

Ecological and environmental impacts in the evolution of organismal development Organizers: Chris Lowe, Angelika Stollewerk, John Willis

In coordination with Amigos Bravos, Gila Regional Information Project, and Mineral Policy Center, Southwest Research convened a seminar to development cooperative strategies to address mining policy and environmental impacts in New Mexico.

The report concludes that China's increased engagement with the UN process stems from a drive to address serious environmental impacts in its own country, on climate change and air pollution, as well as a desire to demonstrate true geopolitical leadership.

Tourism: Iguazú region (Argentina) Six Rainforest Alliance Certified ™ tourism organizations in Argentina developed a video, released in February, about their sustainability activities addressing both social and environmental impacts in the extraordinary Iguazú region.

Africa women are on the frontline of environmental challenges and experience environmental impacts in very real and serious ways.

Linking Policy Process to Environmental Impacts in the U.S. EPA's National Estuary Program: A Comparative Case Study Analysis of the Science - Policy Interface

«The practice of unlawfully transporting and selling timber has had devastating environmental impacts in Mexico and has been blamed for an increase in droughts,» notes the Huffington Post.

The brand name items were chosen in collaboration with the experts at the International Chair in Life Cycle Assessment because they have lower environmental impacts in one or more phases of their life cycle, while the RONA ECO products «have a smaller environmental footprint throughout their entire life cycle.»

Not exact matches

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

The promise of cheap energy supplies and jobs in the oil and gas sector have often overshadowed concerns over the environmental impact of fracking.

Its primary use is for festivals, in order to counter the environmental impact of leaving tents behind once the party is over.

Until then, Earth Angel faces a big challenge in convincing more of the $ 40 billion film industry to care about its environmental impact, especially when the potential savings aren't huge.

It's easy to see the environmental impact when you add in the labels, corks, caps and crates.

This innovation in materials technology aimed to mitigate two negative environmental impacts common to all competing products in our space: ozone depletion and global warming impact.

In aviation terms, weight translates into fuel, and more fuel burned means a greater environmental impact.

The federal government approved the expansion in 2016 but the project faces significant opposition in B.C. Thousands of people have been rallying to protest the project and Horgan has raised concerns about the pipeline's possible environmental and economic impact.

These numbers are worth keeping in mind when considering not just the environmental impact of recently approved pipeline projects — but also whether or not they're even good long - term investments.