Not much point in reducing
environmental impacts if it makes our camel milk go funny.
There have been no tests whatsoever on the much more important issues of long - term soil pollution, transgene flow (carrying contamination to neighbouring fields), the very difficult problem of superweeds, or on
the environmental impacts if crop yield profiteering were maximised.
But the near - miss inspired NASA biologist Lynn Rothschild to design a new kind of drone: one that would have minimal
environmental impact if it crashed because it would be made of biodegradable materials, such as bacteria and fungus.
But beyond whether they are even feasible, it is important to determine whether or not they would have the desired
environmental impact if they were implemented.
I'm optimistic enough to believe that, prices and product quality being roughly equivalent, people would choose products with less
environmental impact if they had any measure of that impact.
Not exact matches
If you're concerned about the potential
impact of a Keystone spill, you should be concerned about the potential
environmental consequences of not building the Keystone too.
If you have products or services that help firms lower their
environmental impact, as well as costs, you'll see even more growth opportunities over the next five years, says IBISWorld analyst Lauren Setar.
But
if consumer desire for eco-friendly choices is growing, Rogers argues that many of the options we're given to lessen the
environmental impact of our lifestyles are little more than exercises in greenwashing.
Money to Burn suggests that federal biofuel initiatives cost $ 3.00 — 3.50 for every dollar of social and
environmental benefits returned, and that's assuming there are any benefits at all — the report claims that it is hard to know
if biofuels have a positive
environmental impact:
If successful, lab - grown meat could become a viable way to tackle the increasing
environmental impact of meat consumption around the world.
The provincial government filed a reference case Thursday in the B.C. Court of Appeal asking whether amendments it is proposing to the
Environmental Management Act are valid and
if they give the province the authority to control the shipment of heavy oils based on the
impact spills could have on the environment, human health or communities.
-- This means that
if disbursements to a project are made gradually,
environmental impact will also be taken into account gradually.
Yet
if our energy consumption keeps increasing, there is nothing that can mitigate the adverse
environmental impacts.
If by some way humanity were able to reduce the
environmental impact of all its technologies by 10 per cent and there were no increase in per - person affluence, world population growth would return the collective
impact of humans to the previous level in about five years.
If we make the reasonable assumption that one Australian has an
environmental impact equivalent to fifty Indonesians, the total
environmental impact of Australians would be the equivalent of about one billion Indonesians!
If you're concerned about
environmental impact, raising crickets is dramatically less harmful than raising traditional livestock.
They concluded that
if tossed into the ocean, this material completely disintegrates in 21 days or less and has zero negative
environmental impacts.»
If anybody who knows more about coffee market forces can propose other possible
environmental impacts, please chime in!
If food miles are a measure of the
environmental impact of the distance food must travel to get to the consumer, what do you call the distance the consumer must travel to get to the food?
Even
if 60 % of agriculture would convert to organic farming, concentrated feed were reduced by 50 % and food waste by 50 %, it would result in a food system with significantly decreased
environmental impacts, including lower overall greenhouse gas emissions, and only a marginal increase in agricultural land area.
But this B - Corp brand stands out the most due to its sustainability mission, which hinges on the trifecta of being socially just, striving for
environmental responsibility and crafting reliably delicious products (after all, it's hard to make true
impact in the world
if consumers don't like how your products taste).
Did you know
if every American skipped meat and cheese one day a week, it would have the same
environmental impact as the country driving 91 billion fewer miles a year?
This can however be complicated
if the sources of additional water (e.g. the storage from which
environmental water is released) is also affected or
if local waterways are flooded and the threat of third party
impacts is great.
People living in the Basin know very well that nature delivers big in this part of the country, with widespread and occasionally persistent flooding across the landscape — this is something that
environmental water can not do because there's simply not enough of it and even
if there was, it would involve unacceptable
impacts on farms, towns and infrastructure.
The Commonwealth
Environmental Water Office can (and does) use environmental water to extend the duration of high natural flows in order to deliver better environmental outcomes (e.g. bird and fish breeding) but always and only if there are no detrimental impacts on people
Environmental Water Office can (and does) use
environmental water to extend the duration of high natural flows in order to deliver better environmental outcomes (e.g. bird and fish breeding) but always and only if there are no detrimental impacts on people
environmental water to extend the duration of high natural flows in order to deliver better
environmental outcomes (e.g. bird and fish breeding) but always and only if there are no detrimental impacts on people
environmental outcomes (e.g. bird and fish breeding) but always and only
if there are no detrimental
impacts on people and property.
• Work with our suppliers and customers to minimise
environmental impacts associated with our activities, products and services, through a defined purchasing policy and by assessing and utilising
if appropriate, technological advances or alternative materials.
And
if the future is a place where high - end restaurants care as much about their
environmental impact as they do plating, then The Perennial will be the one that waved its arms, planted the flag in 2016, and said it was here first.
If you care about your
environmental impact, but still want the convenience of using a disposable diaper, we simply love Bambo Nature Diapers.
But there's another important dimension to school food that few,
if any, school nutrition directors currently take into account: the
environmental impact of their menu... [Continue reading]
But there's another important dimension to school food that few,
if any, school nutrition directors currently take into account: the
environmental impact of their menu choices.
If you, like us, let it mellow if it's yellow, (which, holy moly, consider the environmental impact of flushing 1 - 2 gallons of drinking water every time you pee), you will notice yellowish build up (due to urobilins; thanks, Google) in your toilet bow
If you, like us, let it mellow
if it's yellow, (which, holy moly, consider the environmental impact of flushing 1 - 2 gallons of drinking water every time you pee), you will notice yellowish build up (due to urobilins; thanks, Google) in your toilet bow
if it's yellow, (which, holy moly, consider the
environmental impact of flushing 1 - 2 gallons of drinking water every time you pee), you will notice yellowish build up (due to urobilins; thanks, Google) in your toilet bowl.
If I wanted to know how the
environmental impact of mining affected a community, I would ask people in that community.
If you wish to use a detergent that is biodegradable and does not cause as much of an
environmental impact, we would love to work with you to find a solution.
If you want to find out more about the
environmental impact of cloth diapers, Eco-Friendly Diapers: Cloth vs Disposable can help you understand the
environmental debate better.
The
environmental impact of cloth diapers is severely mitigated,
if not eliminated,
if you live in a drought - prone part of the world.
If you're concerned about the cost and
environmental impact of disposables, consider switching to cloth diapers.
If global corporations are allowed to turn our state into a sacrifice zone, reap massive short - term profits, and significantly add to greenhouse gas emissions, the true costs of drilling in terms of
environmental impacts, quality of life, and long - term cleanup costs would be passed on to state residents.
It's Gatwick obviously, and
if we get on and deliver it we'll get the economic benefits for the next generation with a fraction of the
environmental impact.»
As
if we needed more evidence on Gannett's Jon Campbell's
impact as the LCA's resident fracking scoop artist, a coalition of groups and Senate and Assembly Democrats today seizing on his report that one of the experts hired by the Department of
Environmental Conservation to help write hydrofracking regulations is a member of the gas industry trade group.
A document from Governor Cuomo's administration assessing the health
impacts of hydrofracking, written less than a year ago, says the gas drilling process is likely safe
if proper precautions are taken by the governor's
environmental agency, the Department of Environmental Conser
environmental agency, the Department of
Environmental Conser
Environmental Conservation (DEC).
A document from Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration assessing the health
impacts of hydrofracking, written less than a year ago, says the gas drilling process is likely safe
if proper precautions are taken by the governor's
environmental agency, the Department of Environmental Conser
environmental agency, the Department of
Environmental Conser
Environmental Conservation (DEC).
The Joint Landowners Coalition of New York is demanding the release of the state's
environmental impact study on hydraulic fracturing, and are threatening to take legal action
if the state doesn't release the report.
If the New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation is to allow the rule making process on fracking to conclude by the end of the month, it must first make public its generic environmental impact statement
Environmental Conservation is to allow the rule making process on fracking to conclude by the end of the month, it must first make public its generic
environmental impact statement
environmental impact statement on fracking.
He oversaw the installation of two towers when he chaired the Franklin County Legislature, and questioned
if the
environmental impacts differ when it comes to height.
If environmental impact is important to you, you can feel good about making Akebono your choice.
Edmunds raised another potential
environmental impact:
If cities started to take advantage of offshore groundwater, the supply could be exhausted at some point.
«
If CO2 leaked from storage and reached the seafloor, then the
environmental impact will be measurable, but very restricted in area and not catastrophic,» said Jerry Blackford, a marine system modeler at Plymouth Marine Laboratory and author of the paper, published yesterday in Nature Climate Change.
These cuts,
if enacted, will
impact science programs and R&D at the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Energy and more, as well as at the
Environmental Protection Agency, National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation and elsewhere.
«Oftentimes, we know the initial
impacts of invasive species but we don't know the long - term
impacts —
if things will get better or worse,» said Morin, a distinguished professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution & Natural Resources in the School of
Environmental and Biological Sciences.
Each product within the six e-waste categories has a different lifetime profile, which means that each category has different waste quantities, economic values, and potential
environmental and health
impacts if recycled inappropriately.