Sentences with phrase «environmental issues of our time»

«The EPA Administrator has issued a clarion call that the pressing environmental issues of our times, especially the changing climate, must be engaged and engaged now,» said Tepper, who noted that all of Mass Audubon's work is now viewed through the lens of a warming planet.

Both exhibitions address our collective need to formulate effective and attainable solutions to the pressing sociopolitical, cultural, economic, and environmental issues of our time.

This reflects, perhaps, the deeper challenge facing those trying to make global warming the single - topic environmental issue of our time.

The conference aims to bring all of civil society together to discuss how we are going to address the most pressing human and environmental issues of our time.

The climate crisis with its urgency of climate action is the most important environmental issue of our time.

«Most scientists now regard anthropogenic (human - caused) global climate change to be the most important environmental issue of our times.»

Climate change is the biggest and most controversial environmental issue of our times.

DiCaprio said in a statement about his latest campaign, «Raising awareness on the most pressing environmental issues of our time is more important than ever.»

There's a lot more info backed behind all those links above, and the state of the world's forests and how to preserve them is right up near the top of the critical and complex environmental issues of our time.

Not exact matches

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

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Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

As we explore these issues our itinerary will be as follows: (1) we shall look first at several ways in which reflection on science has contributed to the feeling of cosmic exile and therefore to our environmental carelessness; (2) then we shall examine how theologies from our own Christian tradition that have hovered closely, even though critically, around modern scientific cosmologies have perpetuated the same feeling of cosmic exile; and (3) finally we shall look briefly at how a cosmological understanding of religion centering on the notion of adventure can both reconcile us to the evolving universe and at the same time allow us to embrace the feeling of religious homelessness present in religious teachings.

«Keystone has never been a significant issue from an environmental point of view in substance, only in symbol,» said David Goldwyn, an energy market analyst and a former head of the State Department's energy bureau in the Obama administration, told The New York Times.

For the first time in Australia, state elections in Tasmania in 1989 brought five «Greens» into parliament, which resulted in them having the balance of power with the prospect of a major change in direction in environmental issues in that state.

A decision to calculate the water footprint of a product is a conscious decision to focus on one environmental issue at a time.

The Prince, a passionate advocate of environmental issues, met ministers at the Department for Energy and Climate Change seven times and those at the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs five times, the Mail newspaper reported.

In the UK, a study by Loughborough University found that during the Brexit referendum, television news bulletins in the six - week period in May and June dedicated no time at all to environmental issues — despite the fact that much of UK environment policy is determined by the EU.

Cortland and Onondaga County lawmakers are expected to issue a final vote on the environmental impact of the project in early June after that time they can consider the contract.

She has led the way on the major issues of our time, from environmental preservation to women's rights to attracting 21st century jobs in cutting edge industries like photonics.

Just last month, Department of Environmental Protection electrical engineer Magdy Youssef was forced to resign after he used a city - issued vehicle to run personal errands and commute home 19 times over four months in 2016.

He lingered on the issue in a speech filled with snap references to national priorities, devoting more time to the interwoven policies of climate, energy and environmental hazards than to war, deficits and immigration.

They also recommend conducting more research on the complex issues that connect the use of women's time, environmental degradation and competition for agricultural nutrients.

In 2004, at 29, Bromley entered graduate school at the University of Maryland, College Park, to research socioeconomic and environmental issues using GIS tools, while keeping his full - time job.

A new study appearing in the June 15 issue of Environmental Science & Technology reveals that droppings from the marsh's seagulls are at least one major source of potentially hazardous bacteria that has been hitting the beachsometimes at levels thousands of times above the legal limit.

So, on a lot of these issues, time is not on your side because [environmental problems] can get, if not beyond repair, increasingly hard to repair.

There is still, however, a need for more research on the issue, as the risk can be influenced by the time of the treatment and other factors, reasons Karin Leander, researcher at Karolinska Institutet's Institute of Environmental Medicine.

«The study raises an important issue, how climate change can result in unanticipated release into the environment of toxic and radioactive wastes that were optimistically presumed at the time to be stably isolated,» Daniel Hirsch, director of the Program on Environmental and Nuclear Policy at the University of California, Santa Cruz, said in an email.

February 2, 2006 Gene variation increases SIDS risk in African Americans About five percent of deaths from SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) in African Americans can be traced to defects in one gene, and half of those deaths result from a common genetic variation that increases an infant's risk of developing an abnormal heart rhythm during times of environmental stress, a research team based at the University of Chicago reports in the February 2006, issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

«At the same time, we need to give all students a coherent view of the processes of life so that they'll understand issues in their own lives and communities — issues like health, environmental protection, and biosecurity.»

We live in convulsed times in terms of environmental depletion, violence and diseases; and we young scientist are called to help to address all these issues and pursue for a better world.

The imbalances that created your digestive health issues have been created over time by issues like stress, poor diet, antibiotics, lack of exercise, allergies, yeast, fatty acid deficiencies, environmental toxins, and more.

The Prince of Wales, a veteran environmental campaigner, has been aware of issues around synthetic fibres for a long time.

THE EPOCH TIMES — Aug 23 — Dating service Kisscafe was created to «attract and inform» a large network of people on environmental issues.

I think that documentaries on environmental issues are mostly a waste of time the same people watch them.

Each unit pack includes: - 7 engaging lesson plans (one for each 10 - word section, plus a revision / sentence - building lesson for the end of the unit), written by qualified teachers and covering all 4 key skills - Ideas for adapting each lesson to suit your class, including extension activities, suggestions for differentiation, homework activities and substitutions for low - tech classrooms - Full timings and guidance for teachers to help you access all the resources easily - Printable resources to complement the lessons and save you time This unit pack is for Languagenut's Unit 23 - The environment, covering environmental issues, recycling, pollution, energy and ordinal numbrs.

Firstly, the one key lesson that I've seen time and time again throughout all of our projects is that the most effective way to engage and excite children about environmental issues like energy saving is to allow them to take the lead.

An annual celebration of Earth Day should not be the only time during the school year when you devote significant classroom time to exploring issues of environmental awareness and stewardship.

Many children are spending less and less time outdoors; this in turn leads to a reduced affinity with nature and, ultimately, disengagement from environmental issues and a lack of appreciation for biodiversity.

«First - time luxury buyers tend to place a high value on exterior styling, affordability and environmental issues, and that's what we have created with the new Acura ILX,» commented Jon Ikeda, Chief of the Acura Design Studio.

She has nineteen years of experience covering environmental issues, including fifteen years at the Los Angeles Times.

Today marks the 42nd annual Earth Day, which is a time for each of us to help our planet and raise awareness for environmental issues.

The Wall Street Journal reported that in 2014 «environmental and social issues have accounted for 56 % of shareholder proposals, representing a majority for the first time.»

In this context, Brits appear to have become slightly less aware of the issues while away — 79 % said they consider environmental issues during their holiday compared with 81 % last time.

Her videos and installations explore the intersection between reality, perception, technology and time, as an investigation for finding new ways of seeing that innovatively address some of the current socio - cultural and environmental issues.

At this significant time of commemoration and self - reflection in Ireland, these artists» practices engage in profound ways with different publics in exploring pressing social, political and environmental issues current in 21st century Ireland.

«It is a total environment that acts as a broadcasting tower for the issues of our time — the ethical and aesthetic questions that frame this moment, those of human, environmental, and social entropy — and does so in a way that is immersive, making the viewer a fully participatory protagonist of the work.»

To my satisfaction, the Times published my letter to the editor on this (responding to the «Eco-tecture» issue of the Magazine); to my dismay, they retained my criticism of one particularly egregious sentence (Mark Svenvold's «By installing a solar - hydrogen system, almost any house, it seems, could go seriously green — and without a whiff of the sacrifice or changes in lifestyle that sometimes come from the more puritanical quarters of the environmental movement») while removing my broader complaint about their coverage (which regularly implies that even a «whiff» of sacrifice is indeed puritanical, by definition).

A larger mystery than either missing carbon or the influence of clouds / water vapor on climate change models is why the physical and life science community and the (in theory) science - based climate change advocates have not taken the time to adequately consult the evidence or experts (albeit exceptions certainly do exist) on communication about environmental issues, risk, or environmental and health literacy.