Sentences with phrase «environmental purposes»

Now back to the carbon tax debate: If the government is going to levy a $ 20 / ton carbon tax for environmental purposes anyway, then it can achieve even more benefits by taking that revenue and using it to reduce marginal tax rates elsewhere in the code.

In what may be the clearest sign that Morrison is intent on doing more than «putting the barn on the package,» she backed Plum's decision in 2013 to become a public benefit corporation, which codifies the business's social and environmental purpose in its charter.

The Government hailed it as «the UK's first tax with an explicit environmental purpose», but cut employers» National Insurance contributions rate at the same time in order to soften the impact on business.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A national forum about using poplar and willow for water treatment, land reclamation, biofuel and other environmental purposes will be held in Portland, Ore., April 11 - 13.

«Having spent billions of dollars recovering water for environmental purposes it is critical that it is used as effectively as possible.

The article looked at the relationship between politics and mutual funds / ETFs (exchange traded funds) that invest with a Social, Governance, or Environmental purpose, known as «ESGs.»

Levine said that the Council would have been willing to earmark a portion of the bag fee for environmental purposes had Cuomo and the Legislature granted the authority to do so.

Katko campaign spokesperson Erin O'Connor said he has been «a steady environmental advocate in Congress by voting to incentivize green energy technology, improve water infrastructure and ensure that land is set aside and preserved for environmental purposes.»

It is also the first time water has crossed the US - Mexico border for environmental purposes — the result of years of negotiations between Mexican and US water authorities, as well as a host of NGOs.

Blockchain, the cryptographic technology behind the digital currency bitcoin, could also be adapted for environmental purposes, such as guaranteeing that fish sold to consumers come from labeled sources, such as these salmon farms in Norway.

The PhyloChip, which was developed by Andersen and several other Berkeley Lab scientists, has been used for a number of medical, agricultural, and environmental purposes, including understanding air pollution, the ecology of coral reefs, and environmental conditions of the Gulf of Mexico after the BP oil spill.

This new approach, called functional phylogenomics, allows scientists to reconstruct the pattern of events that led to the vast number of plant species we see today, and could help identify genes that can be used to improve seed quality for agricultural and environmental purposes.

The 1970s and 1980s saw the emergence of genetic engineering for environmental purposes, such as bioremediation.

Health wise, it is unbeatable as it is antibacterial and biodegradable which is great for environmental purposes.

The IEA approves of this approach, but calls on the government to consider carefully what part of the price reductions from competition should be «taxed away» for environmental purposes.

The US argued unsuccessfully that their prohibition on Mexican tuna was consistent with GATT exceptions for environmental purposes, but the GATT ruled that Mexican and US tuna are «like products», regardless of the level of harm caused to dolphins, and that US import restrictions were illegal.

Another commentary from the German experience records: «The subsidies have been colossal, the impacts on the electricity market chaotic and — contrary to the environmental purpose of the policy — CO2 emissions are rising fast».

The subsidies have been colossal, the impacts on the electricity market chaotic and — contrary to the environmental purpose of the policy — CO2 emissions are rising fast: if «saving» -LSB-...]

Here's a focus group study from Norway demonstrating that most participants «express a very strong preference for earmarking the revenues for environmental purposes.»

The first law, AB 1532, requires that the auction revenue be spent for environmental purposes, with an emphasis on improving air quality.

The idea of using drones for environmental purposes has been a smart idea applied for project from monitoring water loss to tracking whalers.

Maybe your practice decided to go green for organization or environmental purposes?