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The past few months have seen a welter of environmental reports from Britain's largest corporations, including BT, British Gas, British Airways and BP.

By FRED PEARCE The past few months have seen a welter of environmental reports from Britain's largest corporations, including BT, British Gas, British Airways and BP.

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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.

Balakrishnan holds a master's degree from New York University in Business and Economic Reporting and a bachelor's degree from the University of Denver in Economics and Environmental Biology.

The Environmental Data and Governance Initiative (EDGI) released a new report on Wednesday that details how references to our changing climate and greenhouse gases have been erased from federal webpages since President Donald Trump took office.

No one suffered significant damage or setbacks from the experience, the researchers reported last July in the journal Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine.

The three companies report impressive environmental results from telecommuting programs they also tout for employee retention and recruiting.

The reports that Trump had decided to exit immediately unleashed a torrent of criticism from Democrats, environmental activists, and some business leaders.

In one of the most extensive reports of its kind, environmental health experts have estimated that nine million premature deaths worldwide — 16 % of all deaths — were linked to pollution in 2015, with the majority of deaths coming from air pollution.

An environmental assessment report from the US State Department that landed last week would seem to move TransCanada's hopes forward, but the pipeline's ultimate fate is still very much in limbo.

After eight years, Ontario's green energy policies have yielded moderate environmental gains while drastically increasing energy prices, says a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute.

Another report from the Commission for Environmental Co-operation, pegs this figure at 35 per cent.

The latest report from Proxy Preview reveals growing activism on the part of shareholders when it comes to social and environmental issues.

A report in February last year from the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association suggested default funds for defined contribution (DC) pensions - which 90 per cent of DC savers subscribe to - are vulnerable to a range of environmental, social and governance risks (ESG), including substantial climate risk.

From a strictly legal perspective, the relevant question is not whether there is a sufficient connection to any particular existing or proposed oil sands development or other production activity, and certainly not whether such projects or activities were included in the Terms of Reference (ToR), but rather simply whether the GHGs associated with the production of bitumen that will be transported by the NGP are an «environmental effect» of that project (see NGP Report, Volume II, Appendix 4, Terms of Reference, which defines «environmental effect» very broadly to mean «any change that the project may cause in the environment.»

Jay W. Forrester, professor of management at MIT whose sophisticated computer modeling of social and environmental issues led to the Club of Rome report on «The Limits of Growth,» sees the political and economic stresses in the world as caused by the necessary transition from worldwide growth to equilibrium.

Environmental campaign group Greenpeace has published a report indicating that major food producers, including Kellogg's, PepsiCo and Kraft Heinz, are failing in their promise to eliminate Indonesian palm oil from...

Our long - term intervention monitoring (LTIM) researchers are well placed to understand and report on the benefits of natural flows (as distinct from environmental water flows) and how we might mimic similar conditions through environmental water delivery to stimulate future events.

In fact, according to a 2014 report from the Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection, about one - fifth of all farmland in the country is heavily contaminated with toxic metals like arsenic, cadmium and lead.

The first is this report from the Environmental Law Foundation.

DTN Political Correspondent Jerry Hagstrom reported yesterday (link requires subscription) that, «Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Blanche Lincoln on Wednesday unveiled a bill to reauthorize the child nutrition programs that would increase funding for school lunch and other programs by $ 4.5 billion over 10 years, with some of the money coming from the budget for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program.

Based on a report from the Women's Environmental Network, The Real Diaper Association reports:

Quenneville reported that «Fielding recently won the Environmental Business of the Year Award from the Akaitcho Business Development Corporation.»

Adding yet another item to the list of miracles breastfeeding accomplishes, a new report finds that nursing moms can protect their newborns from environmental pollution — at least for a short while.

According to reports by the Center for Environmental Health, the New York Times, and the Canadian Broadcasting Association, baby bibs imported from China and available for purchase at Toys «R» Us stores in the United States contain high levels of lead.

The move is part of recommended actions from a report commissioned by a local environmental group.

A report from The TaxPayers» Alliance earlier this week found that existing levels of green taxation more than cover the environmental costs of our activities.

Other initiatives discussed from the Dec. 14th agenda included Brad Hoylman speaking about the negotiations in the NYS Senate regarding the IDC; Laurie Hardjowirigo gave the Voter Reform Committee Report; Nat Johnson gave the Environmental Committee Report by stressing what was learned at the December 4 Future of Renewable Energy Forum; Erik Coler of Affordable Housing recapped the year's achievements by saying this year 42 units had been re-stabilized and he was hoping next year to add 90 more.

The latest draft report from the Department of Environmental Conservation was released yesterday — a week late as the agency itself was responding to the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene.

The report, the product of the conference's Senate Democratic Policy Group, also calls for blocking budget sweeps from environmental protections funds in order to ensure the money fights climate change.

A new report from a New York - based environmental group attempts to put a number on the amount of waste generated by hydraulic fracturing across the country.

The Green Party of New York (GPNY) and its recent gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins join the chorus of New Yorkers celebrating what appears to be an imminent fracking ban, arising from today's reports from Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens and Acting Health Commissioner Howard Zucker.

A new report from a statewide environmental group says New York's brownfield remediation program is broken.

The Thompson campaign has pointed out throughout the city comptroller's run for mayor that he has worked hard on environmental efforts, including attempting to stop natural gas drilling within or near the city's upstate watershed, which provides drinking water to the city's residents; calling for the preservation of wildlife space in the Ridgewood Reservoir; and issuing a report documenting the impact of airport congestion at the city's three major airports; and the rise in airport runoff, especially the flow from Kennedy Airport into marshes in Jamaica Bay.

Dan Telvock, our environmental reporter, has a new report about the failure of the Department of Environmental Conservation to aggressively act on requests to enforce state law at the Peace Bridge that prohibits trucksenvironmental reporter, has a new report about the failure of the Department of Environmental Conservation to aggressively act on requests to enforce state law at the Peace Bridge that prohibits trucksEnvironmental Conservation to aggressively act on requests to enforce state law at the Peace Bridge that prohibits trucks from idling.

Chamber of Shipping: Response to the Environmental Audit Committee report; «Reducing CO2 and other emissions from shipping»

The Government's housing policy fails to recognise the importance of the environment, according to a new report from the Environmental Audit Committee.

Perhaps above all, Labour must remember how starkly the Stern report demonstrated not just the huge environmental threats from climate change, but the costly economic ones too.

Asked about the state's exchanges with USGS and the effect they had on the final report, a spokeswoman provided the following statement: «While the report was drafted by USGS, it simply underwent a technical review by NYSERDA staff and other experts, including experts from other state agencies like the Department of Environmental Conservation.

A new report from Environmental Advocates of New York is questioning the state's regulation of wastewater from oil and gas wells.

The much - anticipated report, from the state Department of Environmental Conservative (DEC,) recommends, however, that as an extra safety measure the city watershed area, from which the city draws some of its drinking water, and certain other sections of the Marcellus Shale deposit, be protected from the procedure.

Sixty - five New York lakes and ponds now have toxic algae blooms, up from 56 last week, the Department of Environmental Conservation reported.

Money being spent from the state's Environmental Protection Fund are at an all - time high, a report released Monday by Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office found.

Cleaning up 114 brownfields cost state taxpayers $ 1 billion in tax credits, according to a new report from Environmental Advocates of New York (EANY).

The League's Environmental Progress Report grades progress on its priority issues from A to C.

In light of Thursday morning's report by Erie County Comptroller Stephan Mychajliw that Poloncarz underestimated 2015 sales tax revenues, questions were asked whether the money is available to spend $ 750,000 a year on plans to increase protection from lead poisoning, and an estimated % 50,000 to $ 70,000 for an environmental impact review ahead of plans to ban plastic shopping bags.

The report is expected to cause a furore among environmental groups, which supported the fuel duty escalator as a way to limit the greenhouse gas emissions from car use.

Following a status report from consultant Glenn Gidaly of Barton & Loguidice, DPC regarding progress toward submitting a grant application for New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation funding to upgrade Rosendale's water supply system, supervisor Jeanne Walsh rolled all of the town's many annual housekeeping items into a single resolution, expeditiously ensuring that town employees would continue to get paid.

A report by the Environmental Protection Agency in 2009 said suggested the county build fences around a bike trail being built on the waste beds to keep people from being exposed to manganese.

Looking at records from New York's Department of Environmental Conservation, the report found one in four of the state's 10,134 wells were inspected by DEC during 2010.