Sentences with phrase «environmental resources at»

But under the system I'm proposing, it will be as cost effective as it should be, given that the true scarcity of the environmental resources at issue will be reasonably well reflected by the pricing in the market.

Edwards was nominated for the AAAS Scientific Freedom & Responsibility Award by Caren Cooper, a professor of forestry and environmental resources at North Carolina State University and assistant head of the Biodiversity Research Lab at North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.

Not exact matches

«Consumers should be as concerned as the foremost infectious disease doctors are — which is very concerned,» David Wallinga, a senior health officer at the environmental nonprofit the National Resources Defense Council, who contributed to the report, told Time.

Susan Shaheen, co-director of the Transportation Sustainability Research Center at the University of California, Berkeley, has begun a study with the Natural Resources Defense Council to determine the environmental impact of Uber and Lyft's car - pooling systems.

Nigel Bankes, chair of natural resources law at the University of Calgary, said he believes the province will lose on the validity question because it is targeting a federally approved project, even though the legislation covers broad environmental concerns.

Before joining our team, he served as a technical analyst with the Pembina Institute and completed a master's degree in Resource and Environmental Management at Simon Fraser University.

On this Startup Library page, we list resources that cover how to start a social enterprise (a charity or non-profit aiming at revenue generation) or social purpose business (a for - profit business with a double or triple bottom line [social / environmental / financial]-RRB-.

Also at hand were members of the VI - EPSCoR (Virgin Islands Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research), VIMAS (Virgin Islands Marine Advisory Service); federal agencies (FEMA); local agencies (Department of Planning & Natural Resources (DPNR) Division of Coastal Zone Management, DPNR Division of Environmental Enforcement, and Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority); and other local non-profits.

Recently many environmental philosophers in the West have come to agree.6 One of the most influential among them is J. Baird Callicott, professor of philosophy and natural resources at the University of Wisconsin, author of numerous influential works on environmental ethics and foremost interpreter of the pioneer of Western environmental philosophy, Aldo Leopold.

At least seven immense, interdependent threats to the quality of life on spaceship earth continue to escalate: the population explosion; the widening gulf between rich and poor nations; massive malnutrition (caused mainly by economic injustice, which produces maldistribution of available food); environmental pollution and degradation; the depletion of the irreplaceable resources of our finite planet; the growing threat of nuclear terrorism and eventual holocaust (with the equivalent of one and a half million Hiroshima - sized bombs in the arsenals of the world); and the worldwide tendency for the fruits of science and technology to be used without ethical responsibility.

Using the Bloomberg BNA audit tool to measure our performance against federal, state and local regulations, as well as gap analyses conducted by our EHS team at each of our sites every two years, we've established a consistent approach to how we allocate resources, assign responsibilities and evaluate our practices, procedures and processes to reduce our environmental footprint.

Food is not fixed in time, yet we have been poor managers of our resources over the years as human civilization has progressed and today stand at a situation where sustaining our biggest source of energy has transformed into our biggest problem coupled with environmental degradation.

The full collection is available at Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Publications and resources.

The Sustainability Awards categories spotlight each of the key areas of innovation where the environmental footprint of packaging and packaged goods can be reduced, from resource efficiency to recycling, biomaterials to greener packaging machinery, and driving best practice at the brand owner and retailer level.

And environmental losses, as resources have been used to produce fruit and vegetables and at the end the production becomes wastage.

Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco (Chair) Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment (Co-Chair) Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development John Bryant, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg Company Paul Bulcke, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé Wiebe Draijer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum Louise Fresco, President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, Waste and Resources Action Programme Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Senior Food Analyst at NBC News and former U.S. White House Chef Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister of Environment and Food, Denmark José Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denise Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup Company Kanayo Nwanze, Former President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Rafael Pacchiano, Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza, Chairman, Global Forum on Agricultural Research Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Vice President for Country Support, Policy and Delivery, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Tristram Stuart, Founder, Feedback Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Former Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, The African Union Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Olam International Tom Vilsack, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa

In response, the World Resources Institute and Big Room Inc. recently released the 2010 Global Ecolabel Monitor, a report and online database aimed at helping companies and individuals sort through the green claims of different environmental certifications and labels.

From water and resource stewardship to enhancing the environmental performance of packaging, there exist many opportunities for Switzer's skills at collective action, partnerships and engagement to support Nestlé Waters North America's vision for sustainable growth.

Also take a look at the National Farm - to - School Network website, where you won't want to miss the newest resource you can download directly; Evaluation for Transformation: A Cross-Sectoral Evaluation Framework for Farm - to - School explores farm - to - school vis - à - vis public health, community economic development, education, and environmental quality.

A $ 48,393 grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources will help support environmental education at Highland Park's new lakefront Interpretive Center at Rosewood Beach.

According to Moy's biography, Moy was a Senior Fellow at the Center of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy at the University of Montana.

Key partners include: Greater Buffalo - Niagara Regional Transportation Council (GBNRTC), Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA), New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT); Erie County, Niagara County, City of Buffalo, City of Niagara Falls, Association of Erie County Governments, Niagara County Supervisors Association, University at Buffalo Regional Institute and Urban Design Project (UBRI / UDP), Daemen College Center for Sustainable Communities and Civic Engagement (CSCCE), VOICE Buffalo, Local Initiatives Support Corporation Buffalo (LISC), Western New York Environmental Alliance (WNYEA), Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper, The John R. Oishei Foundation, Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC), Belmont Housing Resources for WNY, Inc. (Belmont), Buffalo Niagara Partnership (BNP), Empire State Development, New York State Department of State, Division of Smart Growth, Niagara County Department of Social Services, and Niagara Falls Housing Authority.

Cole Jermyn is a sophomore environmental resource engineering major at SUNY - ESF.

«What the A.G. said — I thought his statement was not at all inconsistent with what even the leading environmental groups have said about it,» Gennaro said, naming Riverkeeper and the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Cole Jermyn is a senior environmental resource engineering major at SUNY - ESF.

Cole Jermyn is a sophomore environmental resource engineering major and economics minor at SUNY - ESF.

She also said the state needs to focus more resources on environmental protection efforts and look at what it can do to reduce the impacts of climate change.

Those speaking at the convention emphasized environmental protection and preserving natural resources; they argued that the incumbent Wilkinson administration, composed of a 3 - 2 Republican majority, had made the town board over friendly to business interests.

In addition to criminalizing personal drug use, cannabis prohibition deprives society of the industrial benefits of hemp at a time when we must make use of every ecologically responsible resource to provide materials and energy in the face of looming environmental crises,» said Hawkins, who is seeking the Green Party nomination for Governor.

McKay says the DEC «dramatically undercounted» the number of historic resources in the Marcellus Shale region, and says the environmental impact statement «lacked any reference to state and federal historic preservation law» aimed at protecting those resources.

NRDC has long opposed relicensing its two reactors because of Indian Point's history of operational, safety and environmental problems, as well as the grave risk of a nuclear accident so close to the nation's largest city,» said Kit Kennedy, director of the energy and transportation program at the Natural Resources Defense Council.

He also has ties to environmental groups, having worked for Riverkeeper, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Council on Environmental Quality at theenvironmental groups, having worked for Riverkeeper, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Council on Environmental Quality at theEnvironmental Quality at the White House.

Ulster town officials in the resolution contend there are too many resources at stake to have a environmental reviews that poorly conducted.

According to the the Director for Natural Resources at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Carl Fiati, Ghana may soon import drinking water from neighbouring countries if illegal mining also known «galamsey» is not checked.

Liz Moran, Water and Natural Resources Associate at Environmental Advocates of New York, says she grew up near the Valatie Kill and that the waterway is frequented by nearby residents.

Liz Moran, water and natural resources associate at Environmental Advocates of New York, said she was astonished by Marchione's actions.

New regulations from the State Department of Environmental Conservation are out this week, aimed at protecting natural resources.

Ecologist and environmental policy analyst Raphael «Rafe» Sagarin (2002 - 03 Congressional Fellow sponsored by the Geological Society of America) was associate research scientist and adjunct assistant professor for the School of Natural Resources and the Environment at University of Arizona.

Pamela joined E&E News in 2011 while working toward a master's degree in environmental resource policy at George Washington University.

«It's a way to utilize an available resource instead of discarding it into the ocean, where it's instantly no longer of use as freshwater,» says environmental health scientist Kellogg Schwab, who directs the Center for Water and Health at Johns Hopkins University.

Greening the Recovery identifies innovation, infrastructure and information as the key areas in which policies are needed to support a green economy, in addition to arguing for environmental fiscal reform and specific policies at UK and EU level to support resource efficiency.

Yet Franz Litz, an analyst at the World Resources Institute, said the governor must go through a new rulemaking process with the state Department of Environmental Protection that could take time and prompt legal challenges.

In fact, the focus on sports screening has skewed public discussion, said committee member Benjamin Levine, head of the Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Texas Health Resources in Dallas.

The new investment in carbon offsets and RECs should match the league's total greenhouse gas emissions, estimated at 550,000 metric tons, according to a league - commissioned report from the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Green Sports Alliance, a nonprofit that works with sports leagues on environmental sustainability.

«Restoration priorities are typically based on the evidence for environmental degradation without explicitly accounting for the benefits people receive from ecosystems, which include recreational opportunities,» said lead researcher David Allan, professor emeritus of aquatic sciences at the U-M School of Natural Resources and Environment.

More work is also needed in consulting with polluters under the system, according to Alvin Lin, climate and energy policy director for China at the Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental organization based in New York.

Federico Cheever is a professor of environmental and natural resources law at the University of Denver.

The paper, «Simulated Effects of Winter Wheat Cover Crops on Cotton Production Systems of the Texas Rolling Plains,» is part of the «Crop Modeling and Decision Support for Optimizing Use of Limited Water» collection by the Natural Resources and Environmental Systems Community of ASABE at http://bit.ly/2izRZBY.

«I think that this decision represents a clear and powerful recognition of how serious the threat of global warming is and that our reliance on coal for power generation needs to be changed,» says Eric Young, spokesman on global warming at New York City — based environmental group Natural Resources Defense Council.

degree in environmental and earth resources engineering at Imperial College London.