Sentences with phrase «environmental standpoint»

Wilson is enthusiastic about how the projects helps make these renewables make sense from an economic as well as environmental standpoint.

From an environmental standpoint, bamboo is preferable to other types of wood because bamboo can be harvested every three to five years without damaging the plant compared to 30 to 50 years for a typical tree.

Two, palm oil is a highly unsustainable oil from an environmental standpoint, so I avoid it completely.

«I think the seafood space is absolutely wide open... There are 7 or 8 million in the U.S. with seafood allergies, so it's a growing need not just from a vegan standpoint and an environmental standpoint but also from an allergen standpoint.»

From an environmental standpoint, gDiapers seem like a good idea.

He also talks about the shortfalls of the recycling program from an environmental standpoint and urges listeners to tighten the balance between that which is discarded in total and that which is recycled.

Many of New York's power stations are reaching the end of their operating lives, with coal - fired plants becoming less viable from both a business and environmental standpoint.

«From an environmental standpoint, it's a dead - end genetic mechanism, but one that we can exploit to manufacture what we're interested in.»

Opportunity has a dark side, however: in the past, the increased demand tempted growers to clear natural forests and replace them with bamboo — a practice Ruiz - Pérez calls «completely crazy» from an environmental standpoint, because it erodes biodiversity and reduces the carbon capture benefits.

From an environmental standpoint, the trend is clear: eating fewer animal products and more plant - based foods is beneficial for the planet.

Similarly, from an environmental standpoint millet is preferable to rice, which depends heavily on water.

From an environmental standpoint, organic farming is rightfully favored.

Despite claims that bottled water is draining from both an economic and environmental standpoint, its popularity hasn't waned.

The less weight on a plane, the better from an environmental standpoint; plus you'll be able to move more freely.

Asphalt roofs are not impressive from an environmental standpoint.

For most people, though, removing one or more trees to install solar panels is an excellent investment — from both a financial and an environmental standpoint — and shouldn't stand in the way of installing a solar energy system on your home.

These companies have found ways to take the high road from a social and environmental standpoint, without undermining their growth and profitability — and in some cases making their business even more successful in conventional financial terms.

Though Brazil's program of sugar cane ethanol is somewhat better than corn from an environmental standpoint, the crop still eats up land and leads to deforestation in sensitive bio-diverse areas such as the cerrado.

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It was great to see my family, but I was definitely concerned about how wasteful the trip had been from an environmental standpoint.

However, when that time comes, unless ecological economics, a post-growth economy, a steady - state economy, are all central to the discussion we will, from an environmental standpoint at least, be in a tragically similar position as we are today.

From an environmental standpoint, unlike other natural fibers such as cotton and wool that start with an existing short fiber which is then spun into a yarn, Tencel is fairly energy intensive to process and it requires some type of solvent to break the cellulose down to be able to solution spin it into a yarn.

From an environmental standpoint, it's crucial to buy shade - grown, organic coffee.

Realistically you've got to use coal and you've got to use oil and, no, I don't approach it from an environmental standpoint.

«From the environmental standpoint, the fence is a very, very disturbing thing,» said Karen Chapman, water and wildlife analyst for Environmental Defense in Brownsville.

PVC is pretty much the bottom of the barrel from an environmental standpoint because of its chemical formation.

Cork has a number of advantages from an environmental standpoint.