Sentences with phrase «environmentalists worried»

That has many environmentalists worried about the threat of spills in this pristine wilderness - and the reckless gamble with a climate change shock.

Some Mitigationists (of all degrees of urgency) are also «no regrets» proponents of shifting away from fossil fuels for other reasons — peak - oil types, environmentalists worried about conventional air pollution, anti - automobile / anti-suburb activists, and so on.

While the recent election has many environmentalists worried that federal action on climate change has hit a dead end, others are finding silver linings in the actions of states and municipalities.

Environmentalists worried that the rule could undermine cleaner sources of backup power — such as the nascent battery market — and other demand response programs while providing what they say is essentially a subsidy for dirty power.

Cash For Clunkers» Bumpy Road For instance, what to do with a probably massive influx of old cars remains undetermined, and has some environmentalists worried.

In a move that will likely raise concerns among many environmentalists worried about air pollution, whatever waste can not be recycled will be shredded, bailed and transported abroad for incineration in waste - to - energy plants.

The bill aims to thread various needles, for instance including measures to encourage a shift from coal and oil to natural gas (which produces roughly half the emissions per unit of energy) but in ways that won't alarm environmentalists worried about impacts of expanded gas drilling.

Both pipelines face two forms of opposition: widely dispersed environmentalists worried about climate change, and stakeholders along the route more concerned about oil spills.

Some environmentalists worry that identifying hidden populations of marine life could hasten their exploitation, but researchers say the potential conservation benefits outweigh the risks.

Environmentalists worry that the chemicals could be as damaging as the oil.

And while many environmentalists worry that the autonomous electric car could see us throw the walkable - city baby out with the internal - combustion - engine bathwater, I tend to think / hope the opposite is true.

Not exact matches

The long - delayed Keystone XL project has pitted environmentalists, who worry about spills, against industry, who say the project will shore up discounted Canadian oil prices and attract investment to Canada's energy sector.

But the recyclable K - Cups haven't silenced worries from environmentalists.

Though that's a tough sell for environmentalists who worry about the devastation these oil sands are wreaking on the natural environment.

To raise questions about the control of reproduction is to threaten the longstanding concerns of feminists and environmentalists who worry, in the first case, about who should control procreation and, in the second, about how much procreation creation can sustain.

This is why environmentalists will lament her appointment - and worry that when it comes to this autumn's badger cull, the most controversial issue awaiting her on her desk at Defra, she is unlikely to spend much time resisting the demands of the National Farmers» Union that the culls should continue apace.

Environmentalists are worried this latest sweep will make the program vulnerable to a lawsuit from conservative interests that have long wanted to blow it up.

The idea had worried environmentalists and local residents alike - many of whom live in marginal constituencies.

Environmentalists and tribal leaders who live in the Penokee Hills area are worried about the long - term effects of mining in one of the state's most pristine regions.

A proposal to amend the county charter to require voter approval of any changes to the program was originally tabled at a July meeting, which worried some environmentalists at the time.

Environmentalists also worry that the seawater could trigger the growth of tiny, floating gypsum crystals that could whiten the upper layers of the Dead Sea, raising its temperature and speeding its evaporation.

But public health advocates, environmentalists and even many doctors worry that our society's overuse and misuse of antibiotics is making bacteria more resistant and thus limiting the effectiveness of these lifesaving drugs.

Some environmentalists say public worries about GM crops played a decisive role.

Not only will that add to the competition for water, but environmentalists also worry that dams like the controversial project on the Madeira River in western Brazil will block the flow of nutrient - bearing sediments and fish migration routes.

Environmentalists are worried about effects such as water pollution, but the US government is enthusiastic about fracking.

That idea has drawn criticism from some environmentalists and policy analysts, who are worried about encouraging environmental problems or reducing energy security.

Environmentalists, meanwhile, are worried that the oil and gas industry has Pruitt's EPA in its pocket.

Environmentalists and others have voiced worries that genetically modified crops might stimulate a boom in superpests.

With the most pessimistic observers predicting the sea rising by a few feet by the end of the century, state officials and environmentalists are worried that some sensitive habitats and islands lining the region could be lost entirely, exposing the city and state to the full brunt of strong storms.

Environmentalists will rejoice at this, but the trend is so swift that owners and operators of electric power systems are legitimately worrying about whether the decline of coal will undermine reliability of the electric grid and also make the nation too dependent on natural gas.

Environmentalists are also worried about the impact to nesting animals and native habitat in the area, as well as the water supply.

(Some environmentalists have noted that this is a rare instance when global warming seems to have worried oil companies.)

Someone here said it's absurd to worry about extreme environmentalists being terrorist threats.

We just need to be aware that there are other views that may or may not be as bonkers as contrarian views, way on the other side of the debate (to which environmentalists & worry warts are not invited).

Villagers often immediately start worrying when environmentalists come that we will want to kick them out, but most understand we want to protect this place together.

For example, the paired statements «Environmentalists assert that the reports by the panel are watered down by a requirement that sponsoring governments approve its summaries line by line» and «Some experts fret that the organization, charged with assessing fast - evolving science, has failed to keep pace with an explosion of climate research» seem too easy, and I worry that such beliefs and accusations become propagated as facts without some serious evaluation as to their authority.

Wind power remains broadly popular, drawing support from environmentalists who worry about global warming, landowners who welcome a new stream of steady income and local governments seeking more tax revenue.

But don't worry — a new breed of environmentalists has just released a manifesto declaring that, with a little faith in technology, humanity can move into a «great» new century of prosperity and universal human dignity on a thriving planet.

Environmentalists are worried, though, about contaminated drinking water, and earth tremors - but perhaps those are the least of the dangers.

Not counting carbon emissions from burning the coal, scientists, environmentalists, and concerned citizens along coal transport routes are worried that these cumulative impacts will harm public health, disrupt their daily lives, and negatively impact the ecological health of waterways along the path from mine to port.

Carrington worries about the bit of hate mail he gets from deniers, conveniently ignoring missives sent the other way, and the casual disregard for democracy evinced by environmentalists as a matter of course.

While coal supporters worried about how this could impact future projects, some environmentalists thought Ecology's decision would actually send a positive message to other companies.

Lawmakers and natural gas supporters worry that outcries from environmentalists, led by the influential Natural Resources Defense Council, could led to a regulatory crackdown on methane, a potent greenhouse gas, this fall.

The environmentalist are so worried about a couple of pipelines being built that is environmental safe with the new technologies, that will create hundreds of jobs, but do they care about the birds, hell no, they want their cake and eat it too.

But Obama's announcement set up a clash with environmentalists who remain worried about the safety of nuclear power and waste disposal.

Regulators and the fossil fuel industry say offshore fracking operations have a good safety record and tend to be smaller in size compared to onshore operations, but environmentalists continue to worry about the chemicals used in the process because many of them are known to harm marine wildlife.

Many environmentalists call geoengineering a false solution, ethicists often worry that it indicates a worrying hubris about human domination over nature, and some economists suggest that it would encourage decision makers to take on more climate risk.

Over the last few decades, many international organisations and governments have aimed to reduce agricultural production while environmentalists, claiming that that «climate change is happening now» worried about decreasing fertility.

While environmentalists have worried about mercury pollution for years, at least one recent study suggests that as mercury pollution from power plants has decreased, mercury contamination in bluefish has decreased too.

Putting solar arrays on rooftops saves land, which is comforting to environmentalists who worry about the effect renewable energy infrastructure will have on the region's biodiversity.