Sentences with phrase «for health and environmental»

However, you tend to get what you pay for, and if it could replace a number of daily and weekly car trips, while adding a pedaling session to our daily habits, the Load might be a wise choice for both health and environmental reasons.

Over 180 countries now impose a tax on tobacco, 60 jurisdictions tax carbon and at least 25 tax sugar for health and environmental reasons.

It's not a panacea for health and environmental problems, advocates concede, but it's not the menace the Controlled Substances Act makes it out to be.

The Science and Environmental Policy Project (SEPP) was founded by S. Fred Singer, Ph.D., in 1990 on the premise that sound, credible science must form the basis for health and environmental decisions that affect millions of people and cost tens of billions of dollars every year.

The best of these programs add the additional component of «management», where the cat colony is monitored for health and environmental issues, provided supplemental food and shelter if needed, and where new additions to the colony are quickly trapped and neutered.

Numerous studies have shown that BPA can imitate estrogen, creating the potential for health and environmental effects.

I have tried to reduce my meat consumption for both health and environmental reasons.

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HR departments are perpetually scouring for new incentives, processes, events, and environmental improvements to foster the health and well - being of their employees.

The free app has a database of science - based health, social and environmental ratings for over 170,000 items.

In the past couple of years, Sanders has voted against the Keystone XL Pipeline, vetoed by the president in March, as well as for bills that would have prohibited corporate interference with women's health care and increased environmental standards for damaged national infrastructure.

Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency was sued by a coalition of beekeepers, as well as representatives from the Sierra Club, the Center for Environmental Health, and the Center for Food Safety, for failing to protect bees by approving neonicotinoids without proper review.

In hopes of offsetting the external environmental and health costs of meat, federal agencies and councils in Denmark, Germany, and Sweden ---- as well as a member of parliament in England ---- are calling for a meat tax.

Beyond Meat is part of a growing number of startups looking to make meat (or something very close to it) without animals in order capitalize on consumers who are attempting to cut back on the amount of meat they eat for environmental, animal welfare, and health reasons.

FindLaw provides a list of commonly required licenses and permits, including state and local business licenses, registration for taxes, an occupational or resale license, a business name registration, and zoning, health, building and environmental permits.

The idea of meddling with something as fundamental to our existence as food can be unnerving, and the long - term health and environmental effects of the products will not be known for quite some time.

«We know that guests are increasingly seeking plant - based proteins for personal health reasons and / or to reduce their environmental impact,» said Sara Burnett, Panera's director of wellness and food policy, in the release.

Develops environmental, health and safety management software for corporations and government agencies

Environmental groups said the proposed cuts would threaten thousands of jobs and could harm health and safety protections for millions of Americans.

Health and science professionals warn that budget cuts proposed by President Donald Trump could be devastating for future generations, potentially gutting spending on biomedical and environmental research.

This approach recognizes that Americans have an equal right to clean air and water, no matter where they live, and allows states to compete for business without having to sacrifice public health or environmental quality.

For example, China is especially vulnerable to locally isolated social unrest, environmental disasters, and public health crises.

We studied companies that have applied for ACOEM's CHAA, as this award program assesses not only a company's health and wellness activities but also its environmental and safety programs.

1 is 1 project, to become the digitalization assistant for all industries; 3 is the three roles of connector, toolbox and ecosystem builder; 5 is the five remits of civic services, consumption, manufacturing services, health and environmental protection; and 7 refers to the seven tools of public accounts, mini programs, mobile payments, social media advertising, safety capabilities and something referred to as big - smart - cloud: big data, AI capabilities and cloud computing.

The median entry - level salary is nearly $ 55,000 for engineers specializing in environmental health and safety.

WASHINGTON, Sep. 19 / CSRwire / - RESOLVE, known for forging sustainable solutions to critical environmental, social, and health challenges appointed new governors and strategic partners at its annual meeting today.

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South32 said there has been no disruption to production following a ruling by the Colombian Constitutional Court that the mine had caused health problems and environmental damage for local communities.

Understanding Changes in Ontario's Electricity Markets and Their Effects finds that poor energy policy choices — including Ontario's Green Energy Act — has increased electricity prices for residents, cost tens of thousands of manufacturing workers their jobs and produced only minimal health and environmental benefits.

«Meanwhile, other jurisdictions are ahead of B.C. in terms of encouraging farming and food processing to support, expand, and sustain their agriculture sector for environmental, health and economic purposes,» said Dix.

As our caucus spokesperson for mining, Norm did the responsible thing and took these concerns about health and safety for workers — and the potential environmental concerns — to Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett and Environment Minister Mary Polak.

Other environmental policies include promoting smarter energy use through the ecoEnergy Initiative; a Chemical Management Plan to regulate chemicals harmful to human health and the environment; $ 1.5 billion over seven years for the production of renewable fuels; a commitment to ensure that 90 percent of Canadian electricity needs are generated through non-emitting sources by 2020; and additional government funding to acquire and preserve ecologically sensitive lands.

About Social Venture Connexion SVX (@theSVX) is a full service impact investing platform that connects impact ventures and funds with accredited investors looking to make investments with demonstrable social and / or environmental impact and the potential for financial return, from nonprofit education projects to health ventures focused on early cancer detection.

Cultivating relationships with other nonprofit organizations, including those focused on environmental, global hunger, public health, free speech, and food safety issues, to build alliances and support for the policies that will be most effective at increasing plant - based options and readying the path to market for clean meat.

SDTC's support of cleantech translates into jobs, growth and export opportunities for Canadian companies, as well as economic, environmental and health benefits for all Canadians.

They contribute 10 percent of their profits to «non-profit community, environmental, health and responsible business organizations working for positive change.»

In a Glass Lewis Proxy Talk held April 17, 2014, Anne Simpson of CalPERS and Michael Garland of the New York City Comptroller's Office discussed why they think shareholders should vote against the re-election of four Duke Energy Corporation directors for what they believe to be a failure of the directors to fulfill their obligations of risk oversight as members of a committee overseeing health, safety, and environmental compliance at the company.

For example, subsidizing investment in low - or zero - pollution energy sources can deliver important environmental and health benefits, especially in the absence of carbon and other pollution pricing.

Testing on the genetic link for cystic fibrosis, Huntington's disease, Duchenne's muscular dystrophy and other diseases indicates that environmental influences, especially the health and habits of the mother, determine to some extent the form and severity of an offspring's disease.

The Tea Party is opposed to science, civil rights, environmental quality standard, equal pay for equal work, minimum wage, universal health care, and every other program that indicates a moral and civilized nation.

Recognizing the differences between the two and the implication of each for environmental health and stability, one can again ask the question — How then shall we live?

Whereas for Reagan and Bush economistic goals were the goals, for Clinton and Gore they continue to be the dominant goals but environmental health is also an important goal that may require limitations to the pursuit of economic gain.

Today the most intense competition in the globally integrated market is not between the gigantic Transnational Corporations, but it is between governments that find themselves competing with one another for investors by offering the cheapest and most compliant labor; the weakest environmental, health, and safety standards, the lowest taxes; and the most fully developed infrastructure.

CHAMPIONS INCLUDE: 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 Nguyen Xuan Cuong, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB 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 Gilbert Houngbo, President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Former White House Chef, Founder of TROVE and Venture Partner, Acre Venture Partners 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, Minister 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 Rajiv Shah, President, The Rockefeller Foundation 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

Australian industry leaders hail the decision as a boon for Australians who will reap the economic, environmental and health benefits that these new products will bring to the market.

The Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP) works to protect community and environmental health and inspire the use of ecologically sound solutions to reduce the use of pesticides.

Atty. Zelda Soriano, Legal Counsel for the Petitioners discussed the grounds on which the appellate court based their favorable decision, which includes the main argument of the petitioners that the field testing is characterized by «serious scientific uncertainty with regard to its health and environmental effects.»

The problem Benbrook and Mellon see with the genetically modified food is that Monsanto, for example, is on its fifth - generation seed but the health and environmental effects of the first seed are still unknown.

The state is looking for internal documents and earlier this month asked the judge to force those companies to produce any internal studies or research related to the health or environmental effects of genetically engineered foods.

The Center for Environmental Health has a 20 - year track record of protecting children and families from harmful chemicals in our air, water, food and in dozens of everyday products.

The local and downstream environmental benefits of watering throughout the system and down into the Lower Lakes and Coorong include assisting native fish spawning and movement, improving the health of native vegetation, supporting waterbirds and increasing food sources for native species.