Sentences with phrase «for scarce natural resources»

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It makes sense for the U.S. to use its scarce natural and human resources to manufacture airplanes, high - end computer chips and advanced software — products that command better prices than do less complex things like shoes or textiles.

Education in modern industrial society has been organized for maximum material production and consumption, on the premises that labor is scarce and that natural resources are boundless.

On the positive side of the ledger, it inspired Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace to work out the mechanics of natural selection based on Malthus's observation that populations tend to increase geometrically (2, 4, 8, 16...), whereas food reserves grow arithmetically (2, 3, 4, 5...), leading to competition for scarce resources and differential reproductive success, the driver of evolution.

It is time for a global awareness campaign to alert us all to the ways we encourage the slaughter of endangered animals, the dubious trade in scarce natural resources and the terrorisation of vulnerable people.

And second, while the natural - gas boom is great for the economy and the immediate reduction of greenhouse - gas emissions, it has deflated the political urgency to cut fossil - fuel dependence, which was more compelling when we thought our resources of oil and natural gas were scarce.

In places where work is scarce there may be increased pressure on natural resources for subsistence use including fuelwood harvesting and slash - and - burn cultivation.

Amidst a lingering global recession, a widening gap between rich and poor, and heightened competition for energy, food and other scarce natural resources, the conference could not be more timely.

The report predicts that world demand for crops — whether for food, livestock feed or biofuels — will double in the next 50 years, while natural resources necessary to agriculture are becoming scarce or degraded due to the impacts of global climate change.According to the report, areas of focus include sub-Saharan Africa, with the report indicating that farm subsidies for commodities such as cotton and oilseeds in wealthier countries need to be changed as they force prices down for small farmers in developing nations.