Sentences with phrase «from environmental devastation»

As Russia expanded its petroleum and nuclear interest, Marina Rikhvanova worked to protect Siberia's lake Baikal, one of the world's most important bodies of fresh water, from environmental devastation brought on by these polluting industries.

2008 Goldman Prize winner Marina Rikhvanova was awarded the Prize for her work to protect Siberia's Lake Baikal, one of the world's most important bodies of fresh water, from environmental devastation brought on by Russia's polluting petroleum and nuclear industries.

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But they can feel remote from us: They knew so much less of environmental devastation, the growth of mega-cities, how technology has eroded our awareness of the natural world and its rhythms.

And, as much as vegans wouldn't want to admit it, if the human species returned to a more literal Paleo picture — actually hunting for actual wild animals when necessary (and eating them fresh), making animal foods just a part of the overall diet, and eating no refined plants (like white flour or white rice, which don't exist in nature), a couple things would happen: (1) we could put an end to the horrific treatment of animals in the factory farming industry, and (2) the environmental devastation that results from our current food production model would be substantially minimized.

DISPATCHES FROM THE GULF 2: Research * Innovation * Discovery — Dir: Hal Weiner Experience remarkable stories from the unprecedented scientific mission to comprehensively study the environmental impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and find new ways to ease the devastatFROM THE GULF 2: Research * Innovation * Discovery — Dir: Hal Weiner Experience remarkable stories from the unprecedented scientific mission to comprehensively study the environmental impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and find new ways to ease the devastatfrom the unprecedented scientific mission to comprehensively study the environmental impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and find new ways to ease the devastation.

These include companies that profit from poor labor standards or environmental devastation.

-LSB-...] The environmental devastation from horse slaughter is well known.

Sony Global Imaging Ambassadors A worldwide program, giving photographers from around the world the tools to document important stories of fame, fashion, culture, sportsmanship, war, human devastation, celebration and environmental shifts.

A select group of artists have contributed works to this group show exploring the «history of activism, intervention, and resistance that has characterized a great deal of African art - making from prehistory to the present,» including FABRICE MONTEIRO's «The Prophecy,» series of photographs about the environmental devastation of his native Senegal (above, «Untitled # 1,» 2013).

The environmental devastation caused by manufacturing is horrific, from the chromium contamination of vast regions of northern India by tanneries, to the brimming landfill sites of America, where 11 million tons of clothes are thrown away annually, left to rot and produce methane gas.

Recognizing the damage done, a rising chorus of water managers and politicians from both parties is making a new argument for new dams: They will help repair the environmental devastation caused by the old dams.

The scale of natural disasters has also increased because of deforestation, environmental degradation, urbanization, and intensified climate variables.20 The distinctive health, behavioral, and psychosocial needs of children subject them to unique risks from these events.21 Extreme weather events place children at risk for injury, 22 loss of or separation from caregivers, 21 exposure to infectious diseases, 23 and a uniquely high risk of mental health consequences, including posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and adjustment disorder.24 Disasters can cause irrevocable harm to children through devastation of their homes, schools, and neighborhoods, all of which contribute to their physiologic and cognitive development.25

A small community, far from Venezula's Orinoco Mining Arc, discovers gold, leading to an incursion by illegal miners, environmental devastation and an allegedly deadly army raid.

Which brings me to some tips from Ranger Rick and the National Wildlife Federation about how to broach the subject of oil addiction and environmental devastation with your little ones.