Sentences with phrase «good health and environmental»

Our goal is to provide tasty meals made with the best and freshest of local ingredients in accordance with the principles of good health and environmental responsibility.

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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.

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.

cost of living, crime and safety, English spoken, entertainment, environmental conditions, expat community, health care, infrastructure, recreation, residency options and taxes, as well as real estate affordability and restrictions on foreign ownership.

In Puerto Rico and the USVI, the outages have led to ongoing health and environmental crises as idled sanitation systems have forced some to drink from contaminated wells and other water sources.

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.

Leveraging the best of mobile and the web, Greengage's platform uses social and gamification elements to drive employee actions and achieve corporate goals related to environmental, social, community and health initiatives.

Beyond that, Brand said she intends to «focus on finding the best women - led companies with innovative solutions to environmental and human health challenges — and deploy millions of dollars in capital to grow and scale these solutions out into the markets.»

I could rave on about the benefits all day long; health, time saving, money saving, environmental impacts, better cleaning, better results and it's sooooo easy to use.

Atlanta, GA About Blog Everybody eats, and Eat Drink Better invites you to explore the environmental, social, and health issues surrounding your food choices.

«It's good to see how the meat free movement is growing as people worldwide discover the positive environmental and health impact of skipping meat for at least one day a week.»

Environmental water is also being used to improve the overall resilience of the ecosystems — that is, ensuring the rivers and wetlands are in good health so they can withstand the short - term effects of events such as blue - green algal blooms.

High rainfall conditions and inflows to the Menindee Lakes during winter - spring 2016 provided the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder with an opportunity to deliver environmental water to support native fish populations in the Lower Darling as well as the longer - term health of the Environmental Water Holder with an opportunity to deliver environmental water to support native fish populations in the Lower Darling as well as the longer - term health of the environmental water to support native fish populations in the Lower Darling as well as the longer - term health of the river system.

«Perfectly positioned to thrive in the current climate, meat - free foods benefit from a cost, health, ethical and environmental stand, as well as providing variety in consumer diets,» said Amy Price, a senior food and drink analyst at Mintel.

Cristina Grandi, IFOAM Food Security Campaigner, presented a poster on the «Benefits of organic farming systems» examining environmental, economic and social aspects as well as data on soil health, water efficiency, biodiversity, energy efficiency, yields, profitability, nutrition and employment.

However, unlike conventional agricultural practices which use large amounts of arsenic - based herbicide, insecticide and feed formulations — organic agriculture strictly prohibits their use — as well as a wide range of toxic pesticides with documented negative health and environmental effects that end up on and in our food supply on a daily basis.

A new report and campaign by the environmental group finds that slashing our meat intake by 50 per cent by 2050 is an important way to stop the worst effects of climate change, and the best way to alleviate a raft of health issues linked to eating too much meat.

«Fish health is one barometer of environmental health and by all these accounts native fish species including Golden perch, Silver perch, Murray hardyhead, Bony bream, Murray cod and rainbowfish and gudgeon species throughout the Basin are responding well to environmental watering, «Mr Papps said.

«The six year project will provide a better understanding of how environmental watering improves river, wetland and floodplain health over time.

To achieve this design - stage accreditation, the project is assessed using a system of environmental measures grouped by management, health and well - being, energy, transport, water, materials, waste, land use and ecology, pollution, and innovation.

Biodiversity loss, environmental degradation and severe impacts on ecosystem services — which refer to nature's support of wildlife habitat, crop pollination, soil health and other benefits — have not only accompanied conventional farming systems, but have often extended well beyond the boundaries of their fields, such as fertilizer runoff into rivers.

Responsibility for a new life makes one highly conscious of health and environmental impacts, as you want to ensure our child has the best from immediate personal care to a world that will be clean and...

Why Organic Produce Is Better for Us Studies have linked the consumption of pesticides to health issues including cancer, birth defects and nervous system damage, says Sonya Lunder, senior analyst at the Environmental Working Group (EWG), a not - for - profit research organization.

There is no doubt that the manufacture of polyester is an environmental and public health burden that we would be better off without.

These master's level health - care professionals take a holistic approach to a client's physical well - being, explains the American Occupational Therapy Association, by also considering psychological, social and environmental factors that may affect functioning.

The summer issue of Mothering, which will be out in May, contains back - to - back articles that strike at the core of two major environmental and health issues and do a superb job of, well, getting to the bottom of things.

Not only would cloth diapers save those soldiers» family money, but as we've discussed many times, there are both environmental and health issues to consider as well.

According to a study in Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health, exposure to air fresheners during pregnancy and within the first six months of a baby's life was associated with diarrhea and earaches in infants, as well as headaches and depression in mothers.

«While breastfeeding is recognized as fundamental to child survival, nutrition and development, its importance to maternal health, protection against non-communicable diseases and contribution to environmental sustainability is not as well known.

We decided to use cloth diapers both because of environmental concerns and because it is best for the health of our children.

«Every animal we treat allows us to monitor the health of the species and most importantly, identify baseline indicators that can be used to better understand the wildlife population and environmental impacts,» said Tim Binder, executive vice president of animal care at Shedd Aquarium.

«We advise families with private wells to have their tap water tested for arsenic,» Dr. Margaret Karagas, senior author and professor at Dartmouth's Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Center, said in a press release.

Friday's announcement from the state Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of Health said 20 additional properties with private wells would be hooked up to municipal water lines.

Its mission is to represent contractors» interests to government and key clients and to encourage contractors to work together to promote change and best practice, especially on health and safety and environmental issues.

World - first technology in the mining industry is contributing to better health and safety for miners, production efficiencies and improved energy consumption and environmental benefits, according to new research.

According to the Environmental Working Group, «many of the 250 - plus contaminants detected through water sampling and testing are at levels that are perfectly legal under the Safe Drinking Water Act or state regulations, but well above levels authoritative scientific studies have found to pose health risks.»

Judith Enck, the regional administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, notes that «from their designation as probable human carcinogens to their well - documented immunologic, neurologic and reproductive health effects, long - term exposure to PCBs is cause for considerable concern.»

When asked about Cuomo's actions and statutes concerning environmental protection and public health, Bill Samuels, head of good government group Effective NY, believes Cuomo has been late in putting forth state mandates.

Sinclair recognized several county employees and their work as well, including Director of Environmental Health Eileen O'Connor, Assistant District Attorney Diane Adsit, Cayuga County Sheriff's Work Crew Supervisors Todd Fischer, Larry Westover and John Westover, and Highway Department Superintendent George Wethey.

With full understanding of ridership and revenues4 on different routes (through better data collection) the metro mayor should seek to offer services to connect people more quickly and affordably to job and training opportunities across the city region, as well boosting health, environmental and social outcomes.

And even as multiple wells in nearby Hoosick Falls tested positive for elevated and potentially dangerous levels of the same toxic chemical more than a year ago, state health department employees suggested a delay in reporting results and did not initially recommend a wider outreach to the public, according to emails between state, county and federal officials, some of which were obtained through a Freedom of Information Law request to the federal Environmental Protection AgenAnd even as multiple wells in nearby Hoosick Falls tested positive for elevated and potentially dangerous levels of the same toxic chemical more than a year ago, state health department employees suggested a delay in reporting results and did not initially recommend a wider outreach to the public, according to emails between state, county and federal officials, some of which were obtained through a Freedom of Information Law request to the federal Environmental Protection Agenand potentially dangerous levels of the same toxic chemical more than a year ago, state health department employees suggested a delay in reporting results and did not initially recommend a wider outreach to the public, according to emails between state, county and federal officials, some of which were obtained through a Freedom of Information Law request to the federal Environmental Protection Agenand did not initially recommend a wider outreach to the public, according to emails between state, county and federal officials, some of which were obtained through a Freedom of Information Law request to the federal Environmental Protection Agenand federal officials, some of which were obtained through a Freedom of Information Law request to the federal Environmental Protection Agency.

«Pipeline vandalism also damages the environment, health and economic activity of inhabitants of affected areas, as well as complicates environmental cleanup efforts.

1118 - FCO - For first time in 64 year history the Commonwealth will have a formal Charter setting out core values: democracy; human rights; peace and security; tolerance, respect and understanding; freedom of expression; separation of powers; rule of law; good governance; sustainable development; environmental protection; access to health, education, food and shelter; gender equality; and the importance of young people and civil society.

'' You see, these women, who own choice properties and obese bank accounts they do not need, across the world including Nigeria, had the best of opportunities to improve the lives of Nigerians, especially those who suffer health hazards from environmental degradation in the bowels of the Niger Delta where these two come from.

The latest push comes from an unusual coalition of progressive labor interests, political (Democratic Party, that is) and environmental groups, health care interests and good government advocates who are urging Cuomo to enact a «voluntary» public campaign finance system early in the 2011 legislative session — one of the many camapign promises outlined in his «New New York Agenda» books.

The review purportedly involves ongoing work by the state health commissioner as well as the D.E.C., studying environmental and health risks.

[38] Saying, «Over and over again, the Trump administration has put the profits of multinational polluters over the health and well - being of everyday Americans,» Schneiderman filed over 50 lawsuits opposing Trump's environmental revisions.

The legislation is a result of a year's work and discussion by a group that included several Suffolk County legislators, including Bridget Fleming, who represents the East End, as well as representatives of the building industry, environmental groups, and the health department.