Sentences with phrase «in environmental applications»

The new BG Robotics HydroCamel II, Israel's first autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) for use in the military, security and oil and gas sectors as well as in environmental applications and marine research.

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U.S. President Barack Obama has announced he's rejected TransCanada's application to build the Keystone XL pipeline, capping a seven - year saga that became an environmental flashpoint in both Canada and the United States.

Elio's motivations are similar to Tesla's — while it's driven by an old - fashioned internal combustion engine, the small, light vehicle will get something like 84 miles per gallon, and the company's DOE application will hinge on its advantages in environmental impact and energy independence.

So they're fighting a battle on two fronts: a PR war to boost paper's environmental and usability credentials, and an innovation race to find new applications for the pulp we no longer want to hold in our hands.

Proper application of Canadian laws (governing environmental protection, labour, competition and much else besides) should go a long way in assuaging our fears.

Jan. 17, 2014: First of 10 applications filed in Federal Court and the Federal Appeal Court by environmental and First Nations groups seeking judicial review of panel recommendation to approve project.

In the Enbridge case, the E.P.A. was asked to evaluate the potential environmental effect of the pipeline expansion application, as well as the quality of a preliminary review of the project that the State Department had already conducted.

No environmental or public interest groups applied to be involved in the NEB application.

This was the first application for a resource consent under the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act, Public Act 2012 No 72 (the EEZ Act) and, like the Northern Gateway project, it promised economic gains but only in exchange for uncertain and potentially significant environEnvironmental Effects) Act, Public Act 2012 No 72 (the EEZ Act) and, like the Northern Gateway project, it promised economic gains but only in exchange for uncertain and potentially significant environmentalenvironmental risks.

While an assessment of the NGP record with respect to ecosystem services will have to await a future post, the least that can be said is that their debut here is a positive development that is bound to alter the way EA is done in Canada going forward (for another potential application of the ecosystem services concept in Canadian environmental law, see here).

In the seven years that the application languished under the Obama administration, it faced rising opposition amid a successful play among environmental leaders to make it a crucible in the fight against climate changIn the seven years that the application languished under the Obama administration, it faced rising opposition amid a successful play among environmental leaders to make it a crucible in the fight against climate changin the fight against climate change.

By: Nadine James 26th April 2018 The process for water use licence applications (WULAs) is improving as a result of an online system being put in place by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), according to SRK Consulting principal environmental scientist Jacky Burke.

Amending the Responsible Energy Development Act to include a requirement that the regulator must consider whether resource development applications are in the public interest, and reinstate the right of landowners to appeal environmental decisions affecting their land to an independent Environmental Aenvironmental decisions affecting their land to an independent Environmental AEnvironmental Appeals Board.

Principle 16, so necessary for immediate application, reads: «National authorities should endeavor to promote the internalization of environmental costs and the use of economic instruments, taking into account the approach that the polluter should, in principle, bear the cost of pollution, with due regard to the public interest and without distorting international trade and investment».

There's no application of Catholic social doctrine to help us think in a disciplined way about how to respond to environmental threats, or how to reform global capitalism.

Organic production is an overall system of farm management and food production that combines best environmental practices, a high level of biodiversity, the preservation of natural resources, the application of high animal welfare standards and a production method in line with the preference of certain consumers for products produced using natural substances and processes.

It is a robust and efficient low - maintenance system proven in diverse industrial and municipal applications where strong environmental performance is mandatory,» said CST Wastewater Solutions» Managing Director Mr Mike Bambridge.

FAST achieves nutrient removal for applications containing high level of nitrogen, a water pollutant that has increased significantly in industrial, commercial and municipal applications and which is an environmental concern particularly to resources, engineering, construction, hospitality, marine, agribusiness and public facility and water and waste water infrastructure organizations.

China has been called out in the news numerous times in the past few years for its poor environmental and waste management practices, excessive application of chemicals and fertilizer, and lack of government and food safety regulations.

During these one - on - one planning sessions, the CAC team discussed the unique California environmental conditions and hand - grown care that differentiate premium California avocados from fruit sourced from other origins and showcased the versatility of the fruit in a variety of trendsetting applications.

She said the park district is hoping to hear in the next two months whether its application for a $ 233,000 stormwater management grant from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency's Illinois Green Infrastructure Grant program will be approved.

«Williams has not completed its application in a timely manner, and the environmental review of the project being conducted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission remains incomplete, as well,» the DEC said in a statement.

AIM Photonics aims «to reduce energy consumption in data centers by supporting the replacement of copper wires with optical fiber; providing technology for optics in next generation (5G) wireless networks; helping develop the optical equivalent of radar which will facilitate the use of self - driving vehicles; and in partnership with the University of Rochester, the initiative is developing emerging optical sensors for medical and environmental applications,» the release explained.

These system - on - a-chip innovations will drive a host of new technologies and products in the consumer and business marketplace, including smart phones, tablets, and laptops; 3D systems for gaming; ultrafast and secure computer servers and IT systems; and sensor technology for emerging health care, clean energy and environmental applications.

Hundreds of men and women filled out applications for Environmental Remediation Services Inc, the company that's handling the demolition and asbestos removal portion of the renovation of the hotel in downtown Syracuse.

A $ 30 million - grant program for communities and businesses in New York recovering from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee is now accepting grant applications, Empire State Development and the Department of Environmental Conservation announced this week.

In March 2015, FERC approved the application, granting Spectra broad authority that supersedes New York State Environmental Law to take additional parkland in Blue Mountain Reservation by eminent domain as part of the pipeline upgradIn March 2015, FERC approved the application, granting Spectra broad authority that supersedes New York State Environmental Law to take additional parkland in Blue Mountain Reservation by eminent domain as part of the pipeline upgradin Blue Mountain Reservation by eminent domain as part of the pipeline upgrade.

«This funding will allow for the distribution of mosquito larvacide provide by Erie County in risk areas by town or village personnel trained in pesticide application through the county Department of Health and a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation training program,» County Legislature Chair Lynn M. Marinelli (D - Buffalo, Tonawanda) said.

Their findings have potential applications for the remote observance of patterns in oceanography, meteorology, crowd surveillance, and environmental monitoring.

In addition to medical applications, the researchers are planning to publicly release the app so that it can be used for other colorimetric tests such as laboratory kits, veterinary diagnostics and environmental screening tools.

Most R&D activities in environmental science are geared toward industrial applications, because Singapore is an industrial country with limited natural resources.

The authors of a new study found that the environmental risks of manure applications in high - input greenhouse environments may outweigh the benefits, and recommend that the role of manures be reexamined.

Environmental groups have argued that the application should be dismissed because Congress never intended a private facility to be in the waste storage business when it passed the 1982 law governing how to deal with commercial high - level waste.

If the ruling is upheld in the next phase of the case, which is anything but certain, «it would effectively kill the application of the Endangered Species Act,» says John Echeverria, an environmental lawyer at the Vermont Law School in South Royalton.

For example, projects with potential environmental benefits, or start - up companies housed in urban regeneration areas, may be given extra credits in the grant evaluation (these criteria also play a role in some U.K. grant applications).

«The technology has applications in chemical analysis, environmental monitoring, medical diagnostics and cellular studies,» says Wang.

The authority must inform the public of all applications for environmental release by, for example, publishing notices in a least two widely circulated newspapers, the draft regulations say.

As novel applications, such as drug screening, SNP detection, diagnostics, environmental monitoring, and food protection, are developed, there will be more demand for experienced microarray technicians in the workplace.

This combination of slippery surface and laser - based spectroscopy will open new applications in analytical chemistry, molecular diagnostics, environmental monitoring and national security.

Published in Nature Communications, these results should also have practical applications, since this knowledge can be integrated in breeding programs to avoid producing seeds displaying premature germination and, so, cutting economic and environmental losses.

• The computational design of nano - catalysts from gold and silver alloys for use in energy and environmental science applications, such as in automobile exhaust cleanup.

The findings could also lead to new applications in environmental monitoring using genetically engineered microbes to issue warning signals in the presence of pollutants or toxins, and could unlock new fundamental insights into metabolic pathways.

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When she set out in search of a Ph.D. project, Mather decided to leave her undergraduate field of molecular chemistry — despite the interest it held for her — to work in a field with «tangible environmental applications.»

Silsoe Research Institute (application of engineering and physical sciences to biotechnology, in particular for the agricultural, environmental, horticultural, and food industries)

In developing the report, various applications were used to stimulate discussion among synthetic biologists, ecologists, environmental scientists and social scientists, as well as representatives from government, the private sector, academia, environmental organizations and think tanks.

They are widely used by archaeologists to help plan excavations, and by developers, who often include them in planning applications to show that they have considered the environmental and archaeological impact of their proposals.

AIS data have important applications in conservation science including describing baseline vessel use of a maritime area, assessing or modeling actual or potential environmental impacts, and monitoring environmental compliance.

CropLife America, which represents pesticide manufacturers, said in a statement to EHN that the EPA's review of fungicides is «rigorous» and that «new application technologies by farmers will serve to further minimize any potential environmental impacts of crop protection products.»

«New environmental risk assessment of veterinary antibiotics applications in livestock farming.»