Sentences with phrase «like environmental systems»

«Our best students receive two to three job offers when they're done,» Harbert says, running the gamut from the major GIS software firms like Environmental Systems Research (ESRI) to the US Forest Service, from managing university GIS labs to county - level municipal jobs.

Not exact matches

Within a framework of sustainable development — including a cap - and - trade system and thorough environmental assessments — New Democrats would prioritize our own energy security and with it the creation of high - paying, value - added jobs, refining and upgrading our own natural resources right here in Canada — just as other resource - rich developed nations like Norway already have.

To create truly effective systems like those described above, we need computer scientists working with agronomists, environmental scientists, construction engineers and specialists of all kinds.

In another approach to standardizing what responsible mining looks like on a global basis, the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance has brought together a group of major mining, electronics, jewellery and steel companies, NGOs, affected communities and labour unions to establish a multi-stakeholder and independently verifiable responsible mining assurance system, focused on improving both social and environmental performance.

The system processes 500,000,000 data points each day on indoor environmental quality, including comfort measures of temperature, humidity, noise, and light, and air pollutants like carbon dioxide and particulate matter.

Research shows that a majority of global consumers, and especially Millennials, support companies that are committed to minimizing environmental impacts and that prioritize sustainable approaches to operations.2 To share more about its water initiatives, Fetzer Vineyards developed a new page on its website containing facts about agricultural water use and details about the company's water policy support. Visit fetzer.com/water for more on Fetzer Vineyards» water initiatives, including its adoption of BioFiltro's BIDA ® treatment system and its support for water conservation research and advocacy through collaborations with groups like the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) and Ceres» Connect the Drops, both of which were commended for their water policy efforts at the White House Water Summit on Building a Sustainable Water Future in the United States on Maenvironmental impacts and that prioritize sustainable approaches to operations.2 To share more about its water initiatives, Fetzer Vineyards developed a new page on its website containing facts about agricultural water use and details about the company's water policy support. Visit fetzer.com/water for more on Fetzer Vineyards» water initiatives, including its adoption of BioFiltro's BIDA ® treatment system and its support for water conservation research and advocacy through collaborations with groups like the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) and Ceres» Connect the Drops, both of which were commended for their water policy efforts at the White House Water Summit on Building a Sustainable Water Future in the United States on MaEnvironmental Roundtable (BIER) and Ceres» Connect the Drops, both of which were commended for their water policy efforts at the White House Water Summit on Building a Sustainable Water Future in the United States on March 22, 2016.

Visit fetzer.com/waterfor more on Fetzer Vineyards» water initiatives, including its adoption of BioFiltro's BIDA ® treatment system and its support for water conservation research and advocacy through collaborations with groups like the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) and Ceres» Connect the Drops, both of which were commended for their water policy efforts at the White House Water Summit on Building a Sustainable Water Future in the United States on March 22, 2016.

As principal author of the article in Applied and Environmental Microbiology (DOI: 10.1128 / AEM.07320 - 11) that gave rise to this report, I would like to point out that the three bases mentioned do have systems for cleaning waste water.

The cost, environmental, and performance improvements could finally produce solid state lighting systems that consumers really like and help the nation cut its lighting bill almost in half, researchers say, compared to the cost of incandescent and fluorescent lighting.

Government careers range from federal agencies concerned with regulatory issues, like the FDA and the US Environmental Protection Agency, to the municipality level, for example, a county interested in using geographical information systems to plot local resources.

«We know very little about how rapid environmental changes are in Antarctica,» he says, and yet «what happens in Antarctica will spread like ripples throughout the global system.»

They play off one another and it's like a tug of rope almost,» says Evan Mills, an environmental and energy systems scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California.

«Fish have a limited number of resources to respond to an illness so their immune system makes choices — when they're infected by sea lice, for example, the fish's immune system is suddenly geared to respond to that specific threat, leaving them totally exposed to other threats like P. salmonis,» said Dixon, a Canada Research Chair in Fish and Environmental Immunology.

Studies like this are allowing us to untangle environmental and genetic factors that may cause the body's immune system to attack its own tissues,» said NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. «A better understanding of the complex causes of autoimmunity promises to lead to better treatment and prevention options.»

The Office of Planetary Protection is like an interplanetary Environmental Protection Agency, with a mission «to minimize the biological contamination that may result from exploring the solar system.»

We were able to show that under [presumed] Enceladus - like conditions and the given environmental parameters, biological methane production did occur in the lab,» and that a «microoorganism from a hydrothermal vent system on Earth could be grown in the presence of [presumed] inhibitors in combination with high pressure.»

But none of those materials have been exactly right for commercialization into any kind of product like a residential refrigerator, or building environmental systems.

Even the basics of combat are getting a bit of a refresher, with new environmental attacks and something called the «State Combo» system, which sounds like it offers more dynamic combos that vary based on where your enemies are and what they're doing.

In addition to the game's inherent zaniness, I discovered a sizeable upgrade system that lets you unlock buffs and wacky powers — like the ability to trap your enemies in giant floating bubbles or an upgrade that turns you into a bulldozer when you sprint into environmental objects.

Dogs, like many domestic animals, are highly adaptable, and most dogs with a normal nervous system can easily adjust to these environmental changes.

Not only can they create stunning looking arenas in a wide range of environments, they also have full control over a dynamic weather system, time of day, gravity and even environmental threats like meteorite showers and harsh temperature changes.

The label, given to games that focus on environmental storytelling like Dear Esther, was meant to deride interactive experiences that lack high scores and point systems.

Like a conductor looking for the perfect blend of instruments for her orchestra, Siff chose diverse artists whose works would bring diversity to her new distribution system and address political and environmental injustices.

All students have the opportunity to complement their studies with courses by leading academic experts in related fields of study throughout the CUNY system, like urban studies, sociology, history, philosophy, education, economics, law, urban planning, and environmental studies.

Mel Bochner would join his own interest in numerical systems with the environmental expansiveness of Morris in works like Measurement Room (1969).

When one considers the random motions of gases and the directed processes in the environmental system, like advection and the complex dynamics, we can not have just determined or quanitified values, nor can we have only randomness.

She says they can use a plant - inspired robot for environmental monitoring, space applications or rescue under debris, «because it can adapt to the environment like a natural system.

Landscape maintenance contractors simply program into the system a few key environmental factors, like what sorts of plants they've planted and what the soil type is; WeatherTRAK will then water the landscape on schedule with minimal waste.

Fred Krupp, executive director of Environmental Defense, said, «To have two senators like John McCain and Joe Lieberman joining across the aisle to say that voluntary methods haven't been enough and that they're going to work to develop a comprehensive cap - and - trade system is very significant.»

For those delegates that are interested in returning a little bit of environmental integrity to the system, ECO would like to emphasise that they'll need to burst the hot air bubble.

In its place, the work of innovation to decrease energy consumption is taken up by researchers and startups with many promising solutions like biofuel paved future roads that are cheaper than petroleum, sustainable and environmental friendly, or the creation of high speed system of transportation that runs on air and electricity, made by a company called HyperLoop.

The Trump Administration has tried to enable the dumping of dental mercury into water systems, to allow the use of a substance harmful to child brain development, to enable the environmental release of such dangerous toxins as lead, to let gas companies leak poisonous and climate change enhancing methane plumes into the local environment, to allow trucks and automobiles that spew smog, to halt the protection of key species like bumblebees, and to roll back the Clean Power Plan, the Clean Air Act, and the Clean Water Act.

At the same time, improved governance, new market - based compensation systems that reward environmental performance, and continued expansion of protected areas will be key to saving forests like the Amazon.

Hansen began his career studying Venus, which was once a very Earth - like planet with plenty of life - supporting water before runaway climate change rapidly transformed it into an arid and uninhabitable sphere enveloped in an unbreathable gas; he switched to studying our planet by 30, wondering why he should be squinting across the solar system to explore rapid environmental change when he could see it all around him on the planet he was standing on.

With production growth in areas like the Midwest and Pennsylvania, expanding our pipeline system will ensure that we move energy efficiently, maximizing the economic and environmental advantages of our status as a world energy leader.

It's not; much like the huge highway system that has encouraged nothing but sprawl and got us into a whole bunch of environmental messes, rural broadband will abet this trend - in fact, it's merely a follow - on to the process.

Even in light of the recent policy work in the US energy sector, the ambitious goals and approaches to carbon emissions reductions coming out of global climate summits, and an increasing awareness of the various environmental issues we're facing, any changes we're making in our habits, systems, and policies feel like they're too little, too late.

Referring to the LEED (for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system for buildings, which awards points for energy - saving features but has been criticized because some of these features (like bike racks) are superficial add - ons, Gehry said: «A lot of LEED is given for bogus stuff.»

These range from characteristics of the modules themselves, to the way the system is designed and installed (tilt, orientation, stringing configuration, etc.), to environmental factors like shade, soiling, and snow.

When we've investigated such incidents in the past, we've typically found a scenario that runs something like this: an attorney (let's call him Bob) at the firm (hereinafter, «Smith & Johnson») met someone («Joe») at an environmental law conference, exchanged business cards with Joe, and then arranged for Joe's email address to be added to Smith & Johnson's CRM system.

EPEAT and RoHS are procurement systems that help businesses and consumers select products based on environmental attributes, like proper recycling methods and the elimination of hazardous materials (lead, cadmium, mercury).

Like all ISO management system standards, ISO 14001 includes the need for continual improvement of an organization's systems and approach to environmental concerns.

Guidelines have been put in place by associations like the Green Building Council, with its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) system, and the Building Owners and Managers Association of Canada (BOMA), with Building Environmental Standards.

The U.S. Green Building Council has updated its LEED green building rating system to reflect increasing global concerns over climate change and the fact that environmental issues, just like real estate itself, are tied to location.