Sentences with phrase «like water pollution»

Today, Roman sees bipartisan support for protecting the turtles against current threats like water pollution, illegal harvest and collection for the pet trade, and river drawdowns upstream.

But reducing other pressures, like water pollution and destructive fishing, could help.

Kayla comes with a tag that tells kids (or adults) about the Everglades and the environmental problems facing them, like water pollution and loss of land, as well as steps kids can take to help.

We will need firm leadership in battling issues like water pollution as we move forward in the months following superstorm Sandy.

Not exact matches

Coral reefs are dying: We've already lost half the world's coral because of human activity like dredging the sea floor, pollution, and emitting greenhouse gases that warm ocean waters and make them more acidic.

Kyoto focuses primarily on reducing CO2, a relatively harmless gas, and does nothing to control real air pollution like NOx, SO2, and particulates, or serious pollutants in water and soil.

Global warming, the ozone hole, overpopulation, starvation and malnutrition, war, unemployment, the destruction of species and the rain forests, pollution of water and air, pesticide and herbicide poisoning, errors in genetic engineering, erosion of topsoil, overfishing, anarchy and crime, the possibility of a nuclear mishap, chemical warfare or all - out nuclear war: together, or in some cases singly, these dangers threaten to «catch us unexpectedly, like a trap.»

Like real scientists, we waded out in the water to measure dissolved oxygen and various pollution indicators with our new Hach Kits.

Since that was the lens through which I first considered problems like deforestation, pollution and lack of clean water, the recognizing the human cost was a key part of my own journey.

Homosexual relationships are unnatural as is lying, envy, jealousy, anger, swearing, injustice, irritability, gluttony, drunkenness, rudeness, bullying, torture, theft, pride, foolishness, slander, self embellishment, ignoring the poor, destitute, widows, the lonely, thirsty, hungry and naked, servitude, slavery, low wages, exploitation, pornography, pollution of the atmosphere, drinking water, the oceans and land, greed, licentiousness, unprincipled actions etc. all these things separate us from the love of Christ and therefore stop us from being Christ like.

In fact, feeding them can create an unnatural and unhealthy dependence on us as their food providers, and can lead to other problems, like overcrowding and water pollution.

Part of the money would be spent on projects beyond gray infrastructure — like replacing water and sewer lines and expanding wastewater plants — and instead pay for ways to prevent water pollution in the first place, proponents said.

If approved in the Legislature, the resolution would fund the unit — responsible for drilling monitoring wells to evaluate groundwater pollution across the county at sites like the former Grumman facility in Calverton — using money from the water quality fund, a fund established by a voter - approved, quarter - penny sales tax.

This is kind of like asking why the Green Party isn't against kids peeing in lakes — mainly because one needs to pick their battles and that's hardly a major contributor to water pollution.

Mr. Kapell, 34, said he appreciates the Democrats» «choice to accept younger candidates,» and like Mr. Krupski he stressed how growing up in Southold Town has made him keenly aware of issues on the water, including dock regulations, water quality and nitrate pollutions.

«Environmental challenges like climate change; biodiversity loss; desertification; air, water, soil, and ocean pollution; and natural disasters rarely honor human - made borders, so now is the time to start building mechanisms to create environmental wins.

«Most research has focused on single environmental factors like air pollution or toxins in water,» said Jyotsna Jagai, research assistant professor of environmental and occupational health in the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health and lead author of the study.

Application is an environmental issue in industrialized countries like the United States because of high energy input, increased greenhouse gas emissions, water pollution and other adverse effects on ecosystems and human health.

People struggle to prioritise such risks when set against everyday concerns that are much more real and pressing, like poverty, hunger, air and water pollution, and urban congestion.

The causes are all human: overfishing wiping out key species, warmer waters from a warming world, dying coral which supported millions of species, pollution like fertilizers causing deadly algae blooms and dead zones,...

ref Specifically, reducing land - based sources of pollution (nutrient runoff and sedimentation) has been identified as an important approach to address acidification in coastal waters because nutrients like phosphorus and nitrogen and land - based carbon inputs can increase the acidity of coastal and oceanic waters.

Some types of water pollution can make male fish look and act like females.

Natural Causes of Water Pollution Sometimes water pollution can occur through natural causes like volcanoes, algae blooms, animal waste, and silt from storms and flWater Pollution Sometimes water pollution can occur through natural causes like volcanoes, algae blooms, animal waste, and silt from storms and flwater pollution can occur through natural causes like volcanoes, algae blooms, animal waste, and silt from storms and floods.

The groundbreaking and far - reaching educational recommendations for climate change and health curricula aim to expand the numbers of health professionals equipped to recognize and respond to the health challenges of a warming climate, including deadly heat waves, flooding, air pollution, and wildfires; greater spread of disease vectors like ticks and mosquitos; and growing food and drinking water insecurity.

Definition of toxin: any substance that creates irritating and / or harmful effects in the body A. External sources: pollution B. Internal sources: cellular wastes C. Any substance if too much, like water, sodium and almost all nutrients (in certain situations can cause a toxic environment 2.

Nickel — air pollution from combustion of fossil fuels, batteries, baking powder, coins, cosmetics, dental restorations and orthodontics, electroplating, hydrogenated vegetable oils (shortening, Crisco, fast food, margarine, processed foods, imitation whipped cream, interisterified fats, partially hydrogenated fats), nickel - plated jewelry, nickel - plated machine parts and tools, electroplating, welding, prostheses (like hip, knee, cochlear and cardiac implants), spark plugs, stainless steel cookware and utensils, cardiac stents, soil, tobacco smoke, water, rooibos tea and red teas, occupational exposure

Don't «Tox» One of the reasons people feel like they need to «detox» is because they are introducing environmental toxins to the body through smoking, drinking and washing water, in certain foods, through food contact materials and plastics, via airborne pollution and through excessive drinking.

With ever increasing consumption of fast foods, alcohol and involuntary toxins like water and air pollution, our body often needs additional aid in detoxifying itself.

Avoid danger like our ancestors did (think lions, trans fats, sugars, fluoride, excessive wifi, emfs, vaccines, mercury, toxic people, pollution, non-native water, plastics, non-native clothing (polyester, acrylic, acetate, nylon, etc), non-native bedding, non-native eating and drinking containers, non-native toiletries, non-native smells (perfumes, air fresheners), flame retardants, etc)... This is more categorical in nature because to list everything under this category would be virtually impossible.

Air pollution from cars and factories, cosmetics like shampoo and makeup and even polluted tap water can bombard our skin with toxic chemicals.

After using our Micellar Water, you can see make up & dirt on the cotton pad, but in addition to that, our Micellar Water is also removing microscopic particulate matter like pollution.

The resource looks at the way that many communities around the world live without running water in their homes, it also looks at problems like flooding, droughts and water pollution.

If you've played the game before in any of the many versions, the gameplay will be familiar: supply your city with the necessities (like water, electricity, housing, commercial property, and industrial areas) and then spend your time growing it and solving problems (such as traffic congestion, fires, or pollution).

Threats made by water pollution, plastics and debris in the ocean, gill net entanglement, oil spills, overharvesting of fisheries, toxins, and pesticides affect even isolated areas like Point Bennett.

There are tons of options and assets you can add that change various things like education, transportation, pollution, power and water, sim happiness, etc..

To accomplish this task, Mario now has access to F.L.U.D.D. — an AI water pump device that he carries on his back, and which allows him to do a bunch of cool moves like floating midair, and shooting water are bad guys and pollution!

First came the revival of the river's waters, through the activism of groups like the sloop club (which takes people on free sails on the sloop Woody Guthrie on summer evenings), Clearwater, Scenic Hudson and many others, but also through ambitious programs to build sewage plants and tighten pollution laws.

It also ensures that businesses take full financial responsibility for their negative externalities, like toxic waste, air and water pollution, and CO2 emissions.

unlike myself, someone who would truly like to mitigate the damaging effects of overpopulation (and air pollution, and fishery depletion, and diminution of the fresh water supply), it's important to understand that there are powerful interests:

I have a sort of mental chart with lots of arrows: actions that produce GHGs (e.g., coal - burning) causing a plethora of problems (& goods — like power), acid rain, ocean acidification, local ground, air, water pollution, GW, health problems & dangers for miners, military threats / expenses (according to Pentagon studies re oil), etc.; and also many arrows of good (some bad) coming out of measures to abate GW.

These sensors could help agencies like the EPA, Water Corporation, Department of Water and others to both monitor water quality around the world and take important steps based on the data they provide to protect bodies of water from polluWater Corporation, Department of Water and others to both monitor water quality around the world and take important steps based on the data they provide to protect bodies of water from polluWater and others to both monitor water quality around the world and take important steps based on the data they provide to protect bodies of water from polluwater quality around the world and take important steps based on the data they provide to protect bodies of water from polluwater from pollution.

Consider the possibility that not just millions, but billions face disastrous consequences from the likes of (including but not limited to): Sandy (and other hybrid and out - of - season storms enhanced by the earth's circulatory eccentricities and warmer oceans); the drought in progress; wildfires; floods (just last week, Argentina had 16 inches of rain in 2 hours *); derechos; increased cold and snow in the north as the Arctic melts and cracks up, breaking up the Arctic circulation and sending cold out of what was previously largely a contained system, and losing its own consistent cold, seriously interfering with the Jet Stream, pollution of multiple kinds such as in China, the increase of algae and the like in our oceans as they heat, and food and water shortages.

From coast to coast, America's waters are suffering from numerous pollution insults like stormwater runoff and agricultural waste.

I should be able to write about this topic as I would write about anything else related to plastic, things like Bisphenol - A, bottled water, PVC, phthalates, ocean plastic pollution, and yet until now, I couldn't.

And here are just a few other «side effects» of mining on public lands in the West: cyanide spills; wildlife habitat destruction and fish kills caused by poisoned waters; and water pollution caused by acid mine drainage, which leaches potentially toxic heavy metals like lead, copper, and zinc from rocks.

«In searching for the new enemy to unite us, we came up with the idea that pollution, the threat of global warming, water shortages, famine and the like would fit the bill.

, the single largest contributor to global warming, and makes us sick by polluting our air and water with toxic pollution like mercury.

It's one of the most polluting energy sources out there, the single largest contributor to global warming, and makes us sick by polluting our air and water with toxic pollution like mercury.

However, as it became clear that biofuels were not only connected to deforestation, pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions (sometimes exceeding fossil fuels), but also competed with the global food supply and water sources, biofuels no longer seemed like a silver bullet, but a new problem facing the environment and the poor.

They explain, «in searching for a new enemy to unite us, we came up with the idea that pollution, the threat of global warming, water shortages, famine and the like would fit the bill.»