Sentences with phrase «lowering the environmental impact of»

Each farm is measured against six efficiency measures with the aim of lowering the environmental impact of the farm but also providing greater profit margins for the farmer.

The fully - electric version reflects the individual lifestyle of modern customers who, benefit from great fun - to - drive and the low environmental impact of a fully - electric car.

Helpbags are made of premium quality recycled bioplastic, so they have the lowest environmental impact of any bag and will never rip or tear.

This is a good post by the way..., though the technology is here, even with the perceived added value of the lower environmental impact of the solution sets it still is not enough to convince «decadent Americans».

The business was started at Bren with the idea of working with the craft beer industry to increase reuse of half - gallon «growlers,» which have the highest profit margin and the lowest environmental impact of any container in the industry.

Not exact matches

With coal trains already coursing through the Lower Mainland to the much larger Westshore and Neptune terminals, it's not surprising the environmental report behind the port authority's decision found no appreciable impacts on the health of area residents.

Those interests align with Beyond Meat's mission: to create a plant - based product that looks, tastes, and behaves just like meat but has a much lower environmental impact because it takes livestock — one of the biggest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions — out of the equation.

«We would agree that Alberta's historic focus on maximizing oilsands production... rather than optimizing production on the highest quality ore may be having unnecessary environmental impacts on things like greenhouse gas intensity and tailings production and lowering returns to Albertans as the owners of the resource,» said Simon Dyer of the Pembina Institute, a clean energy think - tank.

In an environmental report... the U.S. State Department says the Keystone XL pipeline poses «no significant impacts to most resources,» and risk of potential environmental impacts are low.

Most proposals require the consent of the Environmental Protection Agency, with the exception of those deemed to have low environmental impact such as scientific studies or mineral prospecting Environmental Protection Agency, with the exception of those deemed to have low environmental impact such as scientific studies or mineral prospecting environmental impact such as scientific studies or mineral prospecting (section 20).

Reducing loss and waste throughout the food supply chain should be considered an effective solution to reduce the environmental impacts of agriculture, to improve the income and livelihood of the chain actors and to improve food and nutrition security for low - income consumers.

Criteria: • Packaging must be for food products • Innovation must be seen in terms of graphics, functionality, shape or structure • Shelf appeal — packaging should be different to other packaging available • Environmental impact — the lower the better • Product protection — the packaging should maintain the product well • Print & production quality should be extremely high Sponsored by Foxpak Flexibles Ltd..

Even if 60 % of agriculture would convert to organic farming, concentrated feed were reduced by 50 % and food waste by 50 %, it would result in a food system with significantly decreased environmental impacts, including lower overall greenhouse gas emissions, and only a marginal increase in agricultural land area.

About DuPont Danisco DuPont ™ Danisco ® is the brand for a range of ingredients that help provide enhanced bioprotection, an improved nutritional profile, and better taste and texture with greater cost efficiency and lower environmental impact, meeting the needs of manufacturers of food and beverages, dietary supplements and pet food.

These monitoring projects involve teams of experts, including scientists from some of Australia's leading regional universities and research institutions, and local land and water managers, assessing the impacts of environmental water use in the Gwydir, Lachlan, Edward - Wakool, Murrumbidgee, Goulburn, Lower Murray and the Junction of the Warrego and Darling rivers.

Released to the public in June 2017, the latest corrugated industry life cycle assessment (LCA) confirms continued environmental progress through increased efficiencies in mill energy systems, increased use of low - impact fossil fuels, and increased recovery for recycling.

Alpro is marketing its products as «plant power» to raise awareness of their lower environmental impact over dairy products.

• Source our iconic ingredients sustainably; • Improve the livelihoods of small farmers who grow McCormick's iconic herbs and spices; • Champion equality for women and people of color through supplier diversity programs, educational programs and employee focused initiatives; • Reduce the company's environmental impact by lowering our carbon footprint, decreasing water use, reducing solid waste and developing sustainable packaging innovations.

Whatever your needs for recombined milk production, Tetra Pak technology gives you the lowest total cost of ownership, consistent product quality, maximum flexibility, reduced environmental impact and guaranteed performance.

Alternative protein sources may include the use of by - products currently viewed as waste or the development of new protein sources from plants, lower order animals, or single - cell organisms with a lower environmental impact compared with typical animal - based protein sources.

Highlights of these 2025 goals include McCormick's commitments to: — Source 100 percent of branded iconic ingredients sustainably; — Improve the livelihoods of 90 percent of smallholder farmers who grow McCormick's iconic herbs and spices; — Champion equality for women and people of color in leadership, and empower women farmers across the company's supply chain; and — Reduce the company's environmental impact by lowering its carbon footprint, decreasing water use, reducing solid waste and developing sustainable packaging innovations.

They found that some of their decisions — living in a smaller home, having one «family» car and one smaller car, using compact fluorescent bulbs and line - drying clothes — were effective ways to keep their environmental impact low.

Mass Audubon has received a $ 25,900 grant from the Massachusetts Environmental Trust (MET) for our work educating children and adults throughout central Massachusetts on improving water quality and habitat, focusing on the use of cost - effective Green Infrastructure and Low Impact Development (LID).

Mass Audubon has received a $ 25,900 grant from the Massachusetts Environmental Trust (MET) for our work educating children and adults throughout central Massachusetts on improving water quality and habitat, focusing on the use of cost - effective Green Infrastructure and Low Impact Development.

One of the reasons that we chose stainless steel is because of its lower environmental impact.

Lower environmental footprint - due to economies of scale, less water and energy used than cloth diapers laundered at home, no impact to landfill when compared to disposable diapers

Apparently, this translates to «Comments of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research on the Department of Energy's Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Disposal of Greater - Than - Class - C Low - Level Radioactive Waste» (not much of an improvement, though it makes perfect sense for those In The Know).

Ulster County residents want New York City to spend more money locally on dealing with flooding and muddy water, and New York State has promised to involve the public in defining the scope of environmental impact studies of the city's turbid water releases into the lower Esopus.

Federal and state environmental justice rules state that low - income, minority communities can not bear a disproportionate amount of health and environmental impacts from any project.

Environmental groups and city officials denounced the State Legislature's decision saying it would lead to another year of bags contributing to waste and pollution, but state lawmakers argued more time was needed to study the financial impact of the fee on low income residents.

The new technology will produce more than twice the number of chips processed on today's 300 mm wafers, thus lowering costs to deliver future generations of technology with greater value and lower environmental impact.

And he says the oil companies have strict regulations that lower the risk of any environmental impact.

According to guidelines based on several years — and $ 10 million — of environmental - impact research, the Navy is not permitted to use the low - frequency sonar within 12 nautical miles of any coastline, in any marine sanctuary, near any marine - mammal «biologically important area,» or in polar seas.

This method may be more viable than edible vaccines for two reasons: The tobacco plants see no permanent genetic alteration, which means a much lower risk of an environmental impact, and the vaccines are extracted in a liquid and then administered as injections, meaning no rotten potatoes or unpredictable vaccine doses.

Despite all the metals and raw materials that go into making solar cells and wind turbines, these sources of low - carbon renewable electrify will have a low climate and environmental impact through 2050

The group formed with the goal of not only understanding Katrina's social and environmental impact but also of publicizing the risk around the world to low - lying urban communities.

With more and more wineries offering organic varieties to lower their eco-footprint, it's no surprise that they're looking at the environmental impacts of their packaging as well.

A team of environmental scientists hired by New York City in 2009 to evaluate fracking's environmental impact concluded that the process could be «catastrophic» to the city's water supply because it degraded water quality and exposed residents to potentially «chronic low levels of toxic chemicals.»

«Over time, the renewable energy from California Flats will provide cost savings over alternative sources of energy as well as substantially lower environmental impact.»

The Thermal Insulation Manufacturers and Suppliers Association (TIMSA) states that, of the various insulation materials, polyurethane foams have the highest and cellulose insulation materials the lowest environmental impact.

In the future, this discovery could lower costs for patients and customers as well as minimising the environmental impact during production processes of fine chemicals.»

the challenge of simultaneously maintaining environmental and economic sustainability and how countries of the GCC are likely to be impacted by shifting preferences for low carbon energy resources in the developed world, including the economic and geopolitical stresses that may follow (forthcoming).

Apart from the obvious advantages of reducing your environmental impact and providing a healthier alternative to a meat heavy diet, the low carbon diet will lighten the pressure on your hip pocket.

First, the team whittled down every action humanity is taking to lower environmental impact into a list of 100 scalable solutions.

For starters, the environmental impact of bar soap is meager compared to that of its liquid counterpart, with one investigation finding that its carbon footprint is 25 percent lower on average.

I eat a lot (as in every day) of Chilean farmed mussels, shrimp, scallops, squid, and Alaskan pollock, and one of the criteria for me choosing these foods was, apart from them being quite cheap in the UK, the low environmental impact, low level of mercury, PCB's and dioxins.

Although sustainability guidelines are unlikely to be included in the final version of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the Advisory Committee included the following statement in their initial report: «Consistent evidence indicates that, in general, a dietary pattern that is higher in plant - based foods, such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, nuts and seeds, and lower in animal - based foods is more health promoting and is associated with lesser environmental impact (greenhouse gas emissions and energy, land, and water use) than is the current average U.S. diet.

Just eat very little of it (there is NO «type» who shouldn't eat disease - preventative, low - environmental - impact raw plant foods, none!).

That's exactly what I got with this pair of Blake Skinny Jeans from Aventura Clothing who create fashionable clothing with low environmental impact by using eco-friendly fabrics.

Honda Environmental Leadership Based on its vision of «Blue Skies for our Children,» Honda is taking a portfolio approach to reducing the environmental impact of its products, advancing fuel efficiency, low emissions and fun - to - drive performance with new powertrain technologies from its Earth Dreams Technology ™ lineup, which includes more fuel - efficient engines and transmissions and advanced electromotive Environmental Leadership Based on its vision of «Blue Skies for our Children,» Honda is taking a portfolio approach to reducing the environmental impact of its products, advancing fuel efficiency, low emissions and fun - to - drive performance with new powertrain technologies from its Earth Dreams Technology ™ lineup, which includes more fuel - efficient engines and transmissions and advanced electromotive environmental impact of its products, advancing fuel efficiency, low emissions and fun - to - drive performance with new powertrain technologies from its Earth Dreams Technology ™ lineup, which includes more fuel - efficient engines and transmissions and advanced electromotive technologies.