Sentences with phrase «many serious environmental issues»

«Erie County and the Town of Hamburg are addressing a serious environmental issue, and the Department of Environmental Conservation is pleased to be part of the solution,» said Acting NYSDEC Commissioner Marc Gerstman.

«Coral breaching, in which symbiotic photosynthetic algae of corals are killed by high temperatures and coral reefs are severely damaged, is regarded as a serious environmental issue, but plausibly, similar phenomena may be ubiquitously found in the ecosystem,» said Dr. Fukatsu.

That adds up to a pretty serious environmental issue!

Waste disposal is a serious environmental issue on the Gili Islands.

Clearly there are serious environmental issues, and I think he's raising very important matters.

Also nuclear power becomes a serious environmental issue only in case of accidents or blatant disregard for waste removal procedures.

Whether real or perceived, radiation from cellular antennas has become a serious environmental issue in Israel.

I really wish you would have focused on serious environmental issues such as strip mining, deforestation, loss of habitat, and depletion of the oceans.

Not to mention that population is a far more serious environmental issue — short - term and long - term.

He went on to say that, «Climate change is one of the most serious environmental issues facing the world today,» and that, «Canada... is determined to do our part for the planet.»

Tuna at a fish market via Shutterstock Overfishing is a serious environmental issue and is essentially catching too many fish.

The ex-CEO of Mobil Corporation, Rawleigh Warner, Jr, warned in 1982 that burning Canadian Oil Sands fuels could cause a buildup of CO2 in the atmosphere that will likely cause serious environmental issues.

«We have always felt that climate change is a very serious environmental issue and very serious development issue,» Mr. Watson said.

Run of river projects generally have lower impact, but there are still serious environmental issues to be considered.

There are serious environmental issues facing everyone on this planet, from climate change to water to food to population.

We love the imaginative approach used to address this very serious environmental issue and the show demonstrates how art and design can help us to look at something as basic as water in new and challenging ways.

Not exact matches

You're right Sam, the environmental issues are very serious and Kinder Morgan is not addressing them.

Out of these environmental issues a theological dispute has arisen — one that could bode serious ill for the life and mission of the church if it gives rise to a full - fledged polarization..

Since land is the scarcest resource in the world and the most essential element in any effort to restore subsistence farming, the combination of political and environmental issues attending certain types of development raises serious ethical questions.

Even more serious is the fact that resistance to environmental issues is built into the economic policy underlying capitalism itself — an economic policy which, since the fall of communism in Eastern Europe, has been widely adopted around the globe.

Americaâ $ ™ s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is very concerned about the findings and considers exposure to this chemical as a very serious issue.

Oshiomhole further admonished the ministry to pay serious attention to the issue of environmental degradation.

Pete Demola April 22, 2018 The Sun Plattsburgh − Earth Day is serious business in the Adirondacks and across the North Country, and the public took advantage of the sunny weather over the weekend to celebrate the global event designed to boost awareness of environmental issues.

But the mining and burning have also caused environmental degradation, serious health issues, and displacement.

A new international report shows beyond doubt that ocean acidification is an issue of serious environmental and policy concern.

Most plastics are derived from petroleum, a non-renewable often imported resource with serious issues of its own - environmental, energy, health, global security.

Environmental issues - a very serious article about very scary problems students will face in their lifetimes unless serious action is taken.

Our country has serious economic, social and environmental issues and yet we continue to dither around with these very low standardized tests.

Serious over-development and environmental issues.

In Against the Grain, the versatile medium of wood is used to address this issue, exploring postmodern tendencies including mimicry, assemblage, virtuosity, and whimsy (with a serious purpose), as well as environmental issues associated with woodworking.

From my own blinkered point of view — knowing art and poetry more than theatre and dance — «Under Glass» tackles issues of environmental concern and social isolation in an innovative way which is both serious and entertaining.

Strongly influenced by pop art, graffiti, and the calligraphic art, Fridriks» hyperkinetic abstract paintings are filled with swirls of vibrant color, address serious and rather worrying environmental and political issues such as genetic research, cloning, overconsumption and exhaustion of natural resources.

Reducing food waste is a major issue and not just about good food going to waste; wasting food costs the average family with children almost # 60 a month and has serious environmental implications too.

Serious engagement with critics of nuclear power — whether on economics, industry practices or health and environmental issues — is absent.

«More work remains to be done to both address the lack of available information on environmental policy issues and reduce serious shortcomings in the quality, geographical coverage, or timeliness of the available data.»

Hopefully the environmental movement (which I grew up in) can return to addressing these types of serious, tangible issues.

Climate change is one of the most serious environmental and economic issues facing the United States and our partners in the international community.

It would take a very, very long conversation with tremendously patient, eminently sensible parties to even begin understanding why I regard «AGW» as being among the environmental issues least deserving of serious concern.

Among the most serious Earth science and environmental policy issues confronting society are the potential changes in the Earth's water cycle due to climate change.

This money would be far better spent dealing sensibly with all of the many genuinely serious (and better understood) environmental pollution and economic deprivation issues around the globe.

The study, which was featured in the August 9, 2010 issue of Nature magazine and later published in the peer - reviewed journal Environmental Science and Technology, raises serious doubts about the industry's contention that there is no need for tighter water - quality standards to keep mountaintop removal from contaminating drinking water relied on by communities downstream of the mines.

One thing that is different about the climate change issue is that most of the uncertainty is in when rather than if CO2 emissions will cause serious environmental and economic damage.

48 Growing Energy & Environmental Concerns 58 % of Americans rank «dealing with the nation's energy problem» as a top priority in 2006, up from 40 % in 2003 87 % of Americans cite home heating and energy prices as a «very big» or «big» problem for the nation's economy 88 % of US adults respond that «energy efficient» was very important in their electronics, appliance, lighting and heating / cooling equipment purchases Gallup polls: Americans» concerns about environmental issues have increased more than 10 percentage points between 2004 and 2006 The LOHAS Consumer Report: 91 % of people are in total agreement with the statement «I care about protecting the environment» ABC News / Washington Post Poll: 79 % of Americans think global warming poses a serious threat to future generations Source: APEnvironmental Concerns 58 % of Americans rank «dealing with the nation's energy problem» as a top priority in 2006, up from 40 % in 2003 87 % of Americans cite home heating and energy prices as a «very big» or «big» problem for the nation's economy 88 % of US adults respond that «energy efficient» was very important in their electronics, appliance, lighting and heating / cooling equipment purchases Gallup polls: Americans» concerns about environmental issues have increased more than 10 percentage points between 2004 and 2006 The LOHAS Consumer Report: 91 % of people are in total agreement with the statement «I care about protecting the environment» ABC News / Washington Post Poll: 79 % of Americans think global warming poses a serious threat to future generations Source: APenvironmental issues have increased more than 10 percentage points between 2004 and 2006 The LOHAS Consumer Report: 91 % of people are in total agreement with the statement «I care about protecting the environment» ABC News / Washington Post Poll: 79 % of Americans think global warming poses a serious threat to future generations Source: AP Source: NASA

In a letter included as part of Yesterday's 88 - page report on the environment and other issues, Chairman Ford said global warming «stands out from other environmental issues because of its potentially serious consequences and its direct relationship to our industry.»

Major Environmental Issues: Natural fresh water resources scarce and polluted in north, inaccessible and poor quality in center and extreme southeast; raw sewage and industrial effluents polluting rivers in urban areas; deforestation; widespread erosion; desertification; serious air pollution in the national capital and urban centers along US - Mexico border.

A May 15, 2007, posting in the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) website featured an article titled, «Help Keep SEJ And The environment In The Spotlight,» lionizing Borenstein for his loyal service to the ideology espoused by Al Gore, Bill McKibben, and Ross Gelbspan: «Sensational, sordid or even silly stories always seem to crowd out serious coverage of important issues like climate change, environmental health and suEnvironmental Journalists (SEJ) website featured an article titled, «Help Keep SEJ And The environment In The Spotlight,» lionizing Borenstein for his loyal service to the ideology espoused by Al Gore, Bill McKibben, and Ross Gelbspan: «Sensational, sordid or even silly stories always seem to crowd out serious coverage of important issues like climate change, environmental health and suenvironmental health and sustainability.

«At first, the Environmental Protection Agency believed the situation was so serious that it issued a rare emergency order in late 2010 that said at least two homeowners were in immediate danger from a well saturated with flammable methane,» the AP wrote.

Based on media coverage of fracking and occasional state - and city - level opposing it, it certainly seems like awareness of the issue is growing — both its potential for producing massive amounts of natural gas and the serious potential environmental and health hazards of doing so.

While the stratospheric ozone issue is a serious one, in many ways it can be thought of as an environmental success story.

As Anne Casselman reported in 2011: «It sent a strong signal from the nation's highest court,... Not only were environmental issues serious, but citizens going to court to defend those issues was a perfectly legit and valid activity.»