Sentences with phrase «natural resources point»

Argentina's history of serial bankruptcies weighs against it, though its diversified economy, human capital and natural resources point to a brighter future.

Not exact matches

The new U.S. regulations have been the subject of significant speculation and some pointed jabs from Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, Joe Oliver.

This makes now a very attractive entry point — or as natural resource investors Goehring & Rozencwajg Associates writes in its quarterly report, there could be «a proverbial fortune to be made» if investors take advantage of this once - in - a-generation opportunity.

The bank increased its price targets on Canadian Natural Resources Ltd, Crescent Point Energy Corp., Enerplus Corp. and Whitecap Resources Inc., all of which it rates as sector outperformers.

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The resource curse, also known as the paradox of plenty, refers to the paradox that countries and regions with an abundance of natural resources, specifically point - source non-renewable resources like minerals and fuels, tend to have less economic growth and worse development outcomes than countries with fewer natural resources.

They point out that when one natural resource is exhausted, technology comes up with ways to use the scarce resources far more efficiently.

«We have never had a storm like this in Chicago,» said Adam Schwerner, the Park District's director of natural resources, pointing to the scope of the damage.

As Keynes pointed out, public expenditure need not be inflationary so long as it increases the efficiency of the economy and raises productivity by making better use of all available resources, both human and natural.

The flag of Ghana consists of three horizontal bands (strips) of red (top), gold (middle) and green (bottom); the three bands are the same height and width; the middle band bears a five - pointed black star in the centre of the gold band, the colour red band stands for the blood spilled to achieve the nation's independence: gold stands for Ghana's industrial mineral wealth, and the color green symbolises the rich tropical rainforests and natural resources of Ghana.

He pointed out the state's natural allure to retirees throughout the United States, stating that «nobody ever retires up north and we have to be ready to take advantage of our resources and welcome baby boomers with genuine southern hospitality.»

«The classification allows for multiple access points and recreational opportunities while preserving the unparalleled natural resources of the Park, something for which local governments and advocates can be proud,» Cuomo said.

At one point, the natural resource ministry says something; and on another platform, the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology says another.

NRDC has long opposed relicensing its two reactors because of Indian Point's history of operational, safety and environmental problems, as well as the grave risk of a nuclear accident so close to the nation's largest city,» said Kit Kennedy, director of the energy and transportation program at the Natural Resources Defense Council.

The groups, which include the Natural Resources Defense Council, Earthjustice and Frack Action, said using propane would create substantial risks because of the volatility of the gas, pointing to explosions at well sites in other states in recent years.

At one point, the natural resource ministry says something; and on another platform, the Ministry of Environment, Science...

«We have come to a point where we are used to import natural resources in a globalizing economy in such a way, that we do not feel the effect of land degradation on a daily basis.»

«This system is a starting point for being more transparent, because the more transparent we are, the more opportunities for financing further actions we will have in the international arena,» said Juan Mata Sandoval, director - general of climate change policy at Mexico's Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources.

The agency's findings could be a turning point in the heated national debate about whether contamination from fracking is happening, and are likely to shape how the country regulates and develops natural gas resources in the Marcellus Shale and across the Eastern Appalachian states.

The concept has even given rise to a mock holiday, called «overshoot day,» which marks the point humans exhaust the renewable natural resources that should have sustained us for the entire year.

That may be true in the long run, but natural gas does appear to be helping the United States reduce emissions today, points out John Quigley, an alternative energy consultant in Harrisburg and former secretary of Pennsylvania's Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, who was not involved in thenatural gas does appear to be helping the United States reduce emissions today, points out John Quigley, an alternative energy consultant in Harrisburg and former secretary of Pennsylvania's Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, who was not involved in theNatural Resources, who was not involved in the study.

«The Yellowstone spill has been a turning point in public perception,» says Anthony Swift, a policy analyst at the Natural Resources Defense Council.

In addition, wheat yield declines due to climate change are likely to be larger than previously thought and should be expected earlier, starting even with small increases in temperature,» points out Prof. Dr. Reimund Rötter from Natural Resources Institute Finland.

Wild plants must continuously evolve to fend off natural pathogens, points out Roger Chetelat of the Tomato Genetics Resource Center at the University of California, Davis.

All available data point in the sense that the Earth is now reaching its limits in the use of its natural resources.

Thanks in part to the efforts of otherwise - thoughtful folks such as Hoover Institution scholar Williamson Evers, Jim Stergios of the Pioneer Institute, and University of Arkansas» Jay P. Greene, movement conservatives have been whipped up into a frenzy of almost - fanatical opposition to the standards, sometimes to the point of spouting conspiracy theories that they themselves would find laughable when progressives do the same thing when it comes to anything involving the role of billionaire natural resources players David and Charles Koch in Wisconsin politics.

With an hour left to go in the trading day, Canadian Natural Resources (TSX: CNQ, NYSE: CNQ), +3.5 %, and Suncor Energy (TSX: SU, NYSE: SU), +1.1 %, were the two biggest positive contributors to the S&P / TSX Composite Index, which was up by about 58 points or 0.45 %.

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Puerto Vallarta serves as a jump - off point to a wealth of natural resources and majestic villages encompassed by a verdant tropical mountain range.

It has been a focal point in the study of natural resource management and a priority area for the Federal Government, The World Bank's World Wildlife Fund and for many other researchers and naturalists.

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The Lion and the Unicorn is a short film in which three archetypal characters debate points of view on nationalism, trade and finance, natural resources and politics.

Jean Marie Perdrix, Hiroshi Sugimoto and David Wojnarowicz consider the exploitation of natural resources to the point of extinction, and Marco Esparza and Joachim Koester turn their attentions to the idea of self - empowerment as a potential precursor for redemptive violence in the name of civilization.

Can someone provide any compelling reason why, in general, people won't continue to exploit to the best of our abilities, the resources around us, without limit, to the point that there is a natural correction?

At its current scale and rate of growth, the continuous economic expansion we see today may be approaching a point in human history when unbridled increases of production, unchecked per human consumption and skyrocketing human population numbers could overrun the limited natural resources and frangible ecosystem services upon which life as we know it utterly itself depends for its very existence.

Case in point is the Heartland Institute and the Natural Resources Stewardship Project.

Please forgive me for stating the obvious: there are mountains of scientific evidence, plenty of sound reasons and abundant common sense imploring the leaders of India, China, the US and the rest of the over-developed and under - developed world to consider that the seemingly endless, global expansion of large - scale industrialization and production capabilities, now overspreading the surface of Earth, could be approaching a point in history when these unbridled big - business activities could dangerously destablize frangible global ecosystems, irreversibly degrade the environment, recklessly dissipate Earth's natural resource base and, perhaps, destroy our planetary home as a fit place for human habitation by our children.

Pimentel and Wilson pointed out that «As the world population continues to expand, all vital natural resources will have to be divided among increasing numbers of people and per - capita availability will decline to low levels.

When the Natural Resources Defense Council was created in 1970, its first client was the Hudson River Fisherman's Society and their first target was Con Ed's nuclear power plants at Indian Point.

David Pimentel and Anne Wilson pointed out that «As the world population continues to expand, all vital natural resources will have to be divided among increasing numbers of people and per - capita availability will decline to low levels.

Zak Smith, a senior attorney at the Natural Resources Defense Council focused on marine mammal protection, pointed hopefully to a mention of the totoaba in an agreement last month on marine conservation goals between maritime officials from China and the United States:

As populations and economies grow, peak water pressures on existing renewable water resources also tend to grow up to the point that natural scarcity begins to constrain the options of

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Republicans pointed with pride to Theodore Roosevelt's crucial role in promoting the conservation of natural resources by establishing national parks and forests, and Democrats applauded Franklin Delano Roosevelt's efforts to include conservation as part of the «New Deal» via the Soil Conservation Service and related programs.

Ottawa town hall attendee, Rod Packwood, a PhD in physics and retired senior research scientist at Natural Resources Canada, said: «The government is clearly biasing the town halls in such a way as to generate supposed public support for the point of view they hold dear.

«We're concerned that — for example — the forthcoming rules on carbon pollution could get weakened to the point where they don't really produce the changes in the energy sector that can and should be made,» says David Hawkins of the Natural Resources Defense Council.

The latter part is more original stuff, as I (i) make the case for how China's clean energy push is in fact consistent with its overall economic reform, e.g. Scientific Development, reduction of excess industrial capacity, natural resource price reform, western development, boosting domestic consumption, and Going Out strategy; (ii) describe China's activities in innovation and R&D and its desire to create, not just produce, energy technologies of the 21st century; (iii) address criticisms that China's «indigenous innovation» policies are protectionist in nature by pointing out the myopia of such observations from a US (or EU for that matter) policymakers point of view; (iv) provide thoughts about what the proper U.S. policy response should be.

A National Post story says that, in an interview published July 1st and appearing in the French - language news weekly L'Express, «Suzuki was asked about Australian environmentalists who oppose immigration to their country because they believe population growth will drain natural resources past their breaking point.»

Migration can affect many aspects of the regions people leave, as well as many aspects of their destination points, including income levels, land use and the availability of natural resources, and the health and security of the affected populations — these effects can be positive or negative.

«The point is that a relatively small number of countries holds the fate of the planet in their hands in terms of climate change,» says David Hawkins, director of the Natural Resources Defense Council's climate center.