Sentences with phrase «negative environmental impact»

And it's not even when you're through with them that diapers have a negative environmental impact.

On the one hand, the negative environmental impact, in particular for fish species in the Elbe river, has led to litigation opposing the authorisation of the plant, including these infringement proceedings before the ECJ.

It becomes possible for society to mitigate the negative environmental impact of even large - scale development projects aimed at resource extraction from yet widening areas.

While less meat gets wasted than does fruit and vegetables, the amount of energy required to produce meat is «significantly» more than that for plant - based food production, which means that the associated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from meat production is also much higher, leading researchers to indicate that meat waste has a «greater negative environmental impact.»

The US Centers for Disease Control, the Canadian Public Health Agency, and the FDA have all stated that regular soap and water do just as good a job at cleaning hands, and don't have the same negative environmental impact.

Traditional burial and cremation practices can have significant negative environmental impact, but green funerals and eco-burials are one way to lessen the impact.

Locals have lost work and seen their livelihood decline with the negative environmental impact resulting from Chevron's presence.

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In other words, all energy produced by any 7 yr old PV system is produced without any negative environmental impact.

In an industry notorious for significant negative environmental impact, Camira is leading the charge for change.

What I'm specifically thinking of is whether activities with severely negative environmental impact when done at the expense of forested areas — namely agriculture and oil palm cultivation — will be held accountable.

One of the main arguments put forth by those opposed to the Ivanpah solar thermal project in California's Mojave Desert is that the negative environmental impact of the plant would be too great.

Spraying sulfur particles into the atmosphere can temporarily cool the earth but not reduce humankind's negative environmental impact or lift all people out of poverty.

I anticipated the process as too stressful in addition to the negative environmental impact of another piece of land being removed from it's natural state to be developed.

The editorial boards of the Colorado Springs Gazette and The Oklahoman claimed that the Obama administration should approve the pipeline now that TransCanada — the corporation seeking to build the pipeline — has rerouted the project because it won't have a negative environmental impact.

Skip the Slip aims to see transactions which protect customer and employee health and have less of a negative environmental impact.

Environmental groups win if they can demonstrate personal negative environmental impact...»

A swim with dolphins can be a real highlight of any jungle trip, but make sure you go with a friendly and ecologically friendly tour company, that the trips don't have any negative environmental impact, and that the animals aren't being mistreated.

By taking an active role in providing feedback from conscientious consumers to manufacturers, retailers will help shape solutions that reduce negative environmental impact while producing quality, eco-friendly pet toys.

We do all this while limiting negative environmental impact through green practices including:

This book also sprang from a blog (No Impact Man) and is about the year that Beavan and his family gave up everything in their lives with a negative environmental impact.

Anything bottled has a negative environmental impact too.

Starting in 2017, microbeads (plastic particles) are now banned in all U.S. states because of their negative environmental impact on ocean life.

Plenty of less - than - healthy floor coverings can reduce the air quality in your home and have a negative environmental impact once they're disposed of.

Therefore, eradicating mosquitoes will not have a negative environmental impact.

While water resource managers say sucralose in the water appears to have little or no negative environmental impact, some researchers point to the lack of extensive research to back that up.

A transformation to the new technology, based on feedstocks from Swedish forests can strongly contribute to reducing negative environmental impact.

Bottled water has a hugely negative environmental impact so I applaud the places that help reduce it.

The organic and the integrated system had higher soil quality and potentially lower negative environmental impact.

«Diageo is committed to minimising our environmental impact and we are, like many of our consumers, increasingly concerned about the negative environmental impact associated with the irresponsible disposal of plastic straws,» said David Croft, Diageo's global sustainable development director.

Strip mines are ugly gashes in the landscape, yes, but they don't have a negative environmental impact — or more precisely no impact more negative than that of any large - scale human enterprise.

Many of the metrics that drive CEO pay are short - term and provoke decisions with negative long - term impact; underinvestment in research and development and choices that have long - term negative environmental impact.

This innovation in materials technology aimed to mitigate two negative environmental impacts common to all competing products in our space: ozone depletion and global warming impact.

Using lifecycle analysis, a study conducted by Environment Canada and Natural Resources Canada found that while all forms of electricity generation have environmental impacts, solar PV technologies have fewer negative environmental impacts than traditional fossil - fuel - based electricity production.

It's about standing up to another mega project that brings huge negative environmental impacts and potential ecosystem destruction to the west coast.

They concluded that if tossed into the ocean, this material completely disintegrates in 21 days or less and has zero negative environmental impacts.»

But sun cultivation also has many other negative environmental impacts:

Three pronounced trends in American beverage consumption and recycling patterns have emerged since CRI's first BMDA looked at year 2000 data: overall sales growth, non-carbonated sales growth, and stagnating recycling rates — all of which are resulting in higher rates of landfilling, incineration and littering, and other negative environmental impacts.

However, the process of converting bamboo wood into the soft and absorbent fiber that is found in diapers is an incredibly harsh chemical process that has very negative environmental impacts.

Many nations other than India have experienced negative environmental impacts as a result of Chinese dam development — including the Southeast Asian nations on the Mekong River, Kazakhstan, and Bangladesh.

Bronx, NY — Following the city's formal announcement to include $ 275 million in their preliminary budget for the reconstruction of the NYPD Rodman's Neck training facility, Bronx elected officials wrote a letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio requesting the city prioritize and provide more information on the proposed new gun ranges, which in their current state have been the source of negative environmental impacts that have plagued the surrounding community for decades.

The group's research also explored the potential for negative environmental impacts born from the implementation of eco-efficient and value - enhancing product improvements and increased consumer desirability.

Algae production has some other negative environmental impacts, Clarens said.

The petition, which is the first organized by individual scientists in support of GM technology, yielded more than 1,400 signatures from plant science experts supporting the American Society of Plant Biologists» (ASPB) position statement on genetically modified (GM) crops, which states that they are «an effective tool for advancing food security and reducing the negative environmental impacts of agriculture.»

More efficient irrigation management has become a primary focus in sustainable container plant production as growers look for ways to improve resource use and mitigate negative environmental impacts of fertilizers and pesticides that are often found in nursery runoff.

It will also address negative environmental impacts associated with using sludge in agriculture.

Synthetic biology may have negative environmental impacts that need to be monitored closely, said Allison Snow, a professor in the department of evolution, ecology and organizational biology at Ohio State University.

Deforestation and high quantities of feed required to raise cattle are also factors that contribute to the negative environmental impacts of beef.

To counter the damage to the environment, nonprofit environmental groups and palm oil manufacturers gathered in 2004 and established the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), a global certification body.10 They have created eight ecological principles with 39 criteria11 to prevent the negative environmental impacts of palm oil production.

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