«A healthy cat — or any healthy mammal — can feel the stress
of environmental disruption and exhibit sickness behaviors as a result,» says researcher Tony Buffington, professor of veterinary clinical sciences at Ohio State University, in a news release.
This makes them vulnerable to pollution from their watersheds and good early warning indicators
of environmental disruption.»
Poor communities, such as East Boston, are on the front lines
of the environmental disruptions expected as a result of global warming
Not exact matches
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability
of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost
of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates
of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates
of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect
of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result
of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect
of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution
of key milestones such as the receipt
of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation
of our announced acquisition
of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability
of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk
of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production
of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts
of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak
of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other
disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact
of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition
of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect
of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and
environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect
of changes in tax law, such as the effect
of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations
of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect
of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability
of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass
of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many
of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment
of interest on, and principal
of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness
of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness
of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact
of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition
of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business
disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result
of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks
of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions
of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect
of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels
of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments
of the aerospace industry, levels
of air travel, financial condition
of commercial airlines, the impact
of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition
of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization
of the anticipated benefits
of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing
of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition
of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration
of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization
of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels
of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability
of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope
of future repurchases
of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level
of other investing activities and uses
of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition
of Rockwell; (7) delays and
disruption in delivery
of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits
of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits
of diversification and balance
of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome
of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact
of the negotiation
of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect
of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect
of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect
of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
of 2017),
environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability
of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition
of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits
of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing
of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence
of events that may give rise to a right
of one or both
of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee
of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million
of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects
of the announcement or the completion
of the merger on the market price
of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation
of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value
of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability
of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
There are a number
of important factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward - looking statements, including, but not limited to: uncertainties involving interpretation
of drilling results,
environmental matters, lack
of ability to obtain required permitting, equipment breakdown or
disruptions, and the other factors described in Paramount's disclosures as filed with the SEC.
Examples
of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact
of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels
of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility
of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions
of these conditions that decrease the level
of disposable income
of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security
of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts
of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread
of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment
of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount
of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion
of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability
of our creditors to accelerate the repayment
of our indebtedness; volatility and
disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss
of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price
of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times
of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability
of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and
environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Apr. 8, 2013 — At some point, scientists may be able to bring back extinct animals, and perhaps early humans, raising questions
of ethics and
environmental disruption.
There are many reasons to think ill
of s.ex, regardless
of virginity, e.g. disease,
environmental impact, social
disruption of promiscuity, etc., however, that was not my point.
Consider the
Environmental Protection Agency's assessment
of the
disruption:
«A large team
of environmental health scientists and green chemists developed a methodology called the Tiered Protocol for Endocrine
Disruption for identifying endocrine disruptors to the highest levels
of contemporary science, that we published in Green Chemistry in 2013.»
The dramatic increase
of traffic on I - 287, the
disruption and dislocation to the lives
of shoreline residents, and the potential for
environmental impacts on the L.I. Sound make this unwelcome news for the people who live in our home area.
«The
Environmental Protection Agency is now working up a screening program for endocrine -
disruption research on mallard ducks and one species
of quail,» says Millam.
Eight countries in southern Asia — and a quarter
of the world's population — face severe
environmental and economic
disruption as the climate changes over the coming decades, warns the Climate Institute, a think - tank in Washington DC.
The new finding is the latest evidence supporting a growing precision medicine model
of psychiatric disease in which
disruptions of certain genes during brain development contribute to a person's risk for multiple psychiatric disorders, with other genetic or epigenetic drivers, random developmental events, or
environmental influences determining the specific disease an individual develops, said senior author Benjamin Cheyette, MD, PhD, an associate professor
of psychiatry and a member
of the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences and the Kavli Institute for Fundamental Neuroscience at UCSF.
«You've got to know what your quantities are,» says Mariana Figueiro, a professor at the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. Speaking in March at a conference on circadian
disruption by the National Institute
of Environmental Health Sciences, Figueiro called on the field to step up its game.
Rick Potts argues that
environmental instability and
disruption were decisive factors in the success
of Homo sapiens: Alone among our primate tribe, we were able to cope with constant change and turn it to our advantage.
But we are running out
of environment — that is, out
of the capacity
of the environment to absorb energy's impacts without risk
of intolerable
disruption — and our heavy dependence on oil in particular entails not only
environmental but also economic and political liabilities.
The test is part
of a five - tiered testing system called the Tiered Protocol for Endocrine
Disruption (TiPED) that was developed by 24 chemists, biologists and
environmental health scientists, including Collins, for chemists and manufacturers to use to determine whether their chemical has endocrine disrupting activity.
There are only 23 recognized species alive today, and
of these 10 are considered to be endangered, according to the IUCN red list, due to ongoing
environmental disruption and human activity.
«This research shows that exposure to
environmental toxins may be depressing the function
of our circadian clock, the
disruption of which is linked to increased rates
of cancer, diabetes, obesity, heart disease, and depression,» said Jennifer Hurley, an assistant professor
of biological sciences, a member
of the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies (CBIS) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and senior author on this research.
The lack
of an additive or multiplicative effect when both stressors co-occurred was notable given the different mechanisms involved in sensory
disruptions and highlights the importance
of determining the combined effects
of key drivers to aid in predicting community dynamics under future
environmental scenarios.
In 1996, the EPA assembled its own task force, the Endocrine
Disruption Screening and Testing Advisory Committee (EDSTAC), comprised
of representatives from industry, government,
environmental and public health groups, worker safety groups, and academia.
If passed, the legislation would substantially increase federal research into threats from hormone - disrupting chemicals and require the National Institute
of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to report to the public every two years on the extent to which hormone
disruption by chemicals poses a threat to human health and the environment.
That release is impeded by artificial light exposure at night, lack
of daytime sun exposure, alcohol, stress, and HPA axis
disruption, among other lifestyle and
environmental factors.
Thyroid dysfunction is really part
of a broader modern problem in human health: Endocrine
disruption from
environmental organochemicals.
Gold and silver mining companies may also be adversely affected by changing inflation expectations, the availability
of alternatives,
disruptions in the supply chain, rising production costs, rising regulatory compliance costs, increased
environmental regulations, and changes in industrial, government and global consumer demand.
They are ranked in the Top 12
of the «Dirty Dozen» for hormone
disruption by the
Environmental Watch Group (EWG).
The dog may display different behaviors in your home after adoption due to a number
of factors, including different
environmental stimuli,
disruption of routine, and so on.
I know that you have been deeply troubled by the
environmental disruptions in China and the enormity
of their consequences, in particular the Three Gorges hydroelectric dam project.
His works depict topics such as migrant displacement,
environmental crisis, living conditions
of the less fortunate and the results
of ill - politics and economic
disruption.
As the
environmental effects
of global warming increase, the
disruption to the economy will be far worse than that caused by banning the use
of unnecessary transport.
In this translation from the French, Professor Lambin, a geographer at the University
of Louvain, Belgium, dissects the arguments
of environmental pessimists and technological optimists and offers (no surprise here) a «middle path» to limiting
disruption of climate and biology in a crowding world.
The films get behind the caricatured representations
of cultural and
environmental disruption that are all too common in ultra-compressed television reports.
The bottom line,
of course, is the uncomfortable reality that adapting to climate change is and will be a prime priority while mitigating emissions remains, for most countries, a generations - spanning long - term goal — unless and until some epic
environmental disruption forces it to the front
of the line.
Meanwhile, we continue to hammer home that Keystone XL's
environmental review must include a review
of the tar sands» effects on climate
disruption.
Though the exact number
of dams being considered has not been specified, the proposal has already aroused opposition: Relocation Can't Compensate for
Environmental, Spiritual
Disruption The Guardian quoted Tibetan water resource researcher Tashi Tsering
of the University
of British Columbia:
This stance contrasts both with those
of people like Bjorn Lomborg, who say curbing emissions is a waste
of time and money, and also with efforts by some
environmental campaigners, scientists, and public figures, former Vice President Al Gore included, to assert that the clear and present danger from unfolding climate
disruption is the reason to act.
Whereas this has had noticeable, negative impacts that are expected to worsen in every region
of the United States and its territories, including, among other significant weather events and
environmental disruptions, longer and hotter heat waves, more severe storms, worsening flood and drought cycles, growing invasive species and insect problems, threatened native plant and wildlife populations, rising sea levels, and, when combined with a lack
of proper forest management, increased wildfire risk;
So now, Gulf Coast residents face months, likely years,
of environmental and economic
disruption as a result
of a known, but inadequately addressed, risk.
That momentous lapse has resulted not only in 11 deaths and spreading
environmental and economic
disruption, but also the loss
of a resource owned by the American people.
We would argue that global climatic
disruption will make these relationships even more crucial as the ever - escalating climate change impacts permeate issues
of economic security, national and international security, national energy policy,
environmental and natural resource management and protection, and so on.
Beyond Pesticides works regularly with the Center for Food Safety;
Environmental Working Group; Pesticide Action Network North America; Xerces Society; EarthShare; Combined Federal Campaign; American Bird Conservancy, Beyond Toxics, the Endocrine
Disruption Exchange, Haereticus
Environmental Laboratory, Institute for Fisheries Resources, the Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides, Pacific Coast Federation
of Fishermen's Associations, Organic Farmers Marketing Association; Bio-Logical Pest Management; Roseland Farms; Kids for Saving Earth Worldwide; PEST Education Project; Pesticide Watch; Children's Health
Environmental Coalition; Horizon Organic Dairy, Inc.; Donaldson - McMahon Family Farms; Lideres Campesinas en California; Kansas Chapter, Sierra Club; Farmworker Justice Fund; Maryland Pesticide Network and others.
While Congress members like Fred Upton (Republican, Michigan) yowl about the EPA's efforts to regulate carbon emissions as «an unconstitutional power grab» and attach the term «job - killing» to every piece
of environmental legislation with a political pulse, national security officials have been offering dire warnings about the perils
of climate
disruption and its offshoots like food shortage, water depletion and massive migration.
According to Essam El - Hinnawi definition form 1985
environmental refugees as — those people who have been forced to leave their traditional habitat, temporarily or permanently, because
of a marked
environmental disruption (natural or triggered by people) that jeopardised their existence and / or seriously affected the quality
of their life.
To meet the nation's rising demand for energy, reduce its economic and national security vulnerability to crude oil supply
disruptions, and minimize adverse
environmental effects, the Congress should consider further stimulating the development deployment
of a diversified energy portfolio by focusing R&D funding on advanced energy technologies.
Unlike the end - Cretaceous, the PETM was not a big extinction event but it generated enough
environmental disruption to cause a high turnover
of land animals, the evolution
of ever smaller animals (the «Lilliput effect»), and a mass extinction
of tiny shell - making creatures that live on the sea bed (benthic foraminifera).
Specifically, government leadership is needed to overcome technological and market barriers to deploying advanced energy technologies that would reduce the nation's vulnerability to oil supply
disruptions and the adverse
environmental effects
of burning fossil fuels.
«Both small - and large - scale conversions are taking place today, causing large - scale
disruption of the natural environment, which otherwise could provide numerous
environmental services,» says Murdiyarso.
It was irresponsible
of the mainstream media to talk about the Texas storm, Harvey, while essentially never mentioning its connection to climate change, let alone the strong connection
of population growth to both global warming and
environmental disruption in general.