Sentences with phrase «of environmental forcing»

Only those cells with a flexible genome, honed through millions of years of environmental forcing and variability selection, can transition from one energy state to another.

He is particularly interested in the ability of environmental forces outside his control to create a timeless quality to the work thereby allowing it to feel as if it has been memory and is part of the collective unconscious.

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Ma Jun, who is the director of Beijing - based non-profit organization Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs told CNBC that it's become very difficult for the government to either cover up or use «too much» force to stop mass protests over China's deteriorating environment.

Greenpeace has targeted Volkswagen with a new website and set of spoof ads that send up the automaker's award - winning, Force - inspired Super Bowl ad, accusing the company of opposing key environmental laws in Europe relating to CO2 emissions.

Both the spirit and notion of social acceptability are major driving forces behind the sweeping changes to Quebec's environmental impact assessment and review regime that are set to come into effect this month.

«Indigenous peoples are being forced into long and costly court battles to defend their traditions and ways of life because governments in Canada still refuse to accept the need to work collaboratively with Indigenous peoples on important decisions about environmental protection and resource development,» said Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs.

The price is now five times greater and we humans are forced to dig up bitumen and boil off the oil using massive amounts of NG, fresh water and causing insane amounts of environmental damage.

MaRS and Virgin Unite Canada, the non-profit foundation of the Virgin Group, announced today that they have joined forces to support Canadian entrepreneurs tackling social and environmental challenges.

It will be interesting, then, to see how Okotokians, especially those thousands who ostensibly flocked to town specifically because of its environmental reputation, mark their ballot in the next provincial election if forced to choose between a not - so - green Smith and a pro-growth PC candidate such as Morton.

TORONTO, Dec. 12, 2014 — MaRS and Virgin Unite Canada, the non-profit foundation of the Virgin Group, announced today that they have joined forces to support Canadian entrepreneurs tackling social and environmental challenges.

Should the environmental club be forced to allow membership and leadership opportunity to an individual who is diamaterically opposed and instead promotes rapid exploitation of natural resources with total disregard for pollution?

When Dorothee Sölle wrote in 1971 of the indivisible salvation of the whole world, she and her readers assumed without reflection that the whole world is the world of human beings.1 But as the seventies progressed and the environmental crisis forced itself on public attention, more and more Christians became troubled about the separation of humanity from the rest of nature.

An obvious difficulty is that there is no world government undergirded by a common set of life - fulfilling values and supported by the necessary force and administrative efficiency to save the world from atomic destruction, starvation, and environmental catastrophe.

You are directly affected by * soemone * having knowledge of evolution when you consume all agricultural products (meat, veggies, fruits), go to the doctor, see a geneticist for counseling before having a child, take medication, or are impacted by poilicies concerning environmental change, which is a driver for forcing adaptation vs extinction.

The power of public opinion was the force that created departments of environment in practically every country in the world and led to worldwide conservation programs culminating in the worldwide Conservation Strategy of the United Nations Environmental Programme.

The director of the United Nations Environmental Program reported in 1991 that «the global economy continued to be one of the major driving forces behind environmental degradEnvironmental Program reported in 1991 that «the global economy continued to be one of the major driving forces behind environmental degradenvironmental degradation».

Now lets talk about the environmental aspect the fracturing method uses tons of water mixed with sand and chemicals to consolidate and force the oil / gas to channels where it can be extracted.

As a founding B Corp member, we are committed to using the power of business as a force for social and environmental good.

The state is looking for internal documents and earlier this month asked the judge to force those companies to produce any internal studies or research related to the health or environmental effects of genetically engineered foods.

Major banks CBA and ANZ have urged the repeal of a law which allows activist investors, unions and environmental groups to pursue fringe causes by forcing companies to hold costly shareholder meetings.

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and national nonprofit The Recycling Partnership are joining forces to focus on the state of curbside recycling in the U.S.

on Fine screening retrofit combats the forces of nature to deliver efficiency and environmental benefits for waste water treatment

As in many industries, packaging suppliers have been forced to become increasingly conscious of their environmental impact by cutting waste.

What is emerging is a new idea: that qualities like grit and resilience are not formed through the traditional mechanics of «teaching»; instead, a growing number of researchers now believe, they are shaped by several specific environmental forces, both in the classroom and in the home, sometimes in subtle and intricate ways.

We have an Environmental Policy and an Envirogroup task force of employees who promote our goal.

In the book produced by the Task Force, we highlighted that under existing human rights norms nation states have a responsibility to take collective action to hold corporations accountable for abuses of human rights and environmental standards.

In the book produced by the Task Force, it highlighted that under existing human rights norms nation states have a responsibility to take collective action to hold corporations accountable for abuses of human rights and environmental standards.

Of this total of 11,829 requests, 351 were handled under the amended Environmental Information Regulations which came into force on 1 January 200Of this total of 11,829 requests, 351 were handled under the amended Environmental Information Regulations which came into force on 1 January 200of 11,829 requests, 351 were handled under the amended Environmental Information Regulations which came into force on 1 January 2005.

Led by State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos along with co-chairs Sen. Thomas O'Mara and Assemblyman Steve Englebright, the Task Force was tasked with conducting a study and developing a solution to the use and disposal of plastic bags and how best to deter their environmEnvironmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos along with co-chairs Sen. Thomas O'Mara and Assemblyman Steve Englebright, the Task Force was tasked with conducting a study and developing a solution to the use and disposal of plastic bags and how best to deter their environmentalenvironmental impact.

Forest rangers and environmental organizations say the ranger force — a key contact with the public — is understaffed and unable to keep up with the demands of the job.

They are increasingly taking action through civil litigation, complaints and petitions to state institutions — efforts aided by environmental NGOs, the media, and the effect of mass protest.Academic studies have drawn attention to the role the media, ENGOs and civil litigation as potential forces in aiding environmental protection implementation.

The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM), a professional body for scientists and engineers, said it was «bitterly disappointed» the talks will not deliver a legally binding instrument forcing countries to reduce CO2 emissions.

In court, on a good day, there are four teams representing, variously, two groups of claimants (one from a Cardiff anarchist network, another from environmental protesters), and two police forces.

At 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, the Assembly Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation, the Assembly Legislative Commission on Toxic Substances and Hazardous Wastes, and the Assembly Long Island Task Force will meet jointly at the William H. Rogers Building in Smithtown, Suffolk County for a public hearing to discuss the «impacts of the proposed federal offshore drilling authorization on New York.»

Astorino, who lost his bid a for a third term last week against Democratic candidate George Latimer, had filed the suits in order to force the state to undergo an environmental review of the plant, based in Buchanan.

Environmental agencies have seen hefty funding cuts over the past two years, which forced hundreds of layoffs and temporarily closed several parks and historic sites (public outrage ultimately convinced the legislature to restore park funding).

Plastic - bag use «is a significant environmental problem in New York state,» said Basil Seggos, DEC commissioner and chair of the NYS Plastic Bag Task Force, which announced the report on Saturday.

ALBANY — A federal judge has rejected state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's lawsuit seeking to force a full environmental review before the Delaware River Basin Commission allows natural gas drilling in a watershed that provides drinking water for millions of New Yorkers.

It should also act as a spur to force review of both the Hudson Valley case and the Syracuse decision to ensure that labor, environmental, or health standards were not ignored.

The Department would like to thank the New York State Police, Genesee County Sheriff's Office, the Genesee County Local Drug Task Force, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (ENCON), City of Batavia Fire Department, Mercy Medics and Genesee County District's Attorney's Office.

Peter Iwanowicz, executive director of Environmental Advocates, said would expect forces to try and roll back environmental protections won overEnvironmental Advocates, said would expect forces to try and roll back environmental protections won overenvironmental protections won over the decades.

«I request that you work with my administration to convene a task force of Thruway, state, federal and local officials to explore ways to reduce these increases,» Cuomo wrote in the letter to the authority, which praised its work on the environmental impact statement «We have done this successfully in similar situations where a bridge crossing is a necessity for local residents.»

Increasingly brutal policing of environmental protests is starting to raise questions about the force's competence and judgement.

«The Great Lakes represent one of our greatest natural resources providing extensive environmental benefits and economic opportunities,» said Higgins who is a member of the Congressional Great Lakes Task Force.

Task force members, said Department of Environmental Commissioner Basil Seggos, want to develop suggestions for cutting bag use.

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The governor says the announcement comes in response to the findings of a task force on the environmental impact of the bags.

«Worker safety and environmental protection are top priorities and if there was any misconduct or negligence that led to this incident, we will use the fill force of the law to hold the company accountable,» Cuomo said via news release.

This action follows the release of the New York State Plastic Bags Task Force report in January, which outlined the environmental impact of plastic bags, single - use bag reduction measures, and proposed actions that the state could take to reduce pollution and protect New York's natural resources, including a ban on single - use plastic bags.

Yet such a system requires the construction of massive cooling towers, birthing a new round of construction and environmental permits and giving the anti-juice forces more ways to gum up the works.