Sentences with phrase «of environmental objections»

Some readers might even see the historic links Morton notes between environmentalism and racist eugenicism as an implicit critique of environmental objections to geoengineering in a heavily populated world.

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WASHINGTON (AP)-- A Senate committee voted along party lines Wednesday to advance President Donald Trump's picks for key posts at the Environmental Protection Agency over the objections of Democrats who pointed to the nominees» past work for corporate clients they would now regulate.

«It's ironic that the Committee report should come out in the midst of today's court hearings into the Site C dam, a megaproject approved by the federal and province governments over the objections of First Nations and despite a highly critical environmental assessment.»

Bearing in mind the relatively loose language of the ToR (see definition of «environmental effect» above) and that environmental assessment (EA) is a simply a process for decision - making that does not dictate any particular result, why not consider the GHGs associated with increased oil production and avoid what could be a crucial political and legal objection to the NGP?

Nebraska's decision overrode the objections of environmental groups, Native American tribes and landowners along the pipeline's prospective route.

f course, I know that a large part of the objection to the encyclical is its central concern with environmental ethics.

The significance of this vote, particularly to those who have been fighting the Reagan Administration on the environmental front, was that the lone dissenter was the U.S.. However, according to transcripts of the debate on the charter's passage, American objections to it weren't inspired by Interior Secretary James Watt or anyone else in Washington.

The environmental group Riverkeeper said the department's objection agrees with many of its own findings about environmental and safety risks, also noting the «unquestionable feasibility» of replacing its electricity output from other sources.

While state agencies previously expressed alarm over the storage plan, the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) and state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) have now issued full - throated objections.

«It's unfortunate the Army Corps» plan allows for the continued disposal of potentially harmful materials into the Long Island Sound, despite the strong objections across the board from New York's elected officials, residents and environmental advocacy groups,» he said.

Cuomo's Public Service Commission also approved the $ 2 billion Blackstone electricity power line project over the objections of labor and environmental groups.

«There are many who have worked against this project, citing environmental objections, most of which are pure bunk.»

To suggestions that environmental problems are serious, to suggestions that CI makes, [many of] the ir objections many of which are one - liners, and these one - liners I think have the situation exactly backwards.

One frequently voiced objection to the consumption of butter and other animal fats is that they tend to accumulate environmental poisons.

The U.S. State Department will issue an environmental review of the pipeline that states it will not lead to a significant increase in carbon emissions, and it will not face any environmental objections from the State -LSB-...]

Albany's importance as a link in the energy - production chain is poised to grow under Global Partners» effort to win state permission to handle oil - sands crude and biofuels for shipping over objections of neighbors and environmental groups.

On top of the «insufficient» categorization, the EPA gave the proposed project an «Environmental Objections» rating, which is their technical speak for a project that would have significant environmeEnvironmental Objections» rating, which is their technical speak for a project that would have significant environmentalenvironmental impacts.

You say that this uncertainty is used «to argue that environmental policies based on concerns over global warming are not even worthy of support», but it seems to us that it is less the case that your objection is based on an argument made as much as the fact that they outlined a difference of opinion.

Roberts» can only explain his objection to conservatism in terms of environmental catastrophe, because he doesn't possess a principled, coherent objection.

Moreover, the bulk of the opposition to alternative energy comes not from green groups, but from run - of - the - mill objections that just happen to make use of the very environmental language in currency — «ecosystems», «biodiversity», «sustainability» — that May himself has been promoting.

The EPA submitted a letter faulting the State Department's environmental review of the Keystone XL pipeline for being «insufficient» and raising «Environmental Objections» toenvironmental review of the Keystone XL pipeline for being «insufficient» and raising «Environmental Objections» toEnvironmental Objections» to the project.

Virginia's State Corporation Commission (SCC) has approved three of Dominion's new gas plants in a row over the objections of environmental advocates, and North Carolina's Utility Commission recently approved Duke's new gas units in Asheville (though for now it has turned down a request for a third).

To mollify some objections, BrightSource has already scaled down the size of the project as part of the environmental mitigation process.

Yes, he conceded, anticipating the objection, environmental controls would increase but that would only serve to drive up the price of the product.

(e) The Committee should not recommend removal of protections for Aboriginal heritage (currently held under Commonwealth heritage laws, WA Mining Act objections, and WA environmental assessment procedures)- recommendations that have the effect of increasing dependency on the AH Act (4.3 (a)- (c)-RRB-.