Sentences with phrase «of environmental topics»

Journalism major Colleen Otte has covered a wide range of environmental topics for Great Lakes Echo, including stories about the impact of climate change on Isle Royale National Park, the use of satellite imagery to study lake trout spawning areas, solar energy incentives and the expanding wild - and - urban interfaces in the Great Lakes Basin.

In an exclusive Backpacker Magazine interview, the presidential candidates discussed their prospective policies regarding a slew of environmental topics: global warming solutions, cap and trade policies, oil drilling, gun

Some of the environmental topics and categories that we now focus on include climate change and the effects of global warming, including their various impacts on both people and the planet as well as conservation issues and news articles relating to nature and wildlife.

We bring sustainability into classrooms by providing teachers and students with original lesson plans and learning activities on a range of environmental topics.

Republican Congressman Chris Gibson and Democrat Sean Eldridge will field questions on a range of environmental topics.

We are evaluating which messages and which programs motivated participants to action on climate change, and are compiling effective messages for a wide range of environmental topics relevant to New England.

Inspired by Parley's initiative, for the first round of this year's Student Focus, we would like to see a single image which highlights and raises awareness of an environmental topic of your choice.

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The aim of the dialogue was to exchange ideas on the topic of low - carbon city development as well as share research conducted on climate change, renewable energy, and environmental governance in both Canada and China.

CasePlace.org was a curated library of teaching resources designed primarily for business school faculty to help them incorporate environmental, social and ethical topics into their teaching.

These days, impact investing is the topic du jour, with exploding interest among investors — in 2017, 75 % of individual investors said they're interested in using their investing dollars to affect social and environmental change.

Amelia Jenkins has more than eight years of professional writing experience, covering financial, environmental and travel topics.

When the North American Free Trade Agreement was concluded there was concern about Mexican labour and environmental standards; side agreements were established around these topics, allowing civil society to raise complaints under the terms of the agreement.

Process thinkers have offered a theology of nature — a topic sadly neglected in neo-orthodoxy, existentialism, and most other twentieth - century schools of Christian thought — and it would strongly support an environmental ethic.28

Well known as an environmental activist, Douglas wrote several books on the topic and frequently participated in public demonstrations of his commitment to preserving the environment.

The topics covered in the survey included top industry sectors, business impacts, environmental awareness, business spending, introduction of new products, industry challenges and industry opportunities.

Topics to be covered include environmental stewardship, discriminatory taxes, industry leadership on calorie labeling, innovation in the marketplace and the successful implementation of the School Beverage Guidelines.

In food and environmental circles today, the topic of food waste seems to be everywhere.

Visitors looking to gain some cross-sector knowledge will not to want to miss The Food Forum sessions, which will see Martin Kersh, executive director of the FPA, cover topics including «food packaging from an environmental perspective», and «reducing food waste and extending shelf life».

As for our international efforts, as you may know, the U.S. is pleased to have put forth a resolution on the topic of food waste, to build awareness among environmental ministers and encourage action that addresses the unique challenges and opportunities of dealing with uneaten food.

But... after reading an article on the topic of whether locally - produced food is more environmentally friendly in the journal Environmental and Resource Economics, I now know it is a more nuanced issue than I previously suspected.

Landfills themselves are a whole other topic, with a lot of horrible environmental effects in and of themselves.

After I fell in love with the Lorax and was disappointed at the political spin taken on a movie focused on environmental topic, so I wondered whether the subject of evolution would raise a storm.

And a few months ago the school hosted an event on environmental topics, including making crafts with recycled items and a discussion of water in Judaism.

One of my goals with the Eco-Summer Blog Party was to provide you with valuable information on some hot environmental topics each day.

What unites is our desire to use the power and reach of our blogs to discuss topics of common environmental concern.

The problem was a topic of discussion at Tuesday's Cayuga County Legislature meeting, where Chairman Keith Batman said local officials have asked the state Department of Environmental Conservation for $ 150,000 for engineering plans around the two plants.

For more than two hours hours, Capital Region Democratic Rep. Paul Tonko took questions at a town hall meeting on, among other topics, environmental policies pushed by Trump, the manufacturing workforce, efforts to repeal of the Affordable Care Act and hate crimes that have gained considerable attention since the election.

Ball was testifying at a joint legislative budget hearing on the topic of environmental conservation.

The Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) will be the topic of one of the hearings at the Council meeting this Tuesday, July 23 at 7:00 in the city Council Chambers.

Since Shah began the study, at the direction of Cuomo's environmental agency, the health commissioner's other achievements were overshadowed by the controversial topic.

The essays represent a wide range of scientific topics: neuroscience, biology, «Big Data», forensic anthropology, science policy, STEM education, wildlife ecology, environmental sustainability, sociology, medicine, global health, science ethics, stem cell research, materials engineering, crowd - sourcing, computer science, biotechnology, genetics, agricultural sciences, climate change, and information technology.

Eliza Reilly, executive director of the National Center for Science and Civic Engagement, a non-profit which seeks to strengthen student learning and interest in STEM by connecting course topics to issues of local, national and global importance, said rethinking STEM education is necessary to produce graduates equipped to tackle society's environmental, economic and political challenges.

Cowal said that the combination of environmental and health issues provides opportunities for publics to express their opinions on topics and in ways that are different from before, which is having an effect on public policy questions at the international level.

For some time now, the impact of environmental stressors during pregnancy on allergy risk among new - born children is a main research topic at Leipzig Helmholtz Center for Environmental Reenvironmental stressors during pregnancy on allergy risk among new - born children is a main research topic at Leipzig Helmholtz Center for Environmental ReEnvironmental Research (UFZ).

«Bristol Bay Wild Salmon, Pebble Mine, and Intractable Conflict: Lessons for Environmental Studies and Sciences» lays the foundation for the extremely controversial topic of building the proposed Pebble Mine just miles away from Bristol Bay, Alaska.

Environmental risk factors and exposures can also contribute to BD risk, according to the analysis by Ciro Marangoni, MD, at the Department of Mental Health, Mater Salutis Hospital, Legnato, Italy; Gianni L. Faedda, MD, Director of the Mood Disorder Center of New York, NY, and Co-Chairman of a Task Force of the International Society for Bipolar Disorders on this topic; and Professor Ross J. Baldessarini, MD, Director of the International Consortium for Bipolar & Psychotic Disorders Research of the Mailman Research Center at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Mass..

A growing body of evidence suggests that environmental stresses can cause changes in gene expression that are transmitted from parents to their offspring, making «epigenetics» a hot topic.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — One of the hottest environmental issues around — whether hormonelike pollutants are causing reproductive and other health problems in humans — got some attention today from the White House, which issued a rough sketch for a federal research strategy on the topic.

The report, which drew heavily on two Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) workshops held in 1995, also recommends more research on such topics as DNA biomarkers that can gauge an organism's exposure to endocrine disruptors; models for predicting how endocrine disruptors are metabolized; mechanisms of how endocrine disruptors act at a cellular level; and the effects of mixtures.

As head of the federal institute examining environmental health, Birnbaum and her staff are taking on many controversial topics, including Bisphenol A and new flame retardants in consumer products.

There is no question that it was stuffed full of imaginative and useful events — schoolchildren debating genetics or drawing posters, teachers discussing space science, and young people making videos on environmental topics.

Food waste in the West has become a hot topic because of its environmental and humanitarian implications.

In its twenty years of operation, the NRSA program has made it possible for many thousands of talented individuals in the basic biomedical, behavioral, and clinical sciences to sharpen their research skills and to apply those skills to topics of special concern to the nation, such as aging, hypertension, the genetic basis of disease, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), cancer, environmental toxicology, nutrition and health, and substance abuse.

With the games set to begin Aug. 5 in Rio, IU experts in economics, public health, media studies, cybersecurity, public and environmental affairs, and business are available to discuss issues including Zika and other health concerns, how coverage of the games might frame discussion on other topics, and Brazil's ability to pull off a worldwide event and its long - term future.

The environmental state of the coastal sea, adaptation to climate change and alternatives to conventional fuels — the current issue delves into important topics concerning the future.

The COMNAP Fellowship recipients will carry out a project on topics of environmental policy and a technical project to understand ice loading on polar research vessels.

EMSL offers — at one location — a comprehensive array of cutting - edge resources including those associated with synthesis, characterization, theory and modeling, dynamical properties and environmental testing relevant to a wide range of environmentally related issues and topics at the molecular level.

The focus is on molecular microbiology and virology, and includes topics such as genomics, the gamut of plant and animal host - pathogen interactions, host immune responses, characterization and evolution of virulence determinants, cell cycle and differentiation, symbiosis in plant and animal associations, environmental microbiology, biodiversity and evolution, population dynamics, sex and mutagenesis, antibiotic resistance and production, drug and vaccine targets, as well as aspects of prion diseases and of fungal and protozoan biology.

The initial set of science lessons focuses on renewable energy, environmental sustainability, clean and potable water, and terrestrial ecosystems — topics that are not only relevant immediately after Hurricane Maria, but to rebuild a stronger and more resilient Puerto Rico.

The legal case against 3M was helpful in giving scientists more information on the topic and also increasing public awareness of PFAS contamination, said University environmental law professor Alexandra Klass.