Sentences with phrase «of other environmental benefits»

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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.

The Province of B.C. is willing to make significant environmental sacrifices for projects that will bring economic benefits to the Province of B.C.. On the other hand, they will block a project needed by a land - locked sister province, a project that would benefit all of Canada, claiming that they are doing so because they must protect the environment, protect the land from damage and reduce global warming.

Having recently called out the federal government for failing to provide a justification for its decision to approve Shell's Jackpine mine oil sands expansion project (an approach that serves no interest other than the government's, as even industry would stand to benefit from knowing why one project is justified while another, e.g. Taseko's original Prosperity mine, is not), it was reassuring to see that at least this Joint Review Panel (JRP) shares my understanding of this obligation under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012, SC 2012, c 19.

For example, subsidizing investment in low - or zero - pollution energy sources can deliver important environmental and health benefits, especially in the absence of carbon and other pollution pricing.

Their argument ignores the common practice of imposing environmental risks on one group (usually poorer, less powerful, and often rural) for the benefit of others who suffer none of the environmental risks.

Water entitlements are used by environmental water managers to improve water quality, increase native fish and bird populations and promote the growth of native vegetation, among other benefits.

Trish Kelly, co-chair of the VFPC, said: «[It's] an excellent way to bring attention to the environmental and other benefits of being more careful about our meat consumption.»

Here at IRRI, only about 5 % of our rice breeding work is GM, which is only used when all other breeding methods have been exhausted and when it offers a potentially very high humanitarian, environmental, or productivity benefit.

Achim Dobermann, deputy director general for research at IRRI, said that the Institute uses genetic modification only when other methods of breeding have been exhausted and that GM offers a potentially very high humanitarian, environmental, and productivity benefit.

When this happens, such farmers are no longer part of a system that ensures myriad other social and environmental sustainability benefits.

On the other side of the debate, the National Irrigators» Council chairman, Tom Chesson, demanded the government release the overdue CSIRO multiple benefits study, which is supposed to improve the understanding of how environmental benefits can be weighed against the economic impact to irrigation - dependent communities such as the Goulburn Valley in Victoria and the Murrumbidgee region in NSW.

A simple but significant environmental action that the UK and other countries can take, with the added benefit of improved health, would be to endorse Meat Free Monday.

Commonwealth environmental water, along with a number of other sources of environmental water, is being delivered to provide benefits along the length of the River Murray in 2017 - 18, contributing to flows and targeting outcomes from Hume Dam through to the Coorong.

«From unsurpassed health protection and taste preservation to recycling advantages and other environmental benefits, glass is clearly the gold standard in packaging,» said Lynn Bragg, President of the Glass Packaging Institute.

«This site will be a vehicle for our members to engage their employees and customers, and a resource for consumers, state and federal legislators, media and others to gain important information on the health and environmental benefits of choosing glass.»

Biodiversity loss, environmental degradation and severe impacts on ecosystem services — which refer to nature's support of wildlife habitat, crop pollination, soil health and other benefits — have not only accompanied conventional farming systems, but have often extended well beyond the boundaries of their fields, such as fertilizer runoff into rivers.

But on top of that, there are other benefits of organic food, including animal welfare and positive environmental factors.

Some choose cloth wipes for the environmental benefits of producing less waste, while others focus on saving money over time by reusing wipes.

By exaggerating the economic benefits of road capacity increase and underestimating its negative effects, omission of induced traffic can result in overallocation of public money on road construction and correspondingly less focus on other ways of dealing with congestion and environmental problems in urban areas.

«I am pleased that LG, Scenic Hudson, NRDC and others were able to reach an agreement that benefits the economic and environmental interests of the people of the Bronx, Westchester, and all of New York and New Jersey,» said Congressman Eliot Engel, a senior member of the United States House of Representatives» Energy and Commerce Committee.

Close Indian Point power plant by 2021 - Unit 2 Reactor to close April 2020 and Unit 3 Reactor April 2021 - End use of a plant with numerous safety violations - «Current Indian Point Employees will be Offered relocation and opportunities with other plants and utilities within the state; training in renewable technologies» - «Entergy will provide $ 15 million in funding for environmental and community benefits» - Cuomo is working on replacement resources so that there can be no cost increases in electricity after Indian Point closes More

Besides, the results show that the pyrolysis of manure waste has other additional environmental benefits such as reduced soil nutrient leaching and less waste volume, removal of odor and pathogens of the original material.

«Triclosan's increasing detection in environmental samples and its increasingly broad use in consumer products may overcome its moderate benefit and present a very real risk of liver toxicity for people, as it does in mice, particularly when combined with other compounds with similar action,» said Robert H. Tukey, PhD, professor in the departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Pharmacology.

«This research can be a starting point for a richer public dialogue on whether new policy is needed to fully value the environmental benefits of growing energy crops and making other land use changes,» says Gary Radloff, director of Midwest energy policy analysis at the Wisconsin Energy Institute.

A promiscuous female stands to gain direct benefits — such as extra paternal care, food in the form of nuptial gifts and access to a territory, or protection from other males — as well as indirect benefits for her offspring, such as better genes or greater genetic diversity to fortify her brood against unpredictable environmental challenges.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC) develops and protects the market by increasing the awareness of the economic, social and environmental benefits of green roofs, green walls, and other forms of living architecture through education, advocacy, professional development and celebrations of excellence.

Research organisations, academic institutions, play campaigning organisations, education and health organisations, amongst others, have vast amounts of evidence showing that active play delivers physical, developmental, emotional, behavioural, social and environmental benefits to children and communities.

This allows funders to take credit for carbon - offset and other environmental benefits produced, in perpetuity; and if desired, they can use the environmental offsets to mitigate the portion of their climate footprint that can not be offset at source.

Although it is quite easy to see the cost and environmental benefits of using LED lighting rather than traditional lighting, there are many other good reasons to move to LED that are not so obvious but equally important when considering switching.

Programmatic approaches provide a number of other benefits, including: (1) improved environmental outcomes; (2) promotion of interagency cooperation; (3) more effective use of limited staff and resources; and (4) clarification of roles and responsibilities.

In other words, the driving pleasure increases and the environmental impact decreases,» explains Dr. Thomas Rudlaff about the benefits of the aluminum body.

While the major reason for hip replacement is to treat disabling HD, other disorders can also benefit: Legg - Calvé - Perthes disease, permanent dislocation from trauma, bad fracture of the femoral head and neck, hereditary or environmental defects in union of bone centers, and excision arthroplasties that have failed to solve the problem.

Whilst recording manatee sightings and behaviours, in relation to human disturbance and various environmental factors, you will explore, map and monitor vast seagrass beds for the benefit of the manatees and other species that rely on these habitats.

As well as the environmental benefits, recycling your food waste reduces the cost of waste disposal for your council which in turn means there is more money available for other public services.

Needless perhaps to say, many of these folks are in the fossil fuel business, or other businesses benefiting from less environmental protections.

A new study, published by the Journal of Environmental Psychology and highlighted in a recent Washington Post article, reveals that even short «green micro-breaks» while simply looking at nature improves focus (and also offers many other health benefits).

Therefore, the cost - benefit analyses regarding the mitigation of CO2 and other greenhouse gases need to be considered along with the other human climate forcings in a broader environmental context, as well as with respect to their role in the climate system.»

While the use of cost benefit analysis in civil engineering and other reasonably quantifiable technical decision making processes goes back to at least the 1930s, the most serious abuse of cost - benefit analysis, at least in U.S. environmental policy making, began with Ronald Reagan.

It could also deliver important environmental benefits — specifically reduced emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) and other pollutants, but these benefits will...

The British study warns of the rising cost to consumers of wind power subsidies on the grounds that governments could achieve the same environmental benefits by other means at much lower cost.

«This is radically anti-consumer and, ironically, at odds with the grid modernization recommendations of the CES that want to explore integrating smart meters, efficiency and demand response, storage, solar, and other customer - sited resources for numerous grid benefits, including peak - demand management,» said Bill Dornbos, advocacy director and senior attorney for the regional environmental group Acadia Center, which in December spearheaded a statement of principles by energy and environmental activists.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC) develops and protects the market by increasing the awareness of the economic, social and environmental benefits of green roofs, green walls, and other forms of living architecture through education, advocacy, professional development and celebrations of excellence.

It provides transport options that not only minimise greenhouse gas emissions, but also offer a host of other economic, social and environmental benefits.

The Cato authors argue that using the proceeds from a carbon tax to cut other taxes will not produce a net improvement in economic welfare if we divorce that conversation from any consideration of environmental benefits.

Others who recognize nuclear energy's clean - air benefits include the Pew Center for Global Climate Change, the Environmental Defense Fund, the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, United States Hispanic Leadership Institute, Gov. Rick Perry and San Antonio's own state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte.

Decision - makers should compare all forms of bioenergy to other sustainable energy options and carefully weigh full social, environmental and economic costs against realistically achievable benefits.

According to Gremban, General Motors might not have produced the Volt if it wasn't for CalCars, and the combined efforts of Plug - in America, Plug - in Partners, Set America Free, and other environmental organizations, to raise awareness of the facts about electric cars and their many benefits.

«(B) projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions or increase sequestration of greenhouse gases and also achieve other significant environmental benefits, such as the improvement of water or air quality.

In addition, I - 1631 requires that 35 % of all funds provide «direct and meaningful» benefits to «pollution and health action areas» — regions where residents face a significant cumulative environmental health impact as measured by income, pollution and other challenges.