Sentences with phrase «of water resources as»

World Economic Forum points in 2015 to the over-exploitation of water resources as being the biggest global risk to human well - being and prosperity over the next decade.

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But in March, Felicia Marcus, the chair of the State Water Resources Control Board, told The Sacramento Bee that those mandates would finally be loosened in the coming months as water levels looked to be returning to normal — the first time they'd done so since Water Resources Control Board, told The Sacramento Bee that those mandates would finally be loosened in the coming months as water levels looked to be returning to normal — the first time they'd done so since water levels looked to be returning to normal — the first time they'd done so since 2013.

Some farmers and city leaders worry that the fracking boom is consuming too much of a scarce resource, while others see the push for production as an opportunity to make money by selling water while furthering the nation's goal of energy independence.

This massive undertaking will help scientists better understand how much liquid water is contained within snow and how viable snow is as a resource of liquid water on our planet for drinking, agriculture, and hydropower.

However, the distortion of the debate by Trump and other politicians creates a danger that resources will be misdirected from more pressing infrastructure needs, such as aged water pipes leaching lead and schools - or from projects that will have a considerable regional economic impact.

Other practitioners of the pop - expert model include Canadian academic Thomas Homer - Dixon, who predicted the world was about to be wracked by cross-border wars fought over basic resources such as water.

We believe that it threatens our sovereignty and puts control of our natural resources such as the Tar Sands and water at risk.

You may not think much about this, but a tremendous amount of global resources — such as energy, minerals, chemicals and water — are used to make a single item of clothing, electronic gadget, or household item.

2017.03.20 Canadians Remain Conflicted About Our Most Precious Natural Resource: Fresh Water Today, as Canada Water Week kicks off across the country, RBC released its 10th annual Canadian Water Attitudes Study - an in - depth examination of how Canadians think, feel, and act in regard to our fresh wWater Today, as Canada Water Week kicks off across the country, RBC released its 10th annual Canadian Water Attitudes Study - an in - depth examination of how Canadians think, feel, and act in regard to our fresh wWater Week kicks off across the country, RBC released its 10th annual Canadian Water Attitudes Study - an in - depth examination of how Canadians think, feel, and act in regard to our fresh wWater Attitudes Study - an in - depth examination of how Canadians think, feel, and act in regard to our fresh waterwater.

We are Threshold Interactive, a digital creative agency crafting the stories of national brands such as Butterfinger, SweeTARTS, Nestea, and resource Water.

Even more serious is the competition for an equal share of such basic natural resources as food and water.

And, in our relationship to the natural world, short - term exploitation of the earth's bounty becomes our birthright, whether or not its result for our children might be shortages of life - sustaining resources such as topsoil and potable water.

He calls attention, as experts increasingly are doing, to the deterioration of the world's resources in arable land and forests and to the pollution of air and water by pesticides and waste products.

In our individualized society where a traditionally communal resource such as water can be purchased in individual packaging, this flies in the face of «normal» thinking.

«We want to be good stewards of air and water resources by appropriately contributing to those related areas that help us as an entity and take care of our environment,» Matzke says.

Growing scarcity In addition to a growing scarcity of natural resources such as land, water and biodiversity «global agriculture will have to cope with the effects of climate change, notably higher temperatures, greater rainfall variability and more frequent extreme weather events such as floods and droughts,» Diouf warned.

Mr Bambridge said the successes with FAST technologies were also significant, because of their low maintenance operational efficiency at remote locations such as mining and energy installations and commercial and recreational facilities operating in areas where water is a precious shared resource and where there may be water table quality issues.

Australia's largest organic certification agency, Australian Organic, has branded the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources» proposal for the mandatory fungicide spraying of some imported crop seeds as a threat to jobs, growth and investment.

Trending Story: California releases five - year water plan As California experiences one of the driest winters on record, the California Natural Resources Agency, the California Environmental Protection Agency, and the California Department of Food and Agriculture released the final California Water Action Plan, laying out goals and vision for the next five years... Today's News -LSBwater plan As California experiences one of the driest winters on record, the California Natural Resources Agency, the California Environmental Protection Agency, and the California Department of Food and Agriculture released the final California Water Action Plan, laying out goals and vision for the next five years... Today's News -LSBWater Action Plan, laying out goals and vision for the next five years... Today's News -LSB-...]

Conservation of resources and basic amenities (such as raw material, water, fuel, electricity and compressed air) through recovery and recycling as applicable

California releases five - year water plan As California experiences one of the driest winters on record, the California Natural Resources Agency, the California Environmental Protection Agency, and the California Department of Food and Agriculture released the final California Water Action Plan, laying out goals and vision for the next five yeawater plan As California experiences one of the driest winters on record, the California Natural Resources Agency, the California Environmental Protection Agency, and the California Department of Food and Agriculture released the final California Water Action Plan, laying out goals and vision for the next five yeaWater Action Plan, laying out goals and vision for the next five years...

CST Wastewater Technology and global partners such as Talbot & Talbot have established relationships with investors, technology specialists and has access to a global base of knowledge, skills, experience and resources made available through the Global Water & Energy Alliance.

We treat the soil, air, and water as important resources, respecting the delicate balances of nature.

As part of ongoing partnerships, Commonwealth environmental water was made available to the Nature Foundation South Australia and the South Australian Murray - Darling Basin Natural Resources Management Board to deliver to a number of wetlands along the Lower Murray floodplain and adjoining the Lower Lakes in 2016 - 17.

Their estimates suggest a population of over 9 billion people and a change in dietary habits, such as increased meat consumption, using more resources such as water, energy and land.

As well as being responsible for a huge chunk of global greenhouse gas emissions, meat productionrequires increasingly unsustainable levels of precious resources — land, water and energy — and is a major contributor towards global environmental degradatioAs well as being responsible for a huge chunk of global greenhouse gas emissions, meat productionrequires increasingly unsustainable levels of precious resources — land, water and energy — and is a major contributor towards global environmental degradatioas being responsible for a huge chunk of global greenhouse gas emissions, meat productionrequires increasingly unsustainable levels of precious resources — land, water and energy — and is a major contributor towards global environmental degradation.

Food production consumes significant land, water, energy and other resources, but as much as 40 percent of the food produced in the United States is never eaten.

Environmental attributes rank high as necessary features of sustainable winegrowing with respondents citing integrated pest management (85 %), conserving water (79 %) and protecting natural resources (77 %) as defining attributes of sustainability.

It is about supporting a system of sustainable agricultural management that promotes soil health and fertility through the use of such methods as crop rotation and cover cropping, which nourish plants, foster species diversity, help combat climate change, prevent damage to valuable water resources, and protect farmers and farmersâ $ ™ families from exposure to harmful chemicals.

What is required for this to happen, more than anything else, Is not a technology revolution, but a mindset evolution away from old technology that has passed its use - by date, (such as extensive, polluting and smelly lagoons) and outdated attitudes that treat waste water as a cost or even place in which to hide process problems, rather than a resource for recycling and generation of green energy.

Miyoko tells readers, «you probably recycle, shop at farmer's markets, buy local as much as you can...» She goes on to offer some staggering stats about animals raised for human consumption that I'm not sure a lot of non-vegans have considered -LCB- at least not most of the ones I have spoken to -RCB-- some research has shown vegans use approximately 90 percent less water, energy, resources and land to raise their food than do omnivores.

As a tonne of coal in China remains cheaper than the equivalent amount of water, Yankuang is looking to diversify beyond the resources sector and into the retailing of beef, milk powder and vitamins.

As the Commonwealth holds environmental entitlements across four states, the CEWO must also comply with the prudential, trade and water resource management frameworks of those states.

As part of ongoing partnerships, Commonwealth environmental water will be made available to the Nature Foundation SA and the South Australian Murray - Darling Basin Natural Resources Management Board to deliver to a number of wetlands along the Lower Murray floodplain and adjoining the Lower Lakes in 2017 - 18.

«This is a proven environmental initiative by Cadia that demonstrates its concern to optimize conservation of water as a resourced shared with the broader community,» said CST Waste Water Solutions Managing Director Michael Bambrwater as a resourced shared with the broader community,» said CST Waste Water Solutions Managing Director Michael BambrWater Solutions Managing Director Michael Bambridge.

As well as explaining that the production of meat — on its journey from farm to fork — is responsible for 15 per cent of the planet's harmful greenhouse gas emissions, it underlines that raising equivalent amounts of grain or vegetables for human consumption uses far less land, water and resourceAs well as explaining that the production of meat — on its journey from farm to fork — is responsible for 15 per cent of the planet's harmful greenhouse gas emissions, it underlines that raising equivalent amounts of grain or vegetables for human consumption uses far less land, water and resourceas explaining that the production of meat — on its journey from farm to fork — is responsible for 15 per cent of the planet's harmful greenhouse gas emissions, it underlines that raising equivalent amounts of grain or vegetables for human consumption uses far less land, water and resources.

Throughout Nestlé Waters North America's history, we have partnered with nonprofits, corporations, academic institutions, community groups, and other organizations to build relationships across North America that help educate people about the importance of water and how to preserve, protect and sustain our shared natural resources; as well as to engage communities in water stewardship.

The theme of this year's exhibition and technical program — resource efficiency — will be showcased through topics such as optimizing production processes, reducing energy and water consumption, and minimizing food loss through ingredient, process and package technology.

environmental issues directly associated with animal agriculture (such as air pollution and contaminated drainage from factory farming into water supplies) and to help lessen our over consumption of resources including land, water, and fossil fuels

The use of recycled water is very important to the sustainability of natural water resources as it takes significant pressure off the natural groundwater.

Designed for efficiency, sustainability and conservation of resources in small - to - medium applications, the energy - efficient KDS separator consumes as little as 0.06 kW hr of electricity and uses no wash water, says Mr Bambridge.

They treat the soil, air, and water as important resources, respecting the delicate balances of nature.

(2) This Subdivision applies as if the provisions of the transitional water resource plan, or the interim water resource plan, had been provisions of the Basin Plan.

(1) The Basin Plan (including any environmental watering plan or water quality and salinity management plan included in the Basin Plan) must be prepared so as to provide for giving effect to relevant international agreements (to the extent to which those agreements are relevant to the use and management of the Basin water resources).

(b) is specified in the Basin Plan as an area that is a water resource plan area for the purposes of this Act.

The National Association of Retail Grocers of Australia recently highlighted that Australia's food and grocery industry is «at a crossroads» as population - driven demand grows faster than food production, pointing to challenges ahead for sustainable development.1 Water is one of the most significant and increasingly scarce resources that producers need to meet this demand.

As Jonathon Bloom of Wasted Food explained, the existing food system perpetuates the overproduction of commodities, artificially low prices, and disproportionate use of our resources (80 % of water, 50 % of land and 10 % of global oil is used in food production).

Compared to cane sugar, cultivation of stevia also requires fewer resources like water and land because products need less of it to achieve a sugar - like taste as parts of the stevia leaf are 400 times sweeter than regular sugar, she claimed.

Stefanie Covino, Coordinator of the Shaping the Future of Your Community program notes, «Our water resources are increasingly stressed, but conserving and restoring the natural landscape with native plants can offer social, environmental, and economic benefits such as improved air quality, property values, energy savings, and habitat — both locally and downstream.»

Between the evils of disposables and Tide, I say go with Tide, as water is a renewable resource, and landfills are not.