Sentences with phrase «of water resources not»

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At the time, the California Department of Water Resources reported that the dam itself was safe and did not pose a threat to downstream populations.

«We don't want to look up 20 years from now and say, «Oops, we used up all our water,»» said Jason Banes of the Boulder, Colo. - based Western Resource Advocates.

This implies that risks are not too big or overarching (like resource scarcity, rising levels of atmospheric CO2, or global warming) but are more focused e.g. extreme weather, increased greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture or from energy use, or a lack of fresh water.

The decision to return clean water to local communities wasn't an idea dreamt by a bright - eyed Coca - Cola employee, but rather a decision following years of mounting dissatisfaction from locals, consumers and NGOs who have seen the company exhaust local water resources in small communities in the developing world.

The project not only broadened the world's horizons on water with more than 750 peer reviewed studies and 120 graduate theses, but provided hard data on the impact of industrial activities on the world's most critical resource.

The discovery of water on the Moon is a game changer, not just for the economic viability of lunar resources, but for the economics of reaching Mars and other deep space destinations.

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.

ROBIN BOLTON Water, air and noise pollution, the loss of resources through spills or leaks, along with accidents and the impact on surrounding communities, are repercussions of not identifying risks timeously

«The legislation won't be comprehensive unless it includes express guarantees of jobs and training opportunities for British Columbians and a fair return for our resources, and ensures that the industry benefits First Nations and protects our land, air and water,» he said.

The real reason pork was outlawed is similar to the reason cows are sacred in Hinduism (and yet calves are often killed so they don't nurse): raising pigs, which require massive amounts of water so they don't overheat and die requires excessive amounts of capital and water resources, of which the region has been sorely lacking for a long long time.

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.

There's no value at all from using enormous land and water resources and warming the planet in order to produce a billion tons of food that ultimately don't get eaten — particularly when one in nine people is malnourished in the world.

Raising livestock is immensely resource intensive; with more than ten billion animals raised for food annually (not including fish), the required amount of fresh water, grains, grasses — and medically important antibiotics — is simply staggering.

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.

(vii) the effect, or potential effect, of the Basin Plan on the use and management of water resources that are not Basin water resources;

The Usk River Authority, and others like it in England and Wales, was set up by the Water Resources Act of 1963, and there were plenty of acts before that which made it quite clear that pulling out salmon, except with fully licensed rod and line, was distinctly illegal; but Si √ ¥ n Jones and his friends justify themselves on the basis of somewhat earlier legislation, instituted in the 10th century by an independent Prince of Wales, Hywel Dda («Howell the Good»).

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

In most cases, a group of unhappy homeowners doesn't have the financial resources to take the matter to court, so they often must settle for making enough noise to gain some accommodations that will lessen the sting of having a water park, a teen center, a bike path or a major grocery store facing their back yards.

Not just about baby food marketing, but trade union busting; failure to act on child labour and slavery in its cocoa supply chain; exploitation of farmers, particularly in the dairy and coffee sectors; and environmental degradation, particularly of water resources.

«It should be noted that the Governor and his environmental and energy resources team are trying to do what has not been accomplished — or even attempted — in other states that have permitted hydrofracking: to regulate hydrofracking such that the gas companies bear the full cost of production of their product, and not have their product «subsidized» by the degradation of the State's water, air and land resources.

A country with this kind of resources should not have any problem providing enough drinking water and food for its citizens.

«I would bring local control back to town government, take advantage of our local resources, especially our water system, fight for the taxpayer at every level, especially state and federal, and get water and sewer projects back on track to be in the best interests of the town, not just a cost burden directed by others.»

I think the federal state of emergency allows other, neighboring states to also send their National Guard and for regional resources to be tapped (if the local guard base is under water, for instance, not much good in an emergency).

«This is a vital proposal for New York's environment, for water resources in the state, and there's no reason to think why we can't reach a good understanding of how that money will be spent,» he said.

African leaders have had to navigate these dangerous waters for several years, sometimes leading to the overthrow of a leader who strongly believes that he can not allow his country's resources to be raped by foreign countries at the expense of his people.

The freshwater bodies on 38 percent of Earth's land area (not including Antarctica) are overly enriched with phosphorus, leading to potentially toxic algal blooms and less available drinking water, researchers report January 24 in Water Resources Resewater, researchers report January 24 in Water Resources ReseWater Resources Research.

«We can't just drill deep and expect to run away from contaminants on the land surface,» says Scott Jasechko, a study coauthor and water resources scientist at the University of Calgary in Canada.

The problem, says Matthews, is that historical data is not a very good guide to the future of freshwater resources — particularly now that extreme water conditions have been exacerbated by a rapidly changing climate.

Choosing to use water from one of the world's largest aquifers rather than leaving it in the ground is not irresponsible, says Andrew Stone, executive director of the American Groundwater Trust in Concord, N.H. Like coal or natural gas, groundwater is a valuable resource.

«Current levels of agricultural research are not adequate to help developing countries to adapt to climate change,» says IFPRI water resources expert Claudia Ringler.

Not only could the moon's ice provide resources for exploration, it also might help us understand the origins of Earth's water.

We have not found his public statements that address fresh water resources as of press time.

We have not found public statements that address fresh water resources as of press time.

Year after year, as the rivers and streams have dwindled, the state's Department of Water Resources, which requires permits, has continued to issue them, allowing new groundwater wells, and not counting their withdrawals as part of a single system.

States are fiercely protective of their sovereign rights to govern their water resources, and the federal government has repeatedly pledged not to interfere.

But not all aquifers are exempted, and the system amounts to a patchwork of protected and unprotected water resources deep underground.

But the behavior of these reservoirs is not solely determined by physical laws of the water cycle, but also by demands and what these reservoirs are being used for,» says Caltech graduate student Armeen Taeb, lead author of a paper about the model that will be published online on November 22 in the journal Water Resources Resewater cycle, but also by demands and what these reservoirs are being used for,» says Caltech graduate student Armeen Taeb, lead author of a paper about the model that will be published online on November 22 in the journal Water Resources ReseWater Resources Research.

The natural systems that provide oxygen, clean water, food, storm and erosion protection, natural products, and the potential for future resources, such as new genetic stocks for cultivation, must be protected, not just because it is part of good stewardship but also so that they can take care of us.

The existence of «green corridors» that provided water and food resources were likely critical to these events, but their location and the amount of water they carried is not known.

In 2016, Collins and colleagues published evidence of proteins on ostrich shells that were almost 4 million years old — the connection to human evolution may not be readily apparent, but such shells have been used by hominins for millions of years to transport water and other resources.

We still don't know enough about tar sand oil, or bitumen, which takes longer to break down due to its high viscosity, but doesn't spread, we also don't know much about the behavior of oil from a blowout, such as the Deepwater Horizon BP blowout, and we know little of how crude oil behaves in the Arctic Ocean, where there is ice, or how to remediate it,» said Michel Boufadel, director of NJIT's Center for Natural Resources Development and Protection and a member of the panel of experts charged with evaluating the impact of spills in Northern waters.

Though there is no single universally recognised definition, the Nexus Approach is a strategy that acknowledges the interdependencies of environmental resources, notably water, energy and food, and considers not the individual components but the influencing factors on the broadest scale.

The Coast Guard and Virginia Marine Resources Commission reported today they have not observed any obvious signs of water pollution, such as oil sheens.

A study in the Journal of the American Water Resources Association published this spring outlined the potential difficulties of setting up a water trading system in the American West, including the fact that there is not an umbrella authority over states in the 1922 Colorado comWater Resources Association published this spring outlined the potential difficulties of setting up a water trading system in the American West, including the fact that there is not an umbrella authority over states in the 1922 Colorado comwater trading system in the American West, including the fact that there is not an umbrella authority over states in the 1922 Colorado compact.

The Baywatchers program has amassed more than two decades of data that has been a valuable resource over the years not only to the Coalition's education and outreach efforts, but also to agencies that monitor water quality and draft clean up plans.

It said that routine monitoring was not recommended or necessary, and, most of all, that concerns about these chemicals «should not divert the attention and valuable resources of water suppliers and regulators» from pathogenic microbes and chemicals such as lead and arsenic.

The search for a «drop - in» fuel «At least for the next several decades, we are not going to be encumbered by the lack of resources: minerals, CO2 and salt water,» he said.

«In a lot of ways, for a long time our way of measuring whether a state was fragile or was going to collapse didn't really include core environmental factors and natural resource factors, like food and water,» said Femia, who is also the president and co-founder of the Center for Climate and Security.

«This is a strategic way for them not to have to argue on the science,» said Larry Liebesman, a former Department of Justice attorney who's now a senior adviser with the Washington water resources firm Dawson & Associates.