Sentences with phrase «oil pollution from»

You would only have surface rights but just wait a few years and oil pollution from the tar sands will be enough to make it economical to recycle a few barrels at a time.

Friends of the Earth has won regional, national and international limits on air, water and oil pollution from cruise ships, cargo ships, oil tankers, ferries and recreational water craft.

In 1954 a treaty was adopted dealing with oil pollution from ships.

According to a study carried out by the United States National Academy of Sciences oil pollution from ships fell by about 60 % during the 1980s, coinciding with the entry into force of MARPOL 73/78.

Mick Hamer's article on the danger of oil pollution from sunken ships (4 September, p 34) and the uncharacteristically histrionic editorial on the same subject (p 5) seriously overstate the potential for disaster.

Not exact matches

The study said the carbon tax would lower pollution by 20 per cent by 2050 and prevent oil imports from rising.

Although the country is taking steps to rein in carbon pollution in other parts of the country, the exponential rise in emissions from the oil sands will more than offset gains being made elsewhere.

Darin Kingston of d.light, whose profitable solar - powered LED lanterns simultaneously address poverty, education, air pollution / toxic fumes / health risks, energy savings, carbon footprint, and more Janine Benyus, biomimicry pioneer who finds models in the natural world for everything from extracting water from fog (as a desert beetle does) to construction materials (spider silk) to designing flood - resistant buildings by studying anthills in India's monsoon climate, and shows what's possible when you invite the planet to join your design thinking team Dean Cycon, whose coffee company has not only exclusively sold organic fairly traded gourmet coffee and cocoa beans since its founding in 1993, but has funded dozens of village - led community development projects in the lands where he sources his beans John Kremer, whose concept of exponential growth through «biological marketing,» just as a single kernel of corn grows into a plant bearing thousands of new kernels, could completely change your business strategy Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute, who built a near - net - zero - energy luxury home back in 1983, and has developed a scientific, economically viable plan to get the entire economy off oil, coal, and nuclear and onto renewables — while keeping and even improving our high standard of living

Nationally, however, Ontario's efforts to cut the amount of carbon pollution from electricity generation are more than offset by the growth in emissions from the oil sands, which are expected to triple by 2020 from 2005 levels.

Coconut oil helps prevent toxins from entering our skin so it's an awesome barrier for chlorine in pools (and for pollution and other toxins in the environment).

It cleanses dirt and pollution from the skin, strengthens hair, soothes tired feet, moisturises the body and contains anti-bacterial and protective properties, which is why it's popular for oil pulling.

Transporting coconuts far away from the pollution of any city or roads in the rural mountain areas of Mt. Banahaw in the Philippines, in preparation to make Tropical Traditions Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil.

Ranging from acid treating to vanadium recovery, from essential fragrance oil separation to water pollution monitoring.

In the first federal effort to address serious air pollution associated with fracking, the EPA issued new air quality standards that require oil and gas companies to capture toxic and climate - altering gases from wells, storage sites and pipelines.

The South End of Albany, as well as neighborhoods in Cohoes located near the «bomb» trains carrying Bakken crude oil still suffer from asthma, bronchitis and multiple cases of cancer that residents attribute to the air pollution.

AG Eric Schneiderman says the U.S. State Department failed to fully analyze the impacts climate change pollution from the proposed Keystone XL and related oil pipelines will have on New York and the nation.

Schneiderman says the EPA is violating the Clean Air Act by unreasonably delaying its obligation to control methane pollution from the oil and gas industry.

«Reducing carbon pollution from electric power plants is a good start, but the goal must be phasing out coal, oil, and natural gas as our energy sources,» said Howie Hawkins, Green candidate for Governor of New York (http://www.howiehawkins.org).

The new critique comes almost a week after it was revealed that the EPA had accused Global Companies, which operates a train terminal at the Port of Albany, of violating air pollution standards regarding emissions from the dozens of oil trains that come through there each week.

In 1946, API established its own body to study pollution from the oil industry.

Founded in 1946, SRI studied smog and pollution generally and received funding from tobacco and oil companies.

The oil vapor, meanwhile, is condensed into a liquid fuel, which is then further upgraded and processed to make a green fuel similar to the bunker fuel that is used in cargo ship engines and industrial boilers, for example, except it lacks the pollution - causing sulfur common to the bunker fuel refined from petroleum.

A further study in October of last year found an average ratio of female to male births of 54:46 in about 90 Canadian communities, a shift that James Argo of the IntrAmericas Centre for Environment and Health in Ontario attributes to dioxin pollution from nearby oil refineries, metal smelters, coke ovens, and pulp mills.

In the report released today, the EPA said that pollution from 33 abandoned oil and gas waste pits 2013 which are the subject of a separate cleanup program 2013 are indeed responsible for some degree of shallow groundwater pollution in the area.

Agriculture, drilling, and old pollution from waste pits left by the oil and gas industry were all considered possible causes of the contamination.

Contrary to popular myth that a major cause of ocean pollution is oil spilled from ships, most of it is from land - based litter

Although PCAST called for «very substantial mitigation,» its report declined to recommend the idea of putting a price on carbon pollution, a centerpiece of climate legislation that Congress rejected earlier in Obama's term - or the administration's pending decision on whether to permit the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada.

Salem Station became a target in the late 1990s, when environmental, health and civic groups launched a campaign to force Massachusetts to clean up what they called the «Filthy Five» — a group of coal - and oil - fired power plants built before 1977 and grandfathered under the Clean Air Act from meeting new air pollution standards.

One reason for this push is the consequences of the alternatives: pollution from fossil - fueled power plants shortens the life span of as many as 30,000 Americans a year; coal and hydraulic fracturing threaten the environment and water supplies; and oil dependence undermines the nation's energy security.

Recent reports of dolphin deaths in the Gulf of Mexico may well be due to last year's BP oil spill, but I imagine there are many threats to dolphins from pollution, human overfishing and other causes.

The total estimated air pollution and greenhouse gas damages for oil shipped by rail from North Dakota in 2014 exceed $ 420 million.»

For instance, «Air pollution and greenhouse gas costs of moving a fully loaded 100 - car train of crude oil from North Dakota to the Gulf Coast are about $ 150,000 and from North Dakota to the East Coast are $ 210,000.

Aerosols from the production of heavy oil is a growing climate and pollution concern because new tar sands developments are on the drawing board in Venezuela, Utah and elsewhere, the study says.

Low - income neighborhoods near the Ship Channel, which connects Houston to Galveston Bay, have been plagued with air pollution from oil refineries, chemical plants and the shipping industry.

To underline her argument Sørhus shows a picture of a haddock larvae that was exposed to oil pollution for 24 hours, before hatching from roe.

«The larger point here is that Administrator Pruitt is saying it's OK for industry to withhold basic information on pollution from oil and gas operations from the American people,» he told E&E News.

«The conclusion is that roe from haddock, a marine cold water species, has a dramatic response to oil pollution and among a varying list of injuries can develop a very deformed cranium at the larval stage.

Candice Kim, Climate Campaign Director, works with the Climate Law Institute to fight pollution from oil and gas extraction.

Recently published research documents that nearly two - thirds of the industrial carbon pollution released into the atmosphere since 1854 can be directly traced to the carbon extracted from the Earth by just 90 entities — 83 producers of coal, oil and natural gas, and 7 cement manufacturers.

Because I don't know enough science to debate contrarians scientifically, I usually fall back on: Suppose the mainstream climate scientists are wrong & the contrarians right, and we act as if the scientists are right, then we have nothing to lose & something to gain in terms of reducing other environmental harms (acid rain, local pollution), resource depletion, and increasing national security (re oil wars & protection), and lots of money to save from energy / resource efficiency & conservation, and increasing from alternative energy.

Inexpensive wastewater cleaning technology efficiently cleans water from oil products leaving it virtually pollution - free

Corals are under severe pressure due to pollution from industrial waste, sewage, chemicals, oil spills, fertilizer, runoff and sedimentation from land; climate change; acidification; and destructive fishing practices.

But curbing oil and gas methane remains the quickest, most affordable opportunity to eliminate a chunk of this pollution from any major methane source.

Areas of expertise: Carbon pollution from the power sector, oil and gas emission standards, and the Clean Air Act

These types of pollution are primarily from burning fossil fuels, such as coal and oil, the researchers said.

Argan oil is a great hair growth infusion and cuticle oil that can protect from cold wins, pollution and smoke.

The oil is collected far from pollution in the pristine seas surrounding Antarctica.

According to Vargas, that means the oil helps heal breakouts, supports skin elasticity, and stops cell mutation from pollution and the sun.

The Trichup Hair Fall Control Oil protects hair from damage caused by chemical treatments, pollution, and styling.

Our skin is exposed to cosmetics, dirt, pollution, oil, and more throughout the day that build up on the surface and can prohibit the skin from breathing.