Sentences with phrase «on environmental impacts»

DeSmogBlog has also done an in - depth investigation on the environmental impacts of fracking in the Fracking the Future report, and found that the potentially devastating impacts from unconventional gas development on water supplies, air quality and the global climate deserve much greater study and scrutiny.

The assessment of transportation impacts from developing unconventional gas coincides with the NYSDEC's July release of its preliminary revised recommendations [pdf] on the environmental impacts from high - volume fracking to develop the Marcellus Shale.

At public hearings on the environmental impacts of proposed oil pipelines, Canadians are no longer allowed to discuss climate change: any testimonials concerning how the oil was produced («upstream effects») and what will happen when it is burned («downstream effects») are considered inadmissible.

The report's rather cumbersome full name is «Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Consumption and Production: Priority Products and Materials, A Report of the Working Group on the Environmental Impacts of Products and Materials to the International Panel for Sustainable Resource Management.»

For more information on their negative impacts — including effective solutions to avoid, minimize, or mitigate — see our page on The Environmental Impacts of Renewable Energy Technologies.

Complaints focus on the environmental impacts of mountaintop removal mining, the projected high costs of carbon capture and storage, the human health dangers of large, rapid releases of carbon dioxide, the global warming risk posed by small levels leakage over long periods, increases in coal mining needed to run scrubbers as well as carbon capture and storage systems.

The first of these events will be a seminar on the environmental impacts of uranium mining on March 30, 2011.

***** An essential book on the environmental impacts of «climate change» By Michael P on August 19, 2016 These days, I rarely read books cover to cover, because I tire of either the style, the subject matter, or the author's approach to the latter before I finish.

It seems that there is very little science done on environmental impacts of various levels of different types of renewable energy, of the availability and cost of resources needed to harness that energy and of the utility for our economies of the type of energy that renewables provide.

Don't miss his companion post on the Green blog on the environmental impacts of farming, particularly the flows of nitrogen into air and water.

The report itself indicates that the sections on environmental impacts and regulation were written by Ian Duncan and Hannah Wiseman, respectively.

The new rules are expected to come as EPA finishes its two year study on the environmental impacts of fracking.

Bob Holmes's search for «real clean food» — a diet that is both healthy and eco-friendly — was one of the most thoughtful and unbiased, scientifically based articles on the environmental impacts of food choices that I have read in a long time (23 September, p 35).

The United States does not assess or classify drugs based on their environmental impacts, but legislation from Brussels — often originating in Sweden — sometimes influences U.S. policy.

«The fact that you could challenge one of the biggest multinational corporations on their home turf, and get the judges to rule that they were not disclosing appropriate information on environmental impacts and exposures, and to de-certify what the city of Richmond had already approved,» he said, «was a significant victory.»

There have been no tests whatsoever on the much more important issues of long - term soil pollution, transgene flow (carrying contamination to neighbouring fields), the very difficult problem of superweeds, or on the environmental impacts if crop yield profiteering were maximised.

I have read different opinions on the environmental impacts of diapers, but visiting The Real Diaper Association website and reading about the environmental costs of manufacturing and disposing of single - use diapers truly solidified this decision for me.

The present study considered only yield differences; Ms Seufert's next project is to analyse existing research on the environmental impacts of organic and conventional agriculture.

Proposal: Developing a thematic index underlying new Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) focused on environmental impact, long - term risk reduction, and competitive market returns.

It was done several years ago by the same team that did WTH and is more focused on the environmental impact of animal agriculture.

Our customers demand information on the environmental impact and sustainability of our processes and on working practices.This is an increasingly important objective for businesses as they strive to reduce their impact on the environment.

Dumping it into the trash just makes the land fill issues worse, while safe for baby, terrible on environmental impact

An article on the environmental impact of the production and disposal of millions of plastic and cloth diapers reveals the length to which corporations will go to ensure profit margins: couching advertisements in «scientific studies»; funding studies based on controversial methodologies; using unscientific statistical studies to cook the books on cost - benefit analyses of environmental damage; and employing shrewd, manipulative and effective public - relations strategies.

The idea being raising cattle produces so much methane (which is a far more potent greenhouse gas than CO2) that the primary contribution to greenhouse gases is actually the cow itself, not shipping, so eating local beef vs generic feed lot beef has little effect on the environmental impact.

Now, the Joint Landowners Coalition is trying to to that by hosting a forum on the environmental impact of fracking, and how it is regulated in other states.

Opponents to a trash to ash plan between Onondaga and Cortland Counties had their say at an informational meeting on the environmental impact of the proposed move in the town of DeWitt last night.

Cortland and Onondaga County lawmakers are expected to issue a final vote on the environmental impact of the project in early June after that time they can consider the contract.

Tuesday's public hearing was focused on the environmental impact of the proposed outdoor concert arena.

«I request that you work with my administration to convene a task force of Thruway, state, federal and local officials to explore ways to reduce these increases,» Cuomo wrote in the letter to the authority, which praised its work on the environmental impact statement «We have done this successfully in similar situations where a bridge crossing is a necessity for local residents.»

The Department of Environmental Conservation is nearing completion on an environmental impact study and new regulations for gas drilling using horizontal drilling and high - volume fracking technology.

The governor says the announcement comes in response to the findings of a task force on the environmental impact of the bags.

After Astorino, a Republican, announced that he would seek to send Cuomo's plan to dismantle a longstanding nuclear power plant at Indian Point into a full - on environmental impact statement, county Board of Legislators Chairman Michael Kaplowitz, a Yorktown Democrat, called the move «dead on arrival.»

This is ideal, because it makes them appropriate for use in any state and cuts down on their environmental impact.

So far, research on the environmental impact of oil palm cultivation has been scattered and patchy.

According to a company spokesperson, SpaceX is not commenting on the environmental impact of the Boca Chica facility beyond what is in the Environmental Impact Statement, Record of Decision and the USFWS Biological and Conference Opinion, which include long lists of mitigation approaches developed by the company and the agencies through the review process.

Last year, NSF embarked on an environmental impact study of Arecibo (and one on the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia), the first step in making a decision on the facilities» futures.

«The lack of baseline data for deep - sea ecosystems identified by the report has a direct bearing on the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process... without continued efforts to produce basic underpinning science, regulation and governance of the deep sea will remain an exercise on paper rather than knowledge - driven decision making.

They reviewed research on the environmental impact of the process.

Your editorial on the environmental impact of pets comes at a poignant time in the autumn of my veterinary career...

«We are delighted to be working with our CHEOPS partner SmartGreenScans on this environmental impact assessment of the perovskite solar cell technology, commented, Dr Chris Case, Chief Technology Officer at Oxford PV.

Wojick would produce modules for Grades 7 - 9 on environmental impact («environmental impact is often difficult to determine.

There are a few simple tweaks you can make at home to cut down on the environmental impact of your breakfast (or dinner!)

While reducing your emissions should always be your first priority, offsetting is basically a way to press tare on your environmental impact.

Pick up a bag that's big on style but low on environmental impact.

The third issue of Ever Manifesto, «Ever Conscious,» focuses on the environmental impact of the fashion industry.

Renowned director John Frankenheimer (The Manchurian Candidate) helmed this tale of an EPA worker conducting a study on the environmental impact of a paper mill in the Maine wilderness.

Improving on its environmental impact, ecological materials and practices are used in the creation of the CT..

In this article on litter and the environment he elaborates on the environmental impact of producing and disposing of cat litter.

I began to focus on the environmental impact of these events and the interaction between human destruction of the wetlands and the development of desirable beachfront communities.

For example, Huckabee might find an argument based on religious morality to be more compelling than one that focuses solely on environmental impact.