Sentences with phrase «on wind and water»

2005 1 x 1, Artist Commissions, Jersey City Museum, NJ Written on Wind and Water, Goliath Visual Space, Brooklyn, NY

But chemicals have hitched rides on winds and waters that have carried them there, as the cold climate acts like a sink for pollutants.

Not exact matches

Like fishing: When you're on the water there are waves and wind and weather and fish... you have to understand where all the layers are.

Wind and choppy waters on the Rodrigo de Freitas Lake caused anxious moments for rowers on the opening day of the Olympic rowing regatta on Saturday, with gold medal contender Kimberly Brennan just avoiding a major setback.

In comparison, the building blocks of Ontario's cleantech energy sector — wind, sunlight, flowing water, biological waste — are not subject to this same market volatility, making them a platform on which to build and grow a stable sector.

Focused on clean energy infrastructure assets in North America, including solar, wind, energy efficiency, storage, and water, the Fund seeks to encompass a broad array of investment structures, such as senior debt, subordinated debt, and preferred equity.

In support of the Administration's priorities to advance domestic energy production, generate revenue, and increase job opportunities nationwide, BOEM is moving forward with wind energy planning efforts on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in the New York Bight region, which represents an area of shallow waters between Long Island (to the north and east) and the New Jersey coast (to the south and west).

Overview of Renewable Energy on the Outer Continental Shelf — BOEM is responsible for offshore renewable energy development in Federal waters and anticipates future development on the OCS from three general sources: offshore wind, ocean wave, and ocean current energy.

In support of the Administration's priorities to advance domestic energy production, generate revenue, and increase job opportunities nationwide, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is moving forward with wind energy planning efforts on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in the New York Bight region, which represents an area of shallow waters between Long Island (to the north and east) and the New Jersey coast (to the south and west).

If a person were on a remote island and found the words «John 1800» engraved on a boulder, would these words have arisen by accident, perhaps by wind or water erosion?

While exhorting us to contemplate nature, the Qur» an says, «In the creation of skies and the earth, the difference between night and day, the ships which run at sea carrying that which is useful for mankind, the rain water which Allah sends down from the sky to revive the earth after its death, and to spread animals on it, and the arrangement of winds and clouds between sky and earth, in all those things there are evidences (for the existence of God) for those who make use of their brains» (Surah II, 164).

If they could only have cast their minds further back, perhaps they might have recalled a lost paradise: green and yellow meadows stirred by tender winds, umbrageous forests and emerald groves, glass - blue mountain peaks melting into azure skies, glittering bays whose diamond waters break in jade and turquoise surges on sands like powdered alabaster — where the rain falls gently, and is transformed by the setting sun into shimmering curtains of gold — where, beyond verdant valleys and limestone caves, lies a palace filled with every delight the senses can endure, enclosing garden courtyards where crystal fountains splash in porphyry basins, intoxicating perfumes hang upon the breezes, undying flowers of every hue shine out amid the greenery's blue shadows...

A keel taking on water, sail luffing and spilling the wind, tiller awash in tide and wave you have set me adrift in the night where I float without compass anchor or star.

For what a presence he was, that snow - white fisherman With the long golden beak and the black stick legs, Whether preening his wind - riffled feathers As he stood on his bright - orange water temple (That pi - shaped torii that floated like a spirit), Or flapping prehistorically across the pond To stalk and stab in the dark water Plucking with dagger bill a twitching minnow.

With his hand on the tiller, he shifts his eyes from sails to horizon, adjusting his hand to the changing conditions of wind, water, and sky.

The bubbles on the foam which coats a stormy sea are floating episodes, made and unmade by the forces of the wind and the water.

Paying a price premium can get you a salt that's «made by the action of sun and wind on pristine Australian sea water», «harvested from the crystal clear seas on the east coast of Tasmania» or «handcrafted in small batches».

They affect not only the property on which they're applied but surrounding areas through the movement of water, wind and local wildlife.

I've been 6 ‑ under through 8, and for some reason the wind came up and I hit two balls in the water on 9 (laughter).

There's water on just about every hole, almost every shot and the wind is up a bit on Sunday making things even more difficult and frustrating.

Computerized monitoring of wind, temperature and solar radiation information measures evaporation to inform the superintendent on water needs to maintain the fairways and greens in top playing condition.

Watson's tee shot failed him on the drivable par - 4 15th, however, completely missing the green and winding up well in the middle of a water hazard.

The Complete Fly Fisherman is best savored in small bites, especially on early spring days when wind and winter runoff conspire to keep you off the water — where by all rights you should be — and in the library.

There was plenty for a child of 2.5 years old to do — our daughter even went on a large water slide with us in which you sit in a orange round raft and come spiraling down a massive tube from the top of the resort that winds outside and then back in the resort.

Horseback riding on the beach — Winding its way along the border of an endangered pine forest and picturesque Cooper's Castle, the bridle path chosen by Pine Tree stables culminates in a ride along a secluded beach and a dip in the water.

Just imagine the scene: It's 4AM, the wind is blowing, waves are pounding into the boat, the fishermen are scared out of their minds, and suddently they see a ghost walking toward them on the water.

And later that week when we braved a trip to the beach, I chased my toddler all over the beach, splashed with him in the water, and played soccer on the hard packed sand without getting windAnd later that week when we braved a trip to the beach, I chased my toddler all over the beach, splashed with him in the water, and played soccer on the hard packed sand without getting windand played soccer on the hard packed sand without getting winded.

A spray - on, no - sting wound wash is a great, gentle way to clean a wound, but soap and warm water also work.

Wear your baby so she can see out and touch and listen to the wind chimes on display; tour the orchid hot - house; and watch the koi in the water garden pond (the bright - colored fish swarm up to greet kids because they expect food).

It stays on in seven conditions — sun, pool water, ocean water, wind, sweat, sand and even 100 degree heat!

The canopy on the Rider is made from a breathable smart fabric that is water, wind and stain resistant plus SPF 50 + protection.

Mass Audubon submits comments on select land - based wind projects in Massachusetts and at the federal level with a focus on siting, impacts to protected land, habitat, and water resources.

But my husband comes from the rolling hills of lowland Scotland, where the purple heather lights up the hillsides on a bright sunny day and the clear water of the River Tweed winds its way through the verdant valleys.

On Saturday evening, with dusk soon to arrive, the wind rising and temperatures dropping, rescuers put their own lives on the line to save three men whose boat, a 34 - foot Chris Craft, had struck rocks in the challenging waters of Plum Gut off Orient PoinOn Saturday evening, with dusk soon to arrive, the wind rising and temperatures dropping, rescuers put their own lives on the line to save three men whose boat, a 34 - foot Chris Craft, had struck rocks in the challenging waters of Plum Gut off Orient Poinon the line to save three men whose boat, a 34 - foot Chris Craft, had struck rocks in the challenging waters of Plum Gut off Orient Point.

Those left alive were then prevented from leaving the building, many wounded were left to bleed to death and when they begged for water, army Jawans told them to drink the mixture of blood and urine on the floor.

«On Saturday, medical workers in Amritsar said soldiers had threatened to shoot them if they gave food or water to Sikh pilgrims wounded in the attack and lying in the hospital.»

Laura Curran and Republican Jack Martins, the two major party candidates for Nassau County executive, debated environmental and transportation issues Sunday, agreeing on the need to remove nitrogen from South Shore waterways, expand offshore wind sources and improve the county's water quality.

Democratic Legislator Laura Curran and Republican Jack Martins, the two major party candidates for Nassau County executive, debated environmental and transportation issues yesterday, agreeing on the need to remove nitrogen from South Shore waterways, expand offshore wind sources and improve the county's water quality.

My campaign is calling for 100 % Clean Energy in New York by 2030, including a complete ban on fracking, a phase out of all nuclear plants, no new fossil fuel infrastructure, and the rapid development of a clean energy system based on distributed renewable energy production from solar, wind, and water resources and an interactive smart grid.

Puerto Rican scientists are still taking stock of the magnitude of the wreckage nearly two weeks after the hurricane made landfall on Sept. 20 as Category 4 winds propelled trees into buildings, knocked out power systems, left residents without fuel for generators and transportation and diminished access to drinking water and food supplies.

This wind - powered desalination plant uses an inexpensive reverse osmosis technology to scrub salts and impurities from water in the Uletsumana Wayuu community on Colombia's Guajira Peninsula.

The intense buildup of freezing spray requires winds of at least 15 mph, below - freezing air temperature and water temperature lower than 40 degrees Fahrenheit, says Jordan Gerth, a University of Wisconsin - Madison meteorologist and expert on Great Lakes weather phenomena.

They are finding water in their atmospheres, measuring shockingly hot temperatures on some and hints of roaring winds on others.

There are gale - force winds whipping about the planet, its smoglike clouds are composed of droplets of sulfuric acid (rather than water) and, contrary to previous belief, there is lightning on Venus.

Water droplets and ice crystals in the atmosphere condensed on the infusion of dust particles and settled into pouch - like formations due to wind currents.

Seasonal weather fluctuations also depend on factors such as proximity to oceans or other large bodies of water, currents in those oceans, El Nino / ENSO and other oceanic cycles, and prevailing winds.

Instead, it may be generated by interactions of water, the solar wind and sand on the comet's surface.

But laboratory experiments by Hayashi and his colleagues, conducted at the University of Nottingham, UK, have shown that spiders can survive afloat, and can also harness the wind to «sail» on the surface of water bodies.

Unlike natural bridges on Earth, which form largely by erosion from wind and water, these lunar bridges probably formed as a result of an impact in the last billion years, says Mark Robinson, a planetary geologist at Arizona State University in Tempe and principal investigator for LRO's camera.

Hurricane Donna, which made landfall on Long Island and caused the wind to gust to 93 mph at LaGuardia Airport, raised water levels at the Battery to 13.3 feet, the second - highest level ever recorded at the site.