Sentences with phrase «pollution problem»

COM October 8, 2010 China knows that it has an air pollution problem.

Its DNS Proxy feature can also solve the DNS pollution problem in places such as China by using the pre-defined HOSTS information from the developer's site to counteract any DNS tampering by the authorities or ISPs.

London's Licensed Taxi Drivers Association (LTDA) pressed TfL to reject a full renewal of Uber's license — arguing that its model is unlawful and risks public safety, while also pointing to rising numbers of private hire vehicles (PHV) in London as contributing to the city's congestion and pollution problem.

Leading environmental organizations launch «Starbucks: Break Free From Plastic» campaign to confront coffee giant on its plastic pollution problem prior to annual shareholder meeting in Seattle, Washington.

Its geographic location and natural resource endowments made it an ideal home for the industries that inevitably created the pollution problem.

The solutions to this plastic pollution problem are known, we just need to actually do it.

Carbon Capture and Storage has been thrown around by tar sands developers as the solution to their pollution problem.

Some residents of Istanbul and Ankara, Turkey's capital, already say that they're planning to burn coal or wood in their homes instead, sparking fears of a renewed air - pollution problem.

In addition to promoting awareness about the plastic pollution problem threatening the world's oceans, Durán is also involved in educational programs and helps to organize beach clean - ups.

Their goal with this program is to educate and excite students to get involved and be part of the solution to our ever - growing plastic pollution problem and the need to recycle.

Alongside the PlasticFree message, more activists highlighted Bulgaria's heavy air pollution problem and reminded Ministers of the danger to Pirin National Park.

The burning of coal for electricity is a leading cause of greenhouse gas emissions, but ACCCE promotes the message that carbon capture technology could solve the pollution problem.

At first glance, it might seem as if the railroad would have offered relief from the horse pollution problem.

Also, the pollution problem in China began in the 80s, with the establishment of the famous 16 «special economic zones» all along the east coast.

The other major cause of India's pollution problem is politics.

MICRO WASTE, a German non-profit founded by a group of surfers and nature lovers to find solutions to the microfiber pollution problem.

Many policymakers view the problem of global warming as a pollution problem, similar to acid rain, smog, or the ozone hole.

And with climate change causing an uptick in shipping, the Arctic plastic pollution problem is likely to only get worse.

The Breathing Space Programme, by replacing traditional stoves, contributes towards solving the indoor air pollution problem by deploying cleaner and greener cooking stoves in addition to reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions.

With the coming introduction of cleaner Tier 3 fuels for Utah's gas market and tightening of regulations on sources of pollutants that come from paint strippers and other solvents, the state is trying to tackle its air pollution problem on many fronts.

The exhibit illustrates various aspects of the global plastic pollution problem, including impacts on both land and sea, humans and animals, as well as the relationship between plastic, the petrochemical industry, fossil fuels, and climate change.

Now that was a pollution problem.

Our pollution problem is not only affecting the health of people, it is also hurting our economy.

In countries around the world such as Indonesia, Taiwan, Philippines, England, and the U.S., organizations participating under the Break Free From Plastic global movement protested outside Starbucks stores and met with store managers to talk about the company's plastic pollution problem.

Also inside, shareholders heard a sustainability proposal from corporate responsibility group As You Sow asking Starbucks to address its plastic pollution problem by developing stronger efforts to move toward sustainable packaging.

Beijing's air pollution problem has become acute, compounded by winter.

However, it's becoming apparent that New Zealand has an environmental pollution problem.

The short - to - medium term solution to the pollution problem, he argues, is the replacement of coal with much - maligned shale gas, whose rejection by much of Europe he finds unfathomable and counter-productive.

And yet, as Fred Krupp pointed out, «We haven't solved a pollution problem anywhere in the world without putting a limit on how much can come out.»

Greenhouse gases are an air - pollution problem.

Countering the market effect of rebounding coal use in power and industry, the government has been implementing strong policies to substitute natural gas and electricity for coal use, mainly to address the air pollution problem.

There's another similar problem with making buildings too airtight when there's an indoor air pollution problem (such as radon).

But single - use plastics, which you use for a few minutes and then discard, have created a major pollution problem - our ocean is filling up with plastic trash, choking fish and marine life and even entering the human food chain.

The ocean pollution problem can not be solved by one or a few individuals.

This can solve Singapore's pollution problem by a long shot!

POLLUTION PROBLEM - Wow!

In Chapter 8, I deal with feeling overwhelmed by the enormity of the plastic pollution problem and share how at one point, I started drinking the vodka and Everclear I bought for cleaning.

What are vertical forests and how will this combat China's air pollution problem?

But several crucial decisions — on whether or not to approve the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to Texas, drilling in the Arctic, and hydraulic fracturing on public lands — will be pivotal in determining whether Obama's policy confronts climate change, or whether it worsens the carbon pollution problem.

Haze is a serious air pollution problem in China, especially in Beijing and surrounding areas, affecting visibility, public health and regional climate.

Reliance on such fossil - fuel inputs not only sustains oil dependency but also represents a major water pollution problem when they run off into rivers.

-- A report from John Fleck examines why the annual distribution of four tons of toxic lead on the streets of Albuquerque, N.M., is not news, and Keith Kloor discusses what this «slow drip» pollution problem has to do with global warming.

As I first wrote with Clifford Krauss in 2009, the industry's tendency to drill new wells rather than tighten up old ones is both a pollution problem and a waste of a valuable fuel.

Getting a handle on the scale of our plastic pollution problem is tough, but seeing it wrapped in the bones of a bird helps.

On a more tractable level, part of the impasse has also come from the longstanding effort to cast human - driven global warming as a conventional pollution problem instead of looking more to the root causes.

The banks of the river remain restricted to the trendy beach bars and tour boats until the pollution problem can be solved.

Con Ed came under increasing pressure for its contribution to New York City's air pollution problem after a series of incidents in the 1950s and early «60s provided the issue greater visibility (no pun intended).

What happens if we clean up our nitrogen pollution problem — due both to agricultural overuse getting into the air, and to internal combustion engines burning nitrogen.

You'll be seeing more in The Times examining a question I posed here recently: Is human - driven climate change mainly a pollution problem (legislate and regulate it away) or a technology problem (make non-polluting energy choices cheap and it goes away)?

Overall, I think they've provided a solid prod, particularly, to the lawyer - and - lobbyist - driven Beltway approach framing climate change as a conventional pollution problem.