Sentences with phrase «serious environmental consequences»

Although it pains me to massage your ego in this way, I do feel you ought to take more responsibility to research facts (as they are) rather than just regurgitate disinformation (as the oil companies want you to)... Those who warn of serious environmental consequences for planet Earth if humankind does not radically change its ways are not trying to spoil anyone's fun or freedom; they are merely pointing to the truth of the Second Law of Thermodynamics (i.e. that energy can not be created nor destroyed) and the reality of Entropy (i.e. that energy conversion leads to increasing disorder in the Universe).

The misguided programs are having serious environmental consequences, as well.

Not exact matches

«To minimize the potential consequences of closing Indian Point is highly irresponsible and we need to act now to avoid serious economic and environmental problems after the plant closes in 2021.»

However, environmental effects that don't cause a problem for present - day telescopes can have very serious consequences for the larger telescopes like the TMT.

The report extolls the value of the oil and gas sector to the Canadian economy, and adds that many environmentalists «claim» that climate change is the most serious global environmental threat, and «claim» it is a direct consequence of human activity and is «reportedly» linked to the use of fossil fuels.

We all know that the security, financial and environmental consequences of our energy consumption habits are real and the most serious threat to our well being.

We need to assess the predictability of regional climate changes that have serious societal and / or environmental consequences.

Barro Blanco, not only had little environmental integrity, but also serious social, environmental, and human rights consequences.

To ignore these questions is to decide to expose human health and the environment to real risk before changing the risky behavior, that is, a decision to not act on a serious environmental threat has grave potential consequences.

Several CDM projects, however, have lacked environmental integrity, failed to contribute to sustainable development, and others have had serious social, environmental and human rights consequences.

In a letter included as part of Yesterday's 88 - page report on the environment and other issues, Chairman Ford said global warming «stands out from other environmental issues because of its potentially serious consequences and its direct relationship to our industry.»

18 The Consequences of a Warmer Earth The impacts of global warming could include a number of potentially serious environmental problems.

(in addition, the Pacific Institute also studied the more recent drought in the report Impacts of the California Drought 2007 - 2009, assessing the state's agricultural, energy, and environmental sectors to evaluate actual consequences of the complicated and serious impacts from the drought.)

This ruling allows regulators to «avoid careful consideration of serious environmental and human health impacts associated with a plan to build new nuclear reactors at the Darlington site on Lake Ontario — including the consequences of a major nuclear accident — during the project's environmental assessment.»

Unless Indigenous rights are specifically addressed in the course of developing such a massive conservation scheme there will be serious consequences for Indigenous people, perhaps consequences that are even more devastating than other environmental protection schemes.