Sentences with phrase «serious impact on our economy»

«The student loan debt crisis is having a serious impact on our economy, the largest since the mortgage foreclosure crisis,» contends Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, whose office has been tracking the student loan industry for years and drafted the bill that Rauner spiked.

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«Thus, the risks of potential «trade wars» and the potential negative impact on the global economy and on oil demand if these risks do materialise should constitute a serious concern for OPEC,» the authors argue.

«Damage from a major dike failure could be in the tens of billions of dollars, with very serious effects to the economy of this region, British Columbia and all of Canada due to the impact on the transportation of goods and services,» said Pitcairn.

China's trajectory will have serious impacts on other developing economies» prospects.

This sea is also a major shipping route, the disruption of which would interrupt vital supply lines of energy, food and other trade with serious impacts on the regional and global economies.

Attractions like these are one reason for the serious economic impact the Galway Downs International Events have on the Temecula Valley economy every year.

And yes, nearly 25 years since the world agreed to prevent serious impacts on global food supply, the natural environment and the economy.

While U.S. EPA recently announced carbon reduction policies that will affect the coal industry and the Obama administration has issued new rules in 2012 to sharply raise fuel economy standards for automakers, among other steps, the federal government has yet to enact serious legislation to combat climate change's impact on infrastructure.

From a US political standpoint, though, I find it troubling that for the US to «do» something about global warming, such as joining the Kyoto Protocol, would require potentially serious negative economic impacts on the US economy.

In the mid-2000s, few thought about the possibility of debt deflation having a serious impact on the US economy.

The Ebola crisis has serious impacts on public health, economies, and societies, but crucially, it's not an isolated incident.

Recalling the concern reflected in the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, entitled «The future we want», 1 that the health of oceans and marine biodiversity are negatively affected by marine pollution, including marine debris, especially plastic, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals and nitrogen - based compounds, from numerous marine and land - based sources, and the commitment to take action to significantly reduce the incidence and impacts of such pollution on marine ecosystems, Noting the international action being taken to promote the sound management of chemicals throughout their life cycle and waste in ways that lead to the prevention and minimization of significant adverse effects on human health and the environment, Recalling the Manila Declaration on Furthering the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities adopted by the Third Intergovernmental Review Meeting on the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities, which highlighted the relevance of the Honolulu Strategy and the Honolulu Commitment and recommended the establishment of a global partnership on marine litter, Taking note of the decisions adopted by the eleventh Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity on addressing the impacts of marine debris on marine and coastal biodiversity, Recalling that the General Assembly declared 2014 the International Year of Small Island Developing States and that such States have identified waste management among their priorities for action, Noting with concern the serious impact which marine litter, including plastics stemming from land and sea - based sources, can have on the marine environment, marine ecosystem services, marine natural resources, fisheries, tourism and the economy, as well as the potential risks to human health; 1.

The ordinance was rushed through without any serious study of its effect on employers, its impact on the economy, or the legal challenges it could invite.

In one of the largest literature reviews on the topic yet, the American thinktank the Breakthrough Institute has concluded that at an economy - wide level the rebound effect could have a serious impact.

Now, scientists meeting at World Water Week in Sweden are reinforcing and broadening that point, saying that without serious reforms to the way many Asian countries manage water chronic food shortages may result — even without the impact of climate change on water supplies: Food & Feed Demand to Double by 2050 In Revitalizing Asia's Irrigation, the International Water Management Institute and the UN Food and Agricultural Organization say that food and animal feed demand in Asia is expected to double by 2050 and that relying on trade to supply this will «impose a huge and politically untenable burden on the economies of many developing countries.»

The unstable nature of the shipping industry and global economy have had a serious impact on various interests within the shipping sector.

On the serious side, Scalia pointed out the economic impacts that Delaware's denial of authorization of the facility would have on New Jersey's economy and the nation's energy supplOn the serious side, Scalia pointed out the economic impacts that Delaware's denial of authorization of the facility would have on New Jersey's economy and the nation's energy supplon New Jersey's economy and the nation's energy supply.

In recent years, the USPTO has come under increasing scrutiny over the quality of its patent examinations.1 The growing push for reform of the patent system is fueled by the rapid rise of technology, financial services, telecommunications, and other innovations driving the information economy, all straining the USPTO's ability to evaluate and issue quality patents.2 Problems with patent quality occur when the Patent Office grants patents on claims that are broader than what is merited by the invention and the prior art. 3 In fact, a number of these problematic patents have been issued and publicized to much fanfare, including the infamous Smuckers» peanut butter and jelly patent where the company asserted a patent on their method of making the UncrustiblesTM crust-less peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, among others.4 These «bad» or improvidently granted patents impact the USPTO's ability to promote overall patent quality which, I will show, has serious implications for the public domain.

If the social unrest is not curbed in time, then it could pose a serious risk to the harmonious working environment in organizations and it would definitely have a negative impact on the economy as well.

The bill, which is expected to be signed into law quickly by President Obama, will help avert would could have been a serious credit crunch in commercial real estate, billions of dollars in stalled or cancelled transactions, and a cascade of other downstream impacts on banks, investors, workers, financial markets, and the broader economy.