Sentences with phrase «vital environmental resources»

By setting aside and preserving vital environmental resources and these natural treasures, we do what matters most and uphold our responsibility to past and future generations,» said New York State Assemblyman Marc Molinaro.

A collapse of civilization is possible through nuclear weapons, and through loss of vital environmental resources.

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Your environmental resource for vital United States and Canada regulatory information, industry updates and environmental news to help you better manage your environmental affairs.

Eco-Educators play a vital role in EXPO resource recovery and eco-education, inspiring attendees to identify and divert resources and learn about environmental sustainability.

«The Hudson River is a critical economic engine and environmental treasure and New York will not allow PCB contamination to continue wreaking havoc on this vital resource,» Cuomo said.

After Patagonia's sales hit five times what it had expected, the company pledged to give away 100 percent of profits to grass - roots environmental groups fighting to protect vital natural resources like water, air, and soil.

Creating a sustainable relationship with the world's freshwater resources is the most vital environmental issue facing us today.

«Wetland restoration provides a wealth of benefits including storm surge reduction, habitat preservation, carbon sequestration and recreation; as well as job creation, and economic development that are vital to Louisiana's sustainability and resilience,» states Michael Hecht, President & CEO of Greater New Orleans, Inc. «By innovating creative financing solutions for coastal restoration, local companies like Tierra Resources are contributing to the growing hub of Emerging Environmental expertise that can be found in Greater New Orleans.»

• reducing the risk of major killers like heart disease, stroke and cancers while cutting exposure to food borne pathogens; • offering a viable answer to feeding the world's hungry, through more efficient use of grains and other crops; • saving animals from suffering in factory farm conditions and from painful slaughter; • conserving vital, but limited freshwater, fertile topsoil and other precious resources; • preserving irreplaceable ecosystems, such as rainforests and other wildlife habitats; • mitigating the ever - expanding environmental pollution of animal agriculture; and the list goes on.

It was this exposure to the hardships a community suffers when a resource as vital and elemental as drinking water becomes contaminated that led Mr. Campbell to seek employment with Baron & Budd's Environmental Litigation Group.

This approach to Indigenous rights was also reflected in the 1987 Rio Declaration, which recognises the vital role of Indigenous communities knowledge and traditional practices in environmental management, and the 1992 Agenda 21, which promotes the development of national policy approaches to Indigenous participation in land and resource management and caring for country.