Sentences with phrase «which environmental working»

But perhaps even worse than some of the above contaminants are the disinfection byproducts, such as trihalomethanes, which the Environmental Working Group also found in samples of bottled water.

Not exact matches

«Today's historic action by the EPA will finally begin the process of restricting the remaining sources of asbestos, which is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans,» said Sonya Lunder of the Environmental Working Group Action Fund, which studies toxic substances.

Laval offers a wide array of specializations, some of which (such as agribusiness management, pharmaceutical management and corporate social and environmental responsibility) include a consultancy project working with a real company.

Levinson has worked in corporate marketing and is the author of the Guerrilla Marketing series of books, the first of which appeared in 1984; Horowitz, who lives in Hadley, is a marketer and environmental activist / organizer and author of eight previous books.

With almost 20 years of experience in shareholder advocacy, Jonas is responsible for leading and coordinating Trillium's extensive advocacy program, which works to engage companies on their environmental and social performance.

Irving Oil said it expects engineering and design work would begin in 2015 to coincide with developments of the west - to - east pipeline, which still requires environmental approval.

This means that we need to complete the PFS by the end of 2018 which will require additional engineering work, some drilling at Oculto and its satellite deposits, as well as continuing with the baseline environmental work.»

Gavin decided to pursue environmental law while working on a small family farm, an experience which changed his perspective on the world and began connecting him to the land in new ways.

The highlight was working on a whole - of - life data project that involved constructing networks of environmental monitoring stations in the Australian outback, and then using the collected data to empirically model groundwater dynamics — which doesn't sound all that interesting, but was actually quite a departure from the generally accepted contemporary methods.

Which of our environmental and social responsibility projects need immediate work without getting everyone in the province upset that the NDP is on a predictable, drunken spending spree.

Rather, the theological and scientific advisers to the section included a Canadian member of parliament, who is also a United Church minister, quoting William Stringfellow, Rachel Carson, and John Cobb; a theologian from Hong Kong who called for rejecting the «commander» image in Genesis of God giving shape and order to what he has made, in favor of the (female) «brooding spirit» image «which best addresses our current crisis»; and Larry Rasmussen of New York's Union Seminary, who linked the work of the Spirit with the growing environmental movement.

The Rio Summit sought to build upon the past with the goal of establishing a new and equitable global partnership through the creation of new levels of cooperation among states, key sectors of societies and people, working towards international agreements which respect the interests of all and protect the integrity of the global environmental and developmental system, recognizing the integral and interdependent nature of the Earth, our home, some excerpts will help.

We talked with Mitch Hescox, the president and CEO of the Evangelical Environmental Network, which works to «educate, inspire and mobilize Christians in their effort to care for God's creation.»

The concept of «orthoselection» stresses organic - environment interaction of sufficient duration to reveal trends which follow environmental shifts — a neo-Darwinian blending of the Darwinian and Lamarcking approaches which obviates the need for the historical anachronism of «orthogenesis,» which is still of interest only to «literary intellectuals and religious philosophers» intent on discerning the working of higher purposes in the evolutionary process.

RA honored companies which significantly advanced the goals set forth by the Rainforest Alliance and have integrated environmental and social sustainability into their work at their 20th anniversary gala last month.

According to an Environmental Working Group (EWG) analysis (2010) of the 10,500 ingredients used in toothpaste, sunscreen, nail polish and personal, hair and skin products, only 13 per cent of them have been reviewed for safety in the last 30 years and that was by the Cosmetics Ingredients Review, which is run by the cosmetics industry.

Hancock's career accomplishments include working on the1990 antitrust case, United States v. Baker Hughes, in which the D.C. Circuit Court set a standard for establishing entry into a market as a defense in a merger challenge, and Omega Environmental v. Gilbarco, a Ninth Circuit case involving the legality of exclusive dealing arrangements.

Here at IRRI, only about 5 % of our rice breeding work is GM, which is only used when all other breeding methods have been exhausted and when it offers a potentially very high humanitarian, environmental, or productivity benefit.

This document - developed by Kennedy / Jenks Consultants and underwritten, in part, by the American Vineyard Foundation and Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E)- builds on research and other activities undertaken by the Wine Institute Environmental Working Group of the Technical Committee, which guided the development of this publication for managing winery water and energy.

And as part of the Nespresso AAA Sustainable Quality Program, which incorporates Sustainable Agriculture Network standards, the Rainforest Alliance has been working with Nespresso for 10 years to promote environmental and social responsibility on supplier farms and support producers who wish to seek Rainforest Alliance certification.

Furthermore, UTZ works on the landscape - based adaptation planning project with Malawian tea smallholder farmers which will not only address the effects of climate change on tea, but also tackle such environmental impacts as land degradation, deforestation and availability of clean water.

Especially organic pears and celery, both of which show up on the Environmental Working Group's «Dirty Dozen» list of foods most contaminated with pesticides.

For people who want to start buying some organic foods, Karr and Goldstein recommended the Environmental Working Group's Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce and its Dirty Dozen list, which points out which produce is best to buy organically, due to high levels of synthetic pesticides in conventional food.

One of the best - known labels is Fairtrade, which certifies products that support farmers, their families and communities in receiving more stable and secure incomes and better working conditions; and that enhance investment in product quality and local environmental sustainability.

Another budget - friendly option is to buy organic only for produce on the «Dirty Dozen» list, which is the Environmental Working Group's assessment of the foods that are likely to contain the most pesticides.

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) rates Earth Mama Angel Baby a 1 (the lower the better) which is an excellent score.

Michael Pollan recently shared an interesting post from the Environmental Working Group («Healthy School Food: Pay Now, Save Later») which advocates a redistribution of farm subsidies to support more fruits and vegetables in school cafeterias.

Ethics and environmental issues are as important to us as they are to our customers, which is why we have made social and environmental targets integral to the way we work.

For more fun, enter some of the ingredients on a site like Skin Deep the Cosmetic Safety Database by Environmental Working Group which reports on the safety of chemicals applied to the skin.

We have partnered with The Nature Conservancy in organizing the Mass Climate Change Adaptation Coalition, which is comprised of engineers, architects, planners, and conservation and environmental organizations working together to reduce the Commonwealth's vulnerability to the impacts of climate change.

Your next best option is to search the Environmental Working Groups website Skin Deep which lets you search for safe products or type in a product and find out how it ranks for safety against toxic chemicals.

I recommend eating organic foods grown sustainably and as local as possible, especially the Environmental Working Group's «dirty dozen,» which are the foods having the worst pesticides.

The Environmental Working group did an earlier study in 2003 which made me wonder if breast milk was truly safer than formula.

The Waldorf School of Baltimore has been a Certified Green School since 2010 (our certification was renewed in 2014) through the Maryland Green Schools Program, which works to integrate hands - on, inquiry - based instruction to empower individuals towards an active role in responsible environmental stewardship.

Loyola University's Nancy Tuchman is the founding director of Loyola's Institute of Environmental Sustainability, which co-sponsors workshops and programs with the Nature Museum and teaches the next generation of people committed to sustainable living and work.

Yesterday the Environmental Working Group's (EWG) AgMag Blog offered a much closer look at those corporate ties, as well as the role of SNA's lobbyists which, in addition to representing SNA, boast a roster of Big Food clients that includes General Mills, Kraft Foods, the North American Meat Association, the National Confectioners Association and the National Frozen Pizza Institute (whose members include Con Agra and Schwan.)

Mass Audubon has worked with local landowners, the Housatonic River Natural Resource Damages Fund, and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to add almost 120 acres to the wildlife sanctuary in Sheffield, which will now total more than 360 acres.

Richard K. Sullivan, Jr., Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs, which oversees all state land conservation, said, «Since taking office, Governor (Deval) Patrick has made a historic $ 230 million investment in land conservation focused on three goals: investing in urban parks, preserving working farms and forests, and protecting large natural landscapes for habitat.

The state's largest conservation nonprofit has worked with local landowners, the Housatonic River Natural Resource Damages Fund (HRNRDF), and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to add almost 120 acres to the wildlife sanctuary in Sheffield, which will now total more than 360 acres.

You can also check with the environmental working group ranking (EWG) which does most of the research for you.

Malas recommends the Environmental Working Group's website (www.ewg.org), which provides current news and information about certain products containing BPA.

All three give editorial priority to environmental issues, all three have invested heavily in different language sites or country - specific sites, and all three are «digital natives» with a strong interest in which format works on which platforms.

In 1987, Archy Kirkwood's Access to Personal Files Act was passed, giving the public access to manually held social work and housing records, which was followed by the Liberal MP's Access to Medical Reports Act in 1988, Chris Smith MP's Environment and Safety Information Act, giving the public access to environmental enforcement notices, and Doug Henderson MP's Access of Health Records Act 1990.

Dafis was a Member of Parliament for Ceredigion from 1992 until 2000, having been supported by a coalition of local Plaid Cymru and Green party activists, the latter of which had worked with him on a number of environmental initiatives.

New York League of Conservation Voters Endorses Brian Kavanagh for New York State Senate District 26 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, October 24, 2017 CONTACT: Jordan Levine (NYLCV)- 917-392-8965 / [email protected] The New York League of Conservation Voters, which works to make environmental sustainability a top political and policy priority in New York State, has announced its endorsement of Brian Kavanagh, who is running for New York State Senate in District 26.

While describing his «swift» reaction as incumbent, he said, it is important for clarity to state that what the Ministry has acquired with the said sum of money is an integrated IT infrastructure which comprises two Data Centres, an off - site recovery centre, civil and environmental works on the

The works and plans remain subject to a number of joint venture and regulatory approvals, including environmental clearances, which are expected later this year.

The Thompson campaign has pointed out throughout the city comptroller's run for mayor that he has worked hard on environmental efforts, including attempting to stop natural gas drilling within or near the city's upstate watershed, which provides drinking water to the city's residents; calling for the preservation of wildlife space in the Ridgewood Reservoir; and issuing a report documenting the impact of airport congestion at the city's three major airports; and the rise in airport runoff, especially the flow from Kennedy Airport into marshes in Jamaica Bay.

«I request that you work with my administration to convene a task force of Thruway, state, federal and local officials to explore ways to reduce these increases,» Cuomo wrote in the letter to the authority, which praised its work on the environmental impact statement «We have done this successfully in similar situations where a bridge crossing is a necessity for local residents.»

«There are many who have worked against this project, citing environmental objections, most of which are pure bunk.»