Ecological Impact

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Ecological Impact: - The effect that a man-caused or natural activity has on living organisms and their non-living (abiotic) environment.
[Environmental Protection Agency]

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Contemplating Greening Up  -  04 Aug 2008
New West,I mean, I worry about my ecological impact all of time. I try to reduce my impact on the world as much as possible, burning calories rather than oil,

NE Dialogue Forum criticises power projects  -  04 Aug 2008
E-Pao.net,KK Chatradhara while adding that a major emerging concern was the livelihood and the ecological impact in the areas downstream of these large dams.

Energy industry defends image in wake of oil spill  -  04 Aug 2008
New Orleans CityBusiness,She expected to explain some of the technological advances that have reduced the ecological impact of oil and gas production. Instead, she found herself

The Dead Sea is dying and it's a 'man-made disaster'  -  04 Aug 2008
The Jewish Journal of greater L.A,...“A decision like this cannot be made without checking the ecological impact on the environment,� said Noam Goldstein, project manager at Dead Sea Works,

Oil refinery to be built this year  -  Jul 30, 2008
New Vision,...“The Government and the developer are over-emphasing the economic benefits and not paying attention to the ecological impact on the park.

:. Pak okay with Baglihar but stalemate over Kishenganga  -  Aug 2, 2008
Kashmir Watch,He also pleaded India to consider the environmental and ecological impact of this project on the fauna and flora of the region. He said since the issue of

Researchers Race to Make Desalination Eco-Friendly While There's ...  -  Jul 30, 2008
Newswise (press release)But few studies have tracked the ecological impact of these plants, which take few precautions to mitigate the environmental damage inflicted as they take

Park Service skewed data on oyster farm  -  Jul 24, 2008
San Francisco Chronicle,...deleted a key e-mail in a bitter dispute over an oyster farm's ecological impact on Drakes Bay in Marin County, according to a federal investigation.

The bigger the wallet, the bigger the footprint  -  Jul 10, 2008
Ecolog.com (subscription),...was developed at the University of British Columbia in the early 1990s, and has since become widely accepted to measure a nation's ecological impact.

Bulldozers hover around Morelos Park  -  Aug 1, 2008
Guadalajara Reporter,The demonstrators scattered plants outside Guadalajara City Hall to highlight the ecological impact on green areas in the zone and held placards denouncing

World's fastest response oil containment system hits Canadian waters  -  Jul 14, 2008
Canada NewsWire (press release),...(4) Oil spills have the greatest ecological impact on coastal areas where they destroy habitats, wetlands and beaches. Last summer's pipeline spill in

Biodegradable kitchen bags play well with compost  -  Aug 1, 2008
Dallas Morning News,AP One of the best ways to minimize the ecological impact of your kitchen is to compost waste such as produce, coffee grounds and egg shells.

Rich Canadians harder on environment  -  Jul 14, 2008
NorthernLife.ca,Mackenzie says the study contains lessons for policy makers: "Clearly ecological impact is strongly related to income. Greenhouse gas emissions policies

Nemetschek and Weto to Develop Integrated Design Software for ...  -  Aug 1, 2008
Cadalyst Magazine,The companies report that this strategy will support the current trend toward increasing timber construction due to its lower ecological impact.

Northern Gulf of Eilat Monitoring Report for 2007 Published  -  Jul 29, 2008
Israel Ministry of the Environment,The program reviews ecological trends, assesses the "health" status of the ecosystem and determines the ecological impact of different pollution sources.

New Plants Called Risk To City Air  -  Jul 31, 2008
The Moscow Times,Environmentalists said new plants are developed haphazardly without a larger vision of their possible ecological impact. "The main concern is that there is

Biofuels And Biodiversity Don't Mix, Ecologists Warn  -  Jul 8, 2008
Science Daily (press release)A new study of the potential ecological impact of various management strategies found that very little can be done to make palm oil plantations more

Build a three-screen workstation for $230 or less  -  Jul 18, 2008
Computerworld,...which makes causation a bit unclear. b) Read a bit further: the ecological impact of reducing the discard of functional CRTs (and thus the rate of

Waste Management facility planned  -  Jul 24, 2008
Cayman Net News,The buffer will act in a number of different ways to lessen visual impact, ecological impact, noise and amenity. Another concern put forward by Mr Scott is

Red Cross going green  -  Aug 2, 2008
Ventura County Star,LEED Green Building Rating System is considered the industry standard in verifying a building's ecological impact, according to the council's Web site.

Africa: The Next Victim in Our Quest for Cheap Oil  -  Jul 14, 2008
AlterNet,ST: What has been the ecological impact, especially to the immediate region? MW: The ecological impact has been felt in the Niger Delta,

Calls for halt to Lough Swilly mussel dredging  -  Jul 22, 2008
Irish Times,..."No ecological impact assessment has been produced. Now, this week, we had a repeat there with more damage," said Ms Dubsky. A statement from the Department

Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Reactor Site set for Next Round of Public ...  -  Jul 15, 2008
Bay Net,In addition to mapping the ecological impact of a third unit on-site, hearings have been held which looks at each aspect of the proposed plant including

Smart growth  -  Jul 29, 2008
The Kaleidoscope,...growth to ensure that their expansion does not destroy the sense of community that small towns have to offer while ensuring lessened ecological impact.

Millenia Wall Solutions Achieves GreenSpec Designation  -  Jul 29, 2008
PR Web (press release),...from a whole-systems perspective that takes an integrated design approach in order to minimize ecological impact and maximize economic performance.

From the source of the sun come lessons in ecological enterprise  -  Jul 11, 2008
Courrier Laval,They argue that there are some murky waters to navigate when attempting to determine the ecological impact of these factories.

Bovine Tuberculosis In Wildlife Threatens Endangered Lynx And ...  -  Jul 28, 2008
Science Daily (press release)...all of which must be addressed in parallel with studies elucidating the ecological impact of bovine TB in Doñana National Park wildlife.

Former councillor suggests removal of City Hall tree  -  Jul 31, 2008
Stratford Gazette,The removal of one tree wouldn’t have a huge ecological impact, he said. An artificial tree could be put up at Christmas, with the tree either purchased by

Why your happiness matters to the planet  -  Jul 22, 2008
Christian Science Monitor,HPI takes a country’s happiness and average life span and divides it by its ecological impact to measure how much it spent in achieving its well-being.

'Esquire' E-Cover Scratches Hearst's Green Sheen  -  Jul 25, 2008
Conde Nast Portfolio,We're doing something with our October cover that hasn't been done before, and it's important that the ecological impact is minimal.

President of Magnum D'Or Resources Returns from Summit with ...  -  Jul 17, 2008
FOXBusinessMDOR's licensed processes and products produce industry leading profitability and ecological impact by breaking used tires down to their most basic and

Eco Libris: Le Mailing Vert - the French Green Version of Direct ...  -  Jul 15, 2008
Ecopreneurist,To measure and offset the ecological impact of each phase of the direct-mailing process. All in all this is great news and I hope many advertising agencies

Don't recycle bad ideas  -  Jul 14, 2008
Regina Leader-Post,Intelligent recycling would use the best processes available and would use them only when the overall ecological impact is smaller than that of dumping and

Mill Creek: Council recommends fewer turbines  -  Jul 30, 2008
Scoop.co.nz (press release),Manager Dougal List says the removal of six turbines at the southern end of the site would lessen the visual and ecological impact of the wind farm.

Ekoforum: New Environment Minister Should Be Recognised Authority  -  Jul 23, 2008
TlaÄ?ová agentĂşra Slovenskej republiky (predplatnĂ©),..."The later we begin to solve it the bigger ecological impact will be, and it will also require even more financial resources," Greenpeace spokesman Juraj

Anger grows at green belt plan  -  Jul 11, 2008
Halesowen News,By Matt Maher » Campaigners fighting to save Halesowen green belt from developers have branded attempts to play down the ecological impact as “greenwash.

Icebergs Digging Deep, With Implications for Life on the Bottom of ...  -  Jul 21, 2008
New York Times,But scientists know much more about the ecological impact of damaged land than they do about damaged seafloor. A study by researchers with the British

Restoration: You Can’t Get There From Here  -  Jul 29, 2008
Miller-McCune.com,The ecological impact (a drained Everglades) wasn’t just a sad byproduct of the efforts — it was the very goal of them. As the land dried out, fires burned

Phuket - Weathering storm after storm  -  Jul 21, 2008
Asia Property Report,It´s just a case of trying to look at what you have to do to satisfy the purchaser and things to do that won´t have an ecological impact.

Time to put that green thumb to use  -  Jul 7, 2008
24 Hours Vancouver,By SIOBHAN ROWE The rising cost of filling a dinner plate, the urge to shun food grown with pesticides, and an awareness of the heavy ecological impact of

Briefs: Former Redwoods chef to open tapas restaurant  -  Jul 29, 2008
Tampabay.com,One of the best ways to minimize the ecological impact of your kitchen is to compost waste such as produce, coffee grounds and egg shells.

Kerala lowlands restoration to be funded by government  -  Jul 24, 2008
Thaindian.com,...dilute pollutants, enhance ecological health, minimise the adverse ecological impact on closure of the barrage and elimination of waterweeds,

Hyatt Miami earns certification  -  Jul 13, 2008
Hotel & Motel Management Magazine,Now more than ever, people are considering ecological impact before booking meetings, events and accommodations. We are pleased and proud that we now

Mitigating Climate Change By Improving Forest Management In The ...  -  Jul 14, 2008
Science Daily (press release)Logging practices can be designed to minimize ecological impact, but even when trees are picked selectively there is often collateral damage--ten to twenty

Alien species invade SA waters  -  Jul 13, 2008
Independent Online,Their ecological impact is that as microphagous feeders (grazers) they share their food resources with indigenous snails and some insects - which are being

Web 2.0, Ubiquity, Sustainability and Consumer Rights  -  Jul 7, 2008
WorldChangingUbiquity enables revealed backstories, observed flows and shared services, making it easier to live well at a minimum of expense and ecological impact.

Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010: A Threat to the Common Wealth  -  Jul 5, 2008
EcoWorldly,However, the ground realities are far from that and the ecological impact of the Games may be much more than the economic gains.

Tribe takes green approach to construction  -  Jul 26, 2008
Coos Bay World,But Bill Snyder, the general manager of CEDCO’s Coquille Cranberries, said the tribe’s main goal is to limit its ecological impact.

Giant rubber snakes to capture wave power?  -  Jul 6, 2008
ZDNetWhat would be the ecological impact of such big farms of giant rubber structures on the submarine environment? So far, the researchers don’t answer this

StandoutStocks.com: StandoutStocks.com 'Stocks that Standout ...  -  Jul 17, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),MDOR's licensed processes and products produce industry leading profitability and ecological impact by breaking used tires down to their most basic and




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