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Showing 1 to 20 of 367 for “"Environmental concerns"”.
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NEW APPROACHES FOR MITIGATING ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS ASSOCIATED WITH COAL AND COAL COMBUSTION PRODUCTS
… disposal and utilization of CCPs are under an environmental microscope. As EPA regulations become more stringent, Hg concentration in CCPs is expected to increase further; i.e., more Hg will be captured in the scrubber materials. The higher Hg concentrations will have serious consequences for …
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Some Structural Dimensions of Career-Related Environmental Concerns and Their Relationship to Vocational Interests
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Is Colorado Buddhism Green? A Study of the Interaction of Buddhist Practice with Environmental Concerns
… is paying more attention to our growing environmental crisis. Religious beliefs are often proposed as effective ways to address environmental ethics. It is often supposed that Buddhism is a "green" religion because of its intimate associations with nature. My research focuses on whether …
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Prospects for application of US shale gas technology in Eastern Europe : legal, economic and environmental concerns Poland vs. Ukraine
It is obvious to everybody today that energy is a very important strategic element of the countries' economy. Continuously growing population and industrial sectors demand more and more energy for successful development disregarding the raising price for traditional energy resources what urges …
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Homeowner willingness to pay for a pre-flood buyout agreement
… of neighbors also signing up for the buyout, environmental concerns, and flood experience all significantly affect homeowners' willingness to pay for the program. When coupled with flood insurance we find self-reported flood risk estimates, income, neighborhood tenure, environmental concerns, …
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Is Corporate Taxation Bad for the Environment? An Empirical Analysis of the Association between State-Level Taxation and Corporate Environmental Performance
… the impact of statutory tax rates on U.S. firms' environmental performance. Prior literature emphasizes the effect of manager influence on the relation between tax avoidance and environmental activities. However, it is unclear how taxes imposed on a firm impact environmental performance. Firms …
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CLEAN(ING) COAL: THE ENTHYMEMATIC QUALITIES OF IMAGES, EDITING AND COLOR IN CLEAN COAL ADVERTISING
… in recent years. The increasing pressure of environmental concerns requires energy companies to assert green credentials in order to avoid strict regulation. In response, industry is attempting to co-opt green rhetoric by suggesting that energy production and environmental protection are not …
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TRADING OFF THE BENEFITS AND BURDENS: COAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE TRANSBOUNDARY FLATHEAD RIVER VALLEY
… in British Columbia were pitted against the environmental concerns of poor water quality, endangered species protection, and connectivity issues were of particular interest in Montana. This paper examines the course of coal development proposals in the transboundary valley through government …
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TRADING OFF THE BENEFITS AND BURDENS: COAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE TRANSBOUNDARY FLATHEAD RIVER VALLEY
… in British Columbia were pitted against the environmental concerns of poor water quality, endangered species protection, and connectivity issues were of particular interest in Montana. This paper examines the course of coal development proposals in the transboundary valley through government …
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Corporate social investment and the state of environmental restitution in the Western Cape, South Africa
… South Africa do not pay sufficient attention to environmental concerns, when conducting corporate social investment (CSI) programmes. As a result of thins investigation, the research will also give attention to the relationships between finns, their CSI, the sustainable development agenda.
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Poised for Change: Saskatchewan Undergraduate Social Work Students' Understanding of the Environment
… social environment. However, with the growing environmental crisis, social work can no longer ignore the natural environment and the impact it has on individuals and communities as well as the degradation of the environment itself. Despite the dearth of information on how to incorporate the …
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Evaluation of nitrogen availability indices
Both economic and environmental concerns dictate that N fertilizer be applied to optimize crop production and minimize potential for movement of N into surface and/or ground water resources. Field and laboratory studies were conducted to evaluate factors affecting the reliability of recommendations …
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A methodology and support tool for environmentally conscious design and manufacture.
Environmental concerns are now firmly on the agenda for engineers and designers. In recent years an increasing barrage of legislation accompanied by the public's increasing awareness of, and concern for, the environment is forcing industry to respond.Energy and resource consumption reduction have …
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Fractured communities: Natural gas, resource control, and social response in Bradford County, PA
… Pennsylvania. Drawing upon the literatures of environmental justice and accumulation by dispossession, this thesis examines the impacts natural gas drilling has on the local community. Themes of economic benefits, leasing procedures, environmental concerns, social fracturing and political power …
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Therapeutic strategies, health status and quality of life among persons with asthma: A meta-analysis
… anticipated categories, emotional/psychological, environmental and spiritual factors were not studied. Therapeutic strategies were primarily pharmacological clinical trials. Meta-analytical findings of three studies in which Zileuton and Salmeterol were studied supported that combined effect sizes …
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Development of environmental education guidelines for secondary science teacher education programmes in the Sudan's universities
… study is an attempt to ascertain the status of environmental education in secondary science teacher education programmes in the Sudan's universities and the science programmes of the secondary school curriculum. In addition, it explores how the shortcomings of these programmes could be rectified …
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School Gardens: Raising Environmental Awareness in Children
… the garden has on student attitudes toward environmental concerns. Elements of what makes a garden particularly effective at bridging the gap between the children and nature is highlighted and evidence of increased environmental awareness in the students is discussed.</p>
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Evaluation of Methods for Control of Vegetation in Utility Corridors
… should take based on many factors, like costs, environmental impacts, existing agreements with the landowners, terrain, public perception etc. To find a balance between competing interests – a reliable and economic electric system on one side, and public perceptions and environmental concerns on …
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Development of chemical-free methods of fouling mitigation for membrane processes in desalination
… cost, and membrane replacement all while raising environmental concerns associated with chemical waste. In this work, we explore alternative chemical-free methods of membrane fouling mitigation. First, membrane pretreatment using nanofiltration is investigated as a means of mitigating inorganic …
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Evaluating service mitigation proposals for the MBTA Green Line extension construction delay using simplified planning methods
This thesis reviews a select group of transit environmental mitigation proposals through the application of ridership estimation methodologies. In recent years, rider demands and environmental concerns have led many transit agencies to explore options for increasing service even within constrained …
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