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Environmental protection is not much of a concern when Britons buy toilet paper.

What about supply? The three environmental trends—the shortage of fresh water, the loss of topsoil and the rising temperatures—are making it increasingly hard to expand the world's grain supply fast enough to keep up with demand.

Since the current world food shortage is trend-driven, the environmental trends that cause it must be reversed.

Our continuing failure to deal with the environmental declines that are undermining the world food economy forces me to conclude that such a collapse is possible.

For many years I have studied global agricultural, population, environmental and economic trends and their interactions.

Environmental problems must be solved to ease the current global food shortage.

This means that rivers will rise more slowly, but then stay high for much longer, the environmental agency said.

I concluded that the profit from burgers is more than offset by the damage they cause in health problems and environmental harm.

In recent months, though, environmental studiesindicate there have been signs of improvement.

Yes, there is a trickle（涓涓细流）of biofuel（生物燃料）available, and more may become available, but most biofuels cause economic waste and environmental destruction.

They value the environmental quality they preserve over their oil imports from abroad

Vast areas of the United States are off-limits to oil exploration and production in the name of environmental protection.

To what extent are Americans really willing to endure the environmental impacts of domestic energy production in order to cut back imports

And there are environmental benefits, too: renting a car when you need it, rather than owning one, means fewer cars are required and fewer resources must be devoted to making them.

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"This means that rivers will rise more slowly, but then stay high for much longer," the environmental agency said.

I concluded that the profit from burgers is more than offset by the damage they cause in health problems and environmental harm.

In recent months, though, environmental studies indicate there have been signs of improvement.

Initiatives also include efforts to reduce its environmental impact, water consumption and materials used in packaging by 2025.

Lawrence Hajna, spokesman for the State Department of Environmental Protection, said officials expect the bear to make it through next winter.

since the current world food shortage is trend-driven, the environmental trends that cause it must be reversed.

The three environmental trends—the shortage of fresh water, the loss of topsoil and the rising temperatures—are making it increasingly hard to expand the world's grain supply fast enough to keep up with demand.

Thoughts turn first to some sort of global statistic, some indicator which would rate the wealth of nations in both economic and environmental terms and show a relationship between the two.

This view assumes that rich societies will invest in environmental care.

The idea is that we are taking more out of what you might call the planet's environmental bank balance than it can sustain; we are living beyond our ecological means.

The common theme of the UN reports is the relation between environmental protection and economic growth.

So it is saying that economic development should make for a cleaner world? Not necessarily; In the industrialised countries, environmental problems are generally related to industrialisation and technological development, it continues.

One recent study attempted to calculate the extent of this ecological overshoot of the human economy, and found that we are using 1.2 Earth's-worth of environmental goods and services—the implication being that at some point the debt will be called in, and all those services—the things which the planet does for us for free—will grind to a halt.

Manufacturers of products that claim to be environmentally friendly will face tighter rules on how they are advertised to consumers under changes proposed by the Federal Trade Commission.

It is difficult to find solid evidence to prove environmental friendliness generates more profits than exploiting the natural environment.

It is also the reason why development agencies are not united in their view of environmental issues; while some, like the WRI, maintain that environmental progress needs to go hand-inhand with economic development, others argue that the priority is to build a thriving economy, and then use the wealth created to tackle environmental degradation.

It gave a third party the authority to label its products as environmentally friendly.

In the last five years or so, there has been an explosion of green claims and environmental claims.

In the developing countries, it says, most of the environmental problems are caused by underdevelopment.

Hunt through the reports prepared by UN agencies and development groups—many for conferences such as this year's Millennium Goals review—and you will find that the linkage between environmental protection and economic progress is a common thread.

Environmental protection and improvement benefit people all over the world.

David Mallen, associate director of the Council of Better Business Bureau, said in the last two years the organization had seen an increase in the number of claims companies were bringing against each other for false or misleading environmental product claims.

Clearly, richer societies are able to provide environmental improvements which lie well beyond the reach of poorer communities.

But could Norway keep its standard of living and yet cut its emissions to Moroccan or even Ethiopian levels? That question, repeated across a dozen environmental issues and across our diverse planet, is what will ultimately determine whether the human race is living beyond its ecological means as it pursues economic revival.

But Pay Drechsel, an environmental scientist, argues that the social and economic benefits of using untreated human waste to grow food outweigh the health risks.

And the World Resources Institute in its World Resources 2005 report, issued at the end of August, produced several such examples from Africa and Asia; it also demonstrated that environmental degradation affects the poor more than the rich, as poorer people derive a much higher proportion of their income directly from the natural resources around them.

A handful of lawsuits have been filed in recent years against companies accused of using misleading environmental labels.

A case can be made that rich nations export environmental problems, the most graphic example being climate change.

They are vulnerable to unhealthy environmental conditions.

When we can't actually remove the source of our fear, we tend to adapt psychologically by adopting a range of defence mechanisms, says Tom Crompton, change strategist for the environmental organisation World Wide Fund for Nature.

We worry most about now because if we don't survive for the next minute, we're not going to be around in ten years' time, says Professor Elke Weber of the Centre for Research on Environmental Decisions at Columbia University in New York.

To be effective, environmental messages should be carefully framed.

The most successful environmental strategy will marry the green message to our own sense of identity.

Professor Weber believes that environmental policy can make use of similar tactics.

Nick Perks, project director for Climate Solidarity, believes this sort of activity is where the future of environmental action lies.

Environmental campaigns that tell us how many people drive SUVs unwittingly imply that this behaviour is widespread and thus permissible.

Education has not paid enough attention to major environmental issues.

A retired member of the Public and Commercial Services Union, she is setting up one of 1,100 action groups with the support of Climate Solidarity, a two-year environmental campaign aimed at trade unionists.

Such a projection presents mankind with wide-ranging social, economic, environmental and political issues that need to be addressed today to ensure a sustainable future for all.

We see the potential for capture and storage to play an integral role in reducing emissions," says Kim Corley, Shell's senior advisor of CO2 and environmental affairs.

These universities should be generating the widest range of social, economic and environmental benefits.

Environmental impacts on monarch butterfly life.

The department of Environmental Conservation estimates the optimum population at 60.

Chaos theory was developed by scientists, trying to explain the movement of the planets and the changes in environmental conditions

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Many environmental experts now believe that methane is more responsible for global warming than carbon dioxide.

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"We worry most about now because if we don't survive for the next minute, we're not going to be around in ten years' time," says Professor Elke Weber of the Centre for Research on Environmental Decisions at Columbia University in New York.

"When we can't actually remove the source of our fear, we tend to adapt psychologically by adopting a range of defence mechanisms," says Tom Crompton, change strategist for the environmental organisation World wide Fund for Nature.

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David Mallen, associate director of the Council of Better Business Bureau, said in the last two years the organization had seen an increase in the number of claims companies were bringing against each other for false or misleading environmental product cl

Environmental campaigns that tell us how many people drive SUVs unwittingly (不经意地) imply that this behaviour is widespread and thus permissible.

Environmental conscientiousness isn't always enough to make customers recycle old goods.

Health and environmental advocates have long urged U.S.government agencies to tighten the use of some of the 11 chemicals the report cites and called for more studies on their long-term effects.

Hunt through the reports prepared by UN agencies and development groups—many for conferences such as this year's millennium Goals review—and you will find that the linkage between environmental protection and economic progress is a common thread.

In 2001, for example, the Environmental Protection Agenc restricted the type and amount of lead that could be present in paint and soil to homes and child-care facilities after concerns were raised about lead poisoning.

It is also the reason why development agencies are not united in their view of environmental issues; while some, like the Wri, maintain that environmental progress needs to go hand-in-hand with economic development, others argue that the priority is to bu

Martin Sommerkorn runs the Arctic program for the environmental charity the World wildlife Fund.

nick Perks, project director for Climate Solidarity, believes this sort of activity is where the future of environmental action lies.

"In the industrialised countries, environmental problems are generally related to industrialisation and technological development," It continues.

One recent study attempted to calculate the extent of this "ecological overshoot of the human economy", and found that we are using 1.2 Earth's-worth of environmental goods and services—the implication being that at some point the debt will be called in,

Our long-term operation in the region depends on a healthy and thriving Antarctic marine ecosystem, which is why we have always had an open dialogue with the environmental non-governmental organisations.

Palau has only been an independent nation for twenty years and has a strong history of environmental protection.

Some retailers and manufacturers in the clothing, footwear, and electronics industries have launched environmental programs.

That question, repeated across a dozen environmental issues and across our diverse planet, is what will ultimately determine whether the human race is living beyond its ecological means as it pursues economic revival.

These prior efforts all examined the degree to which different environmental, social, and geographic variables correlated with a number of languages found in a given location.

According to Anderson, before 1970, Americans had little idea about environmental problems.

Callie Babbitt and her colleagues at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York tracked the environmental costs for each product throughout its life – from when its minerals are mined to when we stop using the device.

Earth Day, marked on 22 April, is an annual event aiming to raise public awareness about environmental protection.

Environmental protection agency notes that most waste is dangerous in that "the production, distribution, and use of products — as well as management of the resulting waste — all result in greenhouse gas release".

His strange habit makes sense when you consider that he's an environmental scientist who studies how to reduce litter, including things that fall off garbage trucks as they drive down the road.

If it weren't for Rachel Carson, the environmental movement might not exist today.

In the last few years, China has made great achievements in environmental protection.

Now, years later, this river is one of the most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.

The environmental challenges are significant but the efforts made by the tanzania national park authority seem to be paying off.

They have settled their environmental problems.

The TMT site was chosen to minimize the telescope’s visibility around the island and to avoid archaeological and environmental impact.

It does not include important factors such as environmental quality or education outcomes – all things that contribute to a person’s sense of well-being.

Analyses reveal that the number of papers including the keywords "environmental change" or "climate change" have increased rapidly since 2004.

India has just announced it will "eliminate all single-use plastic in the country by 2022". There are also incentive-based ways of making better environmental choices easier, such as ensuring recycling is at least as easy as trash disposal.

It does not include important factors such as environmental quality or education outcomes一all things that contribute to a person's sense of well-being.

Rather than pulling students back, a gap year pushes them ahead by preparing them for independence, new responsibilities and environmental changes—all things that first-year students often struggle with the most.

Some Congress members are trying to block the plan, and at least a dozen industry groups, four states, and three environmental groups are challenging it in federal court.