For political, fiscal and environmental reasons, the government releases land for development very slowly, which sends property prices sky high.
Observers are divided as to the best way of expanding hydropower, with some urging the construction of major new dams on grounds of efficiency while others promote smaller, community-level installations for social and environmental reasons.
These facts have not been lost on the wind lobby or the many local and national groups that support wind power for environmental and economic reasons.
"What is important is we do it for safety reasons, environmental reasons and for the betterment of the whole community, " he said.
George Bush, the incumbent, wants Congress to let oil firms drill in areas of Alaska and coastal waters that are currently off-limits for environmental reasons.
Now to the underlying reasons for the Chilean court action: local environmental concerns and resource scarcity.
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They oppose expanding Heathrow airport, partly on environmental grounds, and support a north-south high-speed rail link for similar reasons.
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Even if we give them the benefit of the doubt and believe they maintain such a policy for idealistic reasons, the fact is such a strict environmental policy is also a great cost-control strategy.
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While he is giving legal and logistical reasons, the president is still coming across as being a weak lapdog of the environmental movement placing his desire to be president ahead of creating new jobs.
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If history is any teacher, most will not, and often for uniquely personal reasons (distance, cost, health, family, lack of housing, environmental concerns, public showers).
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The reasons are many, with the largest ones being the long lag time to production, environmental concerns and political risks, as well as the fact that increased commodity costs means higher capital costs required to explore and develop mines.
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