And there are few incentives for local officials to put the environment first.
On 5 June 1972, in the Swedish capital, they began to build their response, in the form of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment - the first UN summit on the environment, and the event that really put the issue on the global political agenda.
He believes trying to accurately measure how these sectors impact each other and the environment is the first step to managing them concurrently.
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We think consumption growth will weaken now due to a softer labor environment, the first serious downturn in labor conditions since the 2001 recession.
Super Mario 3D Land reinvents everything fans love about Mario gaming with the first platforming environment in true 3D.
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The word gained an airing across the world 40 years ago, at the first UN environment summit in Stockholm, when Sweden's Prime Minister Olof Palme levelled the charge against the US over its use of defoliant chemicals during the war in Vietnam.
In politics, modern thinking assumes that if we want to change people we must first change the environment.
In order to push yourself out of your comfort zone, though, Mayer recommends you first find an environment that's comfortable.
We have a first-class environment for players and a wonderful history.
Along with the big oil names, Caterpillar, one of the strongest stocks in the Dow, will show strong sales growth on a favorable international environment, with analysts expecting first quarter revenues to grow 40% year-over-year.
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The Environment Agency (EA) said first-stage defences went up in Frankwell on Thursday evening.
Loosely speaking, progressives believe that if you want to change people you must first change their ambient environment.
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To experience the beautiful environment of snow-light skiing first hand, aim to visit the Cascades next year, right around this time.
"Watching families experience live theatre together for the first time in an environment that was safe and supportive is a truly emotional and gratifying experience, " executive director Victoria Bailey said.
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With more than 25 years of experience in broadcast journalism, Allen has also worked at NBC News, MSNBC and The Weather Channel, where she served as the network's first full-time environment and climate correspondent.
In "Curse of the Black Gold: 50 Years of Oil in the Niger Delta, " Ed Kashi captures the impact of the oil industry on Nigeria's environment and people since it was first discovered five decades ago.
First up is the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary, Owen Paterson, and then MPs have a chance to quiz their colleagues who speak on behalf of the Church Commissioners, the Public Accounts Commission and the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission.
In the decades that followed, activists sued U.S. corporations under the ATS for an increasing variety of overseas activities, from operating facilities that allegedly polluted the environment, to administering medications without first providing informed consent, to giving financial support to oppressive foreign governments.
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In the decades that followed, activists sued U.S. corporations under the ATS for an increasing variety of overseas activities, from operating facilities that allegedly polluted the environment to administering medications without allegedly first providing informed consent to giving financial support to oppressive foreign governments.
"The global capital markets environment was very challenging" in the first quarter, says William Tanona of Goldman Sachs.
The project is producing open source Collaboration and Learning Environment (CLE) software with the first release in July 2004.
In the first part of the committee Environment and Climate Change Minister Stewart Stevenson said purchasing carbon units should be "an option".
I'm from Delhi and I know first-hand how the environment here is.
According to DigiTimes, Gou said the program will give the engineers an environment to learn the Chinese language and first-hand experience in the manufacturing process.
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His original title was deputy prime minister and first secretary of state for environment, transport and the regions - "the only minister with a job title bigger than his vocabulary", according to Sir Norman Fowler.
The series, depicting dinosaurs in their natural environment, was immensely popular when it was first screened in Britain.
Interviewers can tell you what they want about the environment and personnel but your own first-hand observations will be far more useful.
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He said the "financial environment" had changed since the offer was first made in March and he "fully sympathised" with council employees over the pressures they faced.
Both companies reported earnings above the consensus expectations in the first quarter, despite an economic environment that is keeping a lid on sales of boxes and paper products.
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Microsoft is uniquely positioned to enable our customers to thrive in this new environment, bringing together powerful solutions that are first and foremost people-centric, ensuring that users have an intuitive, consistent and immersive application experience.
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