The state also must ensure the right of citizens to live in a pleasant environment and proper eco-system.

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Panasonic is pledged to practice prudent, sustainable use of the earth's natural resources and protect our environment through the company's Eco Ideas programs.

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The agency, which granted a permit in October, has said the Eco Park will not cause significant harm to human health or the environment.

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The joint Environment Agency and United Utilities scheme is designed to "boost the eco-systems" of the rivers Brennand and Whitendale, a spokesman said.

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By implementing the latest in hybrid storage technology, the U115 provides users with a reliable, shock-absorbent, speedy operating environment and boasts a 6-cell 12-hour battery when operating in Eco mode.

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Bill Ford insists his commitment to the environment hasn't wavered, and he offers as evidence his pet project, an eco-friendly manufacturing plant opening next year in Dearborn.

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Matters of energy and environment have hardly dropped out of the headlines, but the market's enthusiasm for eco-stocks tends these days more to biofuels and solar power.

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Besides Brazil's tough conservation laws, there are now countless projects, often backed by multilateral agencies, to develop sustainable forestry, eco-tourism and other means of providing a living for the region's inhabitants without harming their environment.

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