But "it's certainly a very serious thing" that could pose a long-term environmental challenge.
In a recording from Clarence House, the prince said he remains concerned about climate change and possible long-term environmental damage.
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In recent months, the USGA has declared long-term environmental sustainability, particularly water usage, to be one of its top policy issues.
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But the long-term environmental damage caused by the industry is substantial.
And the question is that will have to be dealt with and there will be long-term environmental issues associated with where the oil has come ashore.
Approaching sustainability as a journey is a holistic way to increase corporate environmental performance and long-term growth.
The cost may be huge, but does it honestly compare to the long-term economical, environmental and cultural costs?
The movie argues for economic reforms to bring about a long-term solution to environmental concerns in Britain and Europe.
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Moreover, dual U.S. and Canadian approval, inhospitable terrain, environmental concerns, long-term financing and tunnel administration will need to be adequately addressed.
Skandia and Sphere Drake both have hefty long-term asbestos and environmental liabilities.
As dominant lending countries, the developed world needs to promote power technologies that may have a higher initial investment but greater economic and environmental benefits over the long term.
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In the CSR sphere, these companies invest in enhanced strategies and activities to ensure positive environmental and social outcomes, such as high levels of engagement with local communities, or a long-term plan for reducing their environmental footprint.
Finally, the BP spill has presented an unprecedented challenge as an emergency environmental response and a long-term restoration effort.
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Fully two-thirds of energy executives named regulations as the biggest concern facing the industry in the long term. (Environmental opposition came in second, cited by 52%.) In fact, 40% of energy executives said they favor abolishing the Department of Energy.
Working at the interface of science and environmental policy she will bring together long term data sets on biodiversity, the environment and human impacts to explore spatiotemporal patterns of ecosystem functioning and help identify where conservation attention needs to focus in the future.
No previous long-term observational study had collected both environmental and biomedical information starting in utero.
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Meanwhile, Duke has landed a short-term contract job lobbying for an environmental group.
But it said potential risks included public health hazards and environmental damage, disruption during construction, long term use of land, and an impact on the community from changes to the environment, property values and tourism.
The plan considered the environmental and economic impacts of a range of long-term transmission planning scenarios, including a 500 MW offshore wind farm.
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Until public markets embrace long-term thinking and find ways to ensure that social and environmental impacts are considered more fully, they present the greatest risk to a fair and sustainable economy.
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Co-author Kit Macleod, senior research scientist at the James Hutton Institute based in Aberdeen, said a long-term project had been developing novel forage grasses but their environmental benefits had not really been tested.
Mr Cann, the North Devon councillor responsible for environmental matters, said better contingency plans were needed in the short-term.
The term describes the moment at which the planet shifts from one environmental state to another: in this case, from an Arctic with summer sea ice to one without it.
With a barrage at least a decade away from generating power, other environmental groups question whether spending so much money on such a long-term project is the best way to address climate change and rising carbon emissions.
Sustainable development is a term that was crafted by diplomats hoping to get diametrically opposed environmental and economic ministers from more than 100 countries to agree on something their heads of state could sign on to before the end of a summit.
It should attend with equal vigor to the longer-term and lower-key - but still vital - task of environmental protection.
Using a market mechanism to pass on the true cost of fossil fuel usage, including the environmental damage here at home AND in the third world, and the longer term effects of greenhouse gas emissions and resulting climate change.
It is only a short-term measure, admits Gunter Reck, an adviser to the recently created environmental ministry.
The term was coined in the 1950s, and originally was based on corporate reporting for environmental and consumer protection.
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