And yet, in keeping with its environmental sensitivities, the country maintains a comparatively light touch on the land.
Given its environmental benefits, sugar-based ethanol has the potential to be a global industry.
Omega Protein says it recently hired a former state regulator to oversee its environmental compliance program.
Michael Ryan, General Manager, Bombardier Aerospace, Belfast, said the firm took its environmental responsibilities seriously.
But the project should not go ahead without a detailed consideration of its environmental impacts.
Investors at Exxon Mobil , for example, have been pushing the firm to produce reports about its environmental impact.
So is Alcoa, an aluminium producer, which is also attempting to measure its environmental impacts.
Genetic modification should help to increase the economic impact of that shift, while reducing its environmental impact.
In recent years, the company had been the focus of numerous environmental campaigns that questioned its environmental credentials.
Apple also has taken steps to release more information about its environmental policies, which have helped its image.
Honda says it wants to install the new power source on its site to reduce its environmental impact.
With its PVC-free construction and fully recyclable box, this keyboard is designed to help minimize its environmental footprint.
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Made from corn, it takes so much water, energy and land to produce that its environmental benefits are dubious.
David Edwell, from Environment Agency Wales said the agency ensures the company operates within the conditions of its environmental permit.
Korea also agreed to revise its environmental and safety rules to greatly increase the number of American cars that comply.
But even if it is, it is so much smaller that its environmental effect would have been both minor and local.
The process has met resistance in Europe, where many countries have introduced a ban until its environmental aspects are understood better.
The visionary and highly energetic owner and founder, Warren Adams promises to keep its environmental footprint small and its experience exclusive.
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Krupp, whose organization is known for its partnerships with corporations like Walmart to advance its environmental goals, takes a more nuanced view.
Intel has provided public reports on its environmental, health and safety performance since 1994 and produced an annual Corporate Responsibility Report since 2001.
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So saving water in Atlanta may be more cost effective, but its environmental impact is arguably less meaningful than saving water in a desert.
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Though wind power has its opponents, too, its environmental virtues might be enough to swing things in its favour if it were also reliable.
And, with its environmentally friendly PVC-free construction, fully recyclable box and onboard solar cells for charging, this keyboard is designed to minimize its environmental footprint.
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The resort prides itself on its environmental initiative, which has led to the generation of clean electricity from geothermal heat produced by the hot spring.
The mine's critics focus on two things: its environmental impact, and its alleged lack of benefits for local people, many of whom are poor farmers.
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Two years ago, the FDA had said it was going to release its environmental assessment, the final document in the approval process, within weeks.
Kleiner calls its environmental investments "greentech" and says that among the green firms receiving Kleiner equity investments, three have been acquired or merged into other companies.
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Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is under widespread development in the United States, fueling a natural gas supply boom, with an EPA review of its environmental safety underway.
In late March, Adidas presented its new environmental strategy with a goal of using 100% Better Cotton by 2018 in an attempt to reduce its environmental footprint.
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