"There is almost no regulation concerning water or power use, no minimum standards for water-consuming appliances ... and very few energy requirements for buildings, " he laments.
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MPs also voted down Labour's plans to introduce minimum standards for water company social tariffs by 1 April 2013.
It was already known that six is the minimum number of water molecules needed to form a three-dimensional structure.
In looking for a solution, engineers are certainly thinking about how to keep to a minimum the amount of water they recover alongside the oil.
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In the meeting, residents were urged to keep waste water to a minimum as concerns about the village's sewage system were raised.
The study recommended a minimum vertical separation distance between fracking wells and water supplies of 600m (2, 000ft).
From corporate disclosures which are quite vague, one gets the sense that they are trying to disclose the minimum that will keep them out of hot water with the SEC but immune to the prying eyes of the press and investors.
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But it is urgently calling on the UNHCR and aid organisations operating inside the camp to redouble their efforts to provide shelter, clean water, latrines, and food at minimum humanitarian standards.
It said that establishing a licensed framework for surf tuition on the beach would allow it to set minimum standards for surfers and this will also help promote water safety.
During his campaign he promised to raise the minimum wage, hire tens of thousands of new teachers and water down the retirement age.
That's how we've made possible scientific research that has led to medical breakthroughs like the vaccine for Hepatitis B, and technological wonders like GPS. That's how we have Social Security and a minimum wage, and laws to protect the food we eat and the water we drink and the air that we breathe.
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