These activities shift capital into projects that have little or no long-term value, such as speculative real-estate developments in the swamps of Florida.

这些行为将资本注入几乎没有价值或没有长期价值的项目，比如投机于在佛罗里达州沼泽地中开发的不动产。

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Unforeseen developments that become apparent only in the course of implementation may require the amendment or extension of projects.

只有在实行过程中出现未遇见的情况时才可能需要修改或扩充项目。

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Seven of the eight projects Exxon Mobil completed last year were for natural-gas developments.

埃克森美孚(Exxon Mobil)去年完成的八项工程中有七项是关于天然气的开发。

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Continued efforts by these groups represent a long-term threat not just to the oil and natural gas industry, but to any project that must turn dirt to be completed, including highway projects, water projects, housing developments, etc.

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If they are successful in listing even ten percent of these species, the piling up of time delays, studies, moratoria on drilling and other remediation requirements that come with every listing will inevitably result in the halting of oil and gas projects, wind farms, major solar installations, highway projects, industrial projects, housing developments and any other form of human progress that results in turning dirt.

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The share of residents moving back to the mixed-income developments will probably increase as more projects are completed.

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