Environment
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The advent of shale gas has had a variety of implications – more good than bad – for the US economy, national security, and the
environment.
But, in deciding whether to allow fracking (France has banned it, for example, and New York state has a moratorium), one must compare the risks to health, safety, and the
environment
with those of the alternatives.
The problem is that, in a low-growth environment, the probability of some form of default rises considerably.
Though no one knows exactly what a “normal” interest-rate
environment
might look like in the post-crisis world, it is reasonable to assume that it will not look like it does today, when many economies are keeping rates near zero and some have even moved into negative territory.
Yet, in an
environment
of low long-term interest rates and deficient short-term aggregate demand (which means there is little risk of crowding out the private sector), it is a mistake not to relax fiscal constraints for investment.
In order to ensure that their animals gain weight rapidly, meat producers feed them grain, rather than the grass that they would naturally consume – an approach that is a major source of pressure on grain production, natural resources, and the
environment.
Given the scale of the world’s ecological challenges, our leaders’ incapacity to cooperate effectively on the
environment
could not be more problematic.
Switzerland can be Switzerland because it is surrounded by the peaceful
environment
of the European Union.
Humala comes to power in a regional
environment
of moderation and growing economic integration, which he would disturb at his peril.
The European Central Bank’s “outright monetary transactions” program – though conditional, limited to short-term government debt, and so far unused – appears to have stabilized eurozone sovereign-debt markets, albeit in a low- or zero-growth
environment.
It depends, for example, on whether the
environment
is nurtured.
If we really want it, if we all are prepared to express the desire to preserve community and identity by taking part in elections and by making the right choices, an open international
environment
and the advanced democratic cultures of our neighbors, friends and allies constitutes the best ground for advancing a people’s uniqueness.
In an
environment
of economic volatility like the one in which we find ourselves today, a prudent central bank should do everything it can to raise expected and actual inflation, in order to gain the ability to stabilize the economy in any direction.
Here the US has not yet shown itself to be a particularly hospitable
environment
for Chinese investments.
In general, they argue, we need more care, not more cars, so stimulus money should go to health, education, and the protection of the
environment.
As University of Ottawa virologist Earl Brown put it after a Canadian outbreak of avian influenza, “high-intensity chicken rearing is a perfect
environment
for generating virulent avian flu viruses.”
We have called on the United Nations and other multilateral organizations to enact a global moratorium on the release of these biotechnologies into the environment, and particularly in agricultural settings.
If released into the environment, they could potentially alter food chains, eradicate beneficial organisms such as pollinators, and disrupt indigenous agro-ecological practices and cultures.
These include statistics on births and deaths; growth and poverty; tax and trade; health, education, and safety; and land and the
environment.
Of course, while the German right threatens to become more nationalistic, history will not repeat itself, because today’s Germany has changed, and so has its political
environment.
Specifically, the Japanese government should subsidize community development on Okinawa – at least until the security
environment
changes.
International troops are excelling in an exceptionally hostile environment, but this is not a war that will be won by military means alone.
It has created a more hostile
environment
for development.
The current moment of American weakness coincides with a substantially changed international political environment, defined largely by the limits of US power, Europe’s ineffectiveness, and the emergence of new global giants like China and India.
Greens argue that even if energy supplies are abundant, the ability of the
environment
to support current rates of consumption is limited.
The outcome of any such experiment is impossible to foresee, because other countries’ experience can never be a perfect guide to a new system – the situation is never exactly the same in a different
environment.
But much of this damage will be avoided by people choosing for themselves to adapt to a change in their
environment.
But this fails to acknowledge that people will change their behavior when the
environment
changes.
Corporate social responsibility is measured in terms of businesses improving conditions for their employees, shareholders, communities, and
environment.
Then there are the complex and varied laws, rules, and regulations shaping the business
environment
in each country.
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