Learned by Reading
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The law stipulates that the environmental consequences of federal projects be considered before the appropriate federal permits are issued, requires that public hearings be held, and that the public be given access information previously viewed as the property of the developer.
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(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
The environmental consequences of the pipeline and the perceived lack of local consultation led to considerable protest.
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(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Many negative externalities’ “(also called” external costs “or” external diseconomies”) are related to the environmental consequences of production and use.
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Aquafarming similarly has deadly environmental consequences resulting except the unstick relating to? much in reference to pickerel dingleberry, bug bomb – supercharged bullhead cradle, and unhealthy cetacean carcasses. 1 / 2?
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(. ?)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
New York Times: IN his role as a cheerleader for globalization, Thomas L. Friedman has always been aware that there are environmental consequences.
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Filling Boeng Kake lake will have untold environmental consequences, as it is the primary natural reservoir where rainwater is collected during the monsoon season,?
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(. ?)))
In Wikipedia:
Another Danish study reported that a significant majority of the wild mink were mink which had escaped from fur farms. 47 % had escaped within two months, 31 % had escaped prior to 2 months, and 21 % may or may not have been born in nature. Animal rights activists have also released several thousand domestic mink causing negative environmental consequences.
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(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
It had severe environmental consequences.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Concerned about bottled water prices – and its environmental consequences – Americans are turning back to tap water.
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(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
The history of the rest of the 20th century to the present focuses on the phenomenal growth of the city and its environmental and political consequences.
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Seems a little big for what they usually need, but we’re not judgmental about upscaling if you can afford it, environmental consequences be damned!
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In Wikipedia:
Environmental consequences.
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(S1 (FRAG (NP (JJ Environmental) (NNS consequences)) (. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
And there are the environmental consequences.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
donald duck pimps modern technology in 1937 – it would be cool to update this cartoon with focus on the environmental consequences of technological development – YIKES
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In Wikipedia:
The effect of increases in supply (capacity) are of particular interest in transport economics (see induced demand), as the potential environmental consequences are significant.
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Then click “Calculate Effects’ ’ to learn about the environmental consequences.
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(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Sweden’s Minister for the Environment Andreas Carlgren said the consortium needs to describe the environmental consequences along the entire stretch of the proposed pipeline and put forward an alternative where the pipeline is not built under the sea, and also describe the option where the gas pipeline is not built at all.
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(S1 (S (NP (NP (NP (NNP Sweden) (POS 's)) (NN Minister))
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(. .)))
In the British National Corpus:
The report follows a period of growing self-criticism of the environmental consequences of previous Bank decisions, notably in the recent World Development Report [see ED 59/60].
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Despite these known substantial environmental consequences, the PEA fails to identify fully these effects, fails to adequately analyze or quantify them and, as a result, fails to consider mitigation measures, in violation of CEQA.”
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