Strategic sectors under exclusive control of the state are those that have vital economic, social, political or environmental influence.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

Scientists trying to determine whether genetic or environmental factors influence disease risk often study twins.

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But club officials worry that non-environmental groups could influence elections by backing petition candidates.

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Environmental factors already influence investment decisions to some degree, as corporations and indeed individuals have to take projections of things such as sea level rise and water availability into account.

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But if only one has a condition, it is likely that environmental factors play a relatively greater influence.

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Whether donating 1% for the planet, or giving away all holiday profits to charity, it is becoming increasingly common for companies to use their media presence and influence as a tool for environmental and social change.

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"We now need to know more about how early life conditions can influence the pattern of telomere loss and the relative importance of inherited and environmental factors, " she said.

BBC: Glasgow scientists say telomeres indicate life length

When skeptics point out these blatant biases, however, alarmists claim that scientists by their very nature are immune from having their environmental activist affiliations, the source of their paychecks or their preexisting advocacy for global warming restrictions influence their research and scientific opinions.

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With population a key influence on the environment, UNFPA says the 1994 Cairo conference on population and development linked environmental protection to individual decision-making and human rights.

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