Food sourced locally is generally fresher than food brought in from far away, and the energy costs and related environmental impact of getting it to market is just bound to be lower in most cases.

当地生产的食品相比较于外地产的要更加新鲜；通常，当地产的食品免去了运输，降低了能耗，更为环保。

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The dam is one of India's most controversial damprojects and its environmental impact and net costs and benefits are widelydebated.

在印度，这座大坝的修建最具争议性，关于它所造成的环境影响以及修建大坝的开支都引起了印度国内的热议。

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Cleaner Production can reduce operating costs, improve profitability, worker safety and reduce the environmental impact of your business.

清洁生产能够降低操作成本，提高利润率和工人安全度，减少企业的环境影响。

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The reduced floor space requirements, lower power consumption, and the tolerance of wider temperature and humidity ranges dramatically reduce operational costs and environmental impact through an all-flash hyperscale datacenter.

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That means unnecessary costs, wasteful use of land resources, adverse environmental impact and additional burdens on the taxpayer.

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