Sentences with phrase «california based initiative»

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Federal investigators looking into the Buffalo Billion have requested information from SolarCity, the California - based rooftop solar energy systems installer, whose solar panel factory in South Buffalo is the keystone of the state's high - profile economic development initiative.

Responding to that initiative late last year, utility company Southern California Edison commissioned Virginia - based start - up AES Energy Storage to build a gigantic lithium - ion array.

«We have an obligation to the world to deliver clean, reliable, low - cost energy that is hopefully low carbon, too,» adds chemical engineer David Rogers, general manager for climate change at Chevron, a California - based oil company that did not join efforts to suspend California's climate change initiative.

The base near Washington's Puget Sound is slated to receive up to 20 Navy - trained bottlenose dolphins and California sea lions to patrol the shoreline around the submarine base as part of a bolstered security initiative started after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Pathways in Education, based in Pasadena, California, operates schools for dropouts and at - risk youth in partnership with a host district in California (40,000 students annually); its initiatives in Louisiana, Illinois, and Tennessee use distance learning, experiential learning, and school - site programs to help students earn a diploma or GED.

A Los Angeles - based legal and civil rights group is set this week to unveil yet another major ballot initiative aimed at providing California public schools billions in additional revenue.

A new book, edited by California Collaborative Institute Fellow Jennifer O'Day, documents New York City's Children First initiative through a set of eleven evidence - based papers on various aspects of the reform's rationale, policies, implementation, and results.

School: Urban Montessori Charter School Grades Served: TK * -8, currently TK - 5 Location: Oakland, CA Operator: Urban Montessori Charter School Operator Type: Charter Setting: Urban Students at Start: 325 Students at Capacity: 572 * TK = Transitional Kindergarten, a California - based initiative

Skout's Honor is one of many California - based manufacturers that follow the guidelines set by the California Green Chemistry initiative to find innovative ways to produce safer products.

In 2005, the Mayor's Alliance was awarded a multi-year grant from California - based Maddie's Fund, The Pet Rescue Foundation, to fund a 10 - year initiative to transform New York City into a no - kill community.

BoxoPROJECTS is a multi-program arts initiative based in Joshua Tree, California, exploring the role of art and artists in creating community and the power of art to shape the destiny of communities.

Dasha Zhukova's Garage Magazine (an initiative of her Moscow based Garage Museum of Contemporary Art) have launched their «Garage Sale» style eBay fundraising auction in support of the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), and the Garage's Education Center.

This is what we meant when, in our open letter to the Governor and California Air Resources Board, we stated that «Based on the experiences of existing REDD mechanisms and processes, we strongly believe that subnational REDD initiatives financed primarily or wholly through offsets will be inefficient, ineffective, and will lead to perverse outcomes.»

The San Francisco - based billionaire first gained notice in politics by bankrolling a series of California ballot initiative campaigns that boosted state energy efficiency actions, promoted land conservation, and defended the state's cap - and - trade law against industry rollback.

Formed in 2010, JCAP is a $ 122 million federally funded initiative based at the California Institute of Technology.

Mr Mahindra called on companies worldwide to commit to the Science Based Targets initiative ahead of the Global Climate Action Summit hosted in California in September 2018.

The initiative, called SPARK THE MARCH is an attempt by a community of entertainers — brought together under the banner of the Venice Beach, California - based social media hub, Winston House — to mobilize in support of the audiences that have supported them.

Journals are publishing special issues on the topic, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) launched a major round of funding in 2004 to promote testing of evidence - based methods, several states (for example, Maryland, Washington, and California) are developing statewide initiatives, and this past year ACF created five regional resource centers on implementation to expedite the dissemination of best practices.

The Lab catalyzes innovation in teacher practice through key partnerships, including direct work with school districts and their early childhood partners in California as part of a 10 - year place - based initiative in Oakland, San Jose, and Fresno, funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.

California's tobacco tax - funded «First Five» initiative was the single largest source of the broad - based funding