Sentences with phrase «national ocean policy»

He is a steadfast supporter of the National Ocean Policy and sees the interagency coordination it enables to be more critical than ever in the face of climate change.

He has also voted to protect the National Ocean Policy, which improves ocean governance by facilitating communication and coordination across the 20 federal agencies with jurisdiction for ocean issues.

She has also cosponsored important Coral Reef Conservation and Marine Debris bills, and has gone to bat for President Obama's National Ocean Policy.

And before that she worked at the American Geophysical Union, the Environmental Protection Agency in the oceans and coastal protection division, and the White House Council on Environmental Quality to develop and advance the National Ocean Policy.

The National Ocean Policy strategy document that references the need to improve sea ice prediction and to assess its impacts on arctic ecosystems and human activities: http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/oceans/implementationplan

In the 112th Congress, she's fought for innovative fishery management practices and for a sensible national ocean policy that balances short term resource needs with long term sustainability.

This effort laid the groundwork for President Obama's National Ocean Policy, and for the current initiative to establish a national endowment for ocean conservation projects.

He has worked to protect both fish and fishermen, knowing that sustainable fisheries practices lead to sustainable fishing jobs, and has been a tireless defender of the National Ocean Policy.

Bilbray has also voted to continue granting billions in subsidies to Big Oil while cutting funds to important initiatives like the National Ocean Policy.

This contest is an exciting opportunity to highlight all of the special coastal places people care deeply about and Surfrider's work to protect them through regional ocean planning under the National Ocean Policy.

Rep. Runyan has been an outspoken opponent of the National Ocean Policy and repeatedly attempted to weaken provisions of the law aimed at ending overfishing.

The Budget advances the President's National Ocean Policy with funding for coastal zone management and planning, competitive grants in support of regional ocean partnerships, integrated ecosystem assessments, catch - share based fisheries management, and research on ocean acidification.

She also supports a National Ocean Policy and recently sponsored H.R. 5821, to promote coral reef research, and cosponsored H.R. 1456, to end shark finning.

National Ocean Policy Law Review Article - In 2012, the Ocean & Coastal Law Journal from Maine Law School published an article by Surfrider Foundation's Legal Director, entitled «The U.S. National Ocean Policy: One Small Step for National Waters, but Will It Be the Giant Leap Needed for Our Blue Planet?»

This article explains what the National Ocean Policy is, how it builds upon and is distinguished from past ocean governance laws, and what the NOP will need to succeed in effectively managing our coastal resources and preserving the value of our coasts, including the recreational and ecological services it provides.

National Ocean Policy and Regional Ocean Partnerships - On July 19, 2010, President Obama issued an executive order, establishing the first comprehensive National Ocean Policy for the United States (Executive Order 13547).

Eric Schwaab says the partnership is producing the kind of benefits laid out in President Obama's National Ocean Policy.

In September, it released a draft National Ocean Policy emphasizing protection of the oceans and recommended that a new National Ocean Council (NOC) be formed to implement the policy and improve planning.

Lawmakers had also specifically mentioned that the National Ocean Policy (NOP) wouldn't receive any funds in the FY16 budget — noting that no funds had been requested, either.

I'm proud of the work that I've done in Congress to address many of the problems identified by Ocean Champions, chiefly climate change and establishing a national oceans policy.

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This comprehensive, groundbreaking legislation set the groundwork for the National Policy for the Stewardship of the Ocean, Coasts, and Great Lakes initiated by the Obama Administration.

In addition to our work in Massachusetts, Mass Audubon has been an influential player in national ocean conservation policy.

The Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship provides a unique educational and professional experience to graduate students who have an interest in ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources.

In a paper published in Marine Policy yesterday, Tom Polacheck, a senior researcher at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), the Australian national research agency in Hobart, presents a case study of how a paper from CSIRO submitted to a subgroup of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission had to be pulled owing to political concerns.

In light of ongoing threats to the oceanic environment and economy, President Obama has set up a task force to craft a national ocean stewardship policy

The authors highlight the need for a national policy of environmental management to protect the coupled human - ocean ecosystem.

In light of ongoing threats, President Obama last June set up a task force to craft a national ocean stewardship policy.

Chris Caldow has been with NOAA since 2000 when he became a Knauss Marine Policy Fellow with the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science's (NCCOS) Biogeography Branch at NOAA Headquarters, a unit specializing in mapping the distributions of marine plants and animals to aid decision makers faced with spatially explicit management decisions.

«From his leadership in passing the National Endowment for the Oceans to his Chairmanship of the bipartisan Senate Ocean Caucus, Senator Whitehouse is a leader who works across the aisle to shape the future of ocean policy.&rOcean Caucus, Senator Whitehouse is a leader who works across the aisle to shape the future of ocean policy.&rocean policy.»

The Marine Science and Policy Series, Program for the Human Environment, The Rockefeller University, and Monmouth University 2017 Final Report of the 2016 National Ocean Exploration Forum: Beyond the Ships 2020 — 2025.

He served as professor of environmental sciences at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (1971 — 94); distinguished research professor at the Institute for Space Science and Technology, Gainesville, FL (1989 — 94); chief scientist, U.S. Department of Transportation (1987 — 89); vice chairman of the National Advisory Committee for Oceans and Atmosphere (NACOA)(1981 — 86); deputy assistant administrator for policy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1970 — 71); deputy assistant secretary for water quality and research, U.S. Department of the Interior (1967 — 70); founding dean of the School of Environmental and Planetary Sciences, University of Miami (1964 — 67); first director of the National Weather Satellite Service (1962 — 64); and director of the Center for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Maryland (1953 — 62).

Nancy has worked professionally on endangered species, oceans, and population public policy at the national and international levels for 15 years with national environmental groups.

If you're interested, the NGOs I've been following are listed below: [note] 350.org, Breakthrough Institute, Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife, Earth Justice, Earth Policy Institute, Environmental Defense Fund, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace USA, National Audubon Society, Natural Resources Defense Council, Ocean Conservancy, Oceana, ONE Campaign, Oxfam International, Rainforest Action Network, Resources for the Future, Rocky Mountain Institute, Sierra Club, World Resources Institute, World Watch, World Wildlife Fund [/ note]

Holdren will become Obama's science adviser as director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy; Lubchenco will lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which oversees ocean and atmospheric studies and does much of the government's research on global warming.

Tim Carmichael — President, Coalition for Clean Air Theo Colborn — President, The Endocrine Disruption Exchange Jeremy Jackson — Oceanographer, Scripps Institute for Oceanography Tzeporah Berman — Campaign Director & Founder, Forest Ethics Gloria Flora — Director, Sustainable Obtainable Solutions Mikhail Gorbachev — Founding President, Green Cross International, 1990 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Omar Freilla — Director, Green Worker Cooperatives Wallace J. Nichols — Senior Scientist, The Ocean Conservancy Diane Wilson — Author, An Unreasonable Woman Andrew Weil — Director, Program for Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona Thomas Linzey — Executive Director, Community Environment Legal Defense Fund Michel Gelobter — President, Redefining Progress Jerry Mander — Director, International Forum of Globalization William McDonough — Architect, William McDonough & Partners (as Bill McDonough) Bruce Mau — Creative Director, Bruce Mau Designs John Todd — Ecological Designer Rick Fedrizzi — President & CEO, US Green Building Council Greg Watson — Vice President, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative Lester Brown — President, Earth Policy Institute Herman Daly — Professor, University of Maryland, Former Senior Economist, World Bank Betsy Taylor — Founder, Center for the New American Dream Wade Davis — Explorer - in - Residence, National Geographic Society Leo Gerard — President, United Steel Workers International Union Mathew Petersen — President & CEO, Global Green USA Peter Warshall — Ecologist, Whole Earth Catalogue Andy Lipkis — President & Founder, Tree People Rest of cast listed alphabetically: David Attenborough (archive footage) George W. Bush (archive footage) Al Gore (archive footage) Arnold Schwarzenegger (archive footage) Brian Williams (archive footage)

The Assembly First Nations» (AFN) Environment unit supports First Nations exercising their Inherent and Treaty rights over all terrestrial, aquatic and ocean habitats and resources, while facilitating and coordinating national First Nations perspectives on policy, program and legislative developments.

If you live close to the ocean in National City or are on the ground floor, then you might want to consider this optional renters insurance extra to include on your rental insurance policy.