Sentences with phrase «york fuelled interest»

Not exact matches

Environmentalists have long scrutinized Exxon Mobil for giving money «to dozens of right - leaning interest groups whose main purpose was to cast doubt on that very science» despite understanding the link between global warming and the burning of fossil fuels as early as the 1970s, according to the New York Times.

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

There's a really interesting article in the New York Times on how Obama tapped the power of social networks to fuel his run for the presidency.

New York Times Co. said it had the best quarter for subscriber growth in its history, fueled by continued interest in the new administration of Trump, though the company warned the pace of growth would slow in the second quarter.

A reader flagged an interesting, yet overlooked, aspect of Jacob Gershman's very interesting WSJ story about the lack of consensus among New York Tea Partiers on GOP gubernatorial hopeful Carl Paladino, who's banking in no small part on the support of disaffected Republicans to fuel his hoped - for primary victory over Rick Lazio.

Multiple sources said the mayor's renewed interest in booting Department of Investigation Commissioner Mark Peters was fueled by Peters» termination of Anastasia Coleman as head of the Office of the Special Commissioner of Investigation for the New York City school system.

Large donors have fueled Gov. Andrew Cuomo's campaign warchest, with 81 percent of his money coming from people who gave him $ 10,000 or more, a report by the New York Public Interest Research Group said today.

Fueled by a confluence of interests among urban parents, progressive educators, and school reform refugees, a small but growing handful of diverse charter schools like Capital City has sprouted up in big cities over the past decade: others are High Tech High in San Diego; E. L. Haynes in Washington, D.C.; Larchmont Charter School and Citizens of the World Prep in Los Angeles; Summit in Northern California; the five - school Denver School of Science and Technology (DSST) network; Community Roots, Brooklyn Prospect Charter School, and Upper West Success Academy in New York City; and Bricolage Academy, planned for New Orleans (see sidebar, page 33).

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To fuel interest in the tuner packages and special editions, Subaru debuted an STI Performance Concept car this month at the New York auto show.

The general point made when talking about people like Singer and so on is that they recieved major funding from fossil fuel interests — but isn't that also true of the New York Times, and doesn't it raise similar questions about the quality of their coverage?

The New York Times took the lead by reporting that Soon received many donations from the fossil fuel industry, which they believe constitutes a conflict of interest.

The New York Times writes «He has accepted more than $ 1.2 million in money from the fossil - fuel industry over the last decade while failing to disclose that conflict of interest in most of his scientific papers.»

Front page stories at The New York Times and The Washington Post have also highlighted Steyer's past investments in the fossil fuel industry and the profits accrued by the hedge fund he used to lead, noting the apparent inconsistency with his political advocacy.16, 17 Bill McKibben who helped inspire Steyer's opposition to the Keystone pipeline and who consults with the billionaire activist, offers an opposing perspective: «After years of watching rich people manipulate and wreck our political system for selfish personal interests, it's great to watch a rich person use his money and his talents in the public interest.»

Even Joe Romm, who excoriated the New York Times for giving Dyson's crackpot musings such wide exposure, did not question Dyson's integrity, much less suggest that he might be in the pay of fossil fuel interests.

Besides the usual suspects Fox News Channel and Wall Street Journal, leading news organizations without an obvious ideological ax to grind — including the New York Times, USA Today and the Washington Post — routinely fail to identify these think tanks as proxies for fossil fuel interests and all too often fail to rebut their specious claims.

Fort Drum in upstate New York is just the latest military facility to become the subject of overblown claims by wind power opponents with ties to fossil fuel interests.

In closing, the amendment lends support to the ongoing state Attorneys General investigations in both New York and California into what ExxonMobil and other fossil fuel interests knew, and when, about climate change risks and why the industry chose instead to attack the science to prolong its profits.

John Hochfelder at New York Injury Cases Blog says a lawsuit against the city subway system on behalf of a grossly drunk patron who tried to board between train cars is the sort of action that brings litigation into public disapprobation and might even fuel interest in relatively far - reaching reforms, like loser - pays.