Sentences with phrase «against water companies»

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Exxon has argued against all the other shareholder proposals as well, including a «policy to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity»; a policy articulating Exxon's «respect for and commitment to the human right to water»; «a report discussing possible long term risks to the company's finances and operations posed by the environmental, social and economic challenges associated with the oil sands»; a report of «known and potential environmental impacts» and «policy options» to address the impacts of the company's «fracturing operations»; a report of recommendations on how Exxon can become an «environmentally sustainable energy company»; and adoption of «quantitative goals... for reducing total greenhouse gas emissions.»

CCA has launched more than half a dozen new products in the last few months, including Barista Bros iced coffee, Zico coconut water, Grinders coffee pods, Perfect Fruit — a frozen fruit whip — and new bottled water brands that sell at a discount to Mount Franklin's, and enable the company to compete against the cheap private - label water filling supermarket shelves.

I would happily mount a campaign against any formula company that tried to undermine breast feeding in the impoverished world, where there is no clean water.

Kudos to Food and Water Watch, which explains how the good guys won this time: «Given the enormous power of our opponents, like the big chicken industry and pharmaceutical companies who fought against us for three years, this victory is a real testament to the power of grassroots organizing.»

This month, consumers filed a class - action lawsuit against Blue Diamond Growers, the makers of Almond Breeze, alleging that the company falsely markets the drink as if it is primarily made from almonds when, in fact, it is composed of only 2 percent almonds, with water, sugar, and additives making up most of the rest.

Governor Cuomo, asked about the committee's requests during a recent trip to Utica, focused on all of the actions he's taken since January of this year, when he declared parts of the village a state Superfund site, began actions against the potentially responsible company, St Gobain, and installed water filters.

In its work for General Electric Co. through the years, the public relations firm owned by Mark Behan became entangled in a legal battle between GE and several river communities that filed federal lawsuits against the company when their water supplies were tainted by the PCBs dumped into the river from its plants in Fort Edward and Hudson Falls.

Governor Cuomo, asked about the committee's requests during a recent trip to Utica, focused on all of the actions he's taken since January of this year, when he declared parts of the village a state Superfund site, began actions against the potentially responsible company, Saint Gobain, and installed water filters.

David Engel, an attorney for Healthy Hoosick Water, said the agreement would allow the companies to seek recovery of costs incurred should anyone — including the village — attempt to bring personal injury or property damage claims against the companies.

An environmental law firm has filed a class - action suit against two companies connected with the water contamination in the Rensselaer County village of Hoosick Falls.

It would make it easier for residents of Hoosick Falls, which Marchione represents, to file a lawsuit against the companies responsible for the village's water pollution.

«This is pure harassment by fossil fuel barons against a non-violent, peaceful citizen activist who is a leader in the fight to protect our water, air and land against degradation by these gas companies.

As the group angrily questioned Malatras on why it took so long for the Department of Health to warn them against drinking their water, he focused on St. Gobain, the company that owns the factory connected to pollution of the municipal water supply, according to audio from the meeting.

The federal complaint against Mr. Skelos claims that he used his position to pressure a developer, believed to be mega-donor Glenwood Management, into getting his son a no - show consultant job at a company that produced water filtration systems for municipalities, a company which Glenwood holds substantial stock in.

International companies are also being pitted against one another because of water shortages and competition for existing resources.

«For example, a regulatory agency may issue punitive damages against a company's water use, but the supportive agency is trying to help the company save on electricity,» he said.

In each case, the EPA found evidence of contamination but declined to pursue further water sampling or disciplinary action against the energy companies.

Language: English Genre: Drama / Biography MPAA rating: R Director: Steven Soderbergh Actors: Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, Jack Gill Plot: A legal assistant who was previously uneducated brings suite against a power company for poisoning the water when at first no one believed her.

Family man Matt Damon (wearing Establishment specs) gets into hot water with the mob and the insurance company after conspiring with his wife's sister (both wife and sister played by Julianne Moore)-- all of which unfolds against a backdrop of bigotry as their neighbors, a black family, are hatefully hounded and attacked by the rest of the town.

The Samsung Galaxy A carries an IP68 rating against water and dust resistance, matching the company's flagship Galaxy S7 smartphone.

You can appeal against the decision if a water company says it won't fit a meter.

Industrial waste is regularly dumped into the river in Mumbai, whose waters have long been deemed unfit for human consumption, but the latest surge in blue dog sightings has prompted animal advocates to urge the government to take action against companies.

The participating artists appropriate mass - media technologies towards various ends: Paper Tiger Television establishes independent public access television as a critique against the commercial media industry, Guillermo Gómez - Peña stars in a guerilla television performance piece in an act of electronic civil disobedience and Danielle Dean uses the language of over 50 years of water and toothpaste company advertisements to explore the rhetoric around purity and whiteness.

Oil and Coal companies are laughing their asses off at the thought of people being against wind power because it kills birds — even if it were true (which it is not) could clean small wind power possibly kill as many birds as oil spills and ground water and air pollution from coal / oil power?

As a Native - led foundation, we feel it's imperative to continue to Stand with Standing Rock against an energy company that has little respect for Tribal sovereignty or people's right to access to clean water.»

On March 2, 2010 the EPA announced that it had granted a Clean Water Act permit for the Hobet 45 mine in Lincoln County, West Virginia after Hobet Mining LLC, a company owned by Patriot Coal, had agreed to additional «significant protections» against environmental impacts.

Barbara Fraser writes in The Daily Climate that «experts predict that climate change will exacerbate water scarcity, increasing conflicts between competing users, pitting city dwellers against rural residents, people in dry lands against those in areas with abundant rainfall and Andean mining companies against neighboring farm communities.»

Additionally, recognizing that we are being charged with illegal activities for simply protecting the water, we are taking back our power and charging the pipeline companies, banks and individuals behind this project with crimes against Humanity and crimes against Mother Earth.

Today, as oil began flowing through the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) and new revelations about DAPL's parent company, Energy Transfer Partners, hiring a private mercenary firm to run a counterinsurgency operation against water protectors in North Dakota and elsewhere, Rising Tide North America will continue to stand in solidarity with movements and people directly affected by the climate crisis.

The certification body PEFC has closed its complaint against Holzindustrie Schweighofer (Schweighofer), despite an investigation by the Romanian Ministry of the Environment, Water and Forests that concluded the company has been involved in various...

In related news, bottled water companies have issued a warning against a «premature shift» to tap

Under TCFD, companies report against governance, strategy, risk management metrics and targets related to climate risks using a 2 degrees C scenario and disclose information related to water consumption, energy use and efficiency, land use and development or use of products and services designed for a low - carbon economy.

Environmental disasters, such as the offshore spill in Santa Barbara and the water quality problems in Flint, Michigan, coupled with more aggressive government regulation (prior to 2017), have also led insurance companies to demand higher premiums and deductibles, and to refuse types of coverage that used to be routinely available, such as «cost - cap» environmental coverage, which protects against cost overruns for the remediation of polluted sites.

In the first federal trial over Hurricane Katrina damage, a Louisiana jury ruled against State Farm insurance company Wednesday, finding that wind, not water, destroyed the New Orleans home of plaintiffs Michael and Judy Kodrin.

Acting for a Saudi based utility company for water and energy services against its Chinese joint venture partners.

Represented a German technology company in an arbitration against a global heat transfer, separation and fluid handling conglomerate arising out of a joint venture to develop, manufacture and market and globally a water ballast treatment prodcut.

Representing a global engineering company in an ICC arbitration against Venezuela's national oil company, PDVSA concerning the termination of contracts for the operation of water injection platforms and counterclaims relating to maintenance of platforms.

Green Works is a pretty popular brand; the same way Coke and Pepsi saw the tide turning against soda and began investing in waters and juices, The Clorox Company has decided to start a green product line to fight back against... well, Clorox.

Texas allows licensed real estate brokers to use a drone to capture property images in connection with the marketing, sale, or financing of real property, and insurance company employees or affiliates may capture images using an unmanned aircraft in connection with an insurance policy or claim regarding real property or a structure on property.14 In Louisiana, the use of a drone for the purpose of spying upon others or otherwise invading the privacy of others is a criminal offense.15 Use of a drone in the space above property with intent to conduct surveillance constitutes «remaining in or upon property» or «entering upon immovable property» under the offense of criminal trespass.16 South Dakota passed a law making it a misdemeanor to land a drone on lands or water of another resident.17 The owner or lessee of the drone is liable for damage resulting from a forced landing of the drone.18 In Oregon, a property owner may bring a claim for invasion of privacy against a drone operator who flies over their property without permission (unless the drone operator complied with FAA requirements).19