Sentences with phrase «aggressive environmental goals»

«If we've found the magic juice,» explained Bruce Hendee, who bears the title of Fort Collins» chief sustainability officer, it has been connecting the city's biggest employer, Colorado State University, along with the business community — a growing assortment of companies including 10 breweries — to a community action plan that focuses on people, aggressive environmental goals and profit.

Not exact matches

Samuels and other environmental advocates are concerned that while Cuomo has put forth progressive goals and policies, the governor has not been aggressive enough in solidifying them into state laws to push New York ahead.

Environmental Advocates of New York says the Cuomo team deserves credit for its aggressive State Energy Plan, but cautions the goals may be just out of reach should the state go the way of re-firing outdated fossil fuel plants and raiding carbon abatement programs like the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

Environmental groups were hoping — and will push, during the comment period — for a more aggressive goal, that would translate to even more significant benefits.

In recent years, the state of Minnesota has pursued a series of increasingly aggressive renewable energy and «clean energy» policies that cost electricity consumers billions of dollars, without achieving its ambitious environmental protection goals.