Sentences with phrase «attacked by some environmentalists»

The decision came just days after a spill on TransCanada's existing Keystone line in South Dakota on Thursday sparked new attacks by environmentalists who pointed to the event as something the state could expect if the project is approved.

Geoengineering has been attacked by some environmentalists as creating a possible end run around the need for curbing emissions of greenhouse gases at the source, and also for coming with its own basket of potential environmental consequences.

The Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change has been vigorously attacked by some environmentalists and global warming alarmists who view it as a threat to their claim of a «consensus» in favor of their extreme views.

Dr. Wei - Hock «Willie» Soon, a solar physicist at the Harvard - Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, came under attack by environmentalists after co-authoring a peer - reviewed paper explaining «the widening discrepancy between prediction and observation» in climate change models, and members of Congress soon took sides.

Not exact matches

But the infusion of outside environmental spending in the race also gave Ernst an opening to attack her opponent, who she said was supported by a «billionaire extreme environmentalist» — Tom Steyer of NextGen Climate.

It has been some time since beef - particularly juicy steaks - have come under attack by weight watchers and environmentalists.

He was immediately criticized on various fronts by environmentalists, some scientists, and political opponents, who said he was simply recasting existing economic and technological trends as change, that he was trying to derail congressional initiatives (promoted mainly by Democrats and a small cluster of moderate Republicans), and that he was continuing an eight - year pattern of delay in attacking the creeping, but momentous, climate problem.

As scientists, policymakers, diplomats and environmentalists begin to converge on Copenhagen for climate talks, the integrity of leading climate change researchers has come under attack; a release of some 1,000 hacked e-mails from the University of East Anglia in Britain has created a stir, with some suggesting the e-mails demonstrate hoarding of and manipulation of data by climate researchers.

Mike says: February 3, 2011 at 2:57 pm As for: «However, the programs underlying message to the general public came across to me as that climate science was under attack by climate sceptics or deniers of science who are on a par with those that deny Aids, vaccines and extreme anti GM environmentalist activists.»

However, the programs underlying message to the general public came across to me as that climate science was under attack by climate sceptics or deniers of science who are on a par with those that deny Aids, vaccines and extreme anti GM environmentalist activists.

I'd like to hear someone attack Crichton's use of the benzene cancer scare as an example of fear mongering by environmentalist in the past.

He also offers corporate speaking and consulting services for the energy industry to combat «formidable attacks by so - called environmentalists that can put a halt to your projects and sabotage your bottom line.»

Scientists and environmentalists who point out the true extent of the crisis we face risk being attacked for being alarmist, not least by our Prime Minister and environment minister Malcolm Turnbull.

The school governor who challenged the screening of Al Gore's climate change documentary in secondary schools was funded by a Scottish quarrying magnate who established a controversial lobbying group to attack environmentalists» claims about global warming.

Facing criticism, biofuels industry forms new lobby group to influence lawmakers (7/25/2008) Under attack by politicians, aid groups, and environmentalists for driving up food prices and fueling destruction of ecologically sensitive habitats, some of the world's largest agroindustrial firms have formed a lobby group to influence consumers and lawmakers to support continued subsidies for biofuel production, reports Reuters.

Somewhat missing was my POl - 1: politicians (who may or may not actually be deluded), but who have constituencies where they will gain votes by attacking environmentalists or Al Gore.