Sentences with phrase «by activists in»

Germany's impressive wind and solar deployment in recent years has been used by activists in the environmental community, as well as governments, to argue against the need for investment in other zero carbon energy sources, particularly nuclear and other centralized forms of energy.

Reasonable papers are presented by activists in a one - sided manner, and conclusions are partially reported in order to exaggerate.

Mock occupation by activists in military uniforms mimics Russia's military incursion into east Ukraine

During this period, statistical information gathered by activists in Los Angeles revealed that over a period of ten years, of 53 one - person shows mounted at the Los Angeles County Museum, only one had been by a woman.

He has, however, requested that the gallery keep protest posters left by the activists in place, arguing: «I disagree with their statements about me and my work but I think they're important to consider as part of a larger picture.»

The two major players in the debate — led on one side by the teachers union and on the other by activists in the business community — are as polarized as ever, showing no sign of compromise.

The stereotype - shattering nature of the opioid drug crisis, both in Erie County and nationwide, has not gone unnoticed by activists in the black community who remember when the crack epidemic swept through low - income, urban neighborhoods in the 1980s and early»90s, leading to a spike in violent crime and homicides.

On Wednesday, I posted about potential NY Senate candidate Harold Ford Jr's appearance before the Stonewall Democrats in NYC, where he was heckled relentlessly by activists in the audience.

Two legislative sources told The Alt they expect this week will be critical in efforts to entice the IDC to end their deal with Republicans — partly due to backroom efforts by union heads, activists and «heavy hitters» in the Democratic Party and partly due to intense protests planned by activists in IDC member districts.

they expect this week will be critical in efforts to entice the IDC to end their deal with Republicans — partly due to backroom efforts by union heads, activists and «heavy hitters» in the Democratic Party and partly due to intense protests planned by activists in IDC member districts.

He showed real leadership this week, managing to head off a call to scrap Trident by activists in the face of a resurgent Russia.

Asked about her Facebook posts on the issue of abortion rights, which were surfaced by activists in the district, Perez Williams did not dispute their authenticity.

Allegations of sexual abuse have ranged from a charge of rape by an activist in the opposition Labour Party by a senior party member, to unconfirmed details of serial «sex pests» on a list reportedly drafted by aides and researchers in parliament.

The New Scientist article is just another political rant by an activist in a journal sporting Science in its title.

Not exact matches

And I'd been guilty of perpetuating this sort of prejudice by perpetuating stereotypes of psychics as shifty, exotic people or as being unreal, unable to be found as mothers or neighbors or activists like Emily, who's active in social justice - based causes, particularly the fight for transgender equal rights.

MILAN, April 23 - A judge ruled in favor of an appeal by Telecom Italia and its leading investor Vivendi to block a vote on some board director replacements proposed by activist fund Elliott at an April 24 shareholders meeting, a court document showed.

Forty - four major law firms and 55 corporate legal departments are teaming up to boost diversity in the legal profession by drawing on two inspirational figures: the late Dan Rooney, beloved owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Arabella Mansfield, a 19th century women's rights activist who became the first American woman admitted into the legal profession in 1869.

The 69 - year - old railroad veteran stormed into Canadian Pacific in June 2012 after a proxy battle led by activist investor Bill Ackman and has made good on his promise to repair the underperforming company.

Police used water hoses in below - freezing temperatures to keep about 400 protesters at bay, a move criticized by activist groups, the American Civil Liberties Union and elected officials concerned about freedom of expression and the escalation of violence.

Activists had fought against both pipelines — the protest at the Standing Rock reservation over the Dakota Access pipeline that was led by Native Americans made headlines in 2016.

In terms of other technical IT platforms, an FSB cyber operative flagged up the «Telegram» enciphered commercial system as having been of especial concern and therefore heavily targeted by the FSB, not least because it was used frequently by Russian internal political activists and oppositionists.

Earlier, about 100 conservative South Korean lawmakers and activists staged a sit - in near the border with North Korea, facing off against about 2,500 South Korean police to protest against the arrival of a northern delegation led by an official accused of being behind a deadly 2010 attack on a South Korean warship.

The concern comes in the wake of complaints by environmental activists and trade unions that this deal and others will erode standards for food, work and industry.

Whole Foods hired the advisory firm Evercore Partners earlier this year to defend itself from pressure by activist shareholder Jana Partners, which announced in April it had amassed an 8.3 percent stake and pushed for changes to the Whole Foods board of directors.

Democrats, liberal advocacy groups, and immigrants» rights activists have long been opposed to the idea, which has been repeatedly proposed by Republican lawmakers in recent years.

The Liberal leader, who owes her thumping electoral victory in large part to fear of public - sector job cuts promised by the opposition Progressive Conservatives, has promised to govern from the «activist centre.»

The activist investor bought eBay (ebay) stock in January 2014, demanded a split with PayPal at the same time, and he got that split by September 2014.

(The «me too» movement was initially started by the activist Tarana Burke, a sexual assault survivor, in the mid-2000s, according to the Los Angeles Times.)

The change is a win for Wintergreen Advisers LLC, a firm run by activist investor David Winters, who despite a tiny stake in Coke, has loudly agitated against the stock - compensation plan, saying it was a «raw deal» for investors.

Costs are both financial, including listing fees and the expenses associated with mandatory disclosures and other regulatory requirements, and less tangible, such as the perceived burden of quarterly earnings releases, the risk of being targeted by activist investors, and higher visibility that can result in political or competitive pressure.

The attacks, which took place this year and have not been previously reported, jeopardized the communications of activists, journalists and other people in sensitive positions in Iran, where Telegram is used by some 20 million people, said independent cyber researcher Collin Anderson and Amnesty International technologist Claudio Guarnieri, who have been studying Iranian hacking groups for three years.

Last month, Dimon prevailed at the bank's annual meeting when only 32 percent of shareholders voted in favor of a proposal — backed by activist groups after the «London Whale» trading losses — to strip him of the chairmanship.

When asked about the campaign by a journalist, one of the unnamed activists remarked the «campaign is not meant to harm the gay people who live in the nine cities» [in unprotected states] that are bidding for Amazon's foothold.

In addition to Bright, Netflix recently bought a war - movie satire by Brad Pitt and a drama about a Cambodian human - rights activist, directed by Pitt's wife, Angelina Jolie Pitt.

Backed by a minimum - wage activist group, employees that suffered severe burns on the job have filed complaints against the chain in 19 cities.

The move is part of a renewed national groundswell of action to prevent further gun violence, inspired by the student activists who survived a recent school shooting in Florida

Chipotle as part of the announcement also said that it would give its chickens more space (6 pounds per square foot), provide them with improved lighting and litter in their housing, and change how its chickens are slaughtered to a practice pushed for by animal welfare activists.

Pandora has been urged to explore a sale by Corvex Management LP, a hedge fund run by Keith Meister, a protégé of activist investor Carl Icahn, after it disclosed a 9.9 percent stake in Pandora in May.

Valeant, backed by activist investor Bill Ackman, whose Pershing Square Capital Investment holds some 10 per cent of Allergan stock, originally announced its takeover bid back in April and has since boosted it twice to some US$ 53 billion.

Their move follows an activist campaign by hedge fund Starboard Value LP, which is pushing Yahoo to consider a deal with AOL and unlock Yahoo's valuable stakes in Asian Web companies.

«I think it's a concerted effort that there is too much money to be made here and (they're) not going to be deterred by the structural or cultural defences (anymore),» said Chris Young, who works with companies on the receiving end of activist campaigns at Credit Suisse in New York.

This came after several clashes between police and activists in North Dakota, most recently a confrontation with several hundred protesters where police responded by spraying people with water and tear gas amid freezing temperatures.

Activists use their ownership stakes in public companies to pressure them to change in order to boost returns — whether by restructuring their businesses, shaking up management, or even putting themselves up for sale.

As if Nooyi wasn't facing enough pressure, she soon had to contend with a major activist investor: Nelson Peltz, who took a stake in the company and began agitating for PepsiCo to undo its merger of Pepsi and Frito - Lay, just as Kraft (KRFT) had spun off Mondelez after a similar campaign by Peltz.

While Krasner has been criticized by some for his lack of insider experience, he gained a rabid following in Philadelphia among the city's activists, liberals, and leftists.

Documents obtained by the Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley show the US channeled funding... [that]... vigorously supported activists and politicians who have fomented unrest in Egypt, after autocratic president Hosni Mubarak was ousted in a popular uprising in February 2011.

Buoyed by an unquenchable thirst for short - term stock gains, traders and activist investors are mounting pressure on a wide array of companies to cut research and capital expenditures in order to increase stock buybacks and thus boost stock prices.

In the summer of 2015, the activist hedge fund founded by Paul Singer had gone to war in the Republic of Samsung to stop the South Korean conglomerate from going through with what Singer considered to be an unfair deaIn the summer of 2015, the activist hedge fund founded by Paul Singer had gone to war in the Republic of Samsung to stop the South Korean conglomerate from going through with what Singer considered to be an unfair deain the Republic of Samsung to stop the South Korean conglomerate from going through with what Singer considered to be an unfair deal.

Getting photo bombed by climate activists during an appearance before the Vancouver Board of Trade in January is unlikely to change Stephen Harper's commitment to diversifying Canada's energy markets.

MILAN, April 23 (Reuters)- A judge ruled in favor of an appeal by Telecom Italia (TIM) and its leading investor Vivendi to block a vote on some board director replacements proposed by activist fund Elliott at an April 24 shareholders meeting, a court document showed.