Sentences with phrase «by advocating directly»
By advocating directly to the state legislature, the Governor's office, local and federal officials, businesses, and the public, CalTravel addresses issues that affect the state's tourism industry.
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Decentralization, like the kind advocated by blockchain startups and cryptocurrencies, allows users to trade directly with each other without having to go through a (predatory) middleman.
By being a hemp advocate or business person in the United States, to directly compete with domestic farmers is contradictory to the sustainable advocacy the entire industry has begun to adopt.
can only occur where there exists some institutional umbrella that can protect human rights advocates and offer both political and material support for human rights activities: a church...; a press sufficiently independent so that it can report information the government would prefer not be made public and that can offer a forum for some opponents of the government; professional associations, academic and intellectual centers which are financially solvent and not directly controlled by military or government officials.
Couldn't agree more Colin, over at Voters Act we're trying to merge the two by allowing supporters to create fundraising pages and advocate for campaigns directly to their peers.
Child Victims Act Since 2006 Safe Horizon has taken an increased leadership role in advocating for passage of the Child Victims Act by organizing an energetic, statewide coalition of survivors and advocates, leading press conferences with key government officials, advocating directly with lawmakers in Albany, and more.
Since 2006 Safe Horizon has taken an increased leadership role in advocating for passage of the Child Victims Act by organizing an energetic, statewide coalition of survivors and advocates, leading press conferences with key government officials, advocating directly with lawmakers in Albany, and more.
Transportation advocates called on frustrated subway riders to become activists by tweeting their frustrations with the system directly to Cuomo.
Inspired by her work outdoors with children, in 2007, Laurie began to directly advocate for the environment, becoming a water advocate on the Rockland Water Coalition and opposing the proposed desalination plant at Haverstraw Bay on the Hudson River.
«At the same time that the Energy Company was paying Percoco's wife and the union president's daughter tens of thousands of dollars per year for low - show jobs, Kelly repeatedly sought Percoco's assistance in advocating on the Energy Company's behalf to various State officials, and the union president advocated directly to Percoco regarding the union's support for the Energy Company's proposed New York power plant and submitted a letter from his union, addressed to Governor Cuomo, setting forth the union's support for the plant,» the letter submitted by prosecutors states.
Utility executives and smart grid advocates agree that apart from the smart grid projects funded by $ 4 billion in federal stimulus grants, most current smart grid investment is going into improving the efficiency, reliability and profitability of power supply, rather than reaching consumers directly.
Most activities were directly related to the policy goals being pursued by the student advocates.
Such scenarios are why some advocates of autonomous vehicles, notably the folks at Google, want to avoid the risks of Level 3 vehicles by leapfrogging directly to Level 4, where the vehicle comes to a full stop for you.
DDR's Mission is to directly help the dogs from the streets of Detroit by advocating for alternatives to euthanasia, proper pet care education, low cost spay and neutering programs, as well as assisting low income families with pet food and medical resources.
The Humane Society is one of the nation's largest animal protection organizations and works to create meaningful social change for animals by investigating cruelty, educating the public, advocating for public policies that benefit animals, and directly caring for thousands of animals at shelters and rescues across the country.
ICW exists to lead efforts towards securing and improving the quality of life for women living with HIV by mobilizing, organizing, advocating, mentoring, and raising consciousness on the issues that directly impact lives.
By your logic, this discredits my statements about the value of clean rivers and preventing water pollution because I stand to directly benefit from the actions I advocate.
Probably the biggest grievance environmental justice advocates had with AB 398, according to Bill Magavern, policy director of the Coalition for Clean Air, is a specific provision that prohibits California's Air Resources Board and local air districts from directly regulating carbon emissions by sources that are also subject to the state's cap - and - trade program.
It is not an engine that converts heat to work, with efficiency limited by temperatures of reservoirs (see The Energy Advocate, November, 1997), but rather one that converts the electrical potential energy of the atoms into an electric current directly.
Political deals (sometimes dubbed «grand bargains») to win Republican support for carbon taxes, such as the proposal by Democratic Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) and Brian Schatz (HA) therefore risk alienating labor, low - income advocates and economic - justice activists, many of whom are already tepid at best about carbon tax legislation that doesn't directly invest considerable carbon revenues in a «just transition.»
Using words like could have «profound» impact, and the open door allowed by saying the projected future impacts are several decades away plays directly into the precautionary principle used by so many global warming advocates.
The Fair Housing Testing Coordinator / Advocate will be directly supervised by the Fair Housing Program Manager.
Nickles mentioned Dellinger and Goldstein by name and said D.C. Solicitor General Todd Kim and others in the attorney general's office would also be considered to replace Morrison as the oral advocate in the case, which will mark the first time in nearly 70 years that the Supreme Court will directly address the meaning of the Second Amendment's right to «keep and bear arms.»
Existing interviews with injured workers and their legal advocates describe a process whereby claims adjudicators made their decisions on the basis of the recommendations of medical doctors who were employed directly by the workers» compensation board.
At my firm, I work directly with clients so you can trust that you are being professionally represented by a seasoned and dedicated advocate that will aggressively protect your rights and fight for the most favorable outcome possible.
He also advocated reform of the Senate to render it a better guardian of provincial interests, suggesting in 1872 that senators be popularly elected or chosen directly by the provincial legislatures.
The rationale of pro-TWU advocates, backed up by Supreme Court jurisprudence directly on point, is that it's not permissible for a professional licensing body to refuse to recognize TWU students on the basis of TWU's religiously - inspired (and by all account bona fide) community charter.
Mar Monte stands side by side with other community groups and works with local legislators as in California and Nevada to advocate for issues that directly affect our patients» lives.
Volunteer advocates — empowered directly by the courts — offer judges the critical information they need to ensure that each child's rights and needs are being attended to while in foster care.