Sentences with phrase «by environmental groups attacking»

Rep. Jerry McNerney (D) ran a competent campaign but was significantly aided by millions of dollars worth of ads pumped into the district by environmental groups attacking Rep. Richard Pombo (R).

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Environmental group Friends of the Earth (FoE) has attacked the plans after a climate change amendment - which would have created a statutory requirement to consider climate change when approving major infrastructure projects - was defeated by 15 votes (with 24 Labour MPs rebelling).

On the other side, environmental groups led by NextGen Climate, which aspired to spend $ 100 million, unleashed waves of advertising to attack Republican positions on climate change, energy and the environment.

This memorandum will give fishers a more influential voice to protect all who engage in the practice, as well as the public which benefits from ornamental fishing, from false attacks by environmental organizations and animal rights groups.»

This «astroturfing» model has been used by AFP to launch groups pushing distortions against other progressive priorities: «-- The «Hot Air Tour» promoting global warming skepticism and attacking environmental regulations.

There is «empirical evidence» but it's identified by skeptics despite efforts by government funded agencies and environmental groups to block, deny, and discredit with personal attacks.

The National Center for Science Education has adopted as part of its mission the task of attacking researchers and commentators who question the biased and alarmist position on global warming staked out by the Obama administration and environmental advocacy groups, so Steven Newton's highly critical essay comes as no surprise.

In recent weeks I have been the target of attacks in the press by various radical environmental and politically motivated groups.

In a newsletter to clients titled «Defending Your Company Against an Activist Attack,» Randal Simonetti from the consulting firm EFP Rotenberg, opines that in order to successfully combat an attack by an environmental group you must, «first consider the driving motive that supports the attacker's existence.&Attack,» Randal Simonetti from the consulting firm EFP Rotenberg, opines that in order to successfully combat an attack by an environmental group you must, «first consider the driving motive that supports the attacker's existence.&attack by an environmental group you must, «first consider the driving motive that supports the attacker's existence.»

The muzzling trend would be worrisome enough on its own, but it has been accompanied in recent months by a furious round of federal budget cuts to basic research — particularly in the field of environmental science — and increasingly ferocious rhetorical attacks on environmental groups.

Lawsuits by states and advocacy groups are effectively blocking some of the most egregious attacks on environmental regulations.

Several environmental groups, including Environmental Defence, have seen donations grow markedly since Oliver launched his first rhetorical attack, while two of the groups most active in their opposition to Northern Gateway — ForestEthics and the David Suzuki Foundation — have restructured to avoid a government crackdown on their «advocacy» work (which by law can only comprise 10 per cent of a registered charityenvironmental groups, including Environmental Defence, have seen donations grow markedly since Oliver launched his first rhetorical attack, while two of the groups most active in their opposition to Northern Gateway — ForestEthics and the David Suzuki Foundation — have restructured to avoid a government crackdown on their «advocacy» work (which by law can only comprise 10 per cent of a registered charityEnvironmental Defence, have seen donations grow markedly since Oliver launched his first rhetorical attack, while two of the groups most active in their opposition to Northern Gateway — ForestEthics and the David Suzuki Foundation — have restructured to avoid a government crackdown on their «advocacy» work (which by law can only comprise 10 per cent of a registered charity's activity).

In his official statement, Soon wrote that he has «been the target of attacks in the press by various radical environmental and politically motivated groups» and that the «effort should be seen for what it is: a shameless attempt to silence my scientific research and writings, and to make an example out of me as a warning to any other researcher who may dare question in the slightest their fervently held orthodoxy of anthropogenic global warming.»

Trans fat, as described by the watchdog organization Environmental Working Group (EWG), is an artery - clogging synthetic blamed for 20,000 heart attacks and 7,000 deaths yearly.

The proposed plan, «Guidance for Protecting Building Environments from Airborne Chemical, Biological, or Radiological Attacks,» is under development by a working group representing the Environmental Protection Agency, the General Services Administration, and the departments of State, Defense, and Energy, under the direction of the Office of Homeland Security.