Sentences with phrase «by leading think tank»

The rising tide of people with long - term conditions threatens to overwhelm Britain's economy and the NHS, according to a new report published today by leading think tank, Lancaster University's Work Foundation.

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The Fed Audit, which has consistently been fought by the Senate, could easily be dropped - with Republican legislators being able to point to the endorsement of the beltway's leading libertarian think tanks as evidence of being tough on the Fed.

* An earlier version of this entry mistakenly identified the paper's publisher as the Center for American Progress, a think - tank affiliated to the Action Fund and led by top Democrats, though it is officially non-partisan.

The Happy Planet Index is put together by the New Economics Foundation (NEF), the U.K.'s leading think tank promoting social, economic, and environmental justice.

A number of commentators, led by the right - leaning C.D. Howe Institute think tank, have argued the government should scale back CMHC's role in the mortgage - insurance market.

Capital Markets Economic Transition As China makes the transition to a consumer - led economy, it has the potential to generate an incremental $ 15 trillion in consumer spending over the next decade, according to a report by think tank The Demand Institute.

This claim that the future calls for corporate, interdisciplinary theological inquiry leads to the conclusion that futuristic research institutes and «think - tanks» are needed by the religious community as well as by secular agencies as we approach the twenty - first century.

The think tank session was held August 18, 2016, preceding the 2nd Annual Vail Scientific Summit hosted by the Steadman Philippon Research Institute and led by think tank co-chairs, Drs. Johnny Huard and Michael Coleman.

Into this mix dropped The Orange Book: Reclaiming Liberalism, published by the think tank Centre Forum in 2004, which contained essays by leading party figures, including Nick Clegg, Vince Cable, Chris Huhne and David Laws.

Daren Bakst, a research fellow in agricultural policy at the Heritage Foundation think tank, said sue and settle has led to «egregious antics» that have «effectively handed over the setting of agency priorities to environmental pressure groups,» and has led to rushed rulemaking by the agency.

In recent months, START - UP NY, a central part of Cuomo's massive economic development arsenal, has been vilified by some state legislators and conservative think tanks after it was reported the program created just 408 jobs across the state since 2014, leading the critics to question whether the $ 53 million spent on advertising and marketing was worth it.

Parties mustn't be led by wonks, lecturers and think - tanks.»

Mr Aitken is to lead a study for the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), a think tank headed by Iain Duncan Smith which advises Conservative party leader David Cameron on social issues.

Policy think tank, IMANI Ghana, has said the campaign promises by leading political parties in the country are «almost empty» and «without substance.»

The country's leading ID think tank says its supporters won't be deterred by the ruling.

The study, led by the Berlin - based think - tank Global Climate Forum (GCF) and involving the University of Southampton, presents, for the first time, comprehensive global simulation results on future flood damages to buildings and infrastructure in coastal flood plains.

«This is partly about reducing carbon emissions, but it's also an air quality issue that has become very, very urgent,» said Kate Gordon, vice chairwoman for climate and sustainable urbanization at the Paulson Institute, the China - focused environmental policy think tank led by former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson.

Serving as a think - tank intermediary to devise such a strategy, PASA developed a plan called Learning in Communities / Providence, led by Rhode Island Kids Count (RIKC) and funded by the Wallace Foundation, which had taken an interest in the needs of the city's after - school programs in April 2003 after several studies reported that high - quality after - school programs are an affordable and effective way to improve school attendance and success.

The research findings reinforced the pro-charter campaign led by a local think tank, the Pioneer Institute.

Throughout the program, fellows also have a chance to analyze issues and problems on deeper levels by getting involved with case - based «think tank» seminars, including one led by Reimers that is looking at education reform in Brazil, among other «cutting - edge education challenges and solutions,» he says.

Equally startling was the study's source: the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, a conservative think tank funded in large part by the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, one of the nation's leading backers of school choice.

Sponsored by the Aspen Institute, a think tank with global aspirations, the 15 - member commission was co-chaired by two former governors, Tommy G. Thompson of Wisconsin and Roy E. Barnes of Georgia, and included the law dean at the University of California at Berkeley, Christopher Edley, who is a leading advocate of private rights of action in education.

GCI, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization, is a centrist think tank led by a bipartisan group of former state lawmakers, economists, community leaders and academicians.

The four finalists were selected by a 17 - member review board composed of education researchers, policy researchers, practitioners and executives from leading universities, and education associations, think tanks, and nonprofits.

It's part of the Hoover Institution, a conservative and pro-business think tank funded in part by the Walton Foundation, and in partnership with Pearson, a leading developer of standardized testing materials.

This year's finalists were selected from among 75 of the largest districts in the country by a review board of 13 prominent education researchers, policy leaders, practitioners and executives from leading universities, education associations, civil rights advocacy organizations, think - tanks and foundations.

Rezidor has an industry - leading Responsible Business Program and is named one the World's Most Ethical Companies by the US think - tank Ethisphere since 2010.

Throughout the entire conference there will be industry think tanks and tech tables lead by the best of the youth and travel industry.

«By any measure, the snow pack this year is huge,» said Peter Gleick of the Pacific Institute, a leading water think tank.

Katie Worth, who authored the Frontline report, called the effort a «massive propaganda campaign by the nation's leading climate change skeptical think tank.»

The Heartland Institute — the right - wing think tank that, after years of defending big tobacco through the lens of «smokers» rights,» has become a leading proponent of climate change denial — included Manuel on a spreadsheet of 205 scientists and economists submitted to the EPA in May for a planned red team - blue team exercise to debate the threat posed by climate change.

This may have some explanatory power, but it is a very reductionist explanation — quickly leading to seeing AGW as concocted by «green influence» and groupthink, and climate skepticism by think - tanks and a few fringe scientists wanting the quick road to attention.

(See, for example, Ethical Issues Entailed By Economic Arguments Against Climate Change Policies, The original organizations that sought to undermine public support on climate policies by exaggerating scientific uncertainty have expanded to include ideological think tanks, front groups, Astroturf groups (i.e., groups organized by industry that pretend to be a legitimate grassroots organization), and PR firm led campaignBy Economic Arguments Against Climate Change Policies, The original organizations that sought to undermine public support on climate policies by exaggerating scientific uncertainty have expanded to include ideological think tanks, front groups, Astroturf groups (i.e., groups organized by industry that pretend to be a legitimate grassroots organization), and PR firm led campaignby exaggerating scientific uncertainty have expanded to include ideological think tanks, front groups, Astroturf groups (i.e., groups organized by industry that pretend to be a legitimate grassroots organization), and PR firm led campaignby industry that pretend to be a legitimate grassroots organization), and PR firm led campaigns.

«For years Heartland was a minor think tank that defended the tobacco industry by fighting for «smoker's rights» but then moved into climate change and has gradually become arguably the leading denial organization,» Riley Dunlap, a sociologist at Oklahoma State University who monitors climate deniers, told HuffPost.

Either by design (the researchers found conservative think tanks prefer «global warming» to «climate change») or because of how our minds processes the terms («global warming» seems to lead to an expectation of noticeably higher temperatures here and now), the concept of «global warming» meets significantly more resistance than «climate change.»

My aching sides — Ed] think - tank the Climate Institute found extreme weather events, caused by climate change, will lead to food price rises in the future.

Might TERI have had a slight advantage over the other think tanks — considering that TERI is led by the chairman of the IPCC himself?

UCS was a leading force behind the proposed effort by the Justice Department and various Democratic Party state attorneys general to prosecute ExxonMobil, other fossil - fuel companies, researchers, and think tanks who have expressed doubts about the claim humans are driving dangerous climate change.

But (thanks to Deep Climate's careful research) the record shows that the manipulation and politicization has been bought and paid for by the energy industry and executed by a sprawling network of think tanks and blogs - and by leading Republicans and their staffers.

Staffed by industry specialists, lawyers and other professionals, ACI operates as a think tank, monitoring trends and developments in all major industry sectors, the law, and public policy, with a view to providing information on the leading edge.

The concept of justice reinvestment came out of the Open Society Institute, a New York think - tank led by George Soros.

The Martin Prosperity Institute, a think tank affiliated with the University of Toronto, compiled a list of best places to live for young singles ages 20 - 29 — a giant subset of Generation Y. College towns and big cities dominated the list led by Boulder; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.; Madison, Wis.; and Boston.