Sentences with phrase «challenges by citizens»

One was shut down again due to legal challenges by citizens groups.

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The company also sent the FDA something called a «citizens petition,» signed by 16 nutritional experts, which challenged the FDA's standards regarding the use of fats, in particular healthy fats.

JUNE 2008: Inspired by business director Michelle Hoar's ranting about Gordon Campbell's $ 100 cheque for each British Columbian upon launch of the «revenue neutral» carbon tax, The Tyee team gets creative and launches Green Your Campbell Cash, a microsite that challenges citizens to actually do something green with their $ 100.

«In my view, the Nebraska legislature pulled out all the stops to give TransCanada the prize by cutting off any ability on the part of the state's citizens to mount a meaningful challenge to the permitting process.

A decade after 9 / 11 - even the most intellectually challenged American should have understood that in the part of the world where there is instability and power vacuum - the slightest excuse can be used to rally people for a cause - and the Prophet is a powerful «cause» - that can be misused by political forces... So, any American who irresponsibly puts the lives of his fellow citizens in danger by using such provocation is a traitor to his country.

It seems, moreover, on the basis of public opinion polls, that this challenge is already accepted by a majority of our fellow citizens and thus the question of its establishment as a matter of law has not provoked a debate worthy of the momentous issues at stake.

There is a real possibility that the moral and religious motivations of some citizens will become not only actionable at public law, through constitutional suits challenging legislation informed by such motives, but also actionable at private law.

Although many of these claims challenge the veracity of «organic,» «healthy,» and «100 %» claims on labels, several states are affording new opportunities to attack ingredient labels — an area that federal courts have traditionally found to be preempted (barred) by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with no private right of action for individual citizens.

Green party politicians Caroline Lucas and Jenny Jones and former MP George Galloway jointly brought the case in order to challenge the blanket collection of citizens» electronic metadata under the «Tempora» programme, as revealed by Edward Snowden.

The fifth spot goes to yesterday's story about the legal challenge by three politicians to the blanket surveillance of British citizens by the intelligence service.

Saraki said that the crises in the country were not unconnected to the economic challenges being faced by citizens.

But now, there appears to be a new emerging thinking on the left that is now beginning to challenge inequalities of power in relation to the citizen and welfare state, which were once believed to be inevitable by social democrats.

The Governor said that the unfortunate security challenges in the South East of the country fueled by hate speeches, violent agitation, rumour and sentiment on social media, should not be basis for any attempt at reprisal attack on innocent citizens.

The blanket surveillance of British citizens by the intelligence services was challenged in court today in a landmark case brought by three leading politicians.

Demon of Islamophobia hanging over the community However, in the aftermath of the 7/7 atrocities in London, a new challenge rose which the community was not ready to face — a few bad apples from within it were hell - bent to wreck the boat by mindlessly causing harm to fellow citizens.

Earlier this month, a state supreme court justice quickly dismissed a challenge to Cruz's ballot status brought by two individuals who claim the senator's birth in Canada makes him ineligible to run for president under the Constitution's requirement that anybody serving in this office be a «natural born citizen.»

«On the Continuous Voter Registration, we are aware of the challenges still faced by citizens in some centres and we have been responding within the limits of our resources,» the REC said.

Half a dozen senators and several private citizens of filed a lawsuit challenging the law pushed through by the Senate Democrats last year that changed the way prisoners are counted for the purposes of redistricting, Senate sources confirm.

«Leveraging a digital control mechanism means we can give value to the millions of observations collected by volunteers» and «it allows a new kind of science where citizens can directly contribute to the analysis of global challenges like climate change» say Hamed Mehdipoor and Dr. Raul Zurita - Milla, who work at the Geo - Information Processing department of ITC.

A tremendously cinematic study of the bid by citizens» groups to challenge the power of Mexico's drug gangs

Hence, one of the biggest challenges for the construction of Latin American subject of a new type is conditioned by these new forms of citizen participation, appropriation or reappropriation of them whose potential, both for playing domination as mechanisms for mobilizing systemic anti-social, especially digital democracy, is incalculable.

In his recent book, titled Immigrants Raising Citizens, he concludes that these children often show signs of developmental delays due to the additional challenges posed by their parents» status.»

By refusing to lay out the true nature of Connecticut's financial problems, Connecticut citizens won't have the information necessary to engage in an honest and thoughtful discussion about the challenges and issues facing the state.

Educators, policymakers, parents, and others interested in preparing students to be productive global citizens will gain a clear understanding of what kinds of knowledge and skills constitute «digital competence» and «global competence,» and what schools can — and must — do to meet the challenges and opportunities brought about by globalization and technology.

By establishing and maintaining high standards, we hope to develop responsible, productive citizens who will be prepared to meet the challenges of the future.

State and federal policy, however well - intended, can go awry in implementation or become out of balance with the real needs and challenges faced by public schools and valued by citizens.

... to cultivate the potential in every student to thrive as a global citizen by inspiring a love of learning and civic engagement, by challenging and supporting every student to achieve academic excellence, and by embracing the full richness and diversity of our community.

These factors are the norm in international corporate and political issues, however, and will become the challenge ahead to draw new taxation codes that don't leave citizens of one or another country feeling ripped off by multinational business arrangements.

In the challenge of smart services, cities must balance enhancing serviceability and streamlining processes with meeting citizens» expectations, fed by ongoing innovations in efficient technologies.

Being a regional shelter, the shelter staff and Humane Society of Central Texas were struggling with an overwhelming demand for their services from citizens and service providers challenged by a growing stray cat and dog population.

Heartened by so many young and passionate Chinese citizens who have taken it upon themselves to challenge their country's antiquated attitudes toward animals and improve China's reputation as a developing and progressive nation, Adam said he does see a light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to the end of the pet meat trade.

The agents get sent on assignments to help those in need, but rather than offering the unfortunate citizen physical help, they help by musical inspiration, encouraging people to overcome their challenges on their own.

The local economy failed and its citizens faced critical health challenges caused by the environmental hazards left behind.

McMillian juxtaposes these sculptures with works such as Untitled (The Supreme Court Painting)(2004 - 06) that challenge the terms that government and the media use to discuss justice, democracy and the rights of citizens in their private space, especially as these political ideals are experienced by African Americans.

Kerry will likely face resistance in seeking lockstep commitments, of course, given that India's prime challenge is bringing reliable electricity and affordable fuels by any means to its billion - plus citizens — some 400 million of whom were unaffected by last year's blackouts because they have no access to electricity at all.

He will be challenged by tribes and thoughtful citizens that recognize that some places are too special to develop.

They've created a «Climate Solutions Caucus» in the House to «explore policy options that address the impacts, causes, and challenges of our changing climate,» according to House filings quoted last week by Citizens» Climate Lobby.

Obama should challenge the United States — with the help of every citizen and sector — to become the world's most energy - efficient industrial economy by 2035.

Here's a look at the world's biggest blackout and India's underlying energy challenge by someone who works to bring electricity to the hundreds of millions of Indian citizens for whom the grid failures are an abstraction because they were never on the grid to begin with.

Citizens from around the country will be challenging the DEA's «Final Rule» on hemp food products by visiting more than 70 DEA outposts for a picnic at noon on April 21, 2003.

Citizens are invited to sign on to the #FollowTheFrog 30 - Day Sustainability Challenge, which includes a simple but meaningful step - by - step guide on how to #FollowTheFrog to a more sustainable tomorrow.

I'd think anyone aspiring to the title of «citizen scientist,» or frequenting a blog where the idea of challenging mainstream assumptions is championed, would want to look directly at what the research says rather than having it filtered by bloggers of whatever bias or just making WAGs.

Uroš Macerl, an organic farmer from Slovenia, successfully stopped a cement kiln from co-incinerating petcoke with hazardous industrial waste by rallying legal support from fellow Eko Krog activists and leveraging his status as the only citizen allowed to challenge the plant's permits.

Uroš Macerl, Slovenia: Uroš Macerl, an organic farmer from Slovenia, successfully stopped a cement kiln from co-incinerating petcoke with hazardous industrial waste by rallying legal support from fellow Eko Krog activists and leveraging his status as the only citizen allowed to challenge the plant's permits.

Former Sen. John WarnerMore senators and citizens might support a climate bill if it emphasized the national security challenges presented by climate change, former Virginia Sen. John Warner (R) argued on Tuesday.

In 2010, after the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, WTP / ATP successfully challenged the constitutionality of the Montana Corrupt Practices Act of 1912, which prohibited independent political expenditures by corporations.»

Unless nations specifically identify the equity principles that have guided their ghg emissions reductions, and the assumptions about warming limits entailed by their INDC, nations and citizens around the world who may be harmed by illigitmate uses of common pool resources have an insufficient factual basis to challenge the potentially unethical responses of nations to their ethical obligations.

At the same time Chinese citizens are increasingly rights - conscious and challenging the authorities over livelihood issues, land seizures, forced evictions, abuses of power by corrupt cadres, discrimination, and economic inequalities.

This cars - only model is being challenged by the National Complete Streets Coalition, a powerful assemblage of citizen groups, including the Natural Resources Defense Council, AARP, and numerous local and national cycling organizations.

A government truly of the people, for the people, and by the people is not threatened by citizens issuing such a challenge.