Sentences with phrase «concerned citizen of the world»

As a Canadian supporter of the Green Party and a concerned citizen of the world, I am appalled that our Prime Minister has laid the basis for at 2 degree Celsius increase in world temperature.

In discussing some of the key issues involved, my hope is that as concerned citizens of the world, we will be enthused about taking some action, big or small, once we realize the enormity of the possible consequences of inaction.

That's a great thing for a climate blogger, as well as — and this is really the point — for any concerned citizen of the world who wants to understand the truth about climate science for themselves.

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To my way of thinking, the Whig tradition — and particularly the Catholic Whig tradition — offers the world's best statement of philosophical principles and practical guidelines concerning how and why free citizens should shape new societies worthy of their human rights and ordered liberties.

Ben & Jerry's has teamed up with the International Rescue Committee to ask concerned citizens to contact European leaders and ask them to support legislation to help some of the world's most vulnerable people rebuild their lives in safety.

As a global citizen concerned with infant health, I noted with great appreciation your statement on the occasion of the 2005 World Breastfeeding Week indicating UNICEF's continued commitment to the implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes.

Data centres for cloud computing can be located anywhere so there is some concern that data given by a British citizen may end up on the other side of the world without the individual's knowledge.

Mr Klaus, a natural eurosceptic, said last week his reluctance to sign the treaty because of concerns it could open up Czech citizens from property claims by Germans ousted after the second world war had been addressed.

As it reached the end of its term in office, Labour learnt the hard way that energy policy must engage with the real world concerns of consumers and citizens alike.

We hear him tell a congressional committee that he has no concerns about the collateral damage of attacks he ordered because he does not consider himself «a citizen of the world.»

While K - 12 education has been a perennial concern in the U.S., the pressures of providing equitable education to all of our citizens while keeping pace with the rest of the world are rising to alarming levels.

The Union of Concerned Scientists is a science - based nonprofit group working for a healthy environment and a safer world and combines independent scientific research and citizen action to develop innovative, practical solutions and to secure responsible changes in government policy, corporate practices, and consumer choices.

Educates and develops skilled veterinarians for a lifetime of investigation, innovation, and care and protection of animal health Discovers and disseminates knowledge concerning health and disease mechanisms of biomedical and veterinary medical importance Creates and utilizes effective methods for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of animal diseases and those transmissible to humans; and Provides a state - of - the - art veterinary medical resource center that serves the citizens of Oklahoma, the nation, and the world.

«Most concerned citizens trust environmental groups to fight on behalf of the public for sensible solutions to the world's environmental problems.

Dr. Ralph J. Cicerone, President of NAS, explained on the Royal Society's website that the NAS and RS are two of the world's leading scientific bodies, and, therefore, had «a responsibility to evaluate and explain what is known about climate change, at least the physical side of it, to concerned citizens, educators, decision makers and leaders, and to advance public dialogue about how to respond to the threats of climate change.»

By implementing the «Take Public Transit» option, Google and the Google Maps team have shown themselves to be concerned and capable world citizens; a «Bike There» feature addition to Google Maps would be the ultimate statement in support of sustainable development.

It took 13 years of bitter debate among governments, business leaders, scientists and concerned citizens before the world accepted his findings and moved to ban these chemicals through an international treaty, the Montreal Protocol, in 1987.

Türk's letter starts: «We are concerned to see that too often, the right to privacy of citizens of the world is left out at the launch of new technological applications.

«Although the long - term ethical and legal consequences of genetic testing for employment matters, insurance contracts, and preventive medicine and treatment are not yet fully known, cases of alleged genetic discrimination have been emerging in different parts of the world, prompting calls from concerned citizens for government action,» says.

Because North Korea has limited its technology access, this has raised concerns from Schmidt who finds North Korea's decision to prevent its citizens from connecting with the rest of the world using the Internet to be a very bad move.