Sentences with phrase «current issues of power»

In one of his largest installations, REWIND, Rucker addresses social and cultural issues in race, class, and power by re-envisioning historical events and connecting them to current issues of power and injustice in America.

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WABA along with other members of the Right to Food and Nutrition Watch Consortium hope that all the initiatives presented in this 2013 edition of the Watch will enrich readers» understandings of the complex issues and foster many similar initiatives of resistance to challenge the current balance of power.

In the current issue of Campaigns & Elections, I examine four of these questions in detail, with a particular focus on the relative power of the Republican air dominance vs. the Democratic strength on the ground.

It is also quite clear that our current system vests far too much power in the government, power which has been continually used to ignore the people's wishes on issues like the EU, immigration and has allowed the unimpinged growth and expansion of government.

-LSB-...] Democratic Audit UK has a good discussion of the issue of fixed terms for the UK House of Commons, which were legislated by the current coalition government that took power following the 2010 election.

'' «notes the threats to the future of the Royal Mail and welcomes the conclusion of the Hooper Report that, as part of a plan to place the Royal Mail on a sustainable path for the future, the current six days a week universal service obligation (USO) must be protected, that the primary duty of a new regulator should be to maintain the USO, and that the Government should address the growing pensions deficit; notes that modernisation in the Royal Mail is essential and that investment must be found for it; endorses the call for a new relationship between management and postal unions; urges engagement with relevant stakeholders to secure the Government's commitment to a thriving and prosperous Royal Mail, secure in public ownership, that is able to compete and lead internationally and that preserves the universal postal service; further notes the Conservatives» failure to invest in Royal Mail when they were in power in contrast with Labour's support for both Royal Mail and the Post Office; and notes that legislation on these issues will be subject to normal parliamentary procedures.»

John Liu, the current comptroller, was active in the push for Dimon to give up some of his powers, but given Spitzer's history and reputation, the ex-governor could give the issue of corporate governance added heat and attention.

Researchers surveyed six power plants in the central Amazon in Brazil and found black vultures or turkey vultures soaring above the plants in nearly 80 % of the surveys, they report in the current issue of The Wilson Journal of Ornithology.

RD&D on carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology is needed, especially given our conclusion that the current atmospheric CO2 level is already in the dangerous zone, but continuing issues with CCS technology [7], [244] make it inappropriate to construct fossil fuel power plants with a promise of future retrofit for carbon capture.

Scarlett Johansson is in the current «Power of Women» issue of Variety, not only because of her Hollywood clout, but because of her work with Planned Parenthood.

There is a level of political apathy and misunderstanding of current issues at present and we aim to open people's minds by showing them the power they, themselves hold.

Teachers need not endorse any particular viewpoint or policy proposal in the current debate over the availability of firearms to help students explore the power of young people to galvanize public opinion and political support behind issues they care about.

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PS my first charge also only lasted 1 week, my second charge 3 days because of some wierd sleeping battery drain issue which has since gone away and my 3rd charge was 3 weeks of heavy use, my current charge has lasted 1 1/2 wks to about 75 % battery life (which may not be 100 % accurate, as I mentioned my wierd battery life indicator results, last time I got to about 50 % battery life and it would occasionally randomly power off, but then left me power it right back up, which lasted about 5 days of reading before the battery was completely exhausted).

Dive deep into the issues of the modern world, with its current geopolitical borders, using your country's power and economic strength to engage in military conflicts and international affairs.

It's unclear exactly how many more issues of Nintendo Power are planned after the recently published August issue (its 281st), or how current subscribers will be compensated.

Each of the speakers touched upon issues like today's America, racial tensions, the fickle power of capital, and the importance of addressing the current moment in their respective practices.

Beginning with her early photographic series Women of Allah (1993 - 1997), and continuing through her current practice, Neshat has consistently and fluently probed issues of gender, power, displacement, protest, identity, and the space between the personal and the political with a singular and powerful aesthetic.

ALH's exhibitions harness the power of creativity and inspiration to facilitate a responsive cross-community dialogue around not only contemporary art practices, but also current events and issues.

Lauren Adams (Baltimore, MD) Lauren Adams creates artwork that explores the histories of power, labor, and material culture to make connections that resonate with current sociopolitical issues.

Through a varied practice, Pedro Reyes addresses current social and political issues, especially exploring the power of individual and collective organization to incite change.

Heri Dono explores power structures and reflects upon socio - political issues of the current times in his new series of paintings and installation artwork.

After rapping through some of the energy issues we're facing — the high cost of current oil production methods, the ridiculous talking points around the Keystone XL, and pollution from coal power plants (highlighting China)-- the rapping crew takes a very brief look at Elon Musk's electric vehicle and solar solutions (but with the main focus being that he is on Mars dressed like Iron Man), then gives a satirical presentation of Richard Branson's asteroid mining plans.

Again, technologically possible is different that politically or financially possible — and doesn't really take into account distribution issues (not every place is as ideally suited for solar power as California and Texas, both singled out in the report)-- but even a small percentage of reaching this technologically potential would allow the US to have carbon - free power at current consumption levels, even allowing a generous expansion of electricity usage.

But the current development of wind power alternatives provides a great sense of local community control over the next round of energy development across the Great Plains, and many of the tribal representatives consider tribal wind power an environmental justice issue.

1 Executive Summary 2 Scope of the Report 3 The Case for Hydrogen 3.1 The Drive for Clean Energy 3.2 The Uniqueness of Hydrogen 3.3 Hydrogen's Safety Record 4 Hydrogen Fuel Cells 4.1 Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell 4.2 Fuel Cells and Batteries 4.3 Fuel Cell Systems Durability 4.4 Fuel Cell Vehicles 5 Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure 5.1 Hydrogen Station Hardware 5.2 Hydrogen Compression and Storage 5.3 Hydrogen Fueling 5.4 Hydrogen Station Capacity 6 Hydrogen Fueling Station Types 6.1 Retail vs. Non-Retail Stations 6.1.1 Retail Hydrogen Stations 6.1.2 Non-Retail Hydrogen Stations 6.2 Mobile Hydrogen Stations 6.2.1 Honda's Smart Hydrogen Station 6.2.2 Nel Hydrogen's RotoLyzer 6.2.3 Others 7 Hydrogen Fueling Protocols 7.1 SAE J2601 7.2 Related Standards 7.3 Fueling Protocols vs. Vehicle Charging 7.4 SAE J2601 vs. SAE J1772 7.5 Ionic Compression 8 Hydrogen Station Rollout Strategy 8.1 Traditional Approaches 8.2 Current Approach 8.3 Factors Impacting Rollouts 8.4 Production and Distribution Scenarios 8.5 Reliability Issues 9 Sources of Hydrogen 9.1 Fossil Fuels 9.2 Renewable Sources 10 Methods of Hydrogen Production 10.1 Production from Non-Renewable Sources 10.1.1 Steam Reforming of Natural Gas 10.1.2 Coal Gasification 10.2 Production from Renewable Sources 10.2.1 Electrolysis 10.2.2 Biomass Gasification 11 Hydrogen Production Scenarios 11.1 Centralized Hydrogen Production 11.2 On - Site Hydrogen Production 11.2.1 On - site Electrolysis 11.2.2 On - Site Steam Methane Reforming 12 Hydrogen Delivery 12.1 Hydrogen Tube Trailers 12.2 Tanker Trucks 12.3 Pipeline Delivery 12.4 Railcars and Barges 13 Hydrogen Stations Cost Factors 13.1 Capital Expenditures 13.2 Operating Expenditures 14 Hydrogen Station Deployments 14.1 Asia - Pacific 14.1.1 Japan 14.1.2 Korea 14.1.3 China 14.1.4 Rest of Asia - Pacific 14.2 Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) 14.2.1 Germany 14.2.2 The U.K. 14.2.3 Nordic Region 14.2.4 Rest of EMEA 14.3 Americas 14.3.1 U.S. West Coast 14.3.2 U.S. East Coast 14.3.3 Canada 14.3.4 Latin America 15 Selected Vendors 15.1 Air Liquide 15.2 Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. 15.3 Ballard Power Systems 15.4 FirstElement Fuel Inc. 15.5 FuelCell Energy, Inc. 15.6 Hydrogenics Corporation 15.7 The Linde Group 15.8 Nel Hydrogen 15.9 Nuvera Fuel Cells 15.10 Praxair 15.11 Proton OnSite / SunHydro 15.11.1 Proton Onsite 15.11.2 SunHydro 16 Market Forecasts 16.1 Overview 16.2 Global Hydrogen Station Market 16.2.1 Hydrogen Station Deployments 16.2.2 Hydrogen Stations Capacity 16.2.3 Hydrogen Station Costs 16.3 Asia - Pacific Hydrogen Station Market 16.3.1 Hydrogen Station Deployments 16.3.2 Hydrogen Stations Capacity 16.3.3 Hydrogen Station Costs 16.4 Europe, Middle East and Africa 16.4.1 Hydrogen Station Deployments 16.4.2 Hydrogen Station Capacity 16.4.3 Hydrogen Station Costs 16.5 Americas 16.5.1 Hydrogen Station Deployments 16.5.2 Hydrogen Station Capacity 16.5.3 Hydrogen Station Costs 17 Conclusions 17.1 Hydrogen as a Fuel 17.2 Rollout of Fuel Cell Vehicles 17.3 Hydrogen Station Deployments 17.4 Funding Requirements 17.5 Customer Experience 17.6 Other Findings

While the current impasse of air credits focuses on PM - 10, there are plans to create a separate and distinct particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in size (PM - 2.5) standard, which would likely be the focus of emission compliance issues for power plants.

RD&D on carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology is needed, especially given our conclusion that the current atmospheric CO2 level is already in the dangerous zone, but continuing issues with CCS technology [7], [244] make it inappropriate to construct fossil fuel power plants with a promise of future retrofit for carbon capture.

But all too often, naysayers will take issue with the ability for clean energy to meet our power needs, and point out that any single source of renewable energy, such as solar power, is not a feasible replacement for our current energy demand.

Here the letter conflates the issue of opposition to the current crop of nuclear power plants — which are simply uncompetitive quite separate from the very legitimate issues of safety, waste disposal, proliferation, and water consumption — with a supposed lack of support for next generation nuclear power plants (that will be magically cheaper, despite all trend data to the contrary).

Nevertheless, there doesn't appear to be much hope with the current Conservative Government and, for a government which rode to power under the banner of accountability, their record on human rights and international justice issues is particularly disturbing.

According to the business publication, «Power Lawyers» are the best - in - class legal professionals who are leading the charge on current or recent cases of significance, shaping regional issues or growing their firm «s legal business...

Another area of current debate where unrestricted delegated powers are at issue is in the proposal to constitute a national securities regulator in Canada.

We discussed the e-discovery issues with which clients are struggling, key best practices for navigating the current market for discovery, the power of analytics, and where the legal industry is headed in 2017, among other topics.

The passage of the current bill also coincided with a media - storm and crisis in the sector around the issue of fundraising, resulting in reserve powers being introduced into the Bill which would enable the Commission to regulate fundraising in the future if the planned reform of fundraising self - regulation fails.

This handy rider gives you the power to increase the size of the death benefit on your current policy without having to undergo a new medical exam, which is great if you're over 35 or have developed new health issues since you last bought life insurance.

Aeternity CEO: Blockchain «Really Does Not Scale» To Current Ambitions While the slew of startups promising world - changing products and services leveraging the power of Blockchain continues, the issue of putting patter into practice is still being treated by many almost as an afterthought.

• Reduced annual electricity consumption costs by 20 % through installation of energy saving devices without effecting lighting or power efficiency and quality • Trained 4 apprentices and implemented the National Electric Code to book at the firm • Fixed a major issue with an electrical transformer saving the client an expense of up till $ 20k • Detected and dealt with a minor current leakage in a pre-installed electrical heating system and saved the company from a big accident