Sentences with phrase «end the use of»

«I hope that someday all of you on the advisory committee can tell your families for generations that you were part of the process that ended the use of toxic treatments like chemotherapy and radiation as standard treatment, and turned blood cancers into a treatable disease that even after relapse most people survive.»

Pat Brown, CEO and founder of plant - based meat company Impossible Foods, wants to end the use of animals in food production by 2035.

This month, Uber ended its use of a tool to thwart authorities in various cities who were trying to stop the ride - hailing service, after complaints that the behavior was unethical.

Significantly reducing the advertising budget of the government of Canada, and ending the use of government advertising for partisan activities.

For example, one proposal suggested to end the use of earnings per share as a metric to determine management compensation.

TransCanada put its application on hold in September after the National Energy Board said would use a tougher review process that would include looking at indirect emissions related to the pipeline, from production to end use of the oil.

The country plans to stop using nuclear energy by 2022, but Chancellor Angela Merkel's government has resisted calls to set a deadline for ending the use of coal.

«In theory, under [the CSPA], the U.S. government is supposed to be able to block military aid that otherwise would have gone to the states on the basis of their child recruitment,» explains Tim Molyneux, the Child Rights Program Manager at Child Soldiers International, an international advocacy group that works to end the use of child soldiers.

In August, the Justice Department announced it would end its use of privatized prisons.

«The HSUS has been a long - time advocate for ending the use of gestation crates, and McDonald's announcement is important and promising,» said Wayne Pacelle, The HSUS» president and CEO.

Coles responded to consumer concerns by gaining a commitment from their producers to end the use of sow stalls by 2014, so there should be no excuse for other Australian pig producers to not be able to meet this date.

According to its new policy, Burger King Corp. will transition to 100 percent cage - free eggs for all U.S. locations within five years, and only purchase pork from suppliers that have documented plans to end their use of gestation crates for breeding pigs.

The letters sent to Fonterra and Federated Farmers in November 2014 contained a threat to contaminate formula products with 1080 unless New Zealand ended its use of the pest control poison by the end of the March.

Fonterra and Federated Farmers received letters in November 2014 containing a threat to contaminate infant formula with 1080 unless New Zealand ended its use of the pest control poison by the end of March.

Fresh Enterprises, LLC, owner of the Baja Fresh, La Salsa Mexican Grill and Canyon's Burger restaurant concepts, announced that it supports industry efforts to move away from gestation crates, and is committed to purchasing pork only from suppliers with documented plans to end their use of gestation crates.

Through online petitions created by The Humane Society of the United States and consumer advocacy organization SumOfUs, a quarter million people have urged Tyson Foods, the world's second - largest meat processor and major pork supplier, to develop plans for ending the use of gestation crate confinement of pigs in its supply chain.

Pork providers Smithfield and Hormel have pledged to end the use of gestation crates at their company - owned facilities by 2017, and Cargill is already 50 percent crate - free.

Leading North American pork producers Smithfield, Hormel, Olymel and Maple Leaf Foods have pledged to end the use of gestation crates at their company - owned facilities.

The German agriculture minister is set to end use of glyphosate in household gardens, parks and sports facilities and to set «massive» limits for its use in agriculture

In response to increasing public exposure of factory farming, Rivalea piggery, Australia's largest piggery, announces it will end all use of sow stalls by 2017 with already 2 / 3rds of their sows now kept in group housing.

These kinds of findings have prompted environmental activists pushing to reduce or end the use of disposable plastics.

The Times report specifically notes that this pressure from the league and Office of the Commissioner to end the use of the Chief Wahoo logo did not include any discussions or pressure about the team name, which is admittedly a more difficult and extensive switch, but is also a contentious topic.

As a result of my recent efforts to end the use of LFTB in USDA - procured beef for the National School Lunch Program, I've been chosen as one of eight finalists for Healthy Child Healthy World's 2012 Mom on a Mission campaign.

First the industry bended rules to hide it from customers through a loop hole of the USDA labeling and now Kroger announcing this with NO intentions to make policy changes to end the use of PINK SLIME.

But I thought it was worth updating you on the progress of our petition seeking to end the use of Beef Products Inc.'s Lean Beef Trimmings (aka «pink slime») in the National School Lunch Program.

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And while the science may be disputed, depending on who is funding the study, as to whether commonly used food dyes such as Yellow 5, Red 40 and 6 others made from petroleum pose a «rainbow of risks» that include hyperactivity in children, cancer (in animal studies), and allergic reactions, because of the problem of hyperactivity, the Center for Science in the Public Interest petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to ban the use of these dyes given that the British government and European Unionhave taken actions that are virtually ending their use of dyes throughout Europe.

But if that's really a problem, then end use of the US dollar as a reserve currency.

The answer is that since November 2013 a simple majority has sufficed because of the Senate's decision to end the use of the filibuster in respect of all nominees to Federal judicial and executive branch positions other than to the Supreme Court itself.

On the 4th September, after trying to resolve grievances, our members took strike action calling on McDonald's to raise pay, end its use of zero hours contracts and improve working conditions.

At 9:30 a.m., the de Blasio Administration and elected officials will announce that the Department of Homeless Services has ended the use of more than 42 percent of cluster units citywide as part of the its commitment to phasing out the 18 - year - old stop - gap cluster site program, 1146 Ogden Ave., the Bronx.

The union, one of the most powerful in the city, had called for Ponte's resignation after he fought to end the use of solitary — a move the union argued would only endanger correction officers» safety.

Ministers are reportedly preparing to make the cost of manufacturing using unrecyclable plastics so «exorbitantly high» that it will end use of the materials altogether.

In the same statement, the groups recommended «[i] ncreasing overall government accountability and transparency, by... ending the use of state controlled non-profit groups and the state university system in the contract award process.»

Lawmakers in the Senate and Assembly have introduced legislation this year that ban confidential settlements while protecting the identity of the survivor and ending the use of taxpayer funds for settlements.

The Green's manifesto states that it will ban «all hunting of all animals for sport or pleasure»; «end the practice of grouse shooting and other «sport» shooting»» and «end the use of snares.»

Regulations would also be adopted at the end of 2020 that would end the use of coal in power plants by 2020, something first called for by Cuomo last year.

A recent decision by the federal Department of Justice to scale back and eventually end the use of private prisons indirectly impacted New York City's pension funds, reducing holding values by millions of dollars and leading to renewed calls from activists for the city to divest from the for - profit corporations that operate these prisons.

When Obama takes office will he end the use of torture and close Guantanamo, or will he be forced to re-assess for security reasons?

The governor also said he would push for a change to the state constitution that would deprive a convicted public official of a pension, end the use of campaign funds for personal use and curtail legislative «per diem» payments to cover only actual expenses.

A central message of the May Day marchers was to end the use of private prisons by immigration agents to house undocumented immigrants awaiting a hearing or facing deportation.

Cuomo's task force on academic standards and testing expects to hand in its much anticipated report this month, amid a continuing push by teachers unions to end the use of student test scores in teacher evaluations.

Results today showed that 95.7 percent of McDonald's workers that have been balloted voted in favour of the strike at the ballot, paving way for them to voice their concerns about McDonald's not dealing with their grievances, and failing to end the use of zero - hour contracts — something that was promised to workers earlier this year.

The Socio - Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the Federal Government and Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Power, Works and Housing, over their collective failure, refusal and / or negligence to enforce their own directives to electricity distribution companies (DISCOs) to provide free prepaid meters to all Nigerians and end the use of patently illegal, arbitrary, unfair -LSB-...]

2017 could be a rough ride for Mayor de Blasio as animal rights activists saddle up for a renewed campaign to end the use of carriage horses in Central Park.

During the 2013 campaign de Blasio unequivocally promised to immediately end the use of carriage horses, drawing enthusiastic support from advocates.

It's no wonder that so many people are ready to end the use of animals in experiments.

«I said throughout the election that it was time to end the use of horse carriages in New York City.

The de Blasio administration has said its first priority is to end the use of «cluster housing» as it also opens new stand - alone shelters across the city.

The Correction Department has ended the use of solitary confinement for all inmates under 22 years old and allocated funds to expand public health services throughout the criminal justice system, with the aim of diverting more people with mental health and substance abuse problems from Rikers.