Sentences with phrase «environmental advocacy work»

MoveOn.org continues its environmental advocacy work, work, work, work, now with a public call to petition congress on this week's vote on H.R. 969.

For almost 15 years now, I've been doing human rights and environmental advocacy work — most of it in Washington, D.C. Just about anyone who has done that sort of thing for more than a decade in the belly of the beast (a.k.a, the nation's capitol) can attest to how it jades you.

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«Instead of working to protect American families, President Trump's plans put the interest of big - money special interests over people,» said Nat Mund, legislative director of the Southern Environmental Law Center, a Virginia - based advocacy group.

With almost 20 years of experience in shareholder advocacy, Jonas is responsible for leading and coordinating Trillium's extensive advocacy program, which works to engage companies on their environmental and social performance.

OTA's members work together through networking, advocacy, and other initiatives to encourage and protect organic farming practices, and to share messages about the positive environmental and nutritional attributes of organic products with consumers, the media, and policymakers.

Mass Audubon's Advocacy department works with other organizations, legislators, and citizen groups to shape and strengthen environmental laws and regulations.

From this eddy I pause amidst the rushing of family, work, and environmental advocacy.

Mass Audubon's Advocacy department works with other conservation organizations, legislators, and citizen groups to shape and strengthen environmental laws and regulations.

Since then, Delany has worked as a consultant to help dozens of political advocacy campaigns promote themselves in the digital world, and between 2003 and 2007 was the Online Communications Manager at the National Environmental Trust.

«Environmental advocacy organizations, including Riverkeeper, Scenic Hudson, NRDC, Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater and many others have highlighted these widespread expert opinions on the cleanup and concur that more work needs to be done.»

Since then Delany has worked as a consultant to help dozens of political advocacy campaigns promote themselves in the digital world, and between 2003 and 2007 he was the online communications manager at the National Environmental Trust.

Renee Sharp, director of the California office of the Environmental Working Group, an environmental health advocacy organization, said it is «definitely a good health guideline» that was «too long in cEnvironmental Working Group, an environmental health advocacy organization, said it is «definitely a good health guideline» that was «too long in cenvironmental health advocacy organization, said it is «definitely a good health guideline» that was «too long in coming.»

Brian Shmaefsky, professor of biology and environmental science at Lone Star College and a member of the AAAS On - call Scientists initiative, described a case study to illustrate how scientists can participate in advocacy and human rights work.

Her work focuses on environmental education and sustainability advocacy work.

Inhaling it can trigger respiratory and eye irritation, headaches, dizziness and vision problems, according to the Environmental Working Group (EWG), a research and advocacy organization.

The Environmental Working Group is the nation's most effective environmental health research and advocacy Environmental Working Group is the nation's most effective environmental health research and advocacy environmental health research and advocacy organization.

Previously, Heather was the executive director of Environmental Working Group (EWG), director of education advocacy for National Wildlife Federation, and counsel to U.S. Senator Russ Feingold.

Today, the Environmental Working Group, an advocacy nonprofit, released its latest «Dirty Dozen» list of the 12 fruits and vegetables that are most contaminated with pesticides, as an update to its 2010 rankings.

Redford was acknowledged for his work as actor and director, his decades long involvement in nurturing independent voices in film and the arts through the Sundance Institute, Sundance Film Festival, and overall advocacy on behalf of artists, as well as his work as an environmental activist over 40 years.

Tara's impressive history includes working as the CA Director and Legal Coordinator of a wildlife program for Earth Island Institute, clerking for the Pacific Environmental Advocacy Center and for In Defense of Animals, serving as a legislative extern for the International Fund for Animal Welfare, and managing the Golden Gate Audubon Society.

As a parent volunteer and Vice President of Environmental Health for Sustainable Novato, her advocacy work has spawned numerous local initiatives and inspired other Marin county schools to create healthier learning environments for students.

Her creative practice and community advocacy work often dovetail into work that addresses political, social, and environmental concerns through writing and the visual arts.

After a career in social work and elementary education, Helene now dedicates her time to advocacy and environmental work.

Known as the «father of environmental ethics,» Rolston is celebrated for his advocacy to protect the Earth's biodiversity and for his critical work reconciling evolutionary biology and Christianity.

The memorandum was given to The New York Times by the Environmental Working Group, an advocacy group critical of Bush administration policies.

In this edition, Mahesh Pandya introduces Paryavaran Mitra, an Indian voluntary organization working in the field of environment and pollution issues using environmental laws as an advocacy tool.

Another definition, following the article of Nelson and Vucetich (2009), On Advocacy by Environmental Scientists: What, Whether, Why, and How», argues that we may consider all communication of science not expressly for relaying our work to colleagues a form of aAdvocacy by Environmental Scientists: What, Whether, Why, and How», argues that we may consider all communication of science not expressly for relaying our work to colleagues a form of advocacyadvocacy.

The criminalization of environmental activism: Goldman Prize winners such as Yul Choi and Marc Ona faced jail time, fines and persecution from their governments as a result of their advocacy work.

Entanglement's work was part of an effort by the Environmental Defense Fund, a national advocacy group, and the nonprofit Air Alliance Houston to help the city of Houston assess environmental damage from Harvey, protect public health and hold companies accountable for theEnvironmental Defense Fund, a national advocacy group, and the nonprofit Air Alliance Houston to help the city of Houston assess environmental damage from Harvey, protect public health and hold companies accountable for theenvironmental damage from Harvey, protect public health and hold companies accountable for their pollution.

She has worked in the field of Environmental and Climate Justice since 2006 in various capacities including community organizing, policy analysis, advocacy and research.

She regularly works with federal and state agencies, members from local Native American tribes, the commercial and recreational fishing community, and both regional and national environmental advocacy organizations.

For instance, the school where Brulle earned his Master's in natural resources, brags on its website38 about its alumni's work for politicized advocacy groups like the Environmental Defense Fund, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice.

Arguing that the Food and Drug Administration should require labels on food containing G.M.O.'s, one leader of the Environmental Working Group, an advocacy group, cited «pink slime, deadly melons, tainted turkeys and BPA in our soup.»

Partnering closely with the wider conservation community in our advocacy work, we bring an important spiritual and moral voice to environmental issues of the day.

In addition to undercover work, EIA has also utilized campaigning expertise, an extensive advocacy network, as well as data and research analysis to propose solutions to some of the world's most pressing environmental problems.

According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, an environmental advocacy group, that works out to about 65 % of the global population that has never experienced an average or below average year, and about half of the U.S. population.

He went on to develop several software applications that help individuals and companies better understand their environmental impact, produced and wrote the Discovery Network's first online news show for Planet Green, and later led digital advocacy for the TckTckTck campaign, a global network of 500 NGOs working to secure an international climate agreement.

While Stott's work priority is to deconstruct environmental narratives, the UK - based Norfolk Genetic Information Network (NGIN) has subjected Stott's advocacy to critical scrutiny.

As a member of the Environmental Priorities Coalition, Earth Ministry / WAIPL works closely with the wider conservation community in our advocacy work.

Several environmental groups, including Environmental Defence, have seen donations grow markedly since Oliver launched his first rhetorical attack, while two of the groups most active in their opposition to Northern Gateway — ForestEthics and the David Suzuki Foundation — have restructured to avoid a government crackdown on their «advocacy» work (which by law can only comprise 10 per cent of a registered charityenvironmental groups, including Environmental Defence, have seen donations grow markedly since Oliver launched his first rhetorical attack, while two of the groups most active in their opposition to Northern Gateway — ForestEthics and the David Suzuki Foundation — have restructured to avoid a government crackdown on their «advocacy» work (which by law can only comprise 10 per cent of a registered charityEnvironmental Defence, have seen donations grow markedly since Oliver launched his first rhetorical attack, while two of the groups most active in their opposition to Northern Gateway — ForestEthics and the David Suzuki Foundation — have restructured to avoid a government crackdown on their «advocacy» work (which by law can only comprise 10 per cent of a registered charity's activity).

Prior to that, he worked at the Environmental Working Group, which produced an undated Clearinghouse on Environmental Advocacy and Research (CLEAR) report titled «Affiliations of Selected Global Warming Skeptics» («Greenpeace USA née Ozone Action»» s copy here), which says the following near the end of page 2....

Engaged 250 people in two legislative workshops and worked with religious and environmental partners to turn out over 1,500 people at Environmental Lobby Day, Interfaith Advocacy Day, and Cathoenvironmental partners to turn out over 1,500 people at Environmental Lobby Day, Interfaith Advocacy Day, and CathoEnvironmental Lobby Day, Interfaith Advocacy Day, and Catholic Lobby Day

The hearings were presided over by three judges: Brett Fleishman, senior finance campaigner for 350.org; Aurélie Trouvé the co-president of the french branch of «Attac», an international movement working towards social, environmental and democratic alternatives, and Marie Toussaint President of «Notre affaire à tous» an organisation that specialises in using law as an advocacy tool to protect the environment and the climate.

«A citizens audit of the IPCC study found that 5,587 cited references, nearly a third of all sources, were not peer - reviewed publications, but rather «grey literature,» such as press releases, newspaper and magazine articles, discussion papers, masters and PhD theses, working papers and advocacy literature published by environmental groups,» Sensenbrenner said.

Working with federal and state agencies, members from local Native American tribes, the commercial and recreational fishing community, and both regional and national environmental advocacy organizations, Aileen successfully permitted the Block Island Wind Farm and Transmission System.

Goldman Environmental Prize nominators work in a broad range of fields, including environmental justice, indigenous rights, natural resource protection, biodiversity conservation, citizen advocacy, environmental health, land management, human rights, aEnvironmental Prize nominators work in a broad range of fields, including environmental justice, indigenous rights, natural resource protection, biodiversity conservation, citizen advocacy, environmental health, land management, human rights, aenvironmental justice, indigenous rights, natural resource protection, biodiversity conservation, citizen advocacy, environmental health, land management, human rights, aenvironmental health, land management, human rights, and many more.

We're excited to announce our latest formal partnership with Gray Is Green — a national network of older adults focused on the work of green legacy through sustainable living and environmental advocacy.

Her advocacy background includes working for Greenpeace fighting coal export proposals in the western U.S, as a staff attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity, and as a litigation fellow at the Pacific Environmental Advocacy Center (now EarthRise Law advocacy background includes working for Greenpeace fighting coal export proposals in the western U.S, as a staff attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity, and as a litigation fellow at the Pacific Environmental Advocacy Center (now EarthRise Law Advocacy Center (now EarthRise Law Center).

He also worked directly for a model environmental advocacy organization that utilized citizen action to help government agencies remedy legal violations of the Clean Water Act.

Stephen brought his hard work and determined advocacy to the Environmental Litigation Group which he joined in 2004.