Sentences with phrase «environmental group opposed»

A leading environmental group opposed to nuclear power says no.

The Orange County environmental group opposes the plan in part because of the planned used of natural gas.

Local environmental groups oppose the transport of tar sands crude, which is extremely difficult to clean up, and which they say poses a risk to the Hudson River, Lake Champlain and other areas where railroad tracks run along the shoreline.

Many environmental groups oppose nuclear power and any use of coal, even with carbon capture and sequestration technology.

«The greatest challenge facing Kosovo — which declared independence from Serbia two weeks ago — may not be opposition from Russia and Serbia, but may come from Western environmental groups opposed to mining what The New York Times on March 5 called the nation's «vast amount of minerals.»

Everyone knows that environmental groups oppose the construction of coal and nuclear plants — but do they also oppose wind and solar projects as well?

In fact, environmental groups oppose the ethanol mandate, too.

Several environmental groups oppose it as well.

Environmental groups opposed the construction of new outlet gates at Oroville that would have allowed the dam to hold 10 feet more water.

In a rarity, Holtz - Eakin used the same analogy as Michael Brune, executive director of the Sierra Club, one of the most outspoken environmental groups opposed to any increased natural - gas production.

That's one of the reasons environmental groups opposed the bill.

· Regulation is often preferred to economic incentives for two reasons: 1) industry prefers to protect plants that are already built, and 2) some environmental groups oppose taxes because they make the cost of environmental protection transparent, ie the very factor which others argue is a positive asset is seen by some as being negative.

But many environmental groups oppose this process, known as carbon sequestration, because of the possibility that carbon dioxide could leak out.

In the face of strong opposition from environmental groups opposed to the prospect of restarting coal - fired power generation at the Danskammer plant in the Mid-Hudson Valley, Helios Power Capital said in a letter to the New York Public Service Commission that it is «unnecessary» to use coal at the plant and that the company has «no intention to do so.»

Not exact matches

State Archaeologist John Doershuk said the company's plan is satisfactory, but Indigenous Environmental Network organizer Dallas Goldtooth says his group opposes the decision to allow construction to go forward.

At the same time, environmental groups and local communities opposed to the project are not about to give up.

But the move also sets up a battle with environmental groups and coastal governors opposed to drilling off the shores of states from California to North Carolina.

Environmental groups there have strongly opposed expansion.

The small but dedicated group originally shunned all meat on ethical and environmental grounds, opposing the way domestic livestock was kept and killed, as well as the impact that large - scale farming had on the planet.

Pegula made his money in natural - gas development and the governor's administration is yet to make a decision on whether to allow high - volume hydrofracking in the state, a controversial extraction process that is supported by the energy industry, but staunchly opposed by environmental groups.

So Cuomo is facing headwinds from two different directions: Environmental groups who want to reduce waste and those opposed to a tax that is seen as regressive.

In June, Reinvent Albany joined a coalition of environmental and sustainable transportation advocacy groups who oppose using $ 511m in state and federal clean water loans for construction of the new Tappan Zee Bridge.

The Liberal Democrats are said to oppose the «Boris Island» idea and environmental groups have warned it would be «a disaster for the climate, and, as a result, for people and wildlife in this country and globally.»

Reinvent Albany is part of a coalition of environmental and good government groups that opposes Governor Cuomo's attempt to use State Clean Water State Revolving Fund money to pay for the construction of a new Tappan Zee Bridge.

Astorino's choice also shows his attention to the Southern Tier, which Astorino contends was failed by Cuomo over his indecision over whether to expand drilling for natural gas, which is opposed by environmental groups.

A coalition of organizations, which include the Conservative Party, unions and environmental groups under the umbrella New Yorkers Against Corruption has funded a TV ad opposing the convention.

A coalition of groups — led by labor unions, environmental groups and conservative organizations — has formed to oppose the constitutional convention.

The opposition puts him within the same camp of labor leaders and environmental groups who had opposed holding a convention on the grounds constitutionally protected rights and benefits would be put at risk.

This year, it's been opposed by a coalition of environmental and labor groups who are worried a convention would open up the constitution to changes that impact benefits and protections.

Since five of the nine cities and villages in the Hudson Valley in the path of the proposed pipeline have passed resolutions opposing the Pilgrim Pipeline project, the environmental groups say further state review is a waste of resources.

Opposing the convention is a broad array of powerful interest groups — including most of state's unions and environmental advocates — who argue that it would give business interests and other well - financed groups an avenue to weaken existing labor and environmental protections.

He said Klein not only opposes hydrofracking outright, but has been endorsed by nearly every environmental group in every election he has ever run in.

That plant, whose construction is nearly complete, has been controversial and opposed by many local residents, environmental groups and public officials.

While the storage facility has been opposed by environmental groups and businesses in the area, others like the state Business Council expected to be an economic boost for the area.

«I think that there was so much focus on the con con question that there wasn't much focus on that last question and there wasn't a single environmental group that opposed it,» Wilson said.

Environmental groups from four states have formed a coalition to oppose Spectra's proposed Algonquin Incremental Market pipeline.

But environmental groups have been vocally opposed to it.

Environmental groups who oppose the subsidy, like Hudson River Clearwater, say that's unfair.

Also at noon, a coalition of groups opposed to Trump's agenda, including Food & Water Watch, Sierra Club, 350 NYC, 350 Brooklyn, WE ACT for Environmental Justice urge Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to join their effort, 780 Third Ave., (Schumer's NYC office), Manhattan.

An Albany judge has upheld the state's construction of new snowmobile trails in the Adirondacks, which had been opposed by an environmental group.

At 9 a.m., a coalition of environmental groups deliver a letter to the governor opposing the Port Ambrose offshore liquefied natural gas facility, 633 Third Ave., Manhattan.

The Crestwood storage project on Seneca Lake in the Finger Lakes region has been bitterly opposed by environmental groups and some residents who say it could have adverse impact on the water.

Also at 6 p.m., a large coalition of environmental and civic groups opposed to the Port Ambrose offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility will call for Cuomo to veto the project at a rally outside of a fundraiser the governor will attend at the Harvard Club, (which is not on his public schedule), 35 West 44th St., Manhattan.

Environmental groups have opposed the loans, saying it's wrong to finance a bridge with federal funds intended for drinking water and sewage treatment projects.

The lineup of groups opposing a constitutional convention includes: environmental groups, gay rights organizations, New York City cops, Western New York auto industry workers, the state chapter of the National Rifle Association, every imaginable public and private - sector union, political leaders on the left and right and even a group called «Humanists of Long Island.»

Supporters are pushing for the amendment as there is a concern it could be voted down amid a broader campaign against a referendum over whether to hold a constitutional convention, which is being opposed by environmental groups.

The referendum has been opposed by labor unions, environmental groups and other organizations who fear it could lead a stripping of key rights in the existing document.

Meanwhile, environmental groups who oppose fracking are frustrated by what they say is a the lack of transparency.

A second coalition, called Growing Together New York, and joining dozens of labor, environmental and community groups, will focus more directly on opposing Mr. Cuomo's cuts, while also agitating for the extension of the income - tax surcharge.

Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco, R - DeWitt, also opposes the convention, along with groups on both sides of the abortion issue and some environmental groups.