Sentences with phrase «environmentalists on»

This was because the treaty was never negotiated with an eye to having it ratifed by the Senate, but rather to keeping the environmentalists on board for the 2000 election, so they wouldn't vote for Green party candidate Ralph Nader.

Ike Solem quoted Freeman Dyson: «The ideological enemies [of science] are not only Christian fundamentalists on the Right, but also dogmatic Marxists and environmentalists on the Left.»

The ideological enemies are not only Christian fundamentalists on the Right, but also dogmatic Marxists and environmentalists on the Left.

In this case though, the article's author, Ronnie Schreiber, is trying to make environmentalists on bikes into hypocrites while seemingly justifying the continued use of the single - occupant SUV.

TOKYO (March 1, 2011)-- Environmentalists on Monday called on Yahoo! Japan to ban all sales of whale, dolphin and porpoise products on their fee - based store and auction sites after discovering that whale products sold via the Yahoo! Japan sites were contaminated with toxic mercury pollution.

The environmentalists on Earth Day 1970 were all warning about a new Ice age.

Environmentalists on local councils have allowed roadsides to become conservation zones for native vegetation, raising the risk of intense bushfires on access roads and jeopardising residents» safety.

I would rather spend my time on site that are hearing from voices on many spectrums: mainstream papers that have top - notch science coverage and a climate focus, or open - minded debates between environmentalists on both sides of the political arena.

To be sure you don't get the idea that only investors in nuclear technology are for this, please click back to an important «Open Letter to Environmentalists on Nuclear Energy» signed by 75 notable conservation biologists and posted just over a year ago by Barry Brook, chairman of environmental sustainability at the University of Tasmania and co-author of a paper in Conservation Biology that was the focus of the letter:

The fact is climate changes and Mother Nature is bigger than all the scientists and all the environmentalists on the planet, we would do service to her in recognizing this fact.

Footnote * It's worth noting that Peter Raven was one of dozens of signatories to a 2014 «open letter to environmentalists on nuclear energy» endorsing this statement: «the full gamut of electricity - generation sources — including nuclear power — must be deployed to replace the burning of fossil fuels, if we are to have any chance of mitigating severe climate change.»

Blast fishing has been abandoned, and environmentalists on the islands have pioneered a technology that uses a small electric current to accelerate coral growth, leading to a rebirth of marine life.

The Obama Administration opposed the suing states in this case largely on grounds that they lack standing, marking a rare instance in which the Administration finds itself at odds with environmentalists on a major legal issue.

In the last six months, the Cuomo administration has come down firmly on the side of environmentalists on a number of controversial issues.

I had been trying to bring Conservative environmentalists on board the party for a long time and I am pleased to see Zac Goldsmith joining, despite his opposition to nuclear power.

In the Fraser Valley, a world removed from Vancouver, local papers followed livid fishermen and environmentalists on a near daily basis.

Murphy, who is a right - wing ideologue, also writes a turgid column for the pro-business National Post, where he rails against environmentalists on global warming, champions the oil sands and pipelines, and protests any effort to fight climate change.

Among them are waitress and aspiring architect Janet (Bridget Fonda), who finds herself obsessed with bad boy musician Cliff (Matt Dillon); Linda (Kyra Sedgwick), an emotionally fragile environmentalist on the look - out for love; and Steve (Campbell Scott), a quintessential nice guy who studies traffic patterns.

Summary Capsule: One coincidence takes an environmentalist on a search for the meaning of life, dragging people around him down that path with him while being stalked by detectives and his face is falling apart, too.

He is the author of The Lazy Environmentalist: Your Guide to Easy, Stylish, Green Living and The Lazy Environmentalist on a Budget; Save Money, Save Time, Save The Planet.

«Yes, the IPCC — which we're told to take seriously because it is a scientific body producing scientific reports — has, in fact, been led by an environmentalist on a mission.

«I'm grateful to Celia Chen, founder of Notes on a Party, who is throwing one of her stellar cocktail parties in NYC this evening to help launch my new book, The Lazy Environmentalist on a Budget.»

I used to be pretty much a kneejerk environmentalist on [nuclear].

Not exact matches

Environmentalists have long scrutinized Exxon Mobil for giving money «to dozens of right - leaning interest groups whose main purpose was to cast doubt on that very science» despite understanding the link between global warming and the burning of fossil fuels as early as the 1970s, according to the New York Times.

Grantham also has strong views on the oil market, which isn't surprising for a devoted environmentalist who participated in Keystone pipeline protests and has called for the death of the «tar sands.»

So far, U.S. President Barack Obama's attempts at nuance on the Keystone XL pipeline issue have impressed no one: not the oil industry, not environmentalists and certainly not Canadians.

Also Monday, environmentalists agreed to put on hold another lawsuit over protections for the Gunnison sage grouse, a smaller version of the bird found only in Colorado and Utah.

Over time, the pipeline took on symbolic value of epic proportions, elevated by environmentalist and energy advocates alike into a proxy battle for climate change.

Still, last year, environmentalists appeared to score a victory the biggest global agreement to address and combat climate change was signed on Earth Day.

Also Monday, environmentalists agreed to put on hold another lawsuit over protections for the Gunnison sage grouse, a smaller version of the bird which is found only in Colorado and Utah.

The media icon, known as the Grand Dame of Television, the Queen of TV and Mayor of Hollywood wears many hats as an actress, writer, producer, host, environmentalist and just generally delightful presence on the big and small screens.

Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton struggled with how to secure the endorsement of labor unions while announcing her opposition to the Keystone XL oil pipeline, a project they supported but environmentalists opposed, according to leaked emails published by Wikileaks on Friday.

In addition to compromising the indigenous areas (Rio Paru D'Este and Waiãpi) that fall within its borders, environmentalists are also fearful of the potential for deforestation, destruction and even the potential of a gold rush that could result from this official order, as well as the additional pressure on social problems.

It swaggered on the highways of the First World without apology, while environmentalists had kittens.

The hurricane might have helped put climate change back on the White House agenda, and once the Keystone debate resumed earlier this year it didn't take long for environmentalist groups to link Canada's planned pipeline to the devastating storm.

However, environmentalists have highlighted the fact that Malcolm Turnbull's Liberal Party government remains very keen on burning fossil fuels — a primary cause of global warming.

The accident, though, will likely shift the U.S. debate over Keystone away from whether or not building the pipeline would have any significant impact on greenhouse gases (the U.S. State Department says it won't, environmentalists disagree), to whether or not Western Canada's oil is a particularly hazardous fuel.

But environmentalists released their own poll this week suggesting most Americans don't really have a strong opinion on the issue, and would rather see Congress move on to other things.

The huge ramp - up in oilsands production over the past decade — before the industry had worked out environmental bugs such as tailings disposal — helped environmentalists paint a bull's - eye on the industry's back, says Lauerman.

Though that's a tough sell for environmentalists who worry about the devastation these oil sands are wreaking on the natural environment.

Kinder Morgan Canada says it will walk away from the project on May 31 unless Ottawa acts to end the uncertainty over the project, which is also opposed by environmentalists and aboriginal activists.

Mining, a process by which individuals or groups get paid in new Bitcoins to run complex mathematical equations on high - powered computers in order to confirm the validity of transactions, has drawn scrutiny from environmentalists who say it's sucking up too much electricity.

CHARLESTON, W. Va., Nov 28 (Reuters)- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hear testimony from coal miners, lobbyists, environmentalists and others on Tuesday at a public meeting in West Virginia on the EPA's proposal to dismantle an Obama - era plan to slash carbon emissions from power plants.

Environmentalists and health workers in favor of the CPP will emphasize how the plan would lead to billions of dollars in savings on hospital bills because it also would slash emissions from coal plants.

It has faced opposition on a number of fronts in B.C., including from First Nations, environmentalists and the province's NDP opposition.

I think that if you read the tea leaves here, the president has kicked this argument up and away from the jobs argument and put it down on the carbon side of the discussion, and that is probably ultimately favourable to environmentalists.

In an election fought largely on environmental issues, Christy Clark's Liberals were not the party of choice for B.C.'s environmentalists.

But if Climategate has taught us anything, it is that the power of the environmentalist argument rests entirely on its intellectual integrity.

What France really needs to do, according to a number of environmentalists, is slash its dependency on diesel - powered engines.

Politicians, legal and policy experts, industry analysts and environmentalists weighed in on the news and the InsideClimate News investigation that helped bring the topic to light.