Sentences with phrase «for environmental achievement»

It was announced today that the 2018 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement will go to two biological oceanographers based in the United States: Paul Falkowski, a professor of Geological and...

For such effort the company was awarded the United Nations Environmental Fashion award, the top Edison award for Environmental Achievement from the American Marketing Association and the Best Recycling Innovation award from the US National Recycling Coalition.

May Berenbaum, a brilliant entomologist and voice of reason amid all the heat over troubles with bee colonies in recent years, has won the $ 200,000 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement.

The $ 200,000 Tyler Prize for 2009, one of the top awards for environmental achievement, will be shared by Richard Alley, who has spent decades probing the planet's ancient ice for climate clues, and Veerabhadran «Ram» Ramanathan, an atmospheric scientist whose focus has been the substantial influence of sooty pollution on climate and health in South Asia.

His numerous awards include the John Heinz Prize in Public Policy, the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, and a 1981 MacArthur Prize Fellowship.

She serves on the boards of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Wildlife Conservation Society, the Federation of American Scientists, the Environmental and Energy Study Institute, and the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement.

Former AAAS President James McCarthy is one of two recipients of the renowned 2018 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement for his work to understand and communicate the effects of climate change.

Although they are all admirable goals, maybe the County Executive should move some of the focus from receiving awards and recognition for environmental achievements, Rail Trails, Veterans memorials, and other non life sustaining programs to jobs, jobs and more jobs?

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The really compelling argument for disallowing the coal supply chain through Fraser Surrey Docks is that it effectively undoes that achievement in emissions reduction if the same hydrocarbons end up being burned and vented into the atmosphere in China, where if anything environmental protections are more lax.

The movie, which weaves together extraordinary feats of engineering and military, environmental and cultural achievements, hit theaters three days before China's rubber - stamp legislature convened to amend the constitution and allow Xi to potentially rule China for life.

Danielle was recognized with the WaterKeeper's Environmental Achievement Award in 2000 for her outstanding achievements protecting California waters from pollution and compelling polluters to assume the costs of environmentalEnvironmental Achievement Award in 2000 for her outstanding achievements protecting California waters from pollution and compelling polluters to assume the costs of environmentalenvironmental degradation.

Pinchin Environmental Ltd is a Great Place to Work ® and is recognized for this achievement in the Canadian Business 2007 «Best Workplaces in Canada» list.

The importance of this achievement was acknowledged in 2006 when the Lodi Rules for Sustainable Winegrowing were awarded the afore - mentioned Governor's Environmental and Economic Leadership Award.

The awards, which return to recognise the most Innovative Robotic Machinery, Partnership of the Year and the prestigious Lifetime Achievement award will also, for the first time, recognise the innovative and varied steps manufacturers or end users have taken in the adoption of green measures in their businesses in the new «Environmental Initiative of the Year» category.

«That includes this year's landmark achievements to fully fund the Environmental Protection Fund and the new law just signed to require schools statewide to test their drinking water systems for lead contamination.

Upon graduating he was given two awards, one from the Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences at Aberystwyth University and an award from the Society for General Microbiology for academic achievement.

M. T. Thomas Award for Outstanding Postdoctoral Achievement in the William R. Wiley Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, PNNL, 2001

Congratulations to Dr. Katherine Calvin who received a 2015 Ronald L. Brodzinski Early Career Exceptional Achievement award for leadership in research that integrates environmental and climate change research and their socioeconomic implications for the future.

Current discussions of the importance of teacher quality for achievement generally ignore such environmental features as district management and decisionmaking.

They include Emily Callahan and Amber Jackson, who are using their skills and intellect to turn oil rigs into coral reefs; Nate Parker, the activist filmmaker, writer, humanitarian and director of The Birth of a Nation; Scott Harrison, the founder of Charity Water, whose projects are delivering clean water to over 6 million people; Anthony D. Romero, the executive director of the ACLU, who has dedicated his life to protecting the liberties of Americans; Louise Psihoyos, the award - winning filmmaker and executive director of the Oceanic Preservation Society; Jennifer Jacquet, an environmental social scientist who focuses on large - scale cooperation dilemmas and is the author of «Is Shame Necessary»; Brent Stapelkamp, whose work promotes ways to mitigate the conflict between lions and livestock owners and who is the last researcher to have tracked famed Cecil the Lion; Fabio Zaffagnini, creator of Rockin» 1000, co-founder of Trail Me Up, and an expert in crowd funding and social innovation; Alan Eustace, who worked with the StratEx team responsible for the highest exit altitude skydive; Renaud Laplanche, founder and CEO of the Lending Club — the world's largest online credit marketplace working to make loans more affordable and returns more solid; the Suskind Family, who developed the «affinity therapy» that's showing broad success in addressing the core social communication deficits of autism; Jenna Arnold and Greg Segal, whose goal is to flip supply and demand for organ transplants and build the country's first central organ donor registry, creating more culturally relevant ways for people to share their donor wishes; Adam Foss, founder of SCDAO, a reading project designed to bridge the achievement gap of area elementary school students, Hilde Kate Lysiak (age 9) and sister Isabel Rose (age 12), Publishers of the Orange Street News that has received widespread acclaim for its reporting, and Max Kenner, the man responsible for the Bard Prison Initiative which enrolls incarcerated individuals in academic programs culminating ultimately in college degrees.

; Scott Harrison, the founder of Charity Water, whose projects are delivering clean water to over 6 million people; Anthony D. Romero, the executive director of the ACLU, who has dedicated his life to protecting the liberties of Americans; Louise Psihoyos, the award - winning filmmaker and executive director of the Oceanic Preservation Society; Jennifer Jacquet, an environmental social scientist who focuses on large - scale cooperation dilemmas and is the author of «Is Shame Necessary»; Brent Stapelkamp, whose work promotes ways to mitigate the conflict between lions and livestock owners and who is the last researcher to have tracked famed Cecil the Lion; Fabio Zaffagnini, creator of Rockin» 1000, co-founder of Trail Me Up, and an expert in crowd funding and social innovation; Alan Eustace, who worked with the StratEx team responsible for the highest exit altitude skydive; Renaud Laplanche, founder and CEO of the Lending Club — the world's largest online credit marketplace working to make loans more affordable and returns more solid; the Suskind Family, who developed the «affinity therapy» that's showing broad success in addressing the core social communication deficits of autism; Jenna Arnold and Greg Segal, whose goal is to flip supply and demand for organ transplants and build the country's first central organ donor registry, creating more culturally relevant ways for people to share their donor wishes; Adam Foss, founder of SCDAO, a reading project designed to bridge the achievement gap of area elementary school students, Hilde Kate Lysiak (age 9) and sister Isabel Rose (age 12), Publishers of the Orange Street News that has received widespread acclaim for its reporting, and Max Kenner, the man responsible for the Bard Prison Initiative which enrolls incarcerated individuals in academic programs culminating ultimately in college degrees.

The Confucian philosophy of learning and achievement places primary emphasis on nonintelligence factors — such as personality traits (e.g., motivation, perseverance, effort) and environmental factors (e.g., parental and familial support, teacher and school instruction)-- rather than natural ability as the most important prerequisites for desired performance (Chen & Stevenson, 1995; Rosenthal & Feldman, 1991; Shi & Zha, 2000).

... Suffice it to say that until unbiased instruction is provided to children — resulting in equal exposure to challenging material, equal opportunity to respond and demonstrate knowledge, equally nurturing relationships, and the absence of discriminatory labels and barriers to accomplishment — one can not fully rule out environmental explanations for the achievement gaps that are documented.»

Purpose: «Wisconsin Green Schools Network (WGSN) is committed to helping teachers take students outside to use the environment as a context for learning to develop environmental literacy while increasing academic achievement.»

This could mean exploring the story and achievements of David Unaipon on the $ 50 note or invite role - models from the community such as successful social, cultural and environmental entrepreneurs who are helping attract funds to the community for the community's benefit.

The report will also concentrate on how ARRA - related efforts can provide the foundation for long - term achievement of California's energy and environmental policy goals and help the state transform its energy production and use in a way that will provide lasting and sustainable economic, energy, and environmental benefits.

We are pleased to offer expert services based on our research achievements and extensive knowledge in improving the activities and monitoring of environmental phenomena and creating necessary services and tools for decision makers.

One of this year's Heinz awards — a $ 100,000 prize for achievement in environmental science and leadership — is going to Chris Field, the Stanford ecologist and leading carbon - cycle expert who became co-chair of IPCC Working Group 2 in 2008.

Reflecting their longtime commitment to both philanthropic endeavors and environmental concerns, our founders, Richard and Rhoda Goldman, envisioned the Goldman Environmental Prize as a way to demonstrate the international nature of environmental problems, draw public attention to global issues of critical importance, reward ordinary individuals for outstanding grassroots environmental achievements, and inspire others to emulate the examples set by the Prizenvironmental concerns, our founders, Richard and Rhoda Goldman, envisioned the Goldman Environmental Prize as a way to demonstrate the international nature of environmental problems, draw public attention to global issues of critical importance, reward ordinary individuals for outstanding grassroots environmental achievements, and inspire others to emulate the examples set by the PrizEnvironmental Prize as a way to demonstrate the international nature of environmental problems, draw public attention to global issues of critical importance, reward ordinary individuals for outstanding grassroots environmental achievements, and inspire others to emulate the examples set by the Prizenvironmental problems, draw public attention to global issues of critical importance, reward ordinary individuals for outstanding grassroots environmental achievements, and inspire others to emulate the examples set by the Prizenvironmental achievements, and inspire others to emulate the examples set by the Prize recipients.

The Goldman Prize is known for recognizing environmental activists who have accomplished major environmental achievements while enduring significant risks to their safety.

In 2004, he received the National Design Award for exemplary achievement in the field of environmental design.

Institute for Global Environmental Strategies et al., The Joint Crediting Mechanism: Achievements and Current Progress of Projects Implementation, available at http://www.iges.

Prairie State has been recognized for its environmental stewardship efforts by the HeartLands Conservancy with their Green Leaf Achievement award.

«We applaud both 3E and AER for their outstanding achievements in the environmental and renewable power industries,» said Grant Ferrier, president of Environmental Business International Inc. (EBI, San Diego), publisher of Environmental Business Journal and Climate Change Busienvironmental and renewable power industries,» said Grant Ferrier, president of Environmental Business International Inc. (EBI, San Diego), publisher of Environmental Business Journal and Climate Change BusiEnvironmental Business International Inc. (EBI, San Diego), publisher of Environmental Business Journal and Climate Change BusiEnvironmental Business Journal and Climate Change Business Journal.

Carlsbad, Calif., and Lexington, Mass., February 21, 2013 — 3E Company, a leading provider of environmental health and safety (EH&S) compliance and information management services, and Atmospheric and Environmental Research (AER), a leading provider of weather risk management solutions, today announced they have both won Business Achievement Awards from Environmental Business Information publications for their ongoing commitment to developing innovative data services aimed at reducing risk for theenvironmental health and safety (EH&S) compliance and information management services, and Atmospheric and Environmental Research (AER), a leading provider of weather risk management solutions, today announced they have both won Business Achievement Awards from Environmental Business Information publications for their ongoing commitment to developing innovative data services aimed at reducing risk for theEnvironmental Research (AER), a leading provider of weather risk management solutions, today announced they have both won Business Achievement Awards from Environmental Business Information publications for their ongoing commitment to developing innovative data services aimed at reducing risk for theEnvironmental Business Information publications for their ongoing commitment to developing innovative data services aimed at reducing risk for their customers.

Verisk Companies 3E and AER Win EBI Business Achievement Awards for Environmental Information Solutions

In 2014, we celebrated 25 years of the Prize by looking back at our founders» motivation for awarding grassroots environmental activists, and honoring the achievements of those who had received the Prize so far:

Ehrlich spoke to the Stanford Report before leaving for Spain to receive the Ramon Margalef Prize for lifetime achievement in Ecology and Environmental Sciences.

After learning about the Northwest Earth Institute's EcoChallenge, Metlife's Global Sustainability Team worked with NWEI to offer a custom EcoChallenge for MetLife employees, in hopes of further encouraging more sustainable lifestyles and contributing to the achievement of MetLife's environmental goals.

McDonough receives the National Design Award for outstanding achievement in environmental design.

For Democratic leaders, this strategy would allow them to meet general public demand for reform while still satisfying their environmental base with a major achievement on clean enerFor Democratic leaders, this strategy would allow them to meet general public demand for reform while still satisfying their environmental base with a major achievement on clean enerfor reform while still satisfying their environmental base with a major achievement on clean energy.

Best Lawyers in America for Commercial Litigation and Litigation — Real Estate (2013 - present) Best Lawyers in America — 2016 Lawyer of the Year for Real Estate in Billings, MT Best Lawyers In America — 2017 Lawyer of the Year for Real Estate and Commercial Litigation Mountain States Super Lawyers (2014 - Present) AV Preeminent Rating by Martindale - Hubbell Order of Barristers Award Edward A. Cremer, III Environmental Law Award Member, Montana Law Review Member, National Moot Court Team Clyde Augustus Duniway Award for Outstanding Student Achievement (Colorado College)

It can not be ruled out that, even where there is no such impossibility, the transfer of water may be regarded as satisfying the conditions mentioned in the preceding paragraph and, in particular, (i) the condition that it serves a general interest and / or the benefits to the environment and society linked to the achievement of the objectives set out in Article 4 (1) of that directive are outweighed by the benefits to human health, to the maintenance of human safety or to sustainable development resulting from the transfer of water and (ii) the condition that the beneficial objectives pursued by that transfer can not, for reasons of technical feasibility or disproportionate cost, be achieved by other means which would be a significantly better environmental option.

Best Lawyers in America for Environmental Law and Natural Resources Law (2013 - Present) AV Preeminent Rating by Martindale - Hubbell U.S. Attorney General's Special Achievement Award Montana Justice Foundation — Champion of Justice (2014)

Key Achievements • Trained 3 groups of street sweepers in the effective management of biohazard waste • Led 12 classes to teach new hires about preventative and general maintenance tasks on motorized sweeping machineries • Responded to a massive scale pileup 3 minutes before the standard response time, considering the distance • Suggested a dump hole solution for biodegradable waste which resulted in the company being commended for its environmental contribution endeavors by Green Peace, USA

Professional Experience Neville Island Shenango Coke DTE -LRB-[Insert City, State]-RRB- 2/2009 — 8/2010 Shift Manager — Plant Operations • Oversaw all coke production, coal handling, boiler house, and by - product operations, holding responsibility for knowledge and achievement of all environmental goals and regulations associated with production • Led safety meetings with each department prior to shift inception, focusing on critical knowledge, techniques, and awareness to promote staff safety and minimize production downtime • Worked closely with outside contractors and other interested parties on both small and major maintenance projects • Met and achieved all goals set for safety, environmental protection, and production

For example, studies have shown that authoritarian parenting (i.e., high parental control, low warmth), which may be detrimental in typically developing youth, 14,15 can be protective for children who are at - risk due to their environmental and / or behavioural profiles.16, 17 Similarly, although parentification was once conceived of as an inherently detrimental phenomenon, 18 children's provision of care to parents and kin may be associated with heightened self - esteem and achievement among some groups and depends strongly on the culture and value judgments of individuals within the familyFor example, studies have shown that authoritarian parenting (i.e., high parental control, low warmth), which may be detrimental in typically developing youth, 14,15 can be protective for children who are at - risk due to their environmental and / or behavioural profiles.16, 17 Similarly, although parentification was once conceived of as an inherently detrimental phenomenon, 18 children's provision of care to parents and kin may be associated with heightened self - esteem and achievement among some groups and depends strongly on the culture and value judgments of individuals within the familyfor children who are at - risk due to their environmental and / or behavioural profiles.16, 17 Similarly, although parentification was once conceived of as an inherently detrimental phenomenon, 18 children's provision of care to parents and kin may be associated with heightened self - esteem and achievement among some groups and depends strongly on the culture and value judgments of individuals within the family.19

Relationships at school and environmental fit as resources for adolescent engagement and achievement

The leadership Team has identified 26 initial metrics for tracking the status of water quality and other environmental health conditions; economic conditions; housing; arts, culture and recreation offerings; and educational achievement in the watershed in order to evaluate long - term success in achieving the Prosperity Plan goals.