Sentences with phrase «for addressing environmental issues»

Lipton is an independent curator and co-director of ecoartspace, a non-profit organization that creates opportunities for addressing environmental issues through the arts.

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Morgan Stanley's first - ever green bond issuance and the broader growth across the market reflect what has become fertile ground for green bonds, which are similar to other fixed income instruments except that the proceeds are directed toward specific projects that address environmental issues.

@transframer — With all due respect, you didn't really address the issues raised regarding: 1) actual # of extant vertebrate species; 2) the fact that land inverts «breath air» and would have drowned if not accounted for on the ark; 3) that the dino genera identified in the wiki link far exceeds 50; 4) the need to account for extinct land vertebrates in addition to those still around; 5) that many marine fish would have died as their habitat's salinity dropped; 6) that your % allotments for food / water don't reflect the fact that many forms require fresh meat and / or eat disproportionately to their sizes; 7) the specific dietary / environmental constraints involved in the migration to the Ark and the return trips from Mt. Ararat.

LINCOLN — In her keynote address before Mass Audubon's Annual Meeting Friday evening, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy exhorted the audience to stand up for a healthy environment as a quality - of - life issue.

In 1975, 3M was the first major manufacturing company to actively address environmental issues and, as with our drive for innovation, we involved employees through our benchmark programme «Pollution Prevention Pays».

It's taken Councilmember Margaret Chin five years to address Downtown's worst environmental issue, Canal St., but so much more than the lives of three elderly Chinese residents has been lost in those years — real opportunities for change have been squandered.

Judith Enck, a former regional administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, said the unveiled results should push officials to address the issue quickly.

«We've addressed a lot of issues in town, considerate of the needs of the townspeople,» he said, noting they'd worked to make the budget process transparent, supported vital environmental initiatives like mandatory boat inspection for invasive species, and accomplished extensive repair of failing sewer infrastructure — while keeping taxes low.

Each year, the Robert C. Barnard Environmental Lecture provides a forum for an outstanding speaker to address current environmEnvironmental Lecture provides a forum for an outstanding speaker to address current environmentalenvironmental issues.

The Robert C. Barnard Environmental Lecture provides an annual forum for an outstanding speaker to address current environmEnvironmental Lecture provides an annual forum for an outstanding speaker to address current environmentalenvironmental issues.

The World Bank has been widely criticised for its failure to assess the dam's environmental impact or to address the issue of resettling the people it will displace.

This year Scientific American is delighted to help expand the awards honors by sponsoring a $ 50,000 Science in Action award for a project that addresses a social, environmental or health issue to make a practical difference in the lives of a group or community.

Environmental issues, resource management, and the continual evolution of technology are all issues that aboriginal communities will need to address in the future and, consequently, there will always be a demand for well - trained aboriginal scientists and engineers.

The report outlines specific suggestions for researchers and research funders, United States regulators and policymakers, and international organizations, that could help advance this promising new scientific approach for combatting insect borne human disease and insect agricultural pests while ensuring environmental safety and societal issues are addressed.

JCVI, in collaboration with UC San Diego, recently completed a report on «Policy and Regulatory Issues for Gene Drives in Insects» outlining specific suggestions that could help advance this promising approach for combatting insect - borne human disease and insect agricultural pests, while ensuring that environmental safety and societal issues are addrIssues for Gene Drives in Insects» outlining specific suggestions that could help advance this promising approach for combatting insect - borne human disease and insect agricultural pests, while ensuring that environmental safety and societal issues are addrissues are addressed.

We live in convulsed times in terms of environmental depletion, violence and diseases; and we young scientist are called to help to address all these issues and pursue for a better world.

Room for improvement: While Hilton got fairly high marks in healthy - room areas, panelist Cordaro wishes it and other chains would do more to address environmental issues.

For now, therefore, the main battleground for addressing major environmental issues is, in my view, diplomatic / political and economic, as well as social, in terms of necessary lifestyle changFor now, therefore, the main battleground for addressing major environmental issues is, in my view, diplomatic / political and economic, as well as social, in terms of necessary lifestyle changfor addressing major environmental issues is, in my view, diplomatic / political and economic, as well as social, in terms of necessary lifestyle changes.

Help students write their own mini-speech that addresses their personal dreams for the world, from environmental issues to a new plea on race relations.

3) Environmental education — leveraging social psychological theories to address issues of sustainability, conservation, and climate change especially for adolescents.

Extensive Federal requirements and guidance call for transportation planners to evaluate potential economic, community, and environmental impacts of transportation programs; examine past trends and future projections for travel demand for people, goods, and information; and address societal issues such as community values and goals.

Millennials are, by nature, much more accepting of various sexualities, belief systems, and ethnicities, and many studies have found that they have a strong desire to address social, environmental and political issues for the greater good.

Justification for Action After a thorough reading of the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges Complex (FKNWRC) Integrated Predator Management Plan — along with several supporting documents (as described below)-- I am struck by how inadequately the IPMP / EA addresses several critical issues.

The Ad Council addresses issue areas such as improving the quality of life for children, preventive health, education, community well - being, environmental preservation and strengthening families.

Another leading organization in this area, U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution, will return in December with a new two - day training workshop on how technology can be used to address environmEnvironmental Conflict Resolution, will return in December with a new two - day training workshop on how technology can be used to address environmentalenvironmental issues.

«TURNING THE TIDE» FOR THE ENVIRONMENT Institute at the Golden Gate Brings Together Diverse Cross-Sector Leaders to Address Key Environmental Issues

«TURNING THE TIDE» FOR THE ENVIRONMENT Institute at the Golden Gate Brings Together Diverse Cross-Sector Leaders to Address Key Environmental Issues more

I reported on the environmental issues on Boracay and fully agree that the problems needs to be addressed to develop sustainable tourism on the beautiful island, but the approach the administration is taking will cause a lot of trouble for the tourism industry in the Philippines, workers on the island and travelers alike.

For the next three months, the Project Room is activated into an enlightened and socially conscious marketplace flourishing with novel artworks, clothing, and crafts created by local Los Angeles artists» who work address various political and environmental issues.

Shocked by the lack of aggressive legislation and services addressing environmental issues, New York — based artist Eve Mosher creates large participatory projects that stimulate awareness and activate the public's potential for change.

Her videos and installations explore the intersection between reality, perception, technology and time, as an investigation for finding new ways of seeing that innovatively address some of the current socio - cultural and environmental issues.

Diverse in culture, identity and age, the artists selected for ONE YEAR: The Art of Politics in Los Angeles have been addressing issues like immigration policy, race, gender discrimination, and environmental concerns well before the current administration.

The artist will also address various uses of photography, video, and installation when positioning the body as a vehicle for representation of geopolitical and environmental issues.

Xu Bing is known for large - scale installations that incorporate a variety of materials, such as tobacco, silkworms and corn husks, that address issues of cultural and national identity, social change, environmental advocacy and surveillance.

PHILADELPHIA — The Center for Emerging Visual Artists (CFEVA) and The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education (SCEE) announced today the launch of an innovative artist residency program designed to address local environmEnvironmental Education (SCEE) announced today the launch of an innovative artist residency program designed to address local environmentalenvironmental issues.

Recently released for its debut run on the west coast, Kip Anderson and Keegan Kuhn set out to create a documentary to confront these issues while discovering why the world's leading environmental groups haven't been addressing how animal agriculture contributes to climate change and how the promotion of a plant based diet is a solution.

By using an interactive online format, Art Works for Change is looking to inspire activism and engagement about environmental issues in as many people as possible, by addressing «the urgent need to live sustainably within Earth's finite resources» through the lens of art.

We take seriously our responsibility for environmental stewardship and are committed to leveraging our people, capital and ideas to further market - based solutions that help address critical environmental issues.

Many Jewish groups and individuals have been addressing environmental issues for years, but they have only started making official statements and calls to action on climate change in the past several years.

This curriculum includes lessons that are suitable for Canadian high school classes that address local and global citizenship, leadership, environmental and global issues.

This programme aims to introduce green growth as a solution for addressing the development challenges facing countries in Asia and the Pacific; to familiarize participants with appropriate assessment tools to measure emerging environmental / economic / social issues in the region; to assist with the integration of green growth concepts into socio - economic policy planning.

One filing that addressed the issue directly is a recent study prepared for environmental groups by Alison Silverstein, a key author of DOE's grid reliability report last year, Rob Gramlich, a former advisor to ex-FERC Chair Pat Wood III, and Michael Goggin, former head of a wind trade group.

The most powerful lesson from the talks to solve acid rain is that, for any hope of success, addressing environmental issues must be linked with larger foreign...

The report is a joint production of NAACP, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO), the Indigenous Environmental Network and lead author and researcher Adrian Wilson, and will serve as a launching point for NAACP's campaign to address the issue of the pollution from coal fired power plants and disparate impacts on communities of color.

«(B) make available to the Secretary options and recommendations for the program as a whole and on offset methodologies for each practice type that should be considered under regulations promulgated pursuant to section 504 of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, including methodologies to address the issues of additionality, activity baselines, measurement, leakage, including the application of sector specific leakage factors, uncertainty, permanence, and environmental integrity;

According to a press release, the commission is charged with «advising state entities on environmental justice; analyzing the impact of state and local laws and policies on environmental justice and sustainable communities; developing criteria to assess whether communities in the state may be experiencing environmental issues and recommending options to the Governor's office and legislators for addressing these issues.»

Financial Support: Green Mountain College's scholarships include two environmental scholarships for students: the Environmental Advancement Scholarship grants up to $ 7,000 to students with «an interest in addressing the growing ecological issues and crises confronting our environmental scholarships for students: the Environmental Advancement Scholarship grants up to $ 7,000 to students with «an interest in addressing the growing ecological issues and crises confronting our Environmental Advancement Scholarship grants up to $ 7,000 to students with «an interest in addressing the growing ecological issues and crises confronting our world.»

Climate scientists and their detractors are slugging it out every day in blogs and editorial pages while legislative initiatives to get governments to address environmental and resource issues remain stalled, despite broad public support for them.

In her role as the Caucasus regional coordinator for the Central Eastern Europe Bankwatch Network, she continued to be the citizens» eyes and ears on the BTC project, studying and monitoring the pipeline to make sure local concerns and environmental issues are considered and addressed.

Analysis by the law firm confirmed that corporate shareholder proposals aimed at addressing environmental issues were common in 2016, a trend that will continue to keep the pressure on fossil fuel interests like Chevron and ExxonMobil during the Trump years — and make it hard for the SEC to avoid addressing the issue.