Sentences with phrase «government in protecting the environment»
Above all, however, there is reason to fear that free trade will limit the sovereignty of our government in protecting the environment, if protective laws are regarded as «restraint of trade.»
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«We're proud to report that we're reducing the size of government, protecting taxpayer dollars and staying true to our core mission of protecting the environment and American jobs,» he said in a separate statement.
As Scott explains, they «contain 30 or more chapters providing special protections for foreign investors; extending patents and copyrights; privatizing markets for public services such as education, health, and public utilities; and «harmonizing» regulations in ways that limit or prevent governments from protecting the public health or environment.»
«My job as a prime minister and our job as a government is to bring everyone together and say we're all getting what we want — in that we are moving forward to protect the environment and grow the economy at the same time, and that doesn't have to be divisive,» he said.
Returning to Shell Jackpine, while Canadians might be able to guess which policy factors were considered, they have no way of knowing how they were considered in light of the government's obligations pursuant to section 4 to ensure that projects «are considered in a careful and precautionary manner» and that the government exercises its powers «in a manner that protects the environment and human health and applies the precautionary principles.»
Prime Minister Trudeau, in turn, stated that his government remains open to doing everything possible to protect the marine environment by expanding, if required, the plan.
A far greater part of the text — thousands of pages in more than 30 chapters — has to do with harmonizing regulations (financial, health and safety standards, etc.), reinforcing intellectual property rights (patents, copyrights), opening up new sectors to privatization and foreign investment (health insurance and education), and putting strict limits on how governments choose to protect the environment or create jobs.
The TPP's controversial ISDS rules will limit government powers to regulate in the public interest, including by supporting industries that create good local jobs, and protecting the environment.
New Democrat deputy environment critic Michael Sather noted the Liberals have gutted the environmental assessment process, creating uncertainty on the land base and a lack of trust in government's ability to protect the environment.
Our American born corporations have decided to take advantage of people of other cultures with weak governments that do not protect their people or environments and finally we land in China.
We are calling on the government to immediately halt the use of Glyphosate in our farms and protect the health of the people and environment!
Michael Gove, UK environment secretary, said: «We've already seen a number of retailers, bars and restaurants stepping up to the plate and cutting plastic use, however it's only through government, businesses and the public working together that we will protect our environment for the next generation — we all have a role to play in turning the tide on plastic.»
«Mr. Governor, let me assure you that Sterling Bank will continually engage in initiatives that will protect the environment, especially those that are connected to the protection of lives through our renowned partnership with the state governments in order to maintain a healthy environment to guarantee good health for our people.»
He has focused on legislation and policy changes to support affordable housing, protect the environment, promote economic and social justice and a more humane society, prevent gun violence, create a fairer and more open political process, and provide for greater accountability in the ways government provides services and spends our tax dollars.
«Without a full, fair and open review of the potential risks of fracking in the Basin, the public will continue to question the federal government's ability to protect public health and environment.»
«The Environmental Facilities Corp. is pleased to assist New York City and 17 other local governments in their efforts to provide safe and reliable clean water systems, improving the environment and water quality, protecting public health, and creating jobs throughout the state,» said EFC President and CEO Matthew J. Driscoll.
As you may know, the Act enables councils working in co-operation with their communities to get Government help to assist them in reversing the decline of local services, dealing with fuel poverty, protecting the environment and obtaining greater involvement in civic activity.
«It shows government trying to do all it can to protect our environment and provide a very much needed opportunity for those families that live in these critical areas.»
«I would like to take this opportunity to applaud the government and the good people of Ghana for their determination and resolve to tackle the issue of illegal mining (Galamsey) in the country... Being blessed with such a beautiful country, it behooves us to protect and preserve the environment for future generations.
During the Democratic majority in the Ulster County Legislature, we worked on protecting the environment, on bringing in green jobs, on keeping costs down, on creating a new form of government with equal branches,» said Rodriguez.
«Adriano has been an outspoken voice in the fight to reform government, improve our city's schools, protect our environment and revitalize our small businesses,» Bloomberg went on to say in the statement.
In addition to guiding all aspects of NISC Secretariat operations, Jamie is currently providing the leadership necessary to develop an Arctic Invasive Alien Species (ARIAS) Strategy and Action Plan under the Arctic Council's Conservation of Flora and Fauna (CAFF) and Protection of the Marine Environment (PAME) working groups; produce a documentary on invasive species entitled, Protecting What Matters; establish an annual Innovation Summit to advance U.S. scientific and technical capacities to address the most pressing invasive species issues; and raise the capacity of other governments to more effectively institutionalize invasive species programs.
In an article published in the upcoming issue, researchers challenge the role that FIFA and the Brazilian government play in protecting the environment, asking both to: protect 1,000 hectares of the critically endangered Caatinga ecosystem — the natural habitat for its World Cup mascot, Fuelco — for each goal scored in the World CuIn an article published in the upcoming issue, researchers challenge the role that FIFA and the Brazilian government play in protecting the environment, asking both to: protect 1,000 hectares of the critically endangered Caatinga ecosystem — the natural habitat for its World Cup mascot, Fuelco — for each goal scored in the World Cuin the upcoming issue, researchers challenge the role that FIFA and the Brazilian government play in protecting the environment, asking both to: protect 1,000 hectares of the critically endangered Caatinga ecosystem — the natural habitat for its World Cup mascot, Fuelco — for each goal scored in the World Cuin protecting the environment, asking both to: protect 1,000 hectares of the critically endangered Caatinga ecosystem — the natural habitat for its World Cup mascot, Fuelco — for each goal scored in the World Cuin the World Cup.
In addition, we have allocated fixed income exposure to inflation - protected U.S. government bonds that will help diversify risk in a rising rate environment driven primarily by higher inflatioIn addition, we have allocated fixed income exposure to inflation - protected U.S. government bonds that will help diversify risk in a rising rate environment driven primarily by higher inflatioin a rising rate environment driven primarily by higher inflation.
The present environment is characterized by unusually overvalued, overbought, overbullish conditions, with rising 10 - year Treasury bond yields, heavy insider selling, valuations on «forward earnings» appearing reasonable only because profit margins are more than 70 % above historical norms (fully explained by the negative sum of government and personal savings as a share of GDP), with the S&P 500 at a 4 - year market high, in a mature market advance, with lagging employment indicators still positive but more than half of all OECD countries already in GDP contraction, Europe in recession, Britain on the cusp, and the EU imposing massive losses on depositors in order to protect lenders in an unstable banking system where Cyprus is the iceberg's tip.
Government policies should be centered on protecting consumers from negative forces in the environment, not trying to block payday lending to small companies.
The New Zealand government has many regulations and a strict quota system in place that help to protect the environment, prevent pollution and ensure that the fish populations are sustainable.
The Cuban government has made it a priority to protect its marine environment, which has resulted in healthy ecosystems thriving in ideal conditions and is a perfect place to spend time on a liveaboard dive trip.
As yet further proof of the government's long - term committing to protecting the environment, the Belizean legislature has passed a new law to establish a biological corridor in the northeast of the country.On February 18, 2018, the Belizean government signed into law a bill that established a 42 - square mile (110 - square mile) section of northeastern Belize as a wildlife corridor between the Shipstern Nature Reserve and the Freshwater Creek Forest Reserve.
When I was in Mongolia for World Environment Day, the topic of how the government would protect the traditional nomadic herder lifestyle while also taking advantage of opportunities for rapid economic development, such as mining and wind and solar power, was a huge focus of conversation.
Rather than blame Fairtrade for falling short in one study, consumers need to take responsibility to pressure «companies and governments to do more to effectively tackle poverty and to achieve sustainable rural transitions of benefit to all segments of rural society, as well as protecting the environment for all our sakes» (NRI).
The Environmental Review Tribunal also noted in its decision on Ostrander Point that approvals of renewable energy projects must seek balance between the government policy of encouraging clean power generation and protecting the environment.
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Please join me in telling our government that you are one of the majority of Americans who believe in protecting our environment now.
Friends of the Earth (HK) is one of Hong Kong's green groups, dedicated to protecting the environment by engaging government, business and society in promotion solutions to create environmentally sustainable public policies, business practices and community lifestyles.
In addition, the number of Americans who rate their government's actions to protect the environment as poor has increased to 62 per cent.
Separate Pew Research Center surveys found a 15 - percentage - point decline between 2015 and 2017 in Americans» overall ratings of how well the federal government is protecting the environment.
This manual aims to assist governments and education practitioners in scaling up and mainstreaming climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction in the education sector in order to provide young people with the knowledge and skills to protect the environment and contribute to sustainable and equitable development.
In fact, had the EPA's (and successive, sycophantic governments) enforced the mandate they were given, some 40 years ago (to protect the environment and public health) no - one would be debating Australia's and America's degraded state of the environment and billions of futile dollars would not have been bled from taxpayers to remediate the damage caused by corporate eco-terrorists who are sufficiently deluded in believing they have a mandate to pollute with impunitIn fact, had the EPA's (and successive, sycophantic governments) enforced the mandate they were given, some 40 years ago (to protect the environment and public health) no - one would be debating Australia's and America's degraded state of the environment and billions of futile dollars would not have been bled from taxpayers to remediate the damage caused by corporate eco-terrorists who are sufficiently deluded in believing they have a mandate to pollute with impunitin believing they have a mandate to pollute with impunity.
Professional lobbyists from North Carolina were not only able to teach us how we can become active in climate action in our governments, but guided us in engaging conversation on how we would lobby to protect the environment.
A new business tax and a new provincial government in Alberta with a stronger interest in protecting the environment may also weaken the tar sands industry's prospects.
Laissez - faire (Listeni / ˌlɛseɪˈfɛər - /, French: [lɛsefɛʁ](listen)-RRB- is an economic environment in which transactions between private parties are free from tariffs, government subsidies, and enforced monopolies, with only enough government regulations sufficient to protect property rights against theft and aggression.
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It has become increasingly apparent that the role of the environment minister in the Howard Government is not to develop and implement measures to protect Australia's natural environment.
South American diplomats expect to make progress towards a global climate deal at this week's UN talks in Lima, despite growing criticism from NGOs that governments in the region are backtracking on pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the environment.
Her fearlessness and tenacity in the face of widespread government corruption and industry interests have won critical concessions to protect local villagers and the environment from being steamrolled by the development of the world's biggest oil export pipeline.
In collaboration with provinces and territories, the Government of Canada is protecting the health and environment of Canadians through its Air Quality Management System (AQMS).
«By focusing on areas, crops and practices with the most to be gained, companies, governments, NGOs and others can ensure that their efforts are being targeted in a way that best accomplishes the common and critically important goal of feeding the world while protecting the environment.»
At every step of the way in the 16 - year battle to protect the corridor, Rivera Herrera was there to challenge government corruption and advocate for the public's right to demand protection for the environment.
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