Sentences with phrase «green infrastructure works»

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The premier said the green bonds don't preempt the panel's work, because they address the broader issue of building infrastructure across Ontario.

Low Impact Development (LID) is a category of green infrastructure that works with nature to manage stormwater and decrease the impact of development on surface and groundwater.

Mass Audubon has received a $ 25,900 grant from the Massachusetts Environmental Trust (MET) for our work educating children and adults throughout central Massachusetts on improving water quality and habitat, focusing on the use of cost - effective Green Infrastructure and Low Impact Development (LID).

Mass Audubon and our partners are working in the Taunton River Watershed to map green infrastructure resources, develop case studies that highlight the benefits of protecting them, and create a training program for local communities within the watershed.

Mass Audubon has received a $ 25,900 grant from the Massachusetts Environmental Trust (MET) for our work educating children and adults throughout central Massachusetts on improving water quality and habitat, focusing on the use of cost - effective Green Infrastructure and Low Impact Development.

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

A top official at the Environmental Protection Agency was in Syracuse on Monday to highlight the county's work in green infrastructure.

Hopfensperger works with undergraduate students and community partners to conduct research on topics including water quality, green infrastructure, greenhouse gas flux and invasive species.

This comprehensive review highlights that trees and hedges, as well as other green infrastructure, must be used strategically to help create healthier, less polluted cities that are also more pleasant for everyone to live and work in.

We work to ensure that green infrastructure becomes the preferred mechanism by which water managers meet a range of water management goals for people and wildlife under changing climate conditions.

Kate Farquhar is a Philadelphia based artist and landscape architect, whose work combines her artistic interests with her apprenticeship in cutting edge green infrastructure.

In Maryland, we are working to implement an innovative stormwater law that incorporates green infrastructure practices to safeguard clean water.

Researchers are amassing a body of evidence to prove that green infrastructure actually works: these systems are often more cost - effective than outmoded models of grey infrastructure — a term used for the concrete tunnels created to move water — and also provide far more benefits for both people and the environment.

To get green infrastructure strategies to scale, Forest Trends» Water Initiative works with partners to:

We also look forward to working with him to protect the «green infrastructure» around Stewart and all along the river.

As President of Siemens Industry Inc. and an expert in sustainable technology, Andreas Schierenbeck discusses cities of the future; addressing all aspects of sustainable city infrastructure, including transportation, traffic systems, airport technology, water and waste management, green buildings, mobility and how together they work to enable sustainable consumption.

Forest Trends» Water Initiative is also at the forefront of next - generation business models for water - stressed cities and regions, working with public and private sector leaders, green infrastructure developers, and finance experts (see here for an example).

To bring green infrastructure to scale, Forest Trends also works with public and private sector leaders, green infrastructure developers, and finance experts to develop a new generation of business models for water - stressed cities and regions.

To address practical challenges for developers of green infrastructure projects as well as decision - makers, Forest Trends, together with other leading non-governmental organizations in this field and water sector professionals, is working on a robust evidence base that better quantifies and communicates the hydrological and economic benefits of green infrastructure.

Forest Trends - Recent News» TECHNICAL ASSISTANT TO CHIEF OF PARTY AND DEPUTY CHIEF OF PARTY: SCOPE OF WORK AND CALL FOR QUALIFIED CANDIDATES forest-trends.org For Immediate Consideration: Forest Trends seeks an energetic, sharp, and highly organized professional to join our Green Infrastructure for Water Security Project team based in Lima, Peru, as the Te...

As we meet leaders who are multisolving in their communities, and as we work in Atlanta with a group of community leaders on a project focused on equity and green infrastructure, we are learning that the «multi» in multisolving refers to more than just solving several problems at the same time.

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