Sentences with phrase «groups blasted for»

«Science groups blasted for crossing line into activism with climate - change letter to Congress,» The Washington Times, July 6, 2016.

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Running a business was a blast, Newman found, and three years later, he launched a new venture — Niche Marketing, which advertised and distributed products for progressive companies and nonprofit groups, such as a militant left - wing T - shirt maker and a manufacturer of water - saving showerheads.

The company has drawn heat from environmental groups claiming Bechtel's processes are unsafe and from officials blasting it for big cost overruns.

Business unit manager Tom Hutton has empowered a group of hourly workers to purchase grit blast equipment for two cells.

CNN: Vatican blasts American nuns, calls for reforms The Vatican is turning up the heat on a group of nuns it says are operating outside of the Roman Catholic Church's doctrines.

Beck's comments came after a group of 400 rabbis, many from the Reform movement, took out a full - page ad in The Wall Street Journal blasting him for comments he made about the Holocaust.

The current controversy erupted when some college campus and gay rights groups blasted the restaurant chain for donating free food to a Pennsylvania organization opposed to gay marriage.

The ongoing Chick - fil - A flap - which has gay rights groups blasting the restaurant chain for donating food to an anti-gay marriage group - may be a fleeting controversy for a privately held company that is more accustomed to fiercely loyal patrons and generally positive press coverage.

I've been trying to get a group together for a «murder mystery» dinner (always a blast!)

For instance, when you purchase a gift card or register to receive Innovative Dining Group e - blast / e-newsletter, you will be asked to provide information such as your e-mail address, name and shipping address.

Alan Shearer is in that group it seems, as he has blasted the Portuguese tactician for being the root of the issue at Old Trafford this season as Man Utd risk falling short of their expectations and objectives this season.

But that being said, The Wiggles remain a popular music group for children today and if you have a little one, there's a high probability you have heard their music blasting throughout your living room.

Education Reform Now, a coalition of groups pushing for changes that would improve New York's chances at landing «Race to the Top» funds, launched a statewide TV ad that blasts the teachers union for the state's Round I failure.

She blasted CoreCivic and Geo Group, which own a slew of private prisons around the world, for being «propped up» by financial institutions and profiting from incarcerated immigrants.

In April 2015, Blake and State Senator Gustavo Rivera, along with liberal activist Groups, blasted the police for shoving and arresting activists in demonstrations seeking to express solidarity with protests in Baltimore, Md. over the mysterious death of black civilian Freddie Gray while in police custody.

For their part, the group held a press conference on the steps of City Hall to further blast Ms. Quinn today.

While NYCLASS has blamed their old consultant, the Advance Group, for misleading them, the CFB blasted NYCLASS, also known as New Yorkers for Clean, Livable and Safe Streets, for not taking responsibility for their wrongdoing.

Yesterday Jacob Rees - Mogg, the chair of the 60 - strong backbench European Research Group, blasted Business Minister Greg Clark for peddling a «project fear» agenda on the issue.

The group opposed Grisanti's primary race by painting him as a supporter of tax hikes and this month NYSUT was blasted for mailers with images depicting a battered woman.

Malloy, a Democrat, attacked his Republican opponent in much the same way that a national Republican group recently blasted a Democrat running for governor in Wisconsin for alleged plagiarism.

Rivera 74, had his 70 - year sentence commuted by outgoing President Barack Obama in January after serving nearly 36 years in prison following his conviction of conspiracy and sedition charges for his ties to the Puerto Rican nationalist group, FALN, which was responsible for more than 100 bombings in the 1970s and 80s — including the 1982 blast at NYPD headquarters that left an officer maimed and a 1975 attacked that killed four at Fraunces Tavern in the Financial District.

The move prompted open government groups to blast the department for becoming less transparent — the department has disclosed officer discipline for decades — but both the outgoing commissioner and Mayor Bill de Blasio have maintained that it is only a matter of complying with state law.

Boyd said the group was inspired by Bushwick's backlash against the event, which was blasted by locals, businesses and elected officials for being «repulsive» and «out of control.»

The group was responsible for attacks nationwide, including the 1975 bombing of Fraunces Tavern in lower Manhattan that killed four people and a blast that maimed a cop at Police Headquarters in 1982.

Both groups blasted out emails within 30 minutes of each other attacking the opposing party's recruit for shirking their legislative duties to raise money in D.C.

Good - government groups blasted drafts of the reforms as «backwards,» saying «internal oversight is no substitute for real independent oversight.»

Foley, took issue, and attacked the group at a candidates forum, where he accused NFIB of promoting the outsourcing of jobs, and blasted Zeldin for accepting the endorsement.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has had an uneasy relationship with some public - sector labor groups during the early years of his administration, blasted the case in similar language this week when speaking at a convention for the Transport Workers Union in Las Vegas.

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani reiterated his call for ground forces to be deployed to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), blasting President Obama for being too cautious in the fight against the terror group.

Opponents, which included an odd coalition of the Catholic Church and women's advocacy groups, argued no - fault divorce debases marriage, making it too easy for couples who should be working out their problems to throw in the towel (the church) and suggested it will now be too easy for the wealthier spouse — usually the man — to leave their partners without adequate resources (NOW - NYS President Marica Pappas blasted what she dubbed «divorce on demand»).

The letter comes as gun control advocacy groups and some Republican lawmakers who voted no blast the law, which tightens the state's assault weapons ban, limits the number of rounds in a high capacity magazine and tightens criminal penalties for illegal weapons.

Blasting Congressman Jerrold Nadler for choosing to support a controversial nuclear accord with Iran, a group of Orthodox Jewish leaders promised tonight that the veteran Democrat would feel the full wrath of his constituents — and one even suggested Mr. Nadler would be vulnerable to a primary challenger.

The head of the Partnership for New York City business group also blasted de Blasio's proposal, saying the mayor was «prepared to throw the city's high earners under the bus.»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo voiced his support for Israel while Senate Co-Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver took turns blasting the Palestinian group Hamas before taking off for a whirlwind 30 - hour trip to the Holy Land today.

Real Affordability for All, a collective of more than 50 activist groups like New York Communities for Change and Make the Road New York, blasted the agreement for not including enough affordable housing.

«There are two females in this race, but only one is pro-woman,» said Jenny Geer, who leads a progressive group called Blue Blast in Larchmont and Mamaroneck and who has canvassed for Ms. Mayer.

Days after the subway workers» union blasted Mayor de Blasio in new ads for not doing enough to bankroll the MTA, another labor group is pressuring City Hall to give more.

In early 2009 Jonathon Porritt, chair of the government's Sustainable Development Commission, whacked a hornet's nest by calling parents of more than two children «irresponsible» and blasting mainstream environmental groups for «betraying» their members by fearing to call for small families.

In my experience, the typical approach of blasting a muscle group once per week for an insane number of sets and exercises simply doesn't work for the majority.

A good muscle mass workout should target one muscle group per week so that you can really blast that muscle and still allow sufficient time for it to repair and grow.

I want to thank the team for including as part of the media group; it's always a blast to see these collections up close and in person.

Little Shop is a boon for all who take part: Students learn about the principles of physics, meet a welcoming group of college - age rolemodels, and have a blast (if the constant gigglingand «Whoa, cool!»

As critics blast the parent trigger as harmful and ineffective, the group sees the latest West Athens development as a sign that the parent trigger can evolve into a more collaborative mechanism for achieving changes, and proof that the law can force schools to take parents seriously without a divisive fight, said Gabe Rose, Parent Revolution's deputy executive director.

And the group's leader, Wake County parent Renee Sekel, blasted legislators this week for not yet resolving the class size crisis.

The newly invigorated group ran an array of parent involvement activities, hosted four wildly popular «Fun Blast» events for students, organized welcome overnights for 6th graders, sponsored overnight field trips, created an inspiring career day for 8th graders, helped build an outdoor recreation center for the school, created a new grade parent volunteer program, ran monthly teacher appreciation activities, relaunched a program to curb bullying and aggression, and lots more.

Korn blasted the Partnership for Educational Justice, which will be organizing the legal campaign, as an «astroturf» group funded by right - wing «extremists.»

Van Roekel didn't call out Duncan by name, but he did blast Democrats for Education Reform, a group that supports Duncan, in his keynote address.

Just three years ago, under the leadership of then Commissioner of Education, Dr. Mark McQuillan, the State Board of Education unanimously adopted a resolution blasting the destructive effect of separating children based on ability because grouping by ability «limits achievement and stifles expectation and opportunity for college and successful competition in the workplace.»

Because of the nature of the game a single idiotic player can ruin an entire session by crashing into everyone, but find a good group of people and F1 2013's multiplayer is a blast to play as you all fight for position, especially with that small yet delightful chunk of classic content thrown into the mix.

Overall I had a blast for the first few hours of my time with White Noise 2 as that was when I was playing with a group of online friends.