Sentences with phrase «intense political climate»

The nation's intense political climate is what sparked our curiosity to see which party was more apt to invest in renters insurance.

The statue includes stenciled portraits of activists, among them the foundational Chicana writer Gloria E. Anzaldúa, as well as, on its back, a powerful statement and reflection on the ways in which many people of color continue to feel in this intense political climate: RADICAL ANTI-RACISM FOR STOPPING LA VIOLENCIA CONTRA NUESTRAS COMUNIDADES NOT FOR YOUR WHITE POLITICAL CORRECTNESS.

The nation's intense political climate is what sparked our curiosity to see which party was more apt to invest in renters insurance.

New York State's new education commissioner, MaryEllen Elia, has been on the job just over a week, and she's been traveling the state on a listening tour to reach out to teachers, school boards and others who've been buffeted by an intense political climate during the most recent legislative session.

The state's new education commissioner, MaryEllen Elia, has been on the job just over a week, and she's been traveling the state on a listening tour to reach out to teachers, school boards and others who've been buffeted by an intense political climate during the most recent legislative session.

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Citing the environmental, economic and political ramifications of President Donald Trump's pullout from the Paris climate accord — as well as the perilous effects of inconsistent weather and more intense storms that have already befallen their cities and counties — more than 200 New York officials on Monday called on state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli to divest the state Common Retirement Fund of companies that contribute to man - made climate change.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper — who has been in office nearly a decade and is derided by environmentalists for his climate and pro-oil positions — is in an intense political fight against Justin Trudeau, the 43 - year - old leader of the Liberal Party and son of former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.

My job was to describe the empirical social science that, in part, explains why more climate science hasn't led to more climate - smart energy action, but also hints at paths forward even in an era of intense political polarization.

Twenty - nine states and the District of Columbia have binding renewable standards; in the absence of federal climate legislation, these initiatives have become the subject of intense political battles.

But it still seems all but certain that something like the Iron Law of Climate Policy holds even under an intense PR push by climate advocates and the most charismatic and courageous political leadClimate Policy holds even under an intense PR push by climate advocates and the most charismatic and courageous political leadclimate advocates and the most charismatic and courageous political leadership.

«The intense politicization of climate science makes bias more likely to be coming from political and ideological perspectives than from funding sources,» she writes.

RE: 4th Error -RCB- Poses an objection to the non-scientific term catastrophic [NOTE: Scientific «consensus» is often being used & / or implied in standard climate - change discourse - Yet Consensus is a Political Term - NOT a Scientific Term]- HOWEVER - When Jim Hansen, the IPCC & Al Gore, et - al - go from predicting 450 — 500 ppm CO2 to 800 — 1000ppm by the end of the 21st century -LCB- said to the be highest atmospheric CO2 content in 20 — 30 Million YRS -RCB-; — & estimates for aver global temps by 21st century's end go from 2 * C to 6 * C to 10 * C; — & increased sea level estimates go from 10 - 20 cm to 50 - 60 cm to 1M — 2M -LCB- which would totally submerge the Maldives & partially so Bangladesh -RCB-; — predictions of the total melting of the Himalayan Ice caps by 2050, near total melting of Greenland's ice sheet & partial melting of Antarctica's ice sheet before the 21st century's end; — massive crop failures; — more intense & frequent hurricane -LCB- ala Katrina -RCB- for much longer seasonal durations, etc, etc, etc... — IMO That's Sounds pretty damned CATASTROPHIC to ME!

And in a final act of terminal naivety — «The intense politicization of climate science makes bias more likely to be coming from political and ideological perspectives than from funding sources.»

They will miss out twice: first, on an excellent opportunity to increase their understanding of the scientific issues surrounding climate change, especially Dr. Mann's preferred branch, paleoclimatology; and second, a gracefully - written memoir of an academic career unexpectedly subjected to the most intense political rough - and - tumble imaginable.