Sentences with phrase «local environmental group leaders»
Bill Toedter, president of the North Fork Environmental Council, and nearly 30 local environmental group leaders signed a letter addressed to Gov. Andrew Cuomo stating they oppose the proposal because it calls for disposing between 30 to 50 million cubic yards of dredge spoils into the Sound over the next 30 years.
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The Bridging Gowanus community planning process was convened by the local elected officials representing the Gowanus area, organized together with community leaders from resident, civic, environmental, business, arts and housing groups, and facilitated by the Pratt Center for Community Development.
A diverse group of local governments, environmental protection organizations, business groups, recreational enthusiasts, newspapers and former federal and state government officials and environmental leaders are asking New York State voters to help make the Adirondacks and Catskills safer for residents and visitors alike by voting Yes for Ballot Proposal # 3 — The Public Health and Safety Land Account — this Election Day.
He noted the opposition of the E.P.A., local elected leaders, environmental groups and members of the New York City Council as a reason to consider the proposal more fully.
WHITE PLAINS, NY — Westchester County Executive Robert P. Astorino today joined a bipartisan group of elected officials and environmental leaders to announce that the county has entered into an official partnership with Sustainable Westchester, a consortium of local governments that facilitates green initiatives like Solarize Westchester, Community Choice Aggregation and the Municipal Solar Buyers Ggroup of elected officials and environmental leaders to announce that the county has entered into an official partnership with Sustainable Westchester, a consortium of local governments that facilitates green initiatives like Solarize Westchester, Community Choice Aggregation and the Municipal Solar Buyers GroupGroup.
The loan has raised the ire of local elected leaders, newspaper editorial boards as well as environmental groups.
Established in 2010, MTSNAC is comprised of leaders from commercial transportation firms, ship construction, repair and recycling, trade associations, state and local public entities, labor organizations, academics, and environmental groups that advise the Secretary and the Maritime Administration on policies to ensure that the U.S. Marine Transportation System is capable of responding to projected trade increases.
Washington state's plan to create a carbon tax would make it a climate leader, but local environmental groups are fighting it.
Outraged and angered local front - line communities and environmental justice groups get little media attention, and Gov. Jerry Brown continues his posture as a global climate leader.
On top of this, Larry and I invited local St. Louis environmental activists to speak to our group such as Climate Reality Project Leader Brian Bozak, Ed Smith Energy Director for Missouri Coalition for the Environment, Jill Miller an organizer with Renew Missouri, Arielle Klagsbrun an organizer with MORE (Missourians Organizing for Reform and Empowerment), Sara Edgar an organizer with Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign, and Carol Braford the St. Louis group leader with Citizens Climate Leader Brian Bozak, Ed Smith Energy Director for Missouri Coalition for the Environment, Jill Miller an organizer with Renew Missouri, Arielle Klagsbrun an organizer with MORE (Missourians Organizing for Reform and Empowerment), Sara Edgar an organizer with Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign, and Carol Braford the St. Louis group leader with Citizens Climate leader with Citizens Climate Lobby.