Sentences with phrase «local political climate»

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Mr. Viersen is the former treasurer of the Barrhead / Neerlandia local of the Association for Reformed Political Action, a social conservative Christian organization that has spoken against Gay - Straight Alliance legislation for Alberta schools and questioned the existence of human - influenced climate change.

With increasing national and state support for local food system development, the political climate is favorable for the development of a packing house

«In today's current political climate, when the average wealth of a member of Congress is $ 1 million, we are showing that a grassroots campaign focused on low - dollar and local support, can keep the doors to the halls of government open to those who can't write them selves a large check or rely on large corporate donations.»

«In the national political climate, passions are certainly high on both sides, and there's a real risk that there isn't accountability at the local level.»

The measure is a perennial political fight between trial lawyers and labor unions on one side, with business groups and local governments citing the law adding to New York's difficult business climate.

He stated: «Labour local government has admirably led the way over the past five years in demonstrating what it can achieve even in a cold financial and political climate nationally.»

Political unrest between occupying Chinese and local Vietnamese groups — not climate change or agriculture — led to a surge in the frequency of fires

the type and effectiveness of local political leadership and input in larger decision - making questions — northern institutions often lack the time, mandate and funding to address climate change impacts — though emerging leaders in Canada and Alaska are proving to be an exception to this pattern;

Kahan pointed to the success of local political leaders in southeast Florida in depoliticizing discussions of climate science, an example that is discussed at length in the study

This multi-sited, longitudinal project aims to better understand how beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program negotiate their uncertain immigration status during their own life course, amid local immigration contexts and in light of changing political climates.

Through a national survey, and four waves of in - depth qualitative interviews with eligible young adults in six study sites, we will explore how DACAmented individuals negotiate their immigration status during their own life course, amid local immigration contexts and in light of changing political climates.

In moving to local decision making, schools have encountered a number of obstacles, from the political climate of the district to apprehension about becoming involved in more meetings, more work, and more conflict.

However, with an increase in school violence and gang - related activities, the political climate seems to have turned more conservative, and the Supreme Court has begun to return many decisions back to the discretion of the local school board.

We've seen a handful of novels this year that address the current political climate really well — namely Jonathan Dee's The Locals, which seemed to surprise even the author with its prescience.

Radio show guests include Fae Ellington, a Lecturer at the University of the West Indies, who will shed light on the current political climate in Jamaica and explain how locals actually feel about tourists.

Together, his artworks and research seek to facilitate an increased understanding of the shared social, political, environmental, and cultural climate challenges we face, both within our local communities, and in the international arena.

But I find Gore's essay mostly a rehashed and padded sermon to the converted, with heaps of boilerplate on the science and information wars and very little beyond a plea to Obama to ignore political realities and return climate to his to - do list and a tired invocation to concerned Americans to «reduce energy use,» «join an organization,» «contact your local newspapers» and the like.

(«I swear that I have never taken money or received services — whether directly or indirectly — from any political campaign or political group or government agency or think tank — whether federal, state, or local — or from anyone else — in exchange for any service performed in my climate communication endeavors.»)

And yet, 400 years later, here we are: watching a public official tasked with guiding the educational trajectories of his community's children rail against the accepted science on climate change — because its conclusions threaten to undermine the local political culture.

Among the general public, perceptions of whether and how much climate change is affecting their local community are tied to political party and ideology.

While mayors and local governments can not comprehensively tackle climate change alone, their sizeable political and economic clout may make them an important force in national and global sustainability initiatives.

Judith Curry's testimony: ``... It is now up to the political process (international, national, and local) to decide how to contend with the climate problem.»

It is now up to the political process (international, national, and local) to decide how to contend with the climate problem.

These «Concerned,» «Cautious,» and «Disengaged» segments for the most part do not have a strong political or partisan identity and rely mostly on local TV news, local newspapers and word of mouth for information and to form decisions about climate change, if they had even considered the issue much at all.

With political stalemate in Washington, attention may increasingly turn to regional, state, and even local policies intended to address climate change.

350 DC is also pushing for a local carbon rebate that would make polluters pay and reinvest revenue in our communities, and supporting Sunrise DC, a youth - led grassroots movement fighting to make climate justice a central political issue.

No one, in a free market, would spend a penny of their earnings on wind turbines, solar panels, research grants for dubious climate science projects, local council sustainability officers, et al: the industry is entirely dependent for its existence on favours granted to rent - seeking troughers by the political class.

But with political stalemate in Washington on carbon - pricing or national climate policy, attention is inevitably turning to regional, state, and even local policies intended to address climate change.

In real life, most people hear about climate change by way of national news outlets, local TV news, conversations, social media and political advertisements.

The impacts of climate change vary greatly among different cities due to physical factors like local geography and environment as well as a host of social, political, and economic factors, rooted in systemic inequalities.

The institutions that have been created seemingly in order to «deal with climate change», at local, national, and international levels, have not been created though normal political processes, nor after having their objectives or principles tested democratically.

The problem with getting some kind of global political agreement is that weather and climate are local.

If you can, try to speak or email with teachers from the country where you are going to learn about the political climate, and local customs as well as what items you may want to tuck into your bags to make your stay more comfortable and safe.

Many foreign investors face eroding income value from inflation and their local unstable political and / or economic climate.