Sentences with phrase «major environmental works»

Indeed, all but three of his major environmental works are housed in European collections.

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A former top leader in academia, Rodin has put the idea of «resilience» at the center of the Rockefeller Foundation's work in recent years, helping communities worldwide prepare for and recover from major environmental and man - made shocks.

As the global conversation grows around climate change and other political or environmental issues, innovative companies are working to solve those major problems.

Some time this summer, the parking lot at Elmwood Avenue and Bryant Street will start looking like a giant hole in the ground, as environmental cleanup and construction work starts on a major mixed - use building.

Vanderbeek has a wealth of experience with respect to facilities and water supply planning, having successfully worked with major governmental agencies including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, as well as Rockland Countys towns and villages.

Federal officials claim the senator compelled a major real estate developer and an environmental company to hire his son, Adam, and send him title insurance and consulting work amounting to more than $ 200,000 in the past four years.

The Thompson campaign has pointed out throughout the city comptroller's run for mayor that he has worked hard on environmental efforts, including attempting to stop natural gas drilling within or near the city's upstate watershed, which provides drinking water to the city's residents; calling for the preservation of wildlife space in the Ridgewood Reservoir; and issuing a report documenting the impact of airport congestion at the city's three major airports; and the rise in airport runoff, especially the flow from Kennedy Airport into marshes in Jamaica Bay.

At trial, the government had accused the elder Skelos of strong - arming three companies with a stake in state legislation — a major real estate developer, an environmental technology company and a medical malpractice insurer — into giving his son about $ 300,000 through consulting work, a no - show job and a payment of $ 20,000.

Federal officials have accused Skelos and his son, Adam, of extortion, soliciting bribes and conspiracy, saying the senator compelled a major real estate developer and an environmental company to hire Adam Skelos and send him title insurance and consulting work, amounting to more than $ 200,000 in the past four years.

The work, Lord said, could provide a roadmap for further research and demonstration activities, such as an examination of environmental issues and geologic formations in major metropolitan areas that can hold gas.

David Schneider, a psychologist at Rice University in Houston, Texas, and a specialist in stereotyping, calls the study «an excellent piece of work that not only speaks to a possibly important environmental cause, but also supports a major potential theoretical explanation for some forms of prejudice.»

This is a product of work by the interdisciplinary team consisting of Jarod Gregory, a chemical engineering major, and his two advisers, Lilit Yeghiazarian, assistant professor of environmental engineering, and Vasile Nistor, assistant professor of biomedical engineering.

The University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) is working with FuelCell Energy, Inc., an integrated stationary fuel cell manufacturer, to develop a durable, low - cost, and high - performance electrochemical cell to convert natural gas and other methane - rich gas into methanol, a major chemical commodity with worldwide applications in... Read more →

The work of SRIC, ENDAUM - CCT and their law firms - the New Mexico Environmental Law Center (NMELC) and the Harmon - Curran firm in Washington, D.C. - has erected major roadblocks to the proposed mining, but has not yet terminated the license.

I have studied major dietary theories, integrative nutrition, occupational and environmental health, interdisciplinary yoga and preventive medicine and use interactive education and practical lifestyle coaching methods to guide you in discovering which approach works best for you.

Working in close partnership with our corporate funders, REF has developed a deep understanding of the challenges facing corporations in committing to major investment in environmental restoration.

The Permitting Council is responsible for leading ongoing government - wide efforts to modernize the Federal environmental review and permitting process for major infrastructure projects and work with Federal agency partners to implement and oversee adherence to the statutory requirements set forth in the FAST Act.

«As a company, we work to minimize our impact on the world around us, so this project's innovative approach to tackling a major environmental problem was a great fit for us — not least as we head towards an electric future.»

According to a recent press release by the Environmental Working Group, excessive amounts of fluoride were found in 8 major national brands of dog and puppy food.

While Ackroyd & Harvey document a mock British trial based on an account of a major environmental disaster, Erika Blumenfeld works directly with carbon, collecting contraband to create an index of the fires that ravaged the Southwest over the past two years.

This «augmented reality» is part of a major survey (more than 70 works) of the career of Mr. Chin, a conceptual artist whose work comments on environmental issues and social justice.

Aberdeen Beach, («The Strip», a half mile section along the Promenade which represents the historical centre of activity at the beach) As part of a major environmental improvement project I was selected to create work using light which will enhance the built environment and bring a distinctive and coherent image to the area.

As an internationally known environmental sculptor, George Trakas has built works for many major exhibitions including Documenta 6 held in Kassel, Germany (1977) and Scale and Environment at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis (1977).

While Ackroyd & Harvey document a mock British trial based on a fictionalized account of a major environmental disaster, Erika Blumenfeld works directly with carbon, collecting contraband to create an index of the fires that ravaged the Southwest over the past two years.

Since graduating from the Glasgow School of Art in 1991, where he majored in environmental art, Shrigley has produced over 7,000 works, including drawings, sculptures, films, and spoken - word albums.

From his early multichannel video installation diamond sea, 1997, to his more recent performance - based works, such as SONG I, 2012/2015, the exhibition unfolds around the major moving - image installations that articulate Aitken's central subject matters, from catastrophic environmental depredation to unprecedented technological mediation; self - contained, decentralized communication; and the incursion of commerce into every aspect of our social relationships.

We just now got an Environmental Studies Minor approved to start next year, and I've been working on the science faculty to offer courses the non-science major students can take (without 8 science course as prereqs, as required for their Env Science courses in their Env Sci major).

Given this complexity, one senior environmental official (non-government, that is) confided that under a different president, Bush's Major Economies process might actually work.

At TransCanada's recommendation, the department hired Cardno Entrix, an environmental contractor based in Houston, even though it had previously worked on projects with TransCanada and describes the pipeline company as a «major client» in its marketing materials.

South Dakota Republicans attack a Congressional candidate for majoring in environmental studies in college and working in Europe.

Environmental Progress reported earlier this year that two top former aides to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo worked with a major Cuomo campaign contributor, the natural gas company Competitive Power Ventures, to close the Indian Point nuclear plant.

«We will not be agreeing to a 40 per cent cut but we will be working to ensure that if at all possible both of Australia's major political parties can return to a position of bipartisanship in what is a very important area for Australia's economic and environmental future,» Mr Bowen said.

In 2008 she worked with Beijing's Institute for Public and Environmental Affairs to develop the Green Choice Alliance, a public - private partnership between major multinational manufacturers, local governments and their China - based suppliers.

Smith's books include Field Guide to Effective Communication (2004), Corporate Aftershock: The Public Policy Lessons from the Collapse of Enron and Other Major Corporations (2003), Ecology, Liberty, & Property: A Free Market Environmental Reader (2000), The Future of Financial Privacy: Private Choices versus Political Rules (1999), Environmental Politics: Public Costs, Private Rewards (1992), and Steering The Elephant: How Washington Works (1987).

Notably, environmental dispatch would only work within existing markets without major disruption if operators apply a «price» for carbon dioxide emissions (a carbon tax).

I think a lot of the major environmental groups got on board with, well, let's work with the administration and use their rhetoric and go behind the scenes and negotiate enormously complicated cap - and - trade legislation and ram that thing through.

The five major Working Group II Assessment Reports produced since 1990 all share a common focus that addresses the environmental and socioeconomic implications of climate change.

Bren alumna Carissa Klein (MESM 2006), who went on to earn her PhD at the University of Queensland, Australia, has received a major environmental award for her body of work, which has addressed simultaneously the interests of fisheries conservation and the livelihoods of fishermen and others affiliated with the fishing industry.

Penn has been working with French environment minister Segolene Royal to restore Haiti, with France funding the actor's major new environmental initiative, Haiti Takes Root, which aims to help the island following the 2010 earthquake, improve soil quality and promote sustainable forestry and renewable energy.

Meanwhile, the man who oversaw the department» s last major job - slashing effort warns that this will hamstring some environmental work.

These included the State Policy Network and the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity, which worked to defeat climate bills in Congress and are seeking to overturn Environmental Protection Agency rules to reduce carbon pollution from power plants, as well as the Congress for Racial Equality, which was a major civil rights organisation in the 1960s.

NEPA is the landmark 1969 statute requiring federal agencies to consider the environmental impacts of «any major project — federal, state, or local — that involves federal funding, work performed by the federal government, or permits issued by a federal agency.»

I head the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC), which is a secular foundation working with all the major religions of the world, helping them develop environmental programmes on their lands, in their forests, on their farms, through their investments, schools, media and as a result of their teachings, beliefs and practices.

He also continues to work as a science and environmental journalist with more than 30 years of experience producing content for major publications.

Under Mr. Holmstead's leadership, they work together on daily basis to advise and defend companies and business groups confronting major environmental and energy - development challenges, both domestically and globally.»

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People have responded successfully to other major environmental challenges such as acid rain and the ozone hole with benefits greater than costs, and scientists working with economists believe there are ways to manage the risks of climate change while balancing current and future economic prosperity.

«The environmental changes wrought by global warming will undoubtedly result in major ecologic changes that will alter patterns and intensity of some infectious diseases,» said Gerald Friedland, professor of medicine and epidemiology and public health at the Yale School of Medicine.

SXSW saw the need to create a similar forum for Eco where the broad range of people working on related topics could come together and collaborate in ways that can help solve some of the major environmental challenges facing our world.

«The oil and gas industry needs to be held to the same federal environmental standards as other major industries while we work as a nation to swiftly transition to a clean energy economy.»