Sentences with phrase «meaningful action on»

These initiatives are helping one regional health authority take meaningful action on its commitment to improve the way health care services are delivered to Indigenous people.

Without meaningful action on the part of the FEC or Congress, however, the responsibility of policing online «electioneering» for the foreseeable future may fall on Facebook alone.

Apple prefers to allow notifications to just pass on by like a summer breeze, but Android gives me the option to take meaningful action on alerts if I choose to do so.

The press release coincides with the 2016 Welfare Food Challenge, a campaign organized by Raise the Rates to educate people who do not have firsthand knowledge of the gross inadequacy of current welfare rates and to increase pressure on government to take meaningful action on poverty.

Forgive me, but doesn't all this suggest that there's more talk than meaningful action on the diversity front by corporations?

Just one week before election day, we made powerful and urgent calls for New York's elected officials — at all levels — to take swift and meaningful action on climate.

People in the United States and Europe know that if the oil sands are not managed and regulated, and if there is no cap on production, there can be no meaningful action on climate in this country.

We here at NWEI are proud to stand with Oregon Environmental Council and Climate Solutions in signing our support for meaningful action on climate change and a commitment to start that action right here in Oregon.

These two articles perfectly encapsulate two of the problems that have plagued our approach to climate change over the last 8 years: Delay any meaningful action on reducing emissions and, instead of adopting sound, far - reaching policies, take shortsighted, politically convenient half - steps.

Surfrider calls upon all elected officials in the U.S. to hold the Administration accountable for taking meaningful action on climate - both through federal policies and displaying international leadership.

Environmentalists are sometimes reluctant to champion non-CO2 reductions, wary of the distraction from the necessary longer term effort required to take meaningful action on climate change.

Almost inevitably, at international summits from Kyoto to Copenhagen, governments failed to take any meaningful action on global warming.

Once next - generation technologies are available that make meaningful action on climate change cheaper, Pielke believes that much of the political arguments over scientific uncertainty will diminish.

The strength of the regulations to be released Monday, and whether they withstand the likely legal and political challenges ahead, will send a critical signal not only to Americans but to the rest of the world about whether the U.S. government can take meaningful action on emissions.

Gail Gatton, Executive Director of Audubon Washington: «How much longer can we wait to finally take meaningful action on climate change?

Drawing on case studies of past environmental debates such as those over acid rain and ozone depletion, science policy experts Roger Pielke Jr. and Daniel Sarewitz argue that once next generation technologies are available that make meaningful action on climate change lower - cost, then much of the argument politically over scientific uncertainty is likely to diminish.26 Similarly, research by Yale University's Dan Kahan and colleagues suggest that building political consensus on climate change will depend heavily on advocates for action calling attention to a diverse mix of options, with some actions such as tax incentives for nuclear energy, government support for clean energy research, or actions to protect cities and communities against climate risks, more likely to gain support from both Democrats and Republicans.

Yet, some of the members of the U.S. Congress that are outraged at BP have been resisting meaningful action on climate change.

We're calling out the work that's being done — often secretively — to block meaningful action on climate change.

Whether it creates any meaningful action on animal welfare remains to be seen.

But will this shift in perceptions and evidence affect prospects for meaningful action on greenhouse gases — which of course is a much tougher challenge than the near - term imperative of girding against future damage from such storms?

Green thinkers as optimistic as Paul Hawken have told me that they see meaningful action on climate coming only after a big shock to the system from nature.

-- Obama has also failed to challenge fossilized foes of meaningful action on energy and climate change, from Senator James Inhofe to the many conservative columnists — along with some liberals — who've distorted the American discourse on climate into an either - or debate over beliefs little different than that on abortion or gun rights.

The only people who should be patting themselves on the back are the fossil fuel lobbyists, who once again have headed off meaningful action on global warming.

Thank you for taking a small, but meaningful action on behalf of DRLA.

Spending on R&D has never fully recovered; meaningful action on climate change was long deferred.

Just last month, LIPA's board renewed long - term contracts with antiquated and polluting fossil - fueled power generators, without any meaningful action on modernizing the energy grid, or transitioning to renewable energy.

The Chancellor also failed to take meaningful action on Universal Credit or the public sector pay cap, preferring instead to simply pay lip service to the suffering these policies are causing.

«As the hottest year in recorded history comes to a close, New York has a unique responsibility to step into its leadership to fully divest and take meaningful action on climate,» said Beta Coronel, 350.org Reinvestment Coordinator.

Lastly, I want to pick up on what many seasoned organizers dismiss as a wingding, and that's NGP VAN's actionCenter («an online office where supporters can leverage their existing relationships to take meaningful action on behalf of the causes they support»).

VICTORIA — Taking meaningful action on climate change to protect British Columbia's environment and the economy from its effects doesn't matter to Christy Clark, says New Democrat environment spokesperson George Heyman.

British Columbians are right to expect their MLAs to deliver meaningful action on the environment and public health,» said Dix.

It's time for meaningful actions on ethics where the changes are hammered out in public, not behind closed doors.

The campaign is designed to facilitate deliberate conversations and strong, meaningful actions on the efforts to bolster our schools to best support the students they serve.

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«Baseball games are uniquely engaging community experiences, as the chatter and rituals in the stands are often as meaningful to fans as the action on the diamond,» Dan Reed, Facebook's head of global sports partnerships, said in a statement.

Sung - Yoon Lee of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University has doubts that North Korea is sincere about taking «meaningful action» on its nuclear weapons program.

The theme of this year's International Women's Day is «Be Bold for Change,» calling on all of us in business to take meaningful action that ushers in the greatest change for women.

By showcasing the most innovative and successful city solutions out there today, we hope to inspire local leaders throughout the country and the world to capitalize on the potential that cities hold to take meaningful action against change.

Make America Number 1 (MAN1) is a political action committee that sought to achieve a meaningful impact on the 2016 Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton presidential election.

Now, we are seeing the devastating results of this Liberal mismanagement, and still they are refusing to take meaningful action to fix the ferry system our coastal communities and our provincial economy depend on,» said Trevena.

On November 21, Mario appeared to announce that the time had come for the ECB to begin a meaningful QE program, but December 4 brought no action, just words.

Our events are fun, intense, hands - on gatherings focused on action - taking, where we constantly explore new ways to interface pioneers across diverse fields in real and meaningful interactions for collaborative innovation in healthcare.

On Friday, President Barack Obama said «we're going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics.»

The church being one sixth of humanity can be a very meaningful and effective community for global reflection and action on the needs of persons and groups today.

A self - deprecating NCAA is a welcome switch from the previously smug organization that has only been moved to meaningful action in the recent past by federal court decisions (the ban on cost - of - attendance stipends became illegal once the NCAA got whipped in O'Bannon vs. NCAA) and terrible PR (Connecticut guard Shabazz Napier made the schools look silly with their food rules by speaking out during a tournament that makes $ 770 million a year for the NCAA in television revenue, hence the unlimited meals rule change).

It's still too early to draw any meaningful conclusions from our NFL public betting data, but we encourage you to monitor this game on our Free NFL Live Odds Page and ensure you're signed up for the free Action Network Newsletter for updates and analysis throughout the week.

For too long, Liverpool have placed far too much emphasis on talking about transfers, and have subsequently lacked the dynamism in the market to back that talk up with meaningful actions.

It's a rare return to meaningful midweek action for the Blues, who are missing out on European action this term.

If you can find a way to unite all the peeps from all the factions on this point AND get them to all take some meaningful action, then we'll be onto something!

She brings knowledge to the field including real - world examples on how to generalize behavior from clinic to community, and the discipline to identify needs and create meaningful action in service of the SM population.

The project will also develop opportunities for local residents to participate in stewardship projects and climate literacy discussions that focus on taking meaningful action at home and in their communities.