Sentences with phrase «most of the public lands»

Backed by the Koch brothers and their American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, legislators across the American West, where most of the public lands are located, are calling on the federal government to cede control and management of them to counties and states.

Not exact matches

Land is still its largest component — and some 80 percent of «capital» gains in the U.S. economy are land - price gains Site values are increased by public investment in streets, water and sewer facilities and transportation hubs, in school systems, by zoning restrictions, by the general level of prosperity, and most of all, by whatever bankers will lLand is still its largest component — and some 80 percent of «capital» gains in the U.S. economy are land - price gains Site values are increased by public investment in streets, water and sewer facilities and transportation hubs, in school systems, by zoning restrictions, by the general level of prosperity, and most of all, by whatever bankers will lland - price gains Site values are increased by public investment in streets, water and sewer facilities and transportation hubs, in school systems, by zoning restrictions, by the general level of prosperity, and most of all, by whatever bankers will lend.

Because in this country, the vast majority of the believing public, and the ones making the most effort to turn their faith into the law of the land, are Christians.

I would say most individuals have moved on from fantasy land but they re scared to death to admit it in public based on upbringing of us born before 1980.

The people, commoners, were discriminated against by the ruling Yangban class; they were exploited as tillers of the land and producers of goods, they were forcibly conscribed as corvee, and most of them were subjugated as private and public slaves.

«The real issue is whether denominational leaders, of whom Land is perhaps the most public right now... have any intent on sharing real denominational leadership with Luter or other non-whites outside the traditional networks of denominational power,» said Bill Leonard, professor of Baptist studies and church history at Wake Forest University in North Carolina.

• Inclusion of new 63 row single - tier stand responds to Club desire to create the most atmospheric stadium in Europe • Planning application lodged with Haringey Council for a world - class stadium, public square, hotel, supermarket, homes and space for the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation • Delivered on the current site and adjacent land, ending concerns about a move out of the Borough with no need for even a temporary move during construction • Major investment into North Tottenham to provide a huge boost to the area • A flagship for the wider regeneration of the area

Creation of the wildlife sanctuary, situated between scenic Route 1A and Plum Island Sound, protects vulnerable coastal land from development and ensures the public will be able to explore and enjoy one of the most beautiful salt marsh and adjoining upland habitats in the state.

In 2008, as Manhattan borough president, Mr. Stringer produced a report entitled «Land Rich, Pocket Poor» that explored potential development opportunities on the large tracts of open ground area in most public housing developments.

In other words, since the original owner of the property openly held the property and the «everyone» knew of this (most such natural property as land / resources is done in public with the government, so this counts), within several - let's say 3 to 6 years - the statute of limitations on recovery passes, and you can no longer be sued to return the property.

It will interest the state government that most of the government lands acquisition are being encroached upon by land speculators who had been thereby selling to unsuspecting members of the public.

«For the first time, people wanted to throw the supreme law of the land — the constitution — aside because of some parochial interest... She's one of the most vilified public officers ever seen in this country in recent times, but I doff my hat for her that she stood very tall in all this and did her work effectively.

His tenure as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration witnessed one of the most appalling instances of corruption in recent memory when he sat aloof as prime land belonging to his ministry was carved out and shared among NPP supporters and a host of government and public officials.

And yet this is the same government that passed an emergency budget that could put more than a million workers on the scrapheap, that jacks up a VAT that lands heaviest on those who are the most hard - up, that floats shrinking some public services by up to 40 % — that almost gleefully drops the guillotine of cuts on the necks of the poor.

The state later bought most of the land from OSI for the state Forest Preserve, opening the area to the public.

The proposed legislation would allow most or all of Jerome Park to be designated as lands the public can use recreationally.

Robert H. Nelson, a professor of public policy focusing on public lands management at the University of Maryland and a proponent of the federal government transferring federal public lands to the states, said that what's most notable about McMorris Rodgers» nomination is that, unlike other Trump cabinet nominees, she does not appear to be a well - known activist.

The study, supported by the Department of Homeland Security and the National Science Foundation (NSF), found that most of the coastal communities do not have an overarching strategy for building urban disaster resilience and lack coordination between multiple urban systems, including land use activities, natural environments and public infrastructure investments, particularly in Texas.

«That's where I think Ryan Zinke is probably most concerning for those of us who care about the wise management of our public lands.»

Most of the federal agencies responsible for managing public lands and wildlife are housed within the Department of the Interior, including the National Park Service; the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which manages lands for recreation, mining and energy development; and the Fish and Wildlife Service, which works to recover endangered species.

Whether you're looking to spruce up a neglected tree well or the strip of dirt between the curb and the sidewalk, most cities encourage residents to beautify public land.

Most accounts of the history of schooling take us from fee - based schools in ancien Athens, to the first tax - funded public schools in our land in Boston in 1635, to the compulsory education of Horace Mann's «common school» in the mid - 19th century.

Thanks to the government's preservation efforts, legal off - roading on public land is now possible in most of the continental United States.

Unlike most of the nation's public roads, which are managed by state departments of transportation, federal lands roads are maintained by various tribal and federal agencies.

I discovered that most of St. Oswald's was screened from public view; the main building by a long avenue of linden trees — now bare — which bordered the drive, and the land surrounded on all sides by walls and hedges.

Don't grab public lands, don't cut trees, now and always, And you will remain blessed sons and daughters, of the most high God.

An integral part of a leading public land grant institution, our College is a core component of one of the most comprehensive health sciences centers in the world.

«Many of the moments we cherish most with our dogs take place on our public lands.

As a nature reserve it remains the most protected of public lands, and today the sheer abundance and diversity of birdlife gives testimony to the decades of careful management, good planning and much hard work.

The most striking feature is the «Land Buoy», a 55 - foot public art piece with a spiral staircase to take in spectacular views of the waterfront while honoring the site's history of immigration.

Most of it is public land, and there's rarely anyone ever here.

Citizen stewards know and count on Take Pride in America for the most comprehensive online portal of public lands volunteer opportunities and for showcasing the most outstanding public lands stewardship activities through the annual national awards ceremony.

Super Mario 3D Land hadn't even been shown off properly for most of the first half of 2011 yet it surprisingly hit stores barely six months after being revealed, releasing to the public on November 13th 2011.

Solo exhibitions include My Lands are Islands, NURTUREart, Brooklyn; In Advance of a Storm (for Luis and Antonia)(for A and L)(for parents)(for two), The Lighthouse Works» Fellowship in Public Art; For Closure (Outdoors, the Bronx), Bronx River Art Center, and, most recently, Eye of Palm, Efrain Lopez Gallery, Chicago.

Arguably the most novel form of 20th century public art, Land Art is exemplified by the monumental earthworks, such as Spiral Jetty created in Utah (1970) by Robert Smithson, and the encirclement of eleven Florida islands in pink fabric (1983) by Christo and Jeanne - Claude (b. 1935).

Deeply engaged in the role of landscape in both art history and politics, most of the artist's large - scale projects start with the notion of «public land,» in both practical and romantic senses.

To borrow outrageously from a famous story, «The Most Dangerous Game,» here's a Modest Proposal: Establish a six - month open season each year in which anti - wolf / anti-environmental politicians and ranchers (hereinafter referred to as «game») would be turned loose in a yet - to - be-determined tract of public land with just their seasonally - correct clothing, a knife, a first aid kit and one packet of military rations.

Here in Ontario, a land blessed with wind and water and, 50 years ago, one of the most well managed public hydro systems is the world, we now have brownouts, rotting nuclear reactors, crumbling infrastructure and «stranded debt».

26 July: EgyptianStreets: For most Egyptians, global warming and climate change are seemingly foreign concepts - ones that are confined in occurrence and consequences to faraway lands... Because they are virtually non-existent concepts in the public consciousness, most Egyptians are unaware of the immense harm that can befall their country as a result of climate change and its potentially devastating impacts on Egypt... http://egyptianstreets.com/2015/07/26/egypt-to-witness-grave-consequences-within-10-years-if-global-warming-endures/

The Trump administration has put 27 national monuments on the chopping block, endangering more than 1 billion acres of America's most spectacular, culturally important and ecologically intact public lands and oceans.

To guard «the most glorious heritage a people ever received,» he protected 230 million acres of land and created 23 new national parks, and passed the Antiquities Act that let presidents «declare by public proclamation historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic and scientific interest... to be National Monuments.»

In the East, where most of the land is privately owned, there's no way in the near term that we're going to have wildlife habitat network of sufficient size and connectivity only on public lands.

None of which are more exciting than when we see visitors using our Nation's public lands for their most memorable moments.»

Through public land leases, infrastructure subsidies, and some very expensive tax breaks, taxpayer money is supporting what could become one of the dirtiest, most destructive chapters in American energy history.

For example, as noted by the majority, places of business, dining and entertainment facilities, etc. fall within the definition of «public place» even though most are undoubtedly also «privately owned land».

The Saudi Crown Prince's recent comments about Israel's right to its «own land» are the most public statement yet of Saudi Arabia's shifting policy in the region.

Also, we used objective approaches to quantify neighbourhood attributes that allowed us to partially control for potential reverse causality due to depressed individuals tending to exhibit negative cognitive bias resulting in negative thoughts and perceptions.65 Residential self - selection bias is likely to be a trivial source of reverse causality in this study because Hong Kong's high levels of population density (6760 people / km2) and low percentage of developed land (less than 25 %) 66 limit most residents» choice of accommodation and 37 % of Hong Kong older adults live in public rental housing.67 Given the satisfactory response rate and the level of similarity in depressive symptoms and sociodemographic characteristics of participants recruited from two types of recruitment centres, the findings from this study are likely to be generalisable to the population of Chinese Hong Kong older adults matching the study eligibility criteria and other populations of older adults living in similar ultra-dense metropolises of Southeast Asia.

It has been a characteristic of most land rights legislation that land can be leased to outsiders for business and public purposes, and to the Aboriginal holders and residents of the land for residential, community or business purposes.

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