Sentences with phrase «of federal investment»

Do you see the current level of federal investment in basic research and development in energy as sufficient?

A lack of federal investment has kept colleges of teacher preparation from consistently pursuing systemic and comprehensive change, the president of an umbrella group for such colleges told a congressional panel last week.

A half century of federal investment in basic research and development.

With the promise of federal investment, the often rocky discussion between provinces about electricity system integration might just become a bit smoother.

I believe that we need a mix of federal investments.

Because of federal investments, renewable energy use has nearly doubled.

The green band is a half - century of federal investment in energy research.

The recent extension of the Federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) of 30 % for solar power shows that this an important issue, for voters on both sides of the isle.

Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has long engaged in lobbying, and its track record shows a number of substantial wins, including getting an extension of the federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) in 2015.

Mr Blair also used his trip to California to woo researchers in stem cell science to come to the UK, after Mr Bush used his first presidential veto to block the further expansion of federal investment in this area of research.

The White House Summit showcased the progress that our nation's local school districts have made in supporting the New Generation High Schools initiative, and also affirmed the importance of federal investment in public education.

The members of Norman Augustine's 2005 National Academies panel continue to call for an immediate doubling of federal investment in basic science, arguing that basic science is a quintessential public good that only the federal government can properly fund.

That level of federal investment on energy frontiers, after decades of bipartisan disinterest in energy sciences, has been widely seen as a critical component of any meaningful effort to expand the world's energy menu without overloading the atmosphere with heat - trapping gases.

Meanwhile, the ongoing American shale gas boom — powered in part by decades of federal investments in shale drilling technologies — is accelerating the closure of US coal - fired power plants.

I'm a big fan of Congressman Jim Clyburn's 10-20-30 plan, steering 10 percent of federal investments to neighborhoods where 20 percent of the population has been living below the poverty line for 30 years.

In a report likely to jolt the red - hot market for so - called «Initial Coin Offerings» (ICOs), the Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday found that the «coins» in one prominent ICO were in fact securities — meaning the transactions fell afoul of federal investment laws.

The SEC is reportedly investigating the real - estate company run by the family of Trump's senior adviser and son - in - law Jared Kushner for its use of a federal investment - for - visa program known as EB - 5.

«For 2012, the Administration is working to improve interagency coordination aimed at increasing the effectiveness of federal investments in STEM education,» says Reilly.

Bromley attributes the outburst to «an emotional problem on Darman's part», but characteristically adds, «I would be the first to emphasise that Darman was a strong and effective proponent of federal investment in science and technology».

Space - based astronomy appears to be thriving, but U.S. leadership in astronomy as a whole is threatened by the decreasing share of federal investment in basic research in astronomy through the National Science Foundation (NSF).

One way forward for simplification and increases in the productivity of the federal investment is to make social programs intended to support lower income families with children more like tax expenditures — putting more money directly in the hands of parents to spend on the care and development of their children and less money directly in the financial accounts of states, welfare agencies, and social service providers.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson today visited construction at the Sacramento Valley Station, showcasing the economic impact of federal investments in the station and other passenger rail projects throughout the state.

The Bureau process minimizes duplication of effort by borrowers, while ensuring effective oversight and monitoring of the Federal investment for projects.

I also encourage you to review what the physics Nobelist Burton Richter had to say here last year in explaining the vital role of federal investments in early innovation steps.

Now if only this issue, and the students» push, could get some coverage from George Will, who claims to be a big fan of federal investment in science (unless it threatens his worldview).

It's an approach CEO Matt McGovern believes is prepared to withstand changes in the solar marketplace, including the step - down of the federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC).

The dip will occur solely in the utility - scale market, following the unprecedented number of utility - scale projects that came on - line in the latter half of 2016, most originally scheduled for completion before the expected expiration of the federal Investment Tax Credit, which has since been extended.

Stand for Science highlights the history of federal investments in technology, from lasers and genomics to cell phones and the Internet.

At a TED talk earlier this year, the oil and gas billionaire T. Boone Pickens dismissed President Barack Obama's claim in his State of the Union address that the technological innovations that resulted in today's glut of natural gas depended on 30 years of federal investment.

The risk, of course, is that a state's failure to match could spell a downsizing of the federal investment in home visiting.

Democrats and environmental groups have pushed back on what they term efforts to weaken protections and to distract from a lack of federal investment in the infrastructure plan.

The survey found more than 70 percent of Americans are in favor an extension of the federal investment tax credits (ITC) as a way to encourage development of solar power and fund continued development of the technology.

In the 2000s, Michael advocated for and helped realize an expansion of federal investment in renewables and energy efficiency.

Trip to DC to participate in the Biological and Ecological Sciences Coalition Congressional Visits Day; policy and communication training; meetings with congressional policymakers to discuss the importance of federal investment in the biological sciences; and a 1 - year AIBS membership

But when you look at today's levels of federal investment in R&D (and large - scale demonstration) in energy sciences, compared to levels on other fronts that have mattered to society, do you see that as remotely sufficient?

The ongoing US coal - to - gas transition is the result of three decades of federal investment in fracking technologies (and is helped along by environmental regulations that penalize coal pollution).

Just as a reminder of how un-invested the United States is in energy inquiry, I can't resist republishing a graph that has become an icon here on Dot Earth — a portrait of half a century of federal investment in basic civilian research and development (provided by Kei Koizumi of the Office of Science and Technology Policy):

-- Deep down, I know that utility - led community solar's scale in 2016 was partly brought on by utilities over-procuring in 2015, amidst uncertainty over the extension of the federal Investment Tax Credit.

This lack of federal investment, in combination with the recent education budget cuts at the state and local level has made it increasingly difficult for schools and early education programs to continue to provide the services that young children and youth with disabilities need and to which they are legally entitled.

In addition to proposing a new level of federal investment and how to pay for it, the report outlines a set of critical reforms to how the federal government funds, prioritizes, finances, and plans for infrastructure improvements.