Sentences with phrase «policy controversies as»

More importantly, to do this work well one must follow climate change policy controversies as they unfold.

Some observers have even reinterpreted social issue and foreign policy controversies as expressions of economic distress, arguing, in effect, that the only real values in politics are material ones.

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Some have been extremely well received, as with the revamp of Flickr, and some have been cause for controversy, as in her ban of telecommuting policy.

A Democratic proposal to raise the minimum wage to $ 10.10 from $ 7.25 continues to make controversy in Washington as Democrats and Republicans fight over whether the policy would be good for the economy.

The controversy spun out onto the internet — above the fray of the field of play — so that the NCAA issued a statement regarding the policies in question in such an event as this.

In India — where the Maggi Noodles controversy continues to rage — and the law forbids promotion of any products for babies under 2 years, Nestlé is boasting about its new Maternity Protection Policy, describing its Start Healthy Stay Healthy campaign as «a science - based educational initiative by Nestlé which, in partnership with doctors, focuses on the lifelong impact of breastfeeding and the first 1,000 days of life.»

«I know as one of the architects of policy after 9/11 the controversy, anguish and cost of the decisions taken,» he said.

The real danger for Mr Cameron then is not becoming embroiled in a controversy, such as the one Policy Exchange's report threatened, but the emergence of a decent rival, like David Miliband perhaps, who can offer the electorate real policies and ideas, sweeping the political rug from underneath the Conservative Party's feet.

As the office and campaign of Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance reexamine internal policies regarding the acceptance of campaign contributions, they may want to reference the guidebook of the office of the State Comptroller or Attorney General, both of which have implemented their own donor - vetting systems and guidelines in the wake of controversies involving fundraising practices.

A late - night, nonsensical tweet by President Donald Trump took the Internet by storm Wednesday, even as the White House faces major policy decisions and a continuing swirl of controversy.

Yet by the end of the week the Guardian had reverted to type with an article comparing my policy as promoting fake controversy in the same terms as Harriet Harman's ill - judged «ginger rodent» comments and Stephen Fry's unlikely expertise on the sex life of women.

The dramatic intensification of the Russia investigation on Monday reignited Trump's fury at the controversy clouding his presidency, prompting his aides to urgently advise him against lashing out at special counsel Robert Mueller as they work to revive a halting policy agenda.

The controversy has roiled Senate Democrats as lawmakers started work on the 2018 legislative session, one that will feature battles over state spending and policies in the wake of the federal tax overhaul that's expected to adversely impact New York.

Prior to the election there had been some local controversy over her selection, as the first prospective candidate in the country to be chosen from an all - female shortlist under a Labour party policy that was later declared illegal.

In the first place, as others have noted, climate change is unique as an intensely politicized public policy controversy (in fact, I think it's unique in the entire history of science).

ASBMB's science policy fellow Chris Pickett describes the role of scientists when it comes to preparing those in the government and the judiciary for dealing with high - profile controversies, such as the Supreme Court's ruling on patents on complementary DNA and the release of the draft High Quality Research Act.

Make every reasonable effort to negotiate an equitable and mutually agreeable settlement of any controversy with a supplier; and / or be willing to submit any major controversies to arbitration or other third party review, insofar as the established policies of my institution permit.

Murray's earlier books — Losing Ground in 1984, on welfare policy, and The Bell Curve (with Richard Herrnstein) in 1994, on the significance of differences in intelligence as measured by intelligence tests — aroused controversy, because, implicitly or explicitly, they focused attention on black Americans, who play a disproportionate role in welfare policy, and as a group score lower than whites on IQ tests.

As the only federally funded school voucher program in the country and a policy important to outgoing Speaker John Boehner, OSP has engendered significant political controversy over the years.

New York officials are responding to the controversy with what Glynn sees as minor policy changes.

There was clear agreement that policy makers need to respond to complaints from teachers and parents about too much testing, about accountability systems that misidentify schools as being either excellent or in need of intervention, and about state - mandated teacher evaluation systems that have consumed policy attention and controversy for little payoff in student achievement.

While charters remain a small slice of the public school system, they nonetheless occupy a far larger position in the public policy landscape and continue in many states to attract controversy because of their role as alternatives and competitors to traditional schools.

These policies have sparked controversy because of racial disparities in suspension and expulsion rates as well as incidents in which students have been suspended or expelled for seemingly trivial infractions, such as making a paper gun (American Psychological Association, 2006).

Notably, policies and guidelines that pertain to test accessibility vary across states, and some, such as those for read - aloud features, face controversy as states strive to balance equity and maintaining the meaning and integrity of test scores.

ROBUST AGREEMENT IN FAVOR of exploring less - punitive disciplinary measures has not prevented the emergence of controversy, however, especially as elected officials and districts move to implement broad policy changes quickly.

Their presentation was startlingly disingenuous: never referencing the nationwide controversy associated with this testing, misleading those listening as to transparency of privacy policies, and implying that there could be serious financial consequences for future test refusals.

The Act defines alternative means of dispute resolution as «any procedure that is used to resolve issues in controversy * * *» It defines «issue in controversy» as «an issue which is material to a decision concerning an administrative program of an agency, and with which there is disagreement * * *» The Act requires that each Federal agency adopt a policy that addresses the use of ADR and appoint a Dispute Resolution Specialist.

There remains controversy, failure to comply with current national vaccine policies and guidelines (Wellborn et al, 2011), resistance to change, and denial of adverse events within the general veterinary community as well as within society as a whole (Dodds, 2013, 2015a).

Progress is hampered, however, by the ongoing controversy surrounding vaccines, failure to comply with current national vaccine policies and guidelines, resistance to change, and denial of adverse events within the general veterinary community as well as within society as a whole.

I will continue this policy, except to say that this controversy is directly impacting our professional and personal lives, as well as the health and well - being of these animals, and it behooves us all to investigate, keep appraised of and have an educated opinion about the issue.

Moreover, while again, almost as at its first opening more than hundred years ago, the Stedelijk Museum drew controversies for its artistic choice, its policy and its financial decisions, the new museum is yet again interesting and fun to visit.

In the first place, as others have noted, climate change is unique as an intensely politicized public policy controversy (in fact, I think it's unique in the entire history of science).

Controversy arises as people translate the science into policy change?

When that happens, it becomes very easy for political partisans to invoke scientific disagreements in support of their own policy objectives, just as they did in media coverage following the «climategate» and the IPCC - errors controversies.

by Tom Tanton, E&E Legal Director of Science and Technology Assessment As appearing in the Arizona Business Daily In the midst of the controversy over Arizona's net metering policy, one expert at the Energy and Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal) suggests several policy reform strategies.

I believe Mr. singer «s conclusion is well founded:» I would like to see the public look upon global warming as just another scientific controversy and oppose any public policies until the major issues are settled, such as the cause.

I would like to see the public look upon global warming as just another scientific controversy and oppose any public policies until the major issues are settled, such as the cause.

This, and the previously mentioned policy statement about not doing research as an institutional body, ended CSICOP's involvement in the «Mars effect» controversy.

The emails in most controversy were the surreptitious 2006 emails between Eugene Wahl and Keith Briffa, described by Fred Pearce as a «subversion» of IPCC policies.

Could it be that we are missing something very important in this debate on the minutiae of the CS figure, and that is, that the climate controversy is now over, as far as policy is concerned?

Whereas he was saying that the public are too vulnerable to be exposed to discussions about uncertainty in scientific debates with implications for policy, the Guardian journalist — as is Guardian journalists» want — read it as a message that there was no uncertainty or controversy in climate science.

In July 2010, the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF), a British think tank that is skeptical about global warming policy, [21] hired Montford to lead an inquiry into the three British investigations into the Climatic Research Unit email controversy, commonly known as «ClimatPolicy Foundation (GWPF), a British think tank that is skeptical about global warming policy, [21] hired Montford to lead an inquiry into the three British investigations into the Climatic Research Unit email controversy, commonly known as «Climatpolicy, [21] hired Montford to lead an inquiry into the three British investigations into the Climatic Research Unit email controversy, commonly known as «Climategate.

Finally, we comment on several policy issues arising from this controversy: the lack of consistent requirements for disclosure of data and methods in paleoclimate journals, and the need to recognize the limitations of journal peer review as a quality control standard when scientific studies are used for public policy.

In this column, I'll consider legislative materials as a subset of government documents generally, their role in legal research, their place in a contemporary law library collection, controversies surrounding print vs digital formats, and possible policies for collecting them.

There was danger that, from this source, animosities would in time result, and as the transition from animosities to hostilities was frequent in the history of independent States, a common tribunal for the termination of controversies became desirable from motives both of justice and of policy.

Last week, in the face of a rapidly growing firestorm of controversy, Microsoft reacted swiftly and revised its privacy policy, as outlined by Microsoft's General Counsel Brad Smith:

The controversy surrounding environmental policy has, perhaps surprisingly, arisen not so much from the issue of conserving non-renewable commodities such as fossil fuels or industrial metals, but from the increasing scarcity or overuse of renewable natural resources, causing problems such as water and air pollution, or damage to global commons such as the atmosphere or the ozone layer.

Insurance watchdog IRDA washed its hands of the controversy surrounding the PSU insurers withdrawing the cashless hospitalisation facility, even as industry bodies stepped up efforts to find an amicable solution to the row while medical insurance policy - holders are left writhing in pain during emergencies.

The life insurance settlement industry is one that has been the center of quite a lot of controversy in recent years, as the practice of investing in life insurance policies has heated up.