Documents have surfaced that offer a glimpse behind
the public face of industries that, in the mid-1990s, were fighting hard to slow movement toward mandatory restrictions on greenhouse gases.
Not exact matches
He monitored the
industry while Andrea was the
public face of their company, which they called Shorecliff Communications.
Investors haven't been happy that Dorsey is trying to be the big man at two
public companies
facing intense competition in a warp - speed tech
industry, but Dorsey disclosed in Square IPO filings a side
of himself focused on a very big financial contribution that requires a much smaller piece
of himself: Roughly 20 percent
of his personal holdings in Square stock would go to the Start Small Foundation.
Lending Club, which went
public in 2014, has seen its share price drop in recent months, and like the rest
of the alternative lending
industry,
faces the prospect
of increased scrutiny from federal regulators.
The Media Insight Project is a collaboration
of the American Press Institute and the AP ‑ NORC Center for
Public Affairs Research with the objective of conducting high ‑ quality, innovative research meant to inform the news industry and the public about various important issues facing journalism and the news bus
Public Affairs Research with the objective
of conducting high ‑ quality, innovative research meant to inform the news
industry and the
public about various important issues facing journalism and the news bus
public about various important issues
facing journalism and the news business.
Part
of the silence, people in the
industry say, comes from a desire to avoid the business equivalent
of bad karma — knowing that they, too, may one day
face the buzz saw
of public censure.
This new province - wide Council has been formed to advise government on all
public policy issues
facing the biotechnology
industry and to advocate on behalf
of the
industry in Ontario.
A recent study
of tobacco ads concludes: «In the
face of increasing
public knowledge about the health risks
of smoking and the shrinking population
of current smokers, the tobacco
industry has portrayed smoking in advertisements in a misleading manner — as adventuresome, healthy, safe, and erotic, images in stark contrast to the voluminous data implicating smoking as a factor in ill health.
The quest to combine taste and health is driving NPD, as the
industry faces the challenge
of balancing
public demand to reduce added sugars and create indulgent experiences, while at the same time presenting clean label products.
However,
industry continually parading these «regulatory affairs» smiling
faces in front
of the
public with nothing but evasive dribble is not helping.
If you were to take the excellent Jim Pickard's report at
face value, you would conclude that innumerable shifty recruitment consultants are queuing up around the back
of Labour Party HQ, signing up unsuspecting politicos for the
public affairs
industry.
The CIOB, a Registered Charity, operates as the
public face of building representing the most diverse set
of professionals in the construction
industry.
A recent investigation by state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman found 54 %
of all tickets to hot concerts are set aside for
industry insiders or presale customers before they are offered to the general
public and that brokers looking to offer tickets way above
face value often illegally deploy «bot» software that allows them to buy thousands within seconds
of their going on sale.
As Japanese officials consider whether and when to reactivate most
of the country's 54 nuclear plants, a year after the Fukushima reactor disaster, they continue to
face challenges to
public confidence in the nuclear
industry and its regulator.
The Polaris Climate Change Observatory regional platforms will provide the
public, policy makers,
industry and civil society with a forum for interaction and for developing the collaborative actions required for an adapted response to global development in the
face of climate change.
The Spirit Awards don't operate like the Oscars: Unlike the Academy's exclusive club
of industry insiders, anyone willing to pay for Film Independent membership gets a vote, which makes the outcome far more susceptible to aggressive,
public -
facing campaigns.
The last five years have seen the one
of the most tumultuous periods for any industrial segment — bankruptcy,
public relations disaster after
public relations disaster, government takeovers, and recalls are just some
of the issues the
industry faced.
Just as the Friedmans explained
of the freight trucking
industry, that it was «highly competitive» and that «anybody with enough capital to buy a truck could go into the business,»
public K - 12 education now
faces a similar disruption, thanks in large part to nearly universal access to the internet and the introduction
of parent - centered, publicly funded education savings accounts (ESAs).
The Corporate Education Reform
Industry, with the help
of elected officials likes
of Dannel Malloy, Andrew Cuomo, Jeb Bush and others, have used the problems
facing public schools in poorer communities to institute an agenda
of more standardized testing, inappropriate teacher evaluation programs and the privatization
of public education through the creation
of privately owned, but publicly funded charter schools.
Bill Gates revolutionized the PC
industry, but will he be changing the
face of America's
public schools?
While these «risk factors» paint a picture
of potential problems
facing K12 Inc. and other virtual schools, the supposed legitimacy
of the virtual school
industry has allows them to expand operations and continue to rake in the cash, all at the expense
of taxpayers and real
public schools.
She may not have asked to be called a hero, but in the
face of the corporate education reform
industry she has been willing to stand up, speak the truth and lead the battle to take back control
of our
public education system.
Booksellers get the writing in front
of readers, acting as the
public face of the publishing
industry.
The Pet
Industry Leadership Council has tackled a variety of important issues facing companion animals and those who care for them, demonstrating the industry's commitment to doing the right thing and earning the public's trust along
Industry Leadership Council has tackled a variety
of important issues
facing companion animals and those who care for them, demonstrating the
industry's commitment to doing the right thing and earning the public's trust along
industry's commitment to doing the right thing and earning the
public's trust along the way.
The goal
of the magazine is to appeal to a wide audience
of animal lovers while educating the
public on important issues that
face our
industry.
Justin Francis, founder
of The Responsible Tourism Awards and Managing Director, responsibletravel.com, organisers
of the Awards said: «Right now it's tough times for business —
industries the world over are
facing difficult questions from a
public who want to know if business can be a force for good.
Granted, this is something unique to the gaming
industry, with figureheads and suits often the representative
public face of the company, whether through E3 press conferences, gaming launch events, or the like, but it's still an interesting phenomenon nonetheless.
Christian: We still didn't really have any close contacts in the
industry, so we were just sending this pitch to the
public facing addresses
of the big platform holders like «here's what we're trying to make, are you interested?»
• Launches an effort to create sustainable and resilient hospitals in the
face of climate change through a
public - private partnership with the healthcare
industry;
You will become the
public face of an undisputed leader in the world energy
industry, and a company that plays a vital role in our national economy.
The fossil fuel
industry has already started to change the
face of the Western Arctic — on state and private land near Nuiqsut and, increasingly, in the largely still untouched federal
public land in the Reserve — with oil and gas drilling, to the detriment
of public health in Ahtuangaruak's community.
The energy
industry is
facing pressure from regulators, shifting
public opinion, a movement toward a global climate treaty and now, potential investigations
of companies like...
, presents a remarkable collection
of video interview clips, and explores in quite a bit
of detail the incentives and disincentives
facing the construction
industry, government, legal system, and the
public with respect to residential and commercial development.
She picked up on ExxonMobil's well - established reputation as an outlier — even among its
industry peers — in noting that plenty
of large corporations opt to take a more earnest, transparent tack in the
face of harsh
public scrutiny and criticism.
[30] Epstein states his main sources
of revenue vary «depending on what [he's] working on,» but in the «last year it's been a combination
of public -
facing (e.g., getting paid to write the book [The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels]-RRB- and giving speeches, a lot
of which are to
industry groups,» noting that he'd be willing to «work with anyone fighting for freedom — but not for subsidies.»
This case study, the first in the series, explores the recent history
of commercial spaceflight, and the path NASA has taken to stimulate private - sector activity, in order to extract lessons for the nuclear
industry and its
public -
facing institutions.
Of course, we'll still face the onslaught of fossil fuel industries» well - funded efforts to confound the public, and there will be politicians who will never give science the time of da
Of course, we'll still
face the onslaught
of fossil fuel industries» well - funded efforts to confound the public, and there will be politicians who will never give science the time of da
of fossil fuel
industries» well - funded efforts to confound the
public, and there will be politicians who will never give science the time
of da
of day.
Grammy - award winning chanteuse Alanis Morissette and Oscar - nominated actor Woody Harrelson, are the
public faces of Reco Jeans, a soon - to - be-launched lline
of recycled - denim jeanswear that's an
industry first in terms
of scope.
CCS has not yet been commercially deployed at any centralized power plant; the existing nuclear
industry, based on reactor designs more than a half - century old and
facing renewed
public concerns
of safety, is in a period
of retrenchment, not expansion; and existing solar, wind, biomass, and energy storage systems are not yet mature enough to provide affordable baseload power at terawatt scale.
While
public attention tends to focus on employment issues
facing industries such as forestry, mining and agriculture, small communities across Canada are also
facing serious challenges in regards to the attraction and retention
of professional service providers, including those in the legal profession.
Thus, the actual professionals in the field are slimed with the same
public disdain / crud as the here - today - gone - tomorrow amateur - hour try - out artists, who, by their never - ending, same - incompetence - different -
faces presence, keep this
industry in a perpetual state
of discord... thanks to the inwardly - looking philosophy and self - sustaining politics
of ORE lever - pullers, aka self - satisfied puppeteers.
The proposed agreement «addresses our demands concerning issues
facing the
industry,» Manon Stébenne, manager, communications and
public relations
of the Montreal board told REM.
We are concerned that this article misinforms the
public about obtaining mortgage advice, and exposes real estate
industry members to an unnecessary risk
of facing disciplinary measures or civil liability.
We are concerned that this article («Help your clients with mortgage shopping «-RRB- misinforms the
public about obtaining mortgage advice, and exposes real estate
industry members to an unnecessary risk
of facing disciplinary measures with regulatory authorities or civil liability for providing poor mortgage advice.
This is not the role
of an Association whose primary role is becoming clearer and clearer as the representative
of the
industry to the many
faces of government, and whose other role is to enhance the
public perception
of that
industry, primarily through advertising.
What we think in - house
of our communal selves is
of no consequence to the
public mind, and that is the main problem that has always
faced the real estate sales
industry.
(Often highly underrated and sometimes underpaid positions, given little respect, yet one
of the most important positions
of control in the
industry; the first
face, voice, and point
of contact with the
public — and co-op agents.)