Sentences with phrase «spur public action»

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«Not only will EPA actions to curb carbon pollution through the Clean Power Plan and new fuel standards combat climate change, they will encourage economic growth, spur innovation in our energy sector, and improve public health for all of our communities.»

Advocates for public financing of campaigns and advocates of abortion rights are entering the final push for passage of the measures, and are using a variety of tactics to spur action in the state Senate.

Blair Horner, with the New York Public Interest Research Group, which supports many of the measures opposed by Senate Republicans, said there are other reforms that can be achieved with a GOP Senate, and he said a corruption scandal involving Republicans in the state Senate stronghold of Long Island could spur them to action in the new session.

Blair Horner, with the New York Public Interest Research Group, which supports many of the measures opposed by Senate Republicans, says there are other reforms that can be achieved with a GOP Senate, and he says a corruption scandal involving Republicans in the State Senate stronghold of Long Island could spur them to action in the new session.

«It is my hope that our actions can help spur a resolution that benefits everyone, especially the working men and women of this hotel who toil every day so that management can put its best foot forward and continue to serve the public while they visit our beautiful and wondrous state Capitol,» he said in a statement.

Scientists and others who hope to inform the public or spur action have long struggled with how to convey the high stakes of global warming without making people feel helpless or fueling deniers by coming across as alarmist.

He hopes the $ 5 million will attract additional private and public funding and spur other states to take action.

The process, and persistent charter claims of being short - changed, has spurred court battles, acrimonious policy debates in the state legislature and even suggestions of a massive, class - action lawsuit against traditional public schools.

Marking the start of an ongoing initiative, it aims to spur serious discussion and action in national and international scientific and academic communities, especially regarding the pressing needs to increase women's participation in S&T careers and enable sex - disaggregated data collection and rigorous research development, along with increasing public awareness of gender issues.

This spurs effective action on many levels — working on law reform to make systemic change; raising public awareness through social media campaigns and street rallies; engaging in participatory research to provide a valuable and often overlooked perspective.

By making that data public you make everybody aware of those justice needs and spur people into action.

One day killer robots will be outlawed due to public concern and government action spurred on by civil society, including these AI experts and roboticists.