Sentences with phrase «state environmental commitments»
«Building on our climate action forum, the initiatives announced today will reduce greenhouse emissions and strengthen state environmental commitments.»
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«The California wine community's environmental commitment also contributes to the state's appeal as a great place to live, work and visit, and resonates with consumers who desire high quality wines produced in a sustainable manner.»
In another study3, the authors stated «the first cycle of certified farms consisted of those that already had a commitment to environmental and social issues.»
Under Johnson's leadership (1999 - 2012), Mass Audubon opened 16 more wildlife sanctuaries across the state, pioneered a comprehensive program of sustainable practices at our properties, and strengthened our commitment to reaching new audiences and urban environmental education.
LINCOLN — Mass Audubon has been honored by the Environmental League of Massachusetts (ELM) for its support of the state Endangered Species Act and commitment to vulnerable plants and animals.
Continued to advocate for 1 % of the state's operating budget to go to environmental programs, ultimately securing a commitment from Governor Baker to meet this goal by the end of his term.
«By bringing together legislators from across the state with a variety of expertise, we will deepen our common understanding of the environmental challenges we face and our commitment to addressing them.»
«Until they make a commitment to updating the state's regulations and the legal framework, we would oppose them moving forward in New York,» said David Gahl, policy director of Environmental Advocates of New York.
«The New York City Council was proud to stand with environmental advocates, community groups, faith leaders and New Yorkers to pass legislation to make New York a more green and sustainable city and we're confident Speaker Heastie and the State Legislature shares our commitment to protecting the environment and combatting climate change,» Council spokeswoman Robin Levine said.
Former Mayor Mike Bloomberg will kick in $ 4.5 million this year to cover the United States» commitment to the Paris climate pact, he said Sunday — as he ripped President Trump's top environmental official for abandoning his job of protecting the earth.
Because of your relentless effort and fierce commitment to keep fracking from polluting our water, air and harming our health, last Wednesday on December 17, 2014, at a public, livestreamed meeting of Governor Cuomo's cabinet in Albany, Governor Cuomo acknowledged the overwhelming science that speaks to the inherent dangers of fracking to public health and the environment presented by Joseph Martens, Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation, and Dr. Howard Zucker, Commissioner of the Department of Health, Governor Cuomo banned high volume horizontal fracturing in New York State.
Wang Hong, director of the State Oceanic Administration, reaffirmed China's commitment to safeguarding non-militarization, freedom of research and environmental protection in Antarctica on Monday at a press conference in Beijing.
Environment: OverDrive's headquarters is in a LEED certified building; OverDrive has a written policy documenting commitment to the environment and has stated objectives for environmental aspects of the company's operations
The document — which administration officials have neither acknowledged or rejected as authentic — has elements guaranteed to inflame folks ranging from Rush Limbaugh (the mention of efforts to «produce a global regime to combat climate change») to environmental groups pushing for concrete commitments on restricting greenhouse gases (a phrase implying that increasing perception of United States engagement is the goal).
At the same time, the State Department is working to slash global emissions of potent industrial greenhouse gases called HFCs through an amendment to the Montreal Protocol; the Environmental Protection Agency is cutting domestic HFC emissions through its Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program; and, the private sector has stepped up with commitments to cut global HFC emissions equivalent to 700 million metric tons through 2025.
Thirty leading environmental and energy groups have written to the new secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy Greg Clark urging the government to maintain its commitment to crucial EU targets on energy post Brexit — including the demand that all new buildings be «nearly zero energy» (NZEB) from 2021.
As the state's biggest single carbon emitter, Colstrip became front and center of the discussion as Montana considered the steep emissions cuts mandated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan, a cornerstone of meeting Obama's global commitment.
«By preserving a stable funding source for the Environmental Protection Fund and guaranteeing added revenues for land protection — in part through negotiations to expand the Bottle Bill — Governor Paterson, Senate Majority Leader Smith and Assembly Speaker Silver have bolstered the state's commitment to helping us conserve 65,000 acres of the Hudson Valley's most majestic landscapes, ecological treasures and working farms.
More than 70 community, equity, environmental and industry organizations had joined together in applauding state leaders for their commitment to a healthier, more resilient clean energy system that creates opportunities for all New Yorkers to thrive.
Early this month, Ridge and an industry group, the Marcellus Shale Coalition, unveiled a set of «commitment to the community» principles, promising to implement state - of - the - art environmental protection and to improve transparency and responsiveness.
PHILIP CLAPP, Pres., Natl. Environmental Trust: There was a commitment by the United States, as a ratified party to that treaty, to return its emissions by the year 2000 to the level they had been in 1990, which, frankly, would've been a fairly easy thing to do if we had started in 1992 when we ratified it.
For this commitment, brühl was awarded the Bavarian Environmental Medal for its special contribution to environmental protection and the furtherance of the StatEnvironmental Medal for its special contribution to environmental protection and the furtherance of the Statenvironmental protection and the furtherance of the State of Bavaria.
In its November 2005 «Environmental Policy Framework,» Goldman Sachs stated that» [v] oluntary action alone can not solve the climate change problem» and expressed a commitment to «work [ing] to develop partnerships with other organizations to help identify and promote effective and efficient regulatory / policy approaches to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.»
«While Trump retreats from U.S. climate leadership, an unprecedented number of U.S. states (15), cities (more than 300) and businesses (more than 150) are at the COP to show America's continuing commitment to moving forward,» said Alex Hanafi, senior manager of multilateral climate strategy with the Environmental Defense Fund.
In the US, our Road to Paris campaign will foster public support for the climate efforts already underway — most notably the United States» initial commitment for the COP21 negotiations and the US Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan — and train a new cadre of Climate Reality Leaders.
These are commonly the preliminary documents I ask to check off, reserving the right to seek additional information: ● The most recent title commitment or policy and all related documents ● The most recent ALTA survey and topographic study for the property ● Copies of all blueprints and as - built drawings ● The Zoning Compliance Certificate and all zoning approvals, variances and pending applications ● Declaration of covenants, conditions, restrictions, reservations and easements ● Any third - party engineering and environmental reports, including, but not limited to Phase I and Phase II reports, mold abatement reports and underground storage tank testing and closure reports, NFR letters, appraisals, With Texas being the top state in the US for contributions to state gross domestic product and jobs created / supported by commercial real estate development, how do you recommend the legal sector should change in order to support this growth?