Sentences with phrase «which opposes»

And he was elected in 2016 to his first term in Congress, representing northern Palm Beach, Martin and St. Lucie counties, with the support of the National Rifle Association — which opposes the kinds of limitations Mast wants to see enacted.

This insurance company supported H.B 2513 which opposes the usage of credit scoring in the processing of application for automobile insurance.

In addition, the Canadian Medical Association, which opposes assisted suicide and euthanasia, has engaged in a nationwide consultation about end - of - life issues and a report is expected on June 10.

Here are links to the changes and to the statement from the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association which opposes these changes.

One of the organizations funded by Donors Trust is the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a think tank that is openly skeptical of the scientific consensus on human - caused climate change and which opposes legislation aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce released the third part of a study, titled «America's New Energy Future: The Unconventional Oil and Gas Revolution and the U.S. Economy» (PDF), which opposes regulation to shale energy production (hydraulic fracturing).

Koch is co-owned by David Koch, founder of Americans for Prosperity, a group aligned with the Tea Party movement, which opposes new air pollution regulations.

Peabody's filings revealed funding for the American Legislative Exchange Council, the corporate lobby group which opposes clean energy standards and tried to impose financial penalties on homeowners with solar panels, as well as a constellation of conservative thinktanks and organisations.

It was also reported that Columbia Riverkeeper, which opposes coal export, asked a judge to require St. Helens Port to release all of its coal - related documents.

For this reason, all nations should aim to reduce ghg emissions as quickly as possible and any nation which opposes doing so on the basis of scientific uncertainty should be asked if the nation is willing to take full legal and financial responsibility for harms caused by any delay.

In the weeks leading up to the meeting, both DTE and Great Lakes Bay Region SOS, a group which opposes wind farms, sent mailings to area residents.

... Yesterday, after the full report was released, the sceptical climate change blog Climate Audit reported that the 77 per cent figure had been derived from a joint study by Sven Teske, a climate change expert employed by Greenpeace, which opposes the use of nuclear power to cut carbon emissions.

Because contraction of the vortex tends to require faster rotation (conservation of angular momentum), which increases centrifugal acceleration, which opposes contraction, it becomes hard for air to flow in sideways to take the space of warmer air that is rising when the air is spinning; thus, a rising column of air can pull up on air from below.

Jasmin Maddock from the Stuckist Movement, which opposes the «pretensions of conceptual art», says «it's a joke.»

But Ms. Bruguera, one of the marquee artists in the new lineup, said in an interview Thursday that she did not want her work to be included in the show because she felt that Ms. Block's exchange initiative relied too closely on the Cuban government, which she opposes.

«He did a spectacular piece of research in tracking down the details of this project,» said Ken Palley, president of the Santa Barbara Surfrider Foundation, which opposes the extermination.

«Just because J.J. is famous and has a transmitter on her back, there is no law to prevent a whaler from putting a harpoon into her and killing her,» said whale expert David Phillips of the San Francisco - based Earth Island Institute, which opposes whaling except in «subsistence» bases involving native peoples.

The Center for Disease Control, which opposes BSL, notes that fatal attacks represent a tiny fraction of about 4.7 million dog bites Americans suffer annually and that it's difficult to accurately calculate bite rates for specific breeds.

A: The AKC, which opposes mandatory spay / neuter programs for purebred dogs, receives millions of dollars from breeders who pay AKC registration fees.

But heavy lobbying by PETA and even the Virginia Animal Control Association, an industry trade group which opposes any benchmarks for shelters, caused VDACS to back down.

What's even crazier is that downforce can be aero vectored by the LPI, either right or left, increasing downforce on the inner wheel, which opposes the mechanical load transfer, and improves stability according to Lamborghini.

The budget is likely to get a chilly reception from the public education world, much of which opposes spending cuts and private school vouchers.

Barbara Madeloni, president of the Massachusetts Teachers Association — which opposes PARCC, as does the American Federation of Teachers — said that the hours spent talking about testing «in all kinds of weedy, intricate detail» have come at the cost of discussions on creativity, imagination and citizenship.

Jay Harman, the education campaigns manager at Humanists UK, which opposes faith schools, said the revelation was «appalling».

«This is not true parent empowerment,» said Leonie Haimson, founding member of Parents Across America, which opposes school privatization and high - stakes testing.

Ms. Hoxby said she decided to conduct her research in the wake of the study released last month by the American Federation of Teachers, which opposes charter schools.

Although Grant is active in the teacher's union, the Washington Education Association, which opposes charter schools, he said he is cautiously optimistic about charter schools and has seen them be successful in other states.

Although Grant is active in the teachers union, the Washington Education Association, which opposes charter schools, he said he is cautiously optimistic about charter schools and has seen them be successful in other states.

It is hand - in - glove with the Australian Education Union, which opposes the government's plan, running advertisements saying that it would cut money.

But the new law is likely to be referred to voters in November, as a result of a petition drive backed by the state teachers union, which opposes charter schools.

But the state teachers union, which opposes charters, pointed out that the 400 - person telephone poll didn't define charters or give any facts about their success rate; instead, it said only that most states allow them.

Even the National Education Association, which opposes the idea of rating schools, has its own A-F grading systems for individual legislators.

With their slogan - like typography, they seem tailor - made for the #MeToo movement — which opposes sexual violence amid allegations of sexual harassment within the film industry.

So it's better to stay away from copper cookware, especially if you have adrenal fatigue, excess stress in your life, or other mineral deficiencies (like zinc, which opposes copper and keeps it in check).

Interestingly, progesterone (and thyroid hormone), which opposes estrogen very strongly, has been shown to reverse damage to the thymus gland.

, New Scientist, 14 November 1992), which opposes the use of genetic engineering of food, and says milk should be labelled.

The California - based Energy and Policy Institute, which opposes fossil fuels, cited documents it obtained.

Paula Kahumbu, a science adviser to the Kenyan government, which opposes all ivory sales, views the new techniques more warily: «The suggestion that this DNA fingerprinting will, in essence, be used as a tool to help authorities to facilitate the ivory trade is scary.

«Still, that record suggests that there is no demand among Swiss citizens for GM plants on their plates, says Marianne Kuenzle, GM specialist at the environmental group Greenpeace Switzerland, which opposes GM technologies.

Animal rights activists are «very pleased,» says Alka Chandna, the senior laboratory oversight specialist at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), which opposes the use of animals in research.

Patents are what get you pulled over,» says Christian Hofstader of the League for Programming Freedom, which opposes software patents.

Neil Gordon, Assistant Attorney General for the state of Michigan, which opposes MATS, said the EPA's interpretation of the word «appropriate» was unlawful since the agency did not weigh regulatory costs in its decision to regulate the pollutants.

David Prentice, vice president and research director of the nonprofit Charlotte Lozier Institute in Washington, D.C., which opposes abortion, also applauded the new language.

Even Friends of the Earth, Australia — which opposes the approach — has grudging respect for the research done here.

«A union - backed campaign group which opposes Royal Mail privatisation is using the names and addresses of dead people and those with learning difficulties to target MPs, it emerged last night.

The Working Families Party, which opposes the IDC, called on Klein to be removed his leadership position after the allegations went public and Klein responded, saying, «We believe Senator Klein's response attempting to discredit the former employee who accused him was unacceptable.»

Paladino was also grilled on abortion, which he opposes, even in the case of rape.

The study was commissioned by the Partnership for New York City, a leading city business group which opposes the bill.

,» said Karen Scharff, executive director of Citizen Action, which opposes Cuomo's budget.

She says she will fight him if he tries to end discretionary funds for members, which he promised to do, and will push for a bill to allow non-citizen voting, which he opposes.