Yet initiatives pointed to by the DH comprised £600m being spent by another department, education, on school sport and the health campaign Change4Life.
The skies are threatening to pour on the Apple solar farm but as the woman in-charge of the company's environmental initiatives points out: the panels are still putting out some power.
Thus, when opponents of feminist principles and initiatives pointed out that most women willingly comply with prevailing feminine norms, feminist philosophers replied that women might well choose to live differently were it not for the omnipresence of traditional heterosexual role models and media representations, not to mention the disadvantages of nonconformity.
Antony Jenkins, Citibank's director of Internet initiatives, points out that ClickCredit offers consumers security because it can be used for electronic commerce only.
Backers of the initiative point not only to the value that nature has for its own sake, in terms of its beauty and spiritual dimensions, but also to the benefits for health and wellbeing that arise from connections with wildlife and the natural world.
Supporters of Colorado's initiative point to a broadening coalition of those who support legalization, including local civil rights and union leaders.
Currently, agriculture is the largest user of water, but as the World Bank's Thirsty Energy initiative points out, increasing demands for energy will also require increasing use of freshwater.
Supporters of the initiative pointed ruefully to a campaign by big business to convince voters that a pay ceiling would destroy Switzerland's international competiveness and drive out many multinational companies.
Junda Lin of the China Greentech Initiative points out that the 2020 target for nuclear has to be seen in the context of a 200GW target for wind and an extra 100GW of hydropower.
Whether or not Amazon's "Dash" buttons appeal to mainstream consumers remains to be seen, but the initiative points to two important retail and technology trends.First, more companies are pushing into e-commerce and trying to expand what people buy online.
