Sentence examples for push for alternatives from inspiring English sources

The deputy prime minister believes that the UN special session on drugs in 2016 offers a "unique opportunity" to push for alternatives to the current system.

So while he reassures the public about his leadership and holds BP to account, he should also describe the painful costs of America's addiction to petrol and push for alternatives (and a carbon tax).

The Coalition MP George Christensen has admitted he was wrong to support the dumping of 5m tonnes of sediment into the Great Barrier Reef marine park and has said he will push for alternatives to the plan.

As legislators, advocates, and community members push for alternatives to incarceration, we must also rethink the spaces in which we conduct justice.

Traditional civil rights organizations are taking on the issues of mass incarceration, and even conservatives are starting to push for alternatives.

Mr. McCain said in his speech on Saturday that he wanted to push for alternative fuels, but he implied that more needed to be done to protect the environment.

If Mr. Bloomberg suggests a tax as high as 25percentt, said David Weprin, the Finance Committee chairman, the Council will probably push for alternative measures, like placing a tax on absentee landlords, selling more taxi medallions, increasing the personal income tax and reinstating the commuter tax.

Arguing that nuclear-related terrorist attacks and nuclear accidents are probable and that radioactive waste is difficult to adequately dispose of, antinuclear activists push for alternative energy technologies to meet the needs of the human race prior to the depletion of fossil fuels.

So residents, who insist they have no problem with elevators being installed, began pushing for alternatives.

The Suffolk County executive, Steve Bellone, has pushed for alternatives to such inspections, like having customers shut off circuit breakers to equipment they suspect has been flooded.

However, petroleum is a non-renewable resource, and recent efforts have pushed for alternatives.