By comparison, support for a different petition, to curb the use of plastic bags, remained constant.
And yet so little has been achieved to curb the use of fossil fuels.
Officials have also struggled to curb the use of all-terrain vehicles in the backcountry during fire season.
And recent efforts to curb the use of air-conditioning, by fiat or persuasion, have produced sobering lessons.
Things have improved for red-tails since regulators began to curb the use of DDT and other harmful pesticides.
For over a decade, they have lobbied to curb the use of plastic and replace it with more natural materials.
We have introduced limited licenses for young drivers and tried to curb the use of mobile phones while driving.
An effort began this year to create a new international political commitment to try to curb the use of explosive weapons in populated areas.
Nassau County legislators caught up with their neighbors in Suffolk and Westchester Counties today by moving to curb the use of cell phones in cars.
Oil producers see climate policies that focus on oil consumption as an unfair way to curb the use of fossil fuels worldwide.
The U.S. government has also cracked down on the Swiss banking industry, in order to curb the use of secret accounts for tax evasion.
