The shocking images of massive bleaching that we have seen in recent weeks powerfully cut through all the government spin and lobbying, and undermine environment minister Greg Hunt's reassurance that the Australian government has the problem under control.
His best chance for real success will be to do what he promised to do when he was elected -- work with both parties to come up with legislation that would accomplish some of his goals without undermining the environment or what is left of the social safety net.
"My fundamental commitment is to build an equal learning and working environment for all, and the letters I have received demonstrate how Prof. Piterberg's return threatens to undermine that environment," Kang said in a statement.
It has concerns the deal will undermine labour, environment and consumer standards, and allow multinationals to crush local firms.
Schultz issued a timely challenge to creative cities like Iowa City to take the lead in local food, farm, energy and transportation initiatives that positively enhance rather than undermine our environment.
Since then, we have grasped the extent of our planet's stress (at the hands of a humanity driven by myopic private profit maximisation -- or capital accumulation as we Leftists prefer to call it) and the simple truth that social justice can never prevail if human society continues obliviously to undermine its environment.
These include calls on President Obama to use his executive powers to regulate carbon emissions and to ensure that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement (which consists of 12 countries including the U.S., Japan, Australia, Mexico, and Canada) does not undermine the environment and efforts to address the climate crisis.
Research has demonstrated the role of structural violence in undermining the social environment of women.
If that's happening, it's to do with a generational change in working environments undermining the power of the dull suit, or the rise of youth brands such as American Apparel, where constant brilliant colour has replaced the out-of-control volte-face trends of fast fashion.
The lack of domestic resources devoted to healthcare is undermining the positive policy environment for maternal and reproductive health.
