The so-called mitigations of war are comparatively trivial. ❋ Various (N/A)
It was their usual practice, at first, to observe so far the appearance of law as to give indictments to those whom they intended to oppress; upon which the persons were committed to prison, but never brought to trial; and were at length obliged, in order to recover their liberty, to pay heavy fines and ransoms, which were called mitigations and compositions. ❋ David Hume (1743)
The board refers cases to the Albany County district attorney when the candidates or their representatives either fail to respond to charges that they violated finance laws or haven't followed through on "mitigations" such as returning contributions that are over the limits. ❋ Unknown (2010)
As usual Drekmeier and the council feel that Stanford is an ATM or a cash machine to be milked everytime PA needs money -- some of these "mitigations" are outrageous.
And serious person who has followed this story could think of half a dozen other "mitigations") ❋ Unknown (2006)
But the question at hand is not whether the Farmers Field project is good; the question is much simpler: should we be granting California Environmental Equality Act exceptions or mitigations for individual projects? ❋ John Mirisch (2011)
Given the cost, many mitigations will be determined impractical by those with the resources to act. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Yet for all its flaws, CEQA serves a fundamental and important purpose, which is to specify the impacts or potential impacts of a project on the environment and to allow policy-makers to require mitigations or, alternatively, to make statements of overriding considerations -- in other words, to be politically accountable to the electorate. ❋ John Mirisch (2011)
Although the settlement lays out straightforward mitigations the residents deserve, the work is far from over. ❋ Joel Reynolds (2011)
But the question at hand is not whether the Farmers Field project is good or whether AEG is a good corporate citizen, the question is much simpler: should we be granting CEQA exceptions or mitigations for individual projects? ❋ John Mirisch (2011)
Because, as commentators have noted, $100 billion is "not enough" to address mitigations and adaptation in developing countries. ❋ Bianca Jagger (2011)
My assertion is that we cant make any policy decisions because we dont know what mitigations will be worthwhile and whether they'll be worth the cost, so its far less important to worry about than something that we can calculate the odds on, like a massive meteor strike. ❋ Unknown (2009)
We thought we had the appropriate mitigations in place, he said. ❋ James Herron (2010)
Clearly, it is already within the purview of the LA City Council to require these kinds of environmental mitigations -- all these green goodies and more, if they so desire -- in the development agreement with AEG. ❋ John Mirisch (2011)
