Brazilian Prosecutors Accuse Chevron, Transocean of ‘Environmental Crime’ over Frade Spill
Federal prosecutors in Brazil have accused US oil giant Chevron, drilling contractor Transocean and 17 executives with environmental crime..
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Bank of America Begins ‘Mortgage to Lease’ Program, Giving Some Homeowners Facing Foreclosure Option to Rent their Homes
Bank of America has rolled out a pilot program that will allow a relative handful of mortgage customers facing foreclosure to remain in..
‘The Moral High Ground’: Goldman Sachs Executive Director Greg Smith Quits “Morally Bankrupt” Firm in Disgust
It’s not very often that you see Goldman Sachs and “the moral high ground” in the same sentence, but every now and again..
BBH Labs’ Innovative SXSW ‘Homeless Hotspots’ Program Stirs Controversy
An innovative program in which homeless vendors sell wireless internet access to attendees of a popular Texas festival has stirred up..
USDA Whistleblower Gerald Zirnstein: 70% of US Supermarket Ground Beef Contains Ammonia-Treated ‘Pink Slime’
A former United States Department of Agriculture scientist is warning American consumers that 70% of ground beef sold in the nation’s..
‘I Love Hunting Club’: Wealthy Chinese Paying $80,000 to Hunt Polar Bears in Canada
Wealthy Chinese businessmen are paying $80,000 to travel to Canada’s arctic to hunt and kill polar bears. According to Mail..
Victory for Decade-Long Chicago Grassroots Effort as Fisk & Crawford Coal Plants to Shut Down by 2014
In a victory for the environment and for hundreds of thousands of people who live nearby, two dangerously-polluting Chicago coal power..
U.S. Federal Judge Richard J. Leon Rules Graphic Cigarette Warning Labels Violate Tobacco Companies’ Free Speech Rights
A federal judge has blocked government rules that would have required graphic warning labels on cigarette packs, ruling that such labels..
CTJ Report: General Electric Paid 2.3% Federal Taxes on $81 Billion Profit
General Electric paid just 2.3 percent in federal taxes over the last decade, despite earning more than $81 billion in profits over that..
Lesbian Couple Kenyata White & Aeimee Diaz Booted from Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel over G-Rated Hug and Kiss
A lesbian couple celebrating their anniversary were booted from a downtown Phoenix hotel restaurant because they hugged and kissed. The..
