Novo Nordisk will pay $58.65 million to resolve allegations that the company failed to comply with the FDA-mandated Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for … Novo Nordisk to Pay $58 Million to Settle False Claims ChargeRead more
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Los Angeles to Replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day
The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to eliminate Columbus Day from the city’s calendar and replace it with an annual holiday marking Indigenous Peoples … Los Angeles to Replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples DayRead more
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Ex-Banker Gets 7 Years in Prison for Taking Bribes While African Minister
A Guinea-born former Wall Street banker was sentenced to seven years in prison for laundering $8.5 million in bribes that he took while a government … Ex-Banker Gets 7 Years in Prison for Taking Bribes While African MinisterRead more
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Apple Gets $208 Million in Tax Breaks to Build Iowa Data Center
Iowa approved a deal Thursday to give Apple $208 million in state and local tax breaks to build two data storage centers near Des Moines … Apple Gets $208 Million in Tax Breaks to Build Iowa Data CenterRead more
Posted inEconomics / Health / News / Renewable
One of the biggest criticisms against wind and solar energy has been quashed
A new analysis in Nature Energy gives renewable-energy subsidies the thumbs-up. Dev Millstein of Lawerence Berkeley National Laboratory and his colleagues find that the fossil … One of the biggest criticisms against wind and solar energy has been quashedRead more
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ICE to Outsource Data Collection on 500,000 People Per Month
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is looking for help from the private sector to gather and analyze a massive amount of data on 500,000 unauthorized … ICE to Outsource Data Collection on 500,000 People Per MonthRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster / News / Politics
Nobel Laureates to Norway
Five Nobel Peace Laureates have called on Norwegian Prime Ministerial candidates to declare their intent to put an end to fossil fuel exploration and expansion. … Nobel Laureates to NorwayRead more
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150,000 Americans killed by guns since Sandy Hook
In the less than five years since the horrific shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, 150,000 more Americans have been killed by guns – a … 150,000 Americans killed by guns since Sandy HookRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster / Fossil fuel / News / Science
Assessing ExxonMobil’s climate change communications (1977–2014)
This paper assesses whether ExxonMobil Corporation has in the past misled the general public about climate change. We present an empirical document-by-document textual content analysis … Assessing ExxonMobil’s climate change communications (1977–2014)Read more
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Samsung under fire for partnership with forest-burning Korindo
Ahead of the launch of its new cell phone, Samsung was handed a petition with tens of thousands of signatures asking it to end its … Samsung under fire for partnership with forest-burning KorindoRead more