In 2006, Cariol Horne, a black Buffalo police officer, intervened when a white officer, Gregory Kwiatkowski, had a black suspect, David Mack, in a chokehold. … A black Buffalo cop stopped another officer’s chokehold was firedRead more
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Enbridge Agrees To Pay $75 Million For Massive Kalamazoo River Tar Sands Spill
Canadian oil company Enbridge has agreed to pay $75 million for its role in a 2010 pipeline rupture that resulted in the largest inland oil … Enbridge Agrees To Pay $75 Million For Massive Kalamazoo River Tar Sands SpillRead more
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Facebook Announces Plan To Break Up U.S. Government Before It Becomes Too Powerful
In an effort to curtail the organization’s outsized influence, Facebook announced Monday that it would be implementing new steps to ensure the breakup of the … Facebook Announces Plan To Break Up U.S. Government Before It Becomes Too PowerfulRead more
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U.S. Court: SEC Cannot Force Companies to Disclose “Conflict Minerals”
An appeals court has ruled the Securities and Exchange Commission cannot force companies to disclose whether minerals in their products come from the war-torn country … U.S. Court: SEC Cannot Force Companies to Disclose “Conflict Minerals”Read more
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BP to Pay $18.7B in Sweeping Oil Spill Settlement
BP has reached an $18.7 billion settlement to resolve all government claims resulting from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion, the worst offshore oil spill in … BP to Pay $18.7B in Sweeping Oil Spill SettlementRead more
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Melting ice sheets release tons of methane into the atmosphere
An international team of researchers led by the University of Bristol camped for three months next to the Greenland Ice Sheet, sampling the meltwater that … Melting ice sheets release tons of methane into the atmosphereRead more
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Oil CEO Wanted University Quake Scientists Dismissed
Oil tycoon Harold Hamm told a University of Oklahoma dean last year that he wanted certain scientists there dismissed who were studying links between oil … Oil CEO Wanted University Quake Scientists DismissedRead more
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Exxon Will Pay $5 Million To End Lawsuit Over 134,000-Gallon Mayflower Oil Spill
ExxonMobil has agreed to pay approximately $5 million to end a lawsuit over a 2013 pipeline rupture that coated an Arkansas town with 133,980 gallons … Exxon Will Pay $5 Million To End Lawsuit Over 134,000-Gallon Mayflower Oil SpillRead more
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Dinorwig Power Station
When it was fully commissioned in 1984, Dinorwig Power Station was regarded as one of the world’s most imaginative engineering and environmental project. Dinorwig is … Dinorwig Power StationRead more
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Israeli forces ban fishing off Gaza Coast
Israeli occupation forces yesterday completely closed the Gaza Strip’s fishing zone due to the alleged breach of the security truce. The Israeli Coordinator of Government … Israeli forces ban fishing off Gaza CoastRead more