“If large financial institutions can break the law and accumulate millions in profit and, if they get caught, settle by paying out of those profits, they do not have much incentive to follow the law.”
“If large financial institutions can break the law and accumulate millions in profit and, if they get caught, settle by paying out of those profits, they do not have much incentive to follow the law.”
Calling the seizure of records a “massive and unprecedented intrusion,” AP itself disclosed the events on Monday after being informed by a US attorneys office on Friday:
President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank financial reform law in July 2010
Closing schools in the name of austerity
Over the years, acting in various capacities, I have had occasion to interact with many individual employees of the various Oregon state agencies involved in environmental management activities. In the majority of cases, I have come away impressed by the expertise,...
The Coos Commons Protection Council has a Plan B. We are gaining momentum as more of our County citizens are given an opportunity to put a voice to their opposition to the Jordan Cove LNG Terminal and pipeline project. We will continue collecting signatures until ‘The...
Good news out of Columbia County. An initiative very similar to The Coos County Right to a Sustainable Energy Future Ordinance has been approved by the county clerk and is now out for a ballot title before they can begin to collect signatures. In Coos County weather...
Following extreme storms and drought, the US alone accounted for nearly 70 percent of global losses in 2012
State Dept. redacted biographical portions of the EIS that pointed to ERM’s ongoing close consulting relationship with ERM Group and TransCanada.
[Groups like the State Policy Nework] appear to be advocating purely local interests but what they are promoting is part of a larger national template to radically remake our government in a way that undermines public institutions and the rights of workers
From supporting Keystone XL to opposing home solar panels, Alec planning assault on the environment
Chilling reports from experts in the field indicate that official statements about the amount of radiation leaked are probably severely understated. “The Japanese industry assured the Japanese public that these reactors could withstand exactly these kinds of events. This is not a surprise, what’s happened at Fukushima. This was predicted.
nuclear scientist Imad Khadduri says the risk of damage from meltdown is less than in disasters such as Chernoyl and Three Mile Island.
He talks to Al Jazeera’s Kamahl Santamaria and outlines the likely outcomes.
President-elect Donald Trump and Secretary Hillary Clinton share some common views, not the least of which is their mutual support for the fossil-fuel industry. Emails obtained from the US State Department by The Intercept revealed how Clinton, who received twice as...
There were some victories November 8, 2016. Two communities, Highland Township, PA and Waterville, OH each passed a bill of rights by overwhelming margins banning harmful development in their communities. With a new president threatening to weaken already marginal...