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The Fracking Industry Has Bought Off Congress: Here Are the Worst Offenders
Business  (tags: politics, society, fracking, dishonesty, environment, ethics, corporate, consumers, business, usa, corruption, energy )

Cal
- 159 days ago - alternet.org
Thanks to our morally bankrupt political system and the Supreme Court's ruling on Citizens United, the fracking lobby's power of the purse is huge.
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Private Water Companies Come to Texas Bringing Soaring Rates, Little Recourse for Consumers
Business  (tags: abuse, americans, busines, consumers, corporate, corruption, dishonesty, economy, marketing, politics, society, WATER )

Kit
- 160 days ago - commondreams.org
When Robert White opened his water bill last month, his jaw dropped: $250 for a month's worth of water and sewer service. The 63-year-old construction contractor, who shares a three-bedroom home with his wife--> Coming soon to your town.
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Wall Street Likes Your Amnesia
Business  (tags: abuse, americans, business, consumers, corporate, corruption, dishonesty, economy, ethics, finance, foreclosures, government, investments, lies, marketing, money, politics, society )

Kit
- 160 days ago - atimes.com
The Fed insisted that the loans were repaid and there have been no losses, but the Bloomberg report said the banks reaped a $13 billion windfall in profits--> By Ellen Brown - well worth reading.
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The Way to Occupy a Bank Is to Own One
Business  (tags: americans, business, consumers, economy, Entrepreneurs, ethics, finance, goodnews, investments, marketing, money, politics, society )

Kit
- 160 days ago - opednews.com
The campaign to "move your money" has gotten a groundswell of support. Having greater impact would be to "move our money" -- move our local government revenues out of Wall Street banks into our own publicly-owned banks.
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BAD BUSINESS: WWF: Asia Pulp & Paper Misleads Public About Its Role in Destroying Indonesia's Rainforests
Business  (tags: business, environment, rainforest destruction, APP, politics, society, sustainabledevelopment, corruption, abuse )

Cal
- 161 days ago - news.mongabay.com
Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) continues to mislead the public about its role in destroying rainforests and critical tiger habitat across the Indonesian island of Sumatra, alleges a new report from Eyes on the Forest
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8 Stories Buried By the Corporate Media That You Need to Know About
Business  (tags: news, corporate, media, politics, society, world, dishonesty, media, politics, usa, media, politics, culture )

Cal
- 162 days ago - alternet.org
When the corporate media bury significant developments in the back pages of the paper or the second to last paragraph of an article, it's easy for stories to go unnoticed.
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TAKE ACTION NOW! Call Upon President Obama to Stop Protecting Corrupt Bankers
Business  (tags: Big Banks, class warfare, greed, obama, economic crime, young people, politics, society, news, environment, dishonesty, business, corruption, economy, ethics, corporate, usa, money, business, politics, society, dishonesty, news, usa )

Cal
- 162 days ago - forcechange.com
Although in recent weeks President Obama has spoken out against Wall Street crime, his administration is simultaneously trying to protect these corrupt bankers from prosecution by state attorneys general. Stop the President and his administration from pr
51 comments
TAKE ACTION NOW! Don't Let Bayer Avoid Responsibility for Injuries to Women
Business  (tags: politics, law, environment, dishonesty, corporate, Bayer, consumer protections, consumers, business, corruption, abuse, news, society, money, finance, americans )

Cal
- 164 days ago - signon.org
We demand that Bayer drop its petition that will limit our ability to sue corporations. We demand the right to use the mass tort process that gives us a chance at a fair trial against big corporations.
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TAKE ACTION NOW! PERU--Tell Talisman Energy--Leave the Achuar in Peace!
Business  (tags: society, politics, world, native rights, business, corruption, energy, corporate, dishonesty, news, ethics, environment )

Cal
- 164 days ago - amazonwatch.org
The Achuar of the northern Peruvian Amazon are fighting to keep Canadian oil company Talisman Energy out of their ancestral territory, but the company continues to ignore the Achuar's demands and expand operations.
17 comments
The Health of Children and Consumers Is Threatened By Conservative Push for Corporate Speech Rights
Business  (tags: SupremeCourt, judiciary, consumer rights, politics, news, society, usa, money, corporate, corruption, business, economy, dishonesty, consumers )

Cal
- 165 days ago - alternet.org
Some pro-business federal judges have shockingly approved a constitutional right for big companies to avoid revealing product dangers on labels.
15 comments
Lowe's Pulls Ads From TV Show About US Muslims
Business  (tags: religion, rights, business, corporate, media, society, politics, news, consumers, money, usa )

Cal
- 166 days ago - news.yahoo.com
A decision by retail giant Lowe's Home Improvement to pull ads from a reality show about American Muslims following protests from an evangelical Christian group has sparked criticism and calls for a boycott against the chain.
32 comments
Move Your Money, Change the System
Business  (tags: abuse, americans, Banks, business, consumers, corporate, corruption, dishonesty, economy, finance, foreclosures, humans, investments, labor, lies, marketing, money, politics, society )

Kit
- 167 days ago - truth-out.org
Inspired by the Occupy movements around the country, nearly two-thirds of a million Americans joined credit unions in the brief five weeks between the beginning of October and "Bank Transfer Day,"
23 comments
OUTRAGEOUS! How Global Finance Fuels a Secretive and Unethical Land Grab in Africa
Business  (tags: finance, corruption, business, Big Agriculture, bad business, world, politics, society, money, ethics, economy, dishonesty, corporate, news )

Cal
- 168 days ago - enn.com
There are many examples of how people in Africa who just want to grow food and make a living from the land are being expelled, criminalised, and sometimes killed, to make room for the production of commodities and someone else's wealth
24 comments
TAKE ACTION NOW! 200,000 INDIAN FARMERS Take Their Lives-- Something Must Be Done!
Business  (tags: world, politics, Monsanto, Big Agriculture, India, corporate greed, debt, dishonesty, corruption, corporate, news, money, society, ethics, economy, business )

Cal
- 169 days ago - forcechange.com
Urge India's government to take measures that will protect farmers from the debt suffered as a result of seed monopolies and pro-big business trade policies, causing so many Indian farmers to end their lives in suicide.
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