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Shutting Out the Victims: Big Pharma Seeks Protection From Lawsuits
Business  (tags: pharmceutical companies, lawsuits, US Supreme Court, medical liability, dangerous drugs, prescription drugs, patients' rights, Big Pharma )

Ombretta
- 72 days ago - latimes.com
Lawsuits against the makers of faulty government-approved medical devices are already forbidden. Now companies that manufacture both prescription and over-the counter-drugs are asking the Supreme Court for the same protection. Outrageous!
Farm Bosses Plead Guilty to Enslaving Immokalee Workers in Florida Tomato Harvest
Business  (tags: Florida, Immokalee, Slavery, human rights, labor laws, successful prosecution, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Florida Tomato Growers Exchange, industry-friendly, "third-party" monitoring group, Intertek, Burger King, slavery charges )

Alba
- 73 days ago - ciw-online.org
Yesterday, at federal court in Ft.Myers, FL, farm bosses from Immokalee pleaded guilty to "numerous charges of enslaving Mexican & Guatemalan immigrants, brutalizing them & forcing them to work in farm fields, 1 of most extreme stories of exploitation...
Women Still Earn Less Than Men in Europe
Business  (tags: abuse, business, corporate, economy, ethics, finance, humans, labor, law, lies, money, news, politics, society, world )

Club
- 88 days ago - news.varadinum.com
Eurofound Publishes Annual Report on Pay Increases Across the European Union
Stocking the Green Office: Sustainable Supplies
Business  (tags: office supplies, green office, sustainable paper, green cleaning products )

Megan
- 193 days ago - ecopreneurist.com
Before you can open your doors for business, you need an office. Stocking your office with needed supplies is a great opportunity to show your green side and make sustainable choices.
Certified Green: To Be, or Not To Be, That Is the Question
Business  (tags: green business, certification, standards )

Megan
- 199 days ago - ecopreneurist.com
With the dizzying array of options for green and sustainable certification available, it's hard for a business owner to decide which certifier to use or if it's even worth bothering at all.
Iran Ends Oil Transactions In U.S. Dollars
Business  (tags: business, economy, environment, investors, investments, oil, politics, usa )

Dana
- 199 days ago - cbsnews.com
(AP) Iran, OPEC's second-largest producer, has completely stopped conducting oil transactions in U.S. dollars, a top Oil Ministry official said Wednesday, a concerted attempt to reduce reliance on Washington at a time of tension over Tehran's nuclear >>>
Layoffs Rise 68 Percent From March To April
Business  (tags: Unemployment, Breaking Business News, NAFTA< CAFTA, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, George Bush, John McCain, jobs, economy, recession, depression )

Blue
- 200 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
The economy is expected to lose 70,000 jobs, the fourth straight month of job losses. NAFTA, CAFTA, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, George Bush, John McCain.
Towards a Paperless Office
Business  (tags: paper, paperless office, green business, documents, publications, saving trees, reducing paper usage )

Megan
- 205 days ago - ecopreneurist.com
While the truly paperless office may still be a myth and a seemingly impossible goal, it is still something we can move towards in our business operations. Paper and paperboard products constitute the largest portion of our waste stream.
The "Unlimited" Potential of American Wind Power: AWEA
Business  (tags: americans, business, consumers, economy, energy, environment, finance, ethics, GoodNews, government, humans, investing, investments, investors, law, money, news, politics, SustainableDevelopment, technology, usa )

Michelle
- 209 days ago - cleantechnica.com
...What they revealed was an industry both optimistic and tenuous; their products are in high demand, but they are reliant on tax credits for large-scale expansion...
Asian Development Bank: Biofuels Making Food More Expensive
Business  (tags: economy, food, Asia, biofuel, crops, farming, land )

Eduardo
- 210 days ago - physorg.com
Developed nations should stop paying agricultural subsidies to encourage biofuel production because the payments are making staple foods more expensive, the Asian Development Bank said Monday.
 
 
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