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Watch Dan Rather's Wal-Mart Gas Can Story
Business  (tags: dishonesty, corruption, corporate, business, consumers, cover-up, humans, politics, usa, abuse, lies, ethics )

Susiebell
- 16 days ago - action.walmartwatch.com
In 2002, 12-year-old Justin Howerton was badly burned while using a defective gas can bought at Wal-Mart. His mother then sued Wal-Mart and the gas can manufacturer for making and selling the product without a crucial safety device.Wal-Mart's outrageous
INDIAN ANIMAL LAWS - B.I.S STANDARDS FOR MEAT SHOPS - NARESH KADYAN
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Business  (tags: business, ethics, money, politics, ANIMAL ABUSED )


- 23 days ago - youtube.com
Please have a look & there are thousands of illegal slaughter houses / meat shops in India violating the law of the land..... in every place
BOYCOTT JAPAN NIKKEI DOWN BY MORE THAN 30%
Business  (tags: Boycott Japan killing of whales )

Hans
- 23 days ago - finance.yahoo.com
LOOK AT THE NIKKEI INDEX AND SEE HOW THE BOYCOTT WORKS! When we started this boycott last year the index was above 17.000! 52wk Range: 11,551.40 - 17,489.00 one year ago 17.489 now 11.551 At what point of the NIKKEI INDEX will the KILLING STOP?
Polar Bear Tug-of-War
Business  (tags: animals, protection, endangered, wildlife, environment, globalwarming, business, oil, drilling, mining )

Tom
- 31 days ago - emagazine.com
A coalition of industry groups has joined forces to sue the Bush administration over listing the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. They were listed because their populations in Alaska are dwindling due to global warming.
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
- 34 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 )

Jill
- 35 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...
Fairtrade Pioneers - If AMT Can Do It, Why Not Starbucks?
Business  (tags: fairtrade, coffee, starbucks, amt )

Jeremy
- 37 days ago - makewealthhistory.org
We asked AMT how they have succeeded in going entirely fairtrade across their whole chain of coffee shops. If they can do it, why can't starbucks?
Whale of An Offer: Buy SeaWorld, Free Animals
Business  (tags: whales, Sea World, People for the Ethical Treatment of Anim, Busch Entertainment )

Shannon
- 51 days ago - orlandosentinel.com
Forget about freeing just Willy. An animal-rights group says a supporter wants to buy one or more SeaWorlds from the theme parks' soon-to-be new owner so it can free all the animals, even killer whales.
OPINION: Companies Are Taking Over the World
Business  (tags: business, company, lobby, governments, capitalism )

Phil
- 58 days ago - philforhumanity.com
A vast number of politicians, from around the word, have been bought and paid for by big businesses.
Home Decor Retailers Face Legal Risks With Animal Artifacts
Business  (tags: business, animals, dishonesty, consumers )

Cal
- 60 days ago - latimes.com
Items like feathers and bones can potentially come from endangered species. Keep proper documentation and be wary of Internet sales.
 
 
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