BNSF Challenges Lawsuit From Engineer Who Ran For His Life From Exploding Oil “Bomb Train” Editor’s Note: This is Steve Horn’s latest piece that originally appeared over at DeSmogBlog. Check out more of Steve’s work from DeSmogBlog and give everyone at DeSmogBlog some love – visit their site for some of the best research debunking misinformation about climate science on the web. Burlington…
RAGING MONDAY! Kevin Mahoney Talks with Rick Smith About His Story on Culture of Worker Abuse at Kutztown University
RAGING MONDAY! Kevin Mahoney Talks with Rick Smith About His Story on Culture of Worker Abuse at Kutztown University Last week Kevin Mahoney broke the story about the long-standing mistreatment of workers at Kutztown University that is finally coming to light after a manager quit and blew the whistle. A week later and more workers are…
Statement of Delaware Riverkeeper Network Regarding Solvay Company’s PFNA Advertising Campaign
Statement of Delaware Riverkeeper Network Regarding Solvay Company’s PFNA Advertising Campaign PRESS RELEASE: Delaware Riverkeeper Network Gloucester County, NJ – On April 2, Solvay Specialty Polymers of West Deptford, Gloucester County, New Jersey placed a full page advertisement in the South Jersey Times regarding contamination of the region by Perfluorononanoate (“PFNA”) also known as C9 (see link:http://bit.ly/1MHaFdQ)…
BNSF Engineer Who Manned Exploding North Dakota “Bomb Train” Sues Former Employer
BNSF Engineer Who Manned Exploding North Dakota “Bomb Train” Sues Former Employer Editor’s Note: This is Steve Horn’s latest piece that originally appeared over at DeSmogBlog. Check out more of Steve’s work from DeSmogBlog and give everyone at DeSmogBlog some love – visit their site for some of the best research debunking misinformation about climate science on the web. A Burlington Northern Santa…
Pennsylvania School is Flushed by a Problem
Pennsylvania School is Flushed by a Problem Ten-year-old Kaitlyn Montgomery, a fourth grade student at Park Elementary School in Munhall, Pa., now has access to that school’s restrooms. Like most schools, Park Elementary has separate restrooms for male and female staff and faculty, and separate restrooms for boys and girls. The staff and faculty restrooms are…
Pennsylvania Lawmaker Wants You to Vote Early
Pennsylvania Lawmaker Wants You to Vote Early Pennsylvania State Senator Daylin Leach has issued a co-sponsor memo stating that he is reintroducing his early voting legislation from the previous session. In the memo, Leach points to the long lines and wait times experienced from the high voter turnout in the 2008 elections as his main reasons for…
BREAKING: Martina White to Caucus With the Democrats
BREAKING: Martina White to Caucus With the Democrats In last week’s special election to fill Congressman Brendan Boyle’s vacated house seat, Martina White, the Republican Candidate, beat Sarah Del Ricci, who was Mike Stack’s democratic pick for the seat. The campaign could have been considered a blood bath within the Philadelphia Democratic Party, and reached a fever pitch…
Lawmaker Believes in “Partisan Instruction for Law Enforcement” Against Lawmakers Conspiracy at Wolf’s Inauguration.
Lawmaker Believes in “Partisan Instruction for Law Enforcement” Against Lawmakers Conspiracy at Wolf’s Inauguration. No. It’s called security you fucking idiot. My first interaction with the new Wolf administration was on Jan. 20, inauguration day at the Capitol, as I headed out to meet some citizens who were rallying at the state Capitol to protest the…
huffingtonpost: Egyptian Woman Dressed Like Man For More Than 40 Years To Provide For Family For more than four decades, Egyptian mother Sisa Abu Daooh dressed as a man to provide for her family. Last week, she was awarded the “woman breadwinner” award by the authorities in her hometown of Luxor and was congratulated in…
think-progress: Does ‘Ethical Fashion’ Include Paying Models And Giving Them Food? A look at a proposed law in France and a charter in Denmark that would regulate a model’s weight. 100 percent.
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