Tag: safety
The socially responsible tech company: Can big tech be fixed?
having a diverse leadership serves the leaders and members of an organization as much as it does its users.
Trump order to allow LNG by rail would expand ‘bomb train’...
As the U.S. grapples with a potential boom in moving fracked natural gas-turned-LNG across this country using long, heavy unit trains, it seems like a question the FRA should be examining.
Oil-by-rail rises once again as safety rules disappear
Both the U.S. and Canada are taking steps that ignore or undermine the lessons and regulatory measures to improve safety since the oil train explosions and spills of years past.
Monsanto’s Toxic Chemicals Lurking in 26,000 U.S. Public Schools
“Supporters are calling on the EPA to survey school systems nationwide and update its records to better assess the scope of potential PCB hazards in schools.”
A Former Governor Admitted He Put Economics Ahead of Safety When...
Former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell admitted his state’s fracking regulations favored economics over environmental safety
Whistleblower Says EPA Officials Covered Up Toxic Fracking Methane Emissions for...
An environmental watchdog claims the EPA is involved in a cover-up holding back information about the oil and gas industry.
Drones in the Skies Over America: A Potential Nightmare in the...
With this new obsession with drones comes more air traffic issues, privacy issues, and possible vulnerability to terrorist attacks. These drones might seem like harmless toys, but they can cause serious damage.
Fear of Terrorism Is Making Us Crazy, Especially in the US
With multiple terrorism instances occurring this last decade, it is no wonder the world is always fearful in anticipation for the next terrorist act. Unfortunately, because of this fear, Americans are traveling less and to fewer places if they do.
More and War
So many tax dollars have been spent on the further militarization of the country. We no longer have the slightest idea what life might be like if, instead of 17 significant intelligence outfits, we had just two of them, or even one.
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Could Trump’s Iran fiasco be America’s Suez crisis?
The U.S. war on Iran today, but similarities in the larger context, suggest that the United States is facing the same kind of “end of empire” moment that the British Empire faced in that historic crisis.
Trump DOJ subpoenas reporters after Iran war leaks trigger escalating clash with the press
The Trump administration has reportedly issued subpoenas targeting journalists and news organizations over Iran war reporting, intensifying concerns that the Justice Department is being used to expose confidential sources and pressure outlets covering national security issues
Wow! Losing the war PLUS losing the peace – the frenzy of fiascos ravage...
What other blundering buffoons ever lost a war (of choice), then willfully lost the peace via threats, phony bluffs and tin-ear, belligerent BS?
Too much money, too little democracy: Americans across party lines reject billionaire power in...
A new national poll finds widespread bipartisan concern that billionaires, dark money and special interest spending are overpowering ordinary voters in U.S. elections as campaign spending continues to shatter records.
Now you see them… now you don’t
Women leaders and Trump 2.0.