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JANUARY 2, 2024

Corporation Bayer Image Image Products pharmaceuticals, v eterinary drugs, diagnostic imaging, general and specialty medicines, women's health products, over-the-counter drugs, pesticides, seeds, plant biotechnology. Former products: diabetes care) Bayer Website Summary Bayer is a chemical and pharmaceutical company that was founded in 1863.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Bayer ordered to pay $1.56 billion in latest US trial loss over Roundup weedkiller Reuters PaulaR Mon, 11/27/2023 - 13:42 Monday, November 20, 2023 Read more Tom Hals Nov 19 (Reuters) - A Missouri jury ordered Bayer (BAYGn.DE) to pay $1.56 Bayer ordered to pay $1.56 Recently it expanded into agricultural products via the acquisition of Monsanto.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

Mining giants told to pay $9.7bn over Brazil dam disaster BBC PaulaR Wed, 01/31/2024 - 13:57 Saturday, January 27, 2024 Read more Peter Hoskins A federal judge in Brazil has ordered mining giants BHP, Vale and their Samarco iron ore joint venture to pay 47.6bn reais ($9.67bn) in damages over a deadly dam burst in 2015. Corporation Vale S.A.

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JANUARY 25, 2024

Image Image Products Iron ore, Iron ore pellets, Manganese ore, Ferroalloys, Copper, Nickel, Coal, Fertilizers Vale S.A. Website Summary Vale Vale is the largest producer of iron ore and nickel in the world. It also owns a sprawling network of railroads, ships, and ports used to transport this ore as well as a number of major hydro-electric plants.

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OCTOBER 25, 2023

Bayer must pay $1.25 million in Roundup cancer trial, jury finds Reuters PaulaR Wed, 10/25/2023 - 18:06 Friday, October 20, 2023 Read more Brendan Pierson Oct 20 (Reuters) - Bayer AG must pay $1.25 million to a man who sued the company alleging he developed cancer from exposure to its Roundup weedkiller, a jury in St. Louis, Missouri found Friday.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Founded in 1937, the company has been investigated for a number of safety defects such as unintended acceleration in certain vehicle models, use of sub-standard metal components, installation of faulty airbags, and seatbelt failures. It paid out a fine of $1.2 billion in 2014 to the U.S. In 2018, Toyota was ordered to pay out $21.9

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JANUARY 17, 2024

Shell has also come under fire for building a vast new $6 billion ethylene ‘cracker’ plant in Potter Township, Pennsylvania, to make polyethylene plastic pellets, which have been heavily criticized for causing water pollution. The Ogoni say that Shell was behind the hanging of nine Ogoni activists fighting Shell, including poet Ken Saro-Wiwa.

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JANUARY 25, 2024

New Shell documents could aid climate cases, attorneys say Follow the Money PaulaR Thu, 01/25/2024 - 16:59 Thursday, January 18, 2024 Read more Matthew Green, Merel de Buck & Birte Schohaus Latest Shell-files show that the company reflected on climate change caused by fossil products as early as the 1970s.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

Shell has also come under fire for building a vast new $6 billion ethylene ‘cracker’ plant in Potter Township, Pennsylvania, to make polyethylene plastic pellets, which have been heavily criticized for causing water pollution. The Ogoni say that Shell was behind the hanging of nine Ogoni activists fighting Shell, including poet Ken Saro-Wiwa.

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MARCH 1, 2024

Shell has also come under fire for building a vast new $6 billion ethylene ‘cracker’ plant in Potter Township, Pennsylvania, to make polyethylene plastic pellets, which have been heavily criticized for causing water pollution. The Ogoni say that Shell was behind the hanging of nine Ogoni activists fighting Shell, including poet Ken Saro-Wiwa.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Shell has also come under fire for building a vast new $6 billion ethylene ‘cracker’ plant in Potter Township, Pennsylvania, to make polyethylene plastic pellets, which have been heavily criticized for causing water pollution. The Ogoni say that Shell was behind the hanging of nine Ogoni activists fighting Shell, including poet Ken Saro-Wiwa.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Shell has also come under fire for building a vast new $6 billion ethylene ‘cracker’ plant in Potter Township, Pennsylvania, to make polyethylene plastic pellets, which have been heavily criticized for causing water pollution. The Ogoni say that Shell was behind the hanging of nine Ogoni activists fighting Shell, including poet Ken Saro-Wiwa.

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OCTOBER 13, 2023

Shell has also come under fire for building a vast new $6 billion ethylene ‘cracker’ plant in Potter Township, Pennsylvania, to make polyethylene plastic pellets, which have been heavily criticized for causing water pollution. The Ogoni say that Shell was behind the hanging of nine Ogoni activists fighting Shell, including poet Ken Saro-Wiwa.

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JANUARY 23, 2024

Exxon (formerly Standard Oil Company of New Jersey) and Mobil (formerly Standard Oil Company of New York) were spun off in 1911 but merged again in 1999. org Summary ExxonMobil is a fossil fuel company headquartered in Irving, Texas. org Summary ExxonMobil is a fossil fuel company headquartered in Irving, Texas.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Mercenary hackers stole data that Exxon later cited in climate lawsuits -US prosecutors Yahoo News PaulaR Tue, 11/07/2023 - 17:23 Thursday, October 12, 2023 Read more Raphael Satter & Christopher Bing WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. org Summary ExxonMobil is a fossil fuel company headquartered in Irving, Texas. The case was still ongoing in 2022.

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MARCH 1, 2024

During the COVID-19 pandemic, JBS faced numerous lawsuits, investigations, and protests both in the Brazil and the U.S. During the COVID-19 pandemic, JBS faced numerous lawsuits, investigations, and protests both in the Brazil and the U.S. billion fine. regarding the lack of safety measures for its workers.

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MARCH 1, 2024

During the COVID-19 pandemic, JBS faced numerous lawsuits, investigations, and protests both in the Brazil and the U.S. During the COVID-19 pandemic, JBS faced numerous lawsuits, investigations, and protests both in the Brazil and the U.S. billion fine. regarding the lack of safety measures for its workers.

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JANUARY 3, 2024

Humanitarianism, Capitalism, and the Moral Economy of the Nestlé Boycott by Tehila Sasson (2016) Rigged: Supermarket Shelves for Sale by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) (2016) Nutrition Scientists on the Take from Big Food: Has the American Society for Nutrition lost all credibility?

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JANUARY 4, 2024

6 CROZZ SUV at a world premiere ahead of the Shanghai Auto Show, in Shanghai, China April 18, 2021. EU fines Volkswagen, BMW $1 bln for emissions cartel Reuters PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 17:27 Thursday, July 8, 2021 Read more Marine Strauss & Alexander Hübner [1/6] A Volkswagen logo is seen as it launches its ID.6

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JANUARY 4, 2024

China: Volkswagen under fire after audit finds no evidence of Uyghur forced labor Radio Free Asia PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:42 Thursday, December 7, 2023 Read more Jilil Kashgary Experts cast doubt on results, saying leaked files show that Uyghur detainees were sent to the Xinjiang factory. By Jilil Kashgary for RFA Uyghur 2023.12.07

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DECEMBER 14, 2023

UAW files unfair labor practice charges against Hyundai, Honda and Volkswagen CBC News PaulaR Thu, 12/14/2023 - 13:38 Monday, December 11, 2023 Read more Michael Wayland The UAW has filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board against Honda, Hyundai and Volkswagen, the union said.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

Corporate Rap Sheet on Volkswagen - Corporate Rap Sheets, which detail corporate wrongdoing by some of the world's largest companies, are written by Philip Mattera, who heads the Corporate Research Project of Good Jobs First in the U.S.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

Brazil: Volkswagen will pay more than R$10 million in labor lawsuits Poder360 PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:37 Tuesday, August 22, 2023 Read more Value corresponds to 34 agreements approved by the Superior Labor Court; another 28 cases are under negotiation Disclosure/Volkswagen POWER360 August 22, 2023 (Tuesday) - 1:30 pm Volkswagen must pay R$10.5

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JANUARY 4, 2024

VW Escapes Multiple Fines In EU Over Emissions Scandal Law 360 PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 17:26 Thursday, September 14, 2023 Read more Matthew Perlman Europe's top court ruled Wednesday that Volkswagen should not have to pay a €5 million ($5.3 And, what other unions can learn from how badly that fight went for labor.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

The class action lawsuit filed in Germany by 2,000 owners of Volkswagen diesel vehicles with manipulated engines will be dropped without compensation. And, what other unions can learn from how badly that fight went for labor.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

Germany: Workers at VW subsidiary Cariad protest against job cuts IG Metall PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:40 Friday, November 10, 2023 Read more Over 200 employees of VW's CARIAD software division protested last Tuesday against threatened job cuts. And, what other unions can learn from how badly that fight went for labor.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

Inspired by Strike Wins, 1,000 Volkswagen Workers Sign Union Cards Labor Notes PaulaR Tue, 12/12/2023 - 17:01 Thursday, December 7, 2023 Read more Luis Feliz Leon Today workers at Volkswagen's Chattanooga, Tennessee, assembly plant announced their third bid to unionize plant-wide with the Auto Workers (UAW).

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JANUARY 17, 2024

By RFA Vietnamese 2024.01.11 Corporation Formosa Plastics Corporation Image Image Products PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) resins, high density polyethylene, tairylan acrylic fiber, acrylic acid and ester, carbon fiber, caustic soda, PVC modifier, calcium carbonate. Organizations such as EarthJustice and Rise St. billion complex in St. James, Louisiana.

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MARCH 1, 2024

Amazon lobbyists face ban from European Parliament Politico PaulaR Fri, 03/01/2024 - 15:22 Tuesday, February 27, 2024 Read more GIOVANNA FAGGIONATO The company may regain access if it shows a ‘willingness to cooperate,’ says key lawmaker. In 2017, Amazon bought up Whole Foods, an upmarket U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

On September 13, the Pittsburgh-based Environmental Health Project issued a review of the University of Pittsburgh studies released on August 15 showing links between natural gas development and Lymphoma cancer, worsening asthma conditions and lower birth weights. "We

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JANUARY 31, 2024

Amazon Fined in France for Illegally Spying on Workers Common Dreams PaulaR Wed, 01/31/2024 - 13:59 Tuesday, January 23, 2024 Read more Julia Conley The retail giant was also ordered to pay more than $30 million last year after allegedly surveilling customers with its tech products. In 2017, Amazon bought up Whole Foods, an upmarket U.S.

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JUNE 7, 2023

USA: “The Coke Side of Life”—More Sugar, Less Science Union of Concerned Scientists PaulaR Thu, 06/08/2023 - 03:44 Friday, August 14, 2015 Read more Deborah Bailin Almost 130 years ago, Coca-Cola first quenched Americans’ thirst and splashed its irresistible blend of sugar and, yes, cocaine , across our taste buds and brains.

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JUNE 7, 2023

Today the company's products are far more controversial because many contain large quantities of sugar like Coke which has 10.6 grams per 100 ml, which has been directly linked to weight gain. Coca-Cola has been accused of over-extraction of groundwater in India and Mexico and of abusing workers's rights in Colombia, Guatemala, Russia and Turkey.

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JUNE 7, 2023

Today the company's products are far more controversial because many contain large quantities of sugar like Coke which has 10.6 grams per 100 ml, which has been directly linked to weight gain. Coca-Cola has been accused of over-extraction of groundwater in India and Mexico and of abusing workers's rights in Colombia, Guatemala, Russia and Turkey.

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MARCH 16, 2023

. -- DCNR Posts FY 2023-24 Budget Proposal Documents -- Shell Petrochemical Plant Had 3-Hour Emergency Flaring Event To Burn Off Flammable Gases In Beaver County [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Shell Petrochemical Plant Using Water Hoses ‘To Assist In Cooling External Areas Of Ground Flares’ That Need To Be ‘Reinforced’ -- The Allegheny Front (..)

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Author: Niamh Bothwell Dr Camilla Røstvik is an associate professor of history at the University of Agder in Norway, an honorary lecturer in the School of Medicine and the School of Art History at Aberdeen , and an honorary research fellow in art history at the University of St Andrews.

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JANUARY 23, 2024

Faces Behind a Global Crisis: US Carbon Billionaires and the UN Climate Deadlock (International Forum on Globalization, December 2012). Koch Brothers Dirty Money Blimp - Photo credit Gus Ruelas Summary Koch Industries is a family-owned chemical and manufacturing company based in Wichita, Kansas. The same year, a U.S.

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