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Showing posts with label Texas. Show all posts
Daryl Hannah arrested in Keystone XL protest | Environment | guardian.co.uk
Daryl Hannah arrested in Keystone XL protest | Environment | guardian.co.uk: "The actor along with another woman were arrested in Texas for criminal trespassing as the pair protested against an oil pipeline"
Thumbs up to Daryl
Thumbs up to Daryl
Halliburton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Halliburton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
"Controversies
Halliburton has become the object of several controversies involving the 2003 Iraq War and the company's ties to former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney. Cheney retired from the company during the 2000 U.S. presidential election campaign with a severance package worth $36 million.[40] As of 2004, he had received $398,548 in deferred compensation from Halliburton while Vice President.[41] Cheney was chairman and CEO of Halliburton Company from 1995 to 2000 and has received stock options from Halliburton.[42]
In the run-up to the Iraq war, Halliburton was awarded a $7 billion contract for which 'unusually' only Halliburton was allowed to bid.[43]
Bunnatine Greenhouse, a civil servant with 20 years of contracting experience, had complained to Army officials on numerous occasions that Halliburton had been unlawfully receiving special treatment for work in Iraq, Kuwait and the Balkans. Criminal investigations were opened by the U.S. Justice Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Pentagon's inspector general." Wikipedia (My selection)
"Controversies
Halliburton has become the object of several controversies involving the 2003 Iraq War and the company's ties to former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney. Cheney retired from the company during the 2000 U.S. presidential election campaign with a severance package worth $36 million.[40] As of 2004, he had received $398,548 in deferred compensation from Halliburton while Vice President.[41] Cheney was chairman and CEO of Halliburton Company from 1995 to 2000 and has received stock options from Halliburton.[42]
In the run-up to the Iraq war, Halliburton was awarded a $7 billion contract for which 'unusually' only Halliburton was allowed to bid.[43]
Bunnatine Greenhouse, a civil servant with 20 years of contracting experience, had complained to Army officials on numerous occasions that Halliburton had been unlawfully receiving special treatment for work in Iraq, Kuwait and the Balkans. Criminal investigations were opened by the U.S. Justice Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Pentagon's inspector general." Wikipedia (My selection)
Halliburton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Halliburton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Halliburton is one of the world's largest[7] oilfield services companies with operations in more than 70 countries. It has hundreds of subsidiaries, affiliates, branches, brands, and divisions worldwide and employs over 60,000 people.[6]" (My selection)
Houston to combat West Nile from the air as virus spreads | World news | guardian.co.uk
Houston to combat West Nile from the air as virus spreads | World news | guardian.co.uk: "Texas city to strew insecticide from planes as Centers for Disease Control says 41 people have died from West Nile so far"
I wonder how many will die from the spraying in the long run.
I wonder how many will die from the spraying in the long run.
Texas will spray for West Nile virus despite fears of insecticide risks | World news | guardian.co.uk
Texas will spray for West Nile virus despite fears of insecticide risks | World news | guardian.co.uk: "Amid worst West Nile outbreak of the year, health officials near Dallas are hoping for clear, dry weather to help aerial spray"
West Nile virus prompts public health emergency in Dallas County, Texas - CNN.com
West Nile virus prompts public health emergency in Dallas County, Texas - CNN.com: (CNN) -- "A West Nile virus epidemic has prompted a public health emergency in Dallas County, Texas, where the disease has killed nine people, a judge declared Friday."
Obama administration blocks Texas voter ID law | Reuters
Obama administration blocks Texas voter ID law | Reuters: (Reuters) - "The Obama administration on Monday blocked a new law in Texas requiring voters to show photo identification before they can cast a ballot, citing a concern that it could harm Hispanic voters who lacked such documents."
Exclusive: Perry sought to sideline nuclear waste site critic | Reuters
Exclusive: Perry sought to sideline nuclear waste site critic | Reuters: "(Reuters) - Texas governor Rick Perry tried to sideline a state commissioner who opposed expanding the scope of a nuclear-waste landfill owned by one of the governor's biggest political donors, Reuters has learned."
Rick Perry holds the record on executions - The Washington Post
Rick Perry holds the record on executions - The Washington Post: "In his nearly 11 years as the state’s chief executive, Perry, now running for the Republican presidential nomination, has overseen more executions than any governor in modern history: 234 and counting. That’s more than the combined total in the next two states — Oklahoma and Virginia — since the death penalty was restored 35 years ago."
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