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The Drug Enforcement Administration, DEA Educational Foundation, and Discovery Education Announce Winners for 2019 ‘Operation Prevention’ Video Challenge
SILVER SPRING, Md., May 09 /CSRwire/ - The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the DEA Educational Foundation, and Discovery Education, the leading provider of standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and ...
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Don’t Recline Behind the Wheel: High School Student from St. Petersburg, Fla. Wins National PSA Video Challenge
SILVER SPRING, Md., Apr. 29 /CSRwire/ - To encourage positive driving habits for young drivers, Shorecrest Preparatory School junior, Caleb Kravitz developed a creative PSA to inspire his peers to practice safe driving skills. His video, ...
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Villagers accuse U.S. judge of bias in $19 billion Ecuador lawsuit
U.S. federal judge Lewis A. Kaplan is again denying due process and improperly acting as “the world’s judicial police” to help Chevron try to block a $19 billion environmental judgment in Ecuador, says a new analysis by ...
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Argentina freeze order devastating for Chevron, Gibson Dunn
A court order freezing Chevron assets in Argentina represents yet another devastating setback for the oil giant and its lead American law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, according to a new blog posted on The Chevron Pit. The blog explains how the ...
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Chevron Trying to Shield Assets From $19 Billion Ecuador Judgment
Chevron is now trying to evade paying the historic $19 billion judgment in Ecuador by claiming assets in its 73 subsidiaries around the world should be shielded from collection actions, according to The Chevron Pit blog posted by the ...
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Court Grants Ecuador Villagers First Big Victory Against Chevron Assets
Rainforest villagers from Ecuador scored their first significant collection victory against Chevron’s assets this week in their attempt to enforce the historic $19 billion judgment against the oil giant after it was found to have caused ...
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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Chevron Appeal In $19 Billion Ecuador Environmental Case
The U.S. Supreme Court today rejected Chevron’s latest attempt to block global enforcement of a historic $19 billion environmental judgment from Ecuador’s courts, removing another hurdle for rainforest indigenous groups as they continue ...
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Kerry Kennedy blasts Chevron as `Unpatriotic` for destruction of Ecuador`s Amazon
Human rights lawyer Kerry Kennedy has blasted Chevron as "unpatriotic" and called on the company to "mend its ways" in Ecuador or risk losing business as governments in oil-producing nations begin to perceive it as a rogue operator out of step with ...
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CITGO, JFK neighborhood association, and Oklahoma State Department of Health partner for neighborhood clean-up
CITGO Petroleum Corporation and its Lubricant Blending and Packaging Plant in Oklahoma City know the meaning of being a good neighbor. On Nov. 12, they partnered with the JFK Neighborhood Association (JFKNA), the Oklahoma State Department of Health ...
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Eleven extraordinary women named as inductees to the national women`s hall of fame
The National Women`s Hall of Fame today, on International Women`s Day, announces the upcoming Induction of eleven American women who have made valuable and enduring contributions to our nation. These women will be formally inducted on September 30th ...
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Kaiser permanente center for health research receives national `psychologically healthy workplace` award
The Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research in Portland, Oregon is being recognized with a "Psychologically Healthy Workplace" award from the American Psychological Association. The award will be presented in a ceremony in Washington D.C. on ...
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NAACP and corporate America endorse misogyny and the `N` word, says enough is enough campaign
At tonight`s 42nd Annual NAACP Image Awards, the nation`s oldest civil rights organization will team up with some of America`s largest corporations to celebrate hip-hop and R&B artists who proudly use the "N" word, refer to women as "bitches" ...
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IBM helps cities take the guesswork out of city services
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today inaugurated a free website called City Forward (http://www.cityforward.org). It`s designed to improve the quality of life in cities of all sizes around the world by helping officials make sounder and more scientific decisions ...
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Kaiser permanente ranked no. 1 on the 2011 diversityinc top 50 companies for diversity(R) list
Kaiser Permanente has been named No. 1 on the 2011 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list, reaching the top spot after first debuting on the publication`s list in 2006. "We`re particularly proud of this award in recognition of Kaiser ...
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Corporate charitable partnerships come alive with five talents
Five Talents UK, a dynamic microfinance charity, has secured several corporate partnerships which have had a transformative effect. Paul Taylor, CEO of Parragon Publishing says, "We chose to support Five Talents UK because we knew that our funding ...
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Micro-donation channel Pennies receives over 250,000 donations
UK consumers are taking to the idea of charity micro-donations, reports independent micro-donation channel, Pennies. In the four months since Pennies went live with its electronic charity box (1 November), over 250,000 consumer donations have been ...
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John Killian named 2011 cash sweat & tears award winner
Each year millions of Americans work up a sweat to raise billions for good causes. Today the Run Walk Ride Fundraising Council singled out John Killian of Dallas as its volunteer of the year for the remarkable work he`s done on behalf of Parent ...
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`Thon` fundraising resumed growth in 2010
Exercising for a good cause regained its fundraising momentum in 2010 after a very challenging 2009, according to the Run Walk Ride Fundraising Council, the leading authority on athletic event fundraising. The top 30 "thon" fundraising programs ...
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Kaiser permanente opens hospital design process to the public
Searching for the brightest ideas in health care design and delivery, Kaiser Permanente will hold an open hospital design competition inviting students, architects, engineers, designers and teams of multidisciplinary thinkers from around the world ...
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Anti-Smoking films by young people to be shown at the responsible partnerships exhibition
New charity, The Deborah Hutton Campaign, runs an annual film-making competition, Cut Films, which challenges young people to make short films to persuade their friends not to smoke. In its first national competition, a staggering 78 films have been ...