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What's a Life Worth?

What is a life worth? What about one year of life? On the David Pakman show, two stories made our crew consider this question. On March 11th, 38-year-old Staff Sgt. Robert Bales allegedly sneaked out of his American military base...

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Chevron’s Battered Image Over Ecuador Ecological Disaster Takes Another Hit In Davos

Press Release Published: Jan 23, 2015 – 08:45 AM EST

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND, Jan. 23 /CSRwire/ - Prominent Swiss environmental organizations have crowned Chevron with an embarrassing "lifetime achievement" award for dumping billions of gallons of toxic waste into streams and rivers in Ecuador's rainforest relied on by local indigenous communities for their water....

Spence-Chapin Services To Families & Children Announces New Leadership

Press Release Published: Dec 17, 2014 – 05:00 AM EST

NEW YORK, N.Y., Dec. 17 /CSRwire/ - Spence-Chapin, a non-profit adoption and family services agency, announced today a change in leadership. Executive Director Emily Forhman has decided to seek new opportunities after a successful three-year tenure. Forhman will be succeeded by current COO/CFO,...

Chevron Maneuvering to Block Ecuadorian Villagers From Enforcing $9.5 billion Judgment in Canadian Courts

Press Release Published: Dec 10, 2014 – 12:52 PM EST

OTTAWA, Dec. 10 /CSRwire/ - Trying to make good on its promise of a "lifetime of litigation" to avoid paying for a clean-up of Ecuador's rainforest, Chevron will ask the Supreme Court of Canada this week to create a new jurisdictional hurdle that...

Global E-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) Announces 2015 Board of Directors

Press Release Published: Dec 01, 2014 – 09:00 AM EST

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Dec. 01 /CSRwire/ - On November 20, the new GeSI Board of Directors took office. Deutsche Telekom, Verizon, and ETNO representatives were elected Chair, Vice-Chair, and Treasurer respectively. BT, Ericsson, Orange, Microsoft, the ITU, and Swisscom, and were also officially inducted...

Providing Safe and Affordable Water Through Low-Cost Model

Press Release Published: Nov 17, 2014 – 02:35 PM EST

INDIA, Nov. 17 /CSRwire/ - Leading India-based social enterprise Spring Health has announced plans to join the Business Call to Action. The company has pledged to provide safe drinking water to two million customers in rural India by 2017 and improve the health...

Global Pro Bono is Moving the Needle on Maternal Health | Wednesday, November 19 at 1:00 PM EST | Upcoming #3BLchat

Press Release Published: Nov 17, 2014 – 02:00 PM EST

NORTHAMPTON MA, Nov. 17 /CSRwire/ - Mark Your Calendars! Date: Wednesday, November 19  Time: 1:00 pm, ET According to many leading organizations in global health, including the Public Health Institute, 2014 presented 3 major megatrends in healthcare: Demand for healthcare in developing countries...

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