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Entries from September 2015

The Pope at Congress: too subtle on climate change?

September 24th, 2015 · Comments Off on The Pope at Congress: too subtle on climate change?

Pope Francis has finished his speech to Congress.  Within his comments, there are elements to please virtually all segments of U.S. society. From ‘sanctity of life’ to ‘sanctity of planet’ from the value of business to the importance to seeking greater equity, from … One of the Pope’s major efforts relates to climate change. His […]

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Tags: climate change

To what extent was VW pollution fraud a death device?

September 23rd, 2015 · Comments Off on To what extent was VW pollution fraud a death device?

Looking at the reporting as to Volkswagon’s systemic fraud re diesel-engine pollution, there are some legitimate questions to ask: Will legal entities, around the world, take the legitimate approach of moving beyond “Corporate” to individual responsibility?  Will — sadly unlike the financial frauds of the 2000s — executives go to jail? To what extent do […]

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Tags: pollution