Members of European Parliament back deal forcing oil and mineral firms to disclose payments to governments
Large extractive companies dealing with oil, gas and minerals will be obliged to disclose full details of their payments to national governments for every project that they operate, under a deal between Parliament and Coun...
European Commission Readies Bail-In Law To Grab Citizens' Bank Deposits
The EU Commission is currently working on a directive which, if enforced, will create conditions throughout Europe as bad or worse than those in Greece and Cyprus—mass poverty, hunger, and early death. Because in future im...
International IAEA Emergency Response Workshop in Fukushima Concludes
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) workshop aimed at further strengthening nuclear and radiological emergency preparedness and response capabilities concluded in Fukushima, Japan.
Animal Advocates Rally in Portland, ME to Protest Whaling to Iceland’s President
Members of the public and representatives of animal protection and conservation organizations are rallying in Harbor View Memorial Park in Portland, Maine, to protest Iceland’s expanding commercial whaling program, and its...
