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Pentagon admits political appointee had role in awarding no-bid contract to Halliburton

Corp Watch

Pentagon admits political appointee had role in awarding no-bid contract to Halliburton HalliburtonWatch PaulaR Thu, 07/27/2023 - 16:52 Monday, June 14, 2004 Read more WASHINGTON, June 14 (HalliburtonWatch.org) - The Pentagon admitted that a $7 billion no-bid contract to extinguish oil fires in Iraq was awarded to Halliburton after a "political appointee" (..)

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A Busy Legislative Season in California Adds Up to a More Climate Proof Future

Union of Concerned Scientists

Also like a sine graph, Union of Concerned Scientists will keep moving forward no matter what (and backward technically, but I am political science major and way out of my depth here, so let’s pretend they only move forward, give me kudos for an awesome simile, and get to the recap!). Much like a sine graph , this year had highs and lows.

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New Analysis Shows Truck Manufacturers’ Scare Tactic Just a Bunch of Hot Air

Union of Concerned Scientists

Based on this wealth of data and analysis, ERM came to a clear conclusion: The results of this study demonstrate that there is no material impact of the 2004, 2010, 2007, and 2014 HDV emission regulations on industry employment. <mic drop> So, is industry just full of it?

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Is Russia Helping China Expand Its Nuclear Weapons Program? 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Transfers of highly enriched uranium happened in July 2004 , March 2014 , and July 2019. Since 1999, after the Chinese government approved the reactor plans, TVEL, Russia’s nuclear fuel company and a Rosatom subsidiary, worked with the China Institute of Atomic Energy to supply highly enriched uranium fuel (64.4% U-235) for China’s CEFR.

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Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Host Jan. 15 Webinar On Climate Change Impact On Black Communities

PA Environment Daily

Tutman , Waterkeeper, is a grassroots community advocate for clean water in Maryland’s longest and deepest intrastate waterway and holds the title of Patuxent Riverkeeper , an organization that he founded in 2004.

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How Bad Ballot Design Can Impact Election Outcomes—And What We Can Do 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Standing in the voting booth, I asked myself how it was possible that someone like me, who has devoted my career to studying political science and elections and who does research ahead of time, was encountering such difficulties just trying to cast my vote? Several judicial races hadn’t been listed on the online sample ballot.

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How well did the EU respond to the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic? Experts now give their verdict

Frontiers

In 2004, the EU created the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), precisely with the goal of coordinating cross-border disease surveillance and guidelines. A new study in Frontiers in Public Health pre sents a review of expert opinions on the achievements and shortcomings of the European Union’s (EU) COVID-19 response.

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