Vote in the Corporate Hall of Shame

The Supreme Court has declared that corporations are people. Well, if some of these corporations were people, they’d be in jail. Each year, Corporate Accountability International asks people to vote for the worst of the worst corporations and inducts the winner into their Corporate Hall of Shame. Then, they partner with allies to mobilize grassroots pressure and turn up the heat on corporations that corrupt the political process and abuse human rights, the environment and our public health. Cast your vote today!

Don’t Let Biotech Mess with Our Apples!

You’ve seen photos of decades-old junk foods that never appear to age. The biotech industry has created a new genetically engineered (GE) apple that seems to attempt the same feat: it doesn’t turn brown. If this GE apple hits the shelves, it won’t be labeled, and without the tell-tale browning it could mislead shoppers into thinking it’s fresher than it really is. Even worse, the GE apple hasn’t been proven safe to eat. It’s created using a questionable new genetic engineering technique ? which could have unintended side effects for the health of the plant and for the people who eat these apples. Tell the USDA that you don’t want this unlabeled, potentially unsafe GE apple on your grocery store shelves!

Tell the NRC to Take Responsibility for Nuclear Waste Dumps in Our Communities

For decades, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has licensed and re-licensed nuclear reactors without having a plan for how to safely store and dispose of the highly radioactive spent fuel they produce. This spent fuel is now being stored at over 100 U.S. reactors, including Indian Point in Westchester County, NY. The NRC has touted ?confidence? that this waste can be safely stored ?temporarily? until a long-term disposal solution is found, effectively barring the public from raising any safety or environmental concerns in any licensing proceedings, including Indian Point?s. Thanks to a 2012 court victory by Riverkeeper, New York State, NRDC and others, the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in Washington, D.C., required the NRC, for the first time ever, to study the environmental effects and costs if a national nuclear waste repository is never found?giving the public our first chance to speak out. The NRC has issued a highly flawed draft environmental impact statement that fails to come up with a credible plan to protect communities across the U.S. from the long-term risks associated with nuclear waste, and fails to consider the specific risks associated with storing nuclear waste at Indian Point. Tell the NRC to take responsibility for the incredible risks posed by the de facto nuclear waste dumps in our communities: conduct the complete environmental review mandated by the court, and realistically consider the risks associated with centuries of nuclear waste storage.