The Nexon Pipeline Spill – A Claims-Making Activity Concerning Environmental and Ecological Harms

By Christine Roy For this analysis, I will be covering the Alberta Nexen pipeline spill. This spill was “one of the largest leaks in Alberta history,” (CBC News, 2015a) covering an area of 16,000 square metres with 5 million litres of oil. The spill contained a mixture of bitumen, water, and sand. While water and …

Samsung Heir Freed After Appeal Wins Suspended Jail Term

Samsung’s heir, Lee Jae-yong, has been relieved of his original 5 year prison sentence to a reduced 2 ½ year suspended sentence. His crimes include: offering $38 million in brides to former South Korea President Park Geun-hye and her confident Choi Soon-sil, embezzling Samsung funds, hiding assets in other countries, as well as concealing proceeds …

Audi Faces Emissions Scandal as Companies Upgrade Fleets to Meet EU Directives

Yusen Logistics - a company concerned with the automotive, aerospace, retail, healthcare, and technology sectors - has recently invested in a vehicle fleet system (Euro 6) that increases fuel economy while also reducing CO2 emissions by converting nitrogen oxide into harmless nitrogen and water before reaching the exhaust. This technology falls in line with the European Union …

‘Cops and Robbers at Same Time’: Elite Unit Made Up of Rogue Cops

In mid-November of 2017, a total of nine Baltimore police officers were found to be complicit in various crimes, including: extortion, robbery, falsification of evidence, reselling of seized drugs, as well as habitually defrauding their department with fake overtime claims. William Purpura, a defense attorney of one of the persecuted officers, claims that the actions were …