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ReThink Review: The Yes Men Fix the World -- Speaking Truth by Faking Power

Jonathan Kim | Posted 11.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Bhopal, Rethink Reviews, Union Carbide, Chamber of Commerce, Jonathan Kim, Dow Chemical, The Yes Men Fix the World, The Yes Men, Entertainment News
Jonathan Kim

Armed only with cheap suits, fake websites, a few props and nuts the size of Survivaballs, the Yes Men have become infamous for infiltrating corporate events pretending to be spokesmen for government agencies or some of the world's most powerful companies.

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Nation's Top Polluters: We're Green Too!

Tom McNichol | Posted 11.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Corporate Responsibility, Greenhouse Gases, Global Warming, Greenwashing, Greenwashing Companies, Dupont, Dow Chemical, Eastman Kodak, Air Pollution, Bayer Group, Archer Daniels Midland, Green News
Tom McNichol

Don't expect any of these companies to admit they have a poor environmental record. In fact, to hear the top polluters tell it, they're as green as Al Gore.

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The Yes Men Rule

John Feffer | Posted 10.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: B'eau Pal, Bhopal, Dow Chemical, The Yes Men, Entertainment News
John Feffer

It is, like all fine gourmet water, "bottled at source." Even the French name of the water suggests elegance: B'eau Pal. But wait: B'eau Pal? That sounds rather familiar.

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The Yes Men Fix The World One Prank at a Time

Liza Weisberg | Posted 08.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Bhopal, Andy Bichlbaum, Biofuels, Halliburton, Dow Chemical, Hbo, Mike Bonanno, Exxon Mobil, HBO Documentaries, Free Market, Corporate Greed, The Yes Men, The Yes Men Fix the World, Pranks, Entertainment News
Liza Weisberg

In their new HBO documentary The Yes Men Fix the World, the eponymous pranksters take aim at unapologetic free market profiteers.

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"Dioxins My A**" Hat Mocks Contaminated Fish Advisory

michiganmessenger.com | Posted 05.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Dow Chemical, Walleye, Fish, Environment, Dioxins, Walleye Fest, Pollution, Green News

According to the Michigan Department of Community Health, children under 15 and pre-menopausal women should not eat walleye larger than 18 inches in s...

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Wall Street Rally Will Depend On These Five Companies: Wal-Mart, Target, Microsoft, Google, Dow Chemical And Citigroup

24/7 Wall Street | Posted 05.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Google, Walmart, Wall Street, Dow Chemical, Stock Market, Microsoft, Target, Citigroup, Business News

The assumption is that the earnings for the first quarter from most companies in the S&P 500 will be atrocious. That can be set side-by-side with the ...

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A Recipe For Corporate Success in Tough Times?

Nick Turse | Posted 01.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pentagon, Military Industrial Complex, War Wire, Dow Chemical, Defense Contractors, 9/11, National Presto Industries, Vietnam, Arms, Business, Whirlpool Products, Politics News
Nick Turse

Is it possible that one of the Pentagon's contractors has a tripartite business model for our tough economic times: one division that specializes in crock-pots, another in adult diapers, and a third in medium caliber tactical ammunition?

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Dow Chemical To Cut 5,000 Jobs, Close 20 Plants

AP | ERNEST SCHEYDER | Posted 01.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Layoffs, Unemployment, Finance, Dow Chemical, Economy, Financial Crisis, Job Cuts, Business News

NEW YORK — Dow Chemical Co. said Monday it will slash 5,000 full-time jobs _ about 11 percent of its total work force _ close 20 plants and sell...

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Dow Chemical Ordered To Clean Up Saginaw

Chicago Tribune | Michael Hawthorne | Posted 06.10.2008 | Green

Read More: Epa, Dioxin, Pollution, Cleanup, Dow Chemical, Green News

Federal officials Wednesday ordered Dow Chemical to clean up high levels of dioxin recently discovered in homes and yards in a Saginaw, Mich., neighbo...

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Dow Chemicals Sells 50 Percent Stake To Kuwaiti Co For $9.5 Billion

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Kuwait Petroleum, Dow Chemical Co, Oil, Dow Chemical, Petrochemical Industries, Petrochemicals, Business News

Dow Chemical Co. will sell a 50 percent interest in five of its global businesses to a Kuwaiti company for about $9.5 billion to form a new joint petr...

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Wanted: "Imported" CEOs For Growing U.S. Growth Abroad

New York TImes | Louise Story | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Citigroup, 3M, Chevron, R. Kerry Clark, David J. O'Reilly, Alcoa, Gregory M. Spierkel, Hartford Financial Services, Ronald D. Sugar, Vikram S. Pandit, American International Group, E. Neville Isdell, Martin J. Sullivan, Liberty Mutual Group, Ingram Micro, Northrop Grumman, George W. Buckley, Coca-Cola, Ramani Ayer, International CEOs, Alain J.P. Belda, Cardinal Health, Louis C. Camilleri, Dow Chemical, Edmund F. Kelly, News Corp., Rupert Murdoch, "Imported" CEOs, Andrew N. Liveris, Indra K. Nooyi, Altria Group, Pepsico, Business News

The corner offices of corporate America are increasingly being filled from every corner of the world. Citigroup, the world's largest bank, named Vikr...

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