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As early as 2002, Toyota owners had complained of problems with sudden acceleration that resulted in accidents and injuries. Toyota had initially blamed drivers, then floor mats, and finally“sticky pedals,”while concealing the real problem — that the software in the electronic throttle system was defective. As the problem continued and more accidents and […]

For more than twenty years, oil companies in the United Sates have added Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) to gasoline. MTBE can increase the octane number of gasoline. But it is also a known carcinogen in rodents and can leak from underground storage tanks and contaminate ground water. That’s exactly what happened in the state […]

Millionaire Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Tom Wolf got a first-hand view of what it is like to be a low-wage home health aid on October 3, 2014. Wolf’s experience was part of a“Walk-A-Day,”where a candidate spends a day on the job with a service worker. Tom Wolf spent the day with Aretha Spady, a […]

In March 2010 Brooke Melton took her Chevy Cobalt in to the dealership because the car had lost power while she was driving it. The dealership looked at the car and found nothing wrong with it. On her way home from picking up the car from the dealership, the car mysteriously lost power again causing […]

In September 2007 Jean Bookout was driving her Toyota Camry as her best friend Barbara Schwartz rode in the passenger seat. As the car exited a highway in Oklahoma, it accelerated unexpectedly, causing an accident in which Jean Bookout was injured and Barbara Schwartz was killed. Bookout v. Toyota–Public Justice TLOY Nominee from Dave Tavani on Vimeo. […]

On June 12, the World Resources Institute held its biennial Courage to Lead Luncheon to honor leaders in issues of sustainability. WRI honored CITI Foundation President and CEO, Pam Flaherty and WRI Chairman, James Harmon for incorporating the idea of sustainability into business practices. Rockefeller Foundation president, Judith Rodin, and former Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, […]