The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York today ruled that the $9.5 billion judgment against Chevron Corporation in Ecuador was the product of fraud and racketeering activity, finding it unenforceable. The nearly 500-page ruling finds that Steven Donziger, the lead American lawyer behind the Ecuadorian lawsuit against the company, violated the… Keep reading →
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U.S. Court Declares Ecuador Judgment Against Chevron Corporation Fraudulent, Unenforceable
By businesswireNew Spy Satellites Revealed By Air Force; Will Watch Other Sats
By Colin Clark, Breaking Defense
AFA WINTER, ORLANDO: The Air Force revealed today the existence of a new set of classified electro-optical satellites — the Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSAP) — designed to spot other satellites and space debris. What effect might this have on nations, such as, say, China, who realize the enormous military advantage that space provides the… Keep reading →
West Virginia American Water President Provides Testimony to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on West Virginia Chemical Spill Response
By businesswireWest Virginia American Water announced today that its president, Jeff McIntyre, is providing testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on the West Virginia Freedom Industries chemical spill. McIntyre is presenting the details of the water company’s response. Among the details McIntyre provided were the company’s priorities since the event… Keep reading →
43 Percent of U.S. Government Security and Compliance Professionals Believe Dysfunctional Congress is Biggest Security Threat
By businesswireTripwire, Inc., a leading global provider of risk-based security and compliance management solutions, and the Government Technology Research Alliance (GTRA), a non-profit organization dedicated to the development and success of the government IT community today announced the results of a U.S. government cybersecurity survey. The jointly sponsored online survey evaluated the attitudes and responses of… Keep reading →
Cut Carriers To Save Subs, Cyber From Sequester, Thinktanks Say
By Sydney Freedberg Jr., Breaking DefenseThe new carrier USS Ford is afloat but still unfinished. THE WHITE HOUSE SITUATION ROOM, CA. 2025: “Where are the carriers?” “In the scrapyard, Mr. President. How about some submarines?” That’s a parody, not a projection. But this hypothetical future isn’t that far off from what experts from four top thinktanks — AEI, CNAS, CSBA, and CSIS — presented this morning… Keep reading →
The Weather Channel to Promote Preparedness Efforts by the White House, FEMA and Department of Energy to Raise Severe Weather Awareness
By businesswireThe Weather Channel© will continue its efforts to keep the public safe during severe weather by promoting new standardized hashtags developed by the White House, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the Department of Energy (DOE). These hashtags – #GotFuel #NoFuel and #PowerLineDown – will enable local citizens to report important emergency information, such… Keep reading →
EPA Publishes Proposed Greenhouse Gas Standards for New Power Plants
By Ronald M. Varnum and Lorene L. Boudreau
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published its proposed standards of performance for greenhouse gases emitted from new electric utility steam generating units and stationary combustion turbines on January 8, 2014, opening up a 60-day public comment period. The publication puts to rest rumors that the EPA was reconsidering the pre-publication version of the rule signed… Keep reading →
EPA Issues Final Geologic Carbon Sequestration Regulations
By By Energy Solutions Forum for Breaking Energy
By ENERGY SOLUTIONS FORUM on January 14, 2014 at 3:30 PM Geologic Carbon Sequestration Schematic (EPA) EPA has issued final Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulations to conditionally exclude carbon dioxide (CO2) streams in geologic sequestration activities from the definition of hazardous waste. On January 3, 2014, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued final revisions for… Keep reading →
Federal Judge Informs Biglaw Partner That His Peers Do, In Fact, Charge Lots Of Money
By Staci Zaretsky of Above The Law
It’s not really surprising that lawyers get paid a lot of money. – Judge Denise Cote, defending Goodwin Procter partner Michael Bromwich’s hourly rate of $1,100for his role as monitor in the Apple e-book case, during a “particularly tense exchange” with Gibson Dunn partner Ted Boutrous, counsel to Apple. (As noted yesterday, Gibson Dunn is home to Ted Olson, the nation’s top-billing partner.) Originally post… Keep reading →
Intelligence in 2014: Shrinking Budget Cuts, Snowden-Driven ‘Reforms’
By Colin Clark, Breaking Defense
By COLIN CLARK on January 13, 2014 at 3:00 PM WASHINGTON: Positing the future of intelligence — even for one year – poses unique challenges. First, there’s so much those of on the outside don’t know. Then there’s the simple truth that our enemies and competitors drive so much of intelligence. Since we can’t know with certainty what will… Keep reading →