chemical corporation has been the major manufacturer of it since like ninety eight here again here is where the debate comes in your trusted. in the us contends that one applied according to label instructions e.p.a. does not expect the use of knowledge for public health mosquito control to raise a human health concern people are unlikely to breathe amounts large enough or touch anything with them up and decide on it to harm them however the european union disagrees with d.p.s. wasn't it the european union so they got together and said i don't like that. maybe you is just sitting there making plans about how to get a chemical that certain main concern right now apparently is like everybody else if you are going to side someone it must be some part of some larger conspiracy is valid are good lets see how that works in the european union has very strict guidelines for assessments on certain anything toxic chemicals pesticides and these things and the ideas that they have come up with a system that if. it doesn't if they set up a set of scenarios and it's not safe for people all day and

chemical corporation has been the major manufacturer. here again here's where the debate comes your trust of the e.p.a. . in the u.s. contends that one applied according to label instructions e.p.a. there's not expect the use of knowledge for public mosquito control to raise a human health concern people are unlikely to breathe in the most large enough or touch anything with an open sock decide on it to harm them however the european union disagrees with b.p.'s was under the european union so they got together and said i don't like this. but the two is just sitting there making plans about how to get a chemical that certain main concern right now apparently it's like everybody else if you're going to side someone it must be part of some larger conspiracy is there complicity how about works the in the european union has very strict guidelines for assessments on certain anything toxic chemicals pesticides in these things and the idea is that they have come up with a system that if it doesn't if they set up a set of scenarios and it's not s

he served in a variety of capacities in corporate america as an executive and the huntsman chemical corporation. he serves on the board of ford motor corp. and there is of course his most cherished an important position, that is being chairman of the board i believe it is or perhaps chief operating officer of the huntsman family. john and his lovely wife, mary kate have seven amazing children and that is no exaggeration. i encourage you to get to know each of them. it sure comes as someone who represent the interest of the united states in every moment of every circumstance regardless of where you follow the ideological spectrum. you will be pleased with the service this man will perform if he's confirmed as u.s. ambassador to russia. thank you. >> thank you, senator leahy. thank you offer your comments and taking the time to be here. we appreciate that very much. you all are welcome to leave. we are going to move into a very boring business meeting and it would indicate you don't have anything else to do if you stay. [laughter] the committee hearing is adjourned briefly and move to the busines

pesticide spraying campaign may look good on paper for the short term especially for those corporate chemical giants in the pens pesticide industry the after affects the after effects name may not be so great for you know the rest of us in the long term yes long term a word pairing more frightening to politicians corporations and wall street traders than trail could ever hope to be you see the primary pesticide used for killing mosquitoes and bulk by the air force reserves according to their press release the environmental protection agency approved unregulated material nala a pesticide that according to mint press.

pesticide spraying campaign may look good on paper for the short term especially for those corporate chemical giants and the pundits pesticide industry the after effects the after effects name may not be so great for you know the rest of us in the long term yes long term a word paring more frightening to politicians corporations and waltz. street traders than them trail could ever hope to be you see the primary pesticide used for killing mosquitoes and bulk by the airport's reserves according to their press release the environmental protection agency approved unregulated material nala a pesticide that according to mint press nudes is currently banned in the in the european union to the unacceptable risk it presents to human health like the people of east texas and florida haven't had enough risk in their lives lately now we're going to start pouring pesticides on them i think it's time to start watching the hawks. it's the politics it's. like you know that i got. this. week. watching the hawks i am to a robot.

in addition to this, he served in a variety of capacities in corporate america as an executive in the chemical corp. he served on the board of the ford motor corp. and then there is of course his most cherished and important position, that of being the chairman of the board or perhaps the chief operating officer of the huntsman family. sean and his lovely wife at seven amazing children and that is no exaggeration and i would encourage each of you to get to know them. in short this is someone that will represent the interest of t the united states and every moment in circumstance regardless of where you fall onc the spectrum. you will be pleased with the services. if he is confirmed as the u.s. ambassador to russia. thank you, senator lee and all for your comments and taking the time to be here. you all are welcome to leave and we are going to move into an important business meeting and it would indicate you don't have anything else to do if you stayed. [laughter] so the committee hearing is adjourned briefly and we will move to the business meeting. we have a number of items on the agenda incl

readiness to corporate by a diplomatic means such corporation would respect the sovereignty of both countries . fire was once again raging at a texas chemical plant on friday a day after two explosions rocked the flooded side arkema plant near the city of houston suffered a power cut in the aftermath of devastating hurricane harvey sparking the blasts officials say they're allowing remaining chemical containers there to catch fire rather than putting firefighters lives at risk. well thanks very much for joining us here on aussie international today we are back in about thirty three minutes with your latest weekend headlines. what politicians do something to. put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president or injury. or somehow want to. have to go right to the press this is what before three in the morning can't be good. i'm interested always in the waters in the house. this should. absolutely no dubrovnik in venice are all fixed travel destinations so it must be nice to live there or is it the. crowds of tourists disrupt the city's economic and social life before this on the celestial get out of that

corporate tax rate to 25%. for individuals tax bracket would be 12% 20% and 35%. international chemicalar stockpiles. many are looking at vladimir putin today with a estimated five million dollars. earnings have arrived in puerto rico with a newly released video of supplies arriving on the island. within two dozen ships will eventually arrive there to distribute a. power is still out to much of the island with the humanitarian crisis worsening by the day. where it has strengthened off the coast of carolina and is now a hurricane again. it is not expected to hit land. expected on the east coast over the next couple of days. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts, in more than 120 countries. i am mark crumpton it is 5:30 p.m. here in new york. my colleague paul allen has a look at the markets. good morning, let's start over in new zealand where it is at one and three-quarter percent. it changed on that news. it was in that first decision for the active government. the markets here in australia are high. hortense up as the stoxx close. keep a eye on t

trusted trust us though it's a safe chemical regulatory agency signs off on it the lawsuits begin the documents are uncovered it's the same story every time the corporate media then has to play catch up so like suddenly oh well we didn't know this was happening we didn't know what was going on yes you did independent outlets have been reporting on it for years even in the clase a quote poor pirate the e.p.a. itself has come out with negative studies on it corporate media ignored it just like they are have yeah corporate media this is part of the story don't you see this is part of the story last week we heard m s n b c talk about oh my gosh our t. has to register as a foreign agent now they must be doing something wrong when no every company that does business in the united states from another country has to register so so all of a sudden why do they attack an organization like our t.v. or al-jazeera or these independent organizations why do they attack us because we tell these stories they are our word from fiftieth floor don't don't tell that story because you're going to dry up advertising dollars but by god here you've got a product that's killing

but also we need an assessment, we need the corporations to collaborate or cooperate with us. we need a refinery by chemicalchemical plant by refinery check. we have got to get an understanding of the danger of these facilities that are a part of the energy corridor here in the united states. but here in houston and the region. we have got to get an assessment, because i know these corporations -- this is not what they want to have happen. they've got to open their doors, we've got to get inspectors in there and we've got to make sure that the damage of hurricane harvey has not triggered what has apparently triggered this catastrophic situation with this fire. i'm hoping that our main job now is to get it contained. where there are chemicals, that fire is going to burn. and i was out at another location -- >> you can see it now. congresswoman, it is getting worse as we speak here. >> they're showing it to me right now. >> at archema, it is the chemical company here who has told us that these organic peroxides they make at this plant are, in their words, extremely flammable and that's, well, it's playing out

his article is headlined "texas republicans helped chemical plant that exploded lobby against safety rules." we end today's show looking at the corporate crackdown on environmental activists challenging the fossil fuel industry and human driven climate change. the company that owns the dakota access pipeline, energy transfer partners, has sued greenpeace international and other groups, accusing them of inciting eco-terrorism. we will speak with greenpeace usa annie leonard and tara houska, national campaigns director for honor the earth. she is the ojibwe the coaching first nation. >> they are calling us the terrorists. they are the ones who are armed. these are unarmed men, women, and children who want nothing more than two protect their own water and protected for all future generations. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome e to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in houston, texas, floodwaters from hurricane harvey have begun to recede, revealing human remains and mass devastation to the nation's fourth-largest city. texas officials say at least 44 people were killed by the storm and ne

chemical plant in texas. we will give you an update on that and all other hurricane harvey related news. coming up. plus, google has become the most influential corporationn america. time for government to consider curtailing that company's power? stay tuned. curtailing that company's power? curtailing that company's power? stay did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's up to 16 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to faster downloads with internet speeds up to 250 megabits per second. get fast internet and add phone and tv now for only $34.90 more per month. call today. comcast business. built for business. >> ♪ >> tucker: fox news alert. a new fire has broken out at a chemical plant in crosby, texas where a loss of power caused by hurricane harvey has caused the volatile chemicals to explode. it's bad. we will keep you posted. elsewhere in texas, flooding remains severe. nearly a week after the hurricane hit. steve harrigan is live in bridge city, texas. hey, steve. >> all ar

corporate tax rate from 35% to 20%. for individuals, the tax brackets would beach will percent, 25%, and 35%. an international chemicalg is commending russia for destroying its artillery of deadly gas stockpiled during the cold war era. they reported the distraction of all remaining projectiles to russian president vladimir putin today. decades has spanned two and cost russia an estimated $5 billion. facebook is apparently learning from mistakes it made in its battle against fake news. the social media network was criticized for failing to stop the rise of fake news during the u.s. presidential election. germans weekend's elections it pulled out all the stops, deleting tens of thousands of fake accounts. it also successfully tested new features designed to filter out potential fake news. pope francis shook hands and posed for selfies with migrants after announcing a new campaign to promote the plight of those forced from their home countries. the pontiff is hoping to counteract growing anti-immigrant sentiment in the u.s. and europe. he says people should not be afraid to open their arms to migrants. global news 24 ho

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this is far more than that if it were just some little chemical company, it wouldn't merit five seconds of our time, but this is the biggest corporate in the world right now the two things that are happening in the world right now are this and the, should i upgrade? should i upgrade it's incredible, in the last 24 hours, i cannot tell you how many people who have said, i have the six, with i think i should upgrade i ha i have the 7, should i upgrade and this country has not seen a debate among consumers that i can recall >> apple will be very happy as long as people are talking about it and debating it we've talked as well about that $1,000 price point we were talking about it yesterday. given the equipment installment plans so many people have in the u.s., you never actually cost what the actual cost is. you want to know your monthly cost do you think it will be an impediment to sales? >> no. and there's a weird tiffany-like component to this. in china, they like the really expensive. they like the watches. they like -- they can't own big homes, so they're not buying those $8 million mansions that -- >> what do you mean, $8? >> $18

trusted trust us though it's a safe chemical regulatory agency signs off on it the lawsuits begin the documents are uncovered it's the same story every time the corporate media then has to play catch up so like suddenly oh well we didn't know this was happening we didn't know what was going on yes you did independent outlets have been reporting on it for years even in the clase a quote poor pirate the e.p.a. itself has come out with negative studies on it corporate media ignored it just like they all have yeah corporate media this is part of the story don't you see this is part of the story last week we heard m s n b c talk about oh my gosh our t. has to register as a foreign agent now they must be doing something wrong when no every company that does business in the united states from another country has to register so so all of a sudden why do they attack an organization like our t.v. or al-jazeera or these independent organizations why do they attack us because we tell these stories that they are our word from fiftieth floor don't don't tell that story because you're going to dry up advertising dollars but by god here you've got a product that's kil

chemical, a very noisy piece of equipment, something that pollutes the water or that throws something out of your smokestack that is not good for people to breathe. well, in most american corporations and in most international corporations, the board of directors sits in new york or london or paris or something like that and they make a decision based on what's best for the bottom line. that's their job. and if that means a technology that's toxic foror people, "wel, we'll put a filter on the smokestack," or, "we'll throw something in the water to neutralize the acid," or whatever it is. but if the workers made the decision, you think they would d do that? it's them--they're the ones who have to breathe in the air, their children. it's their neighbors. it's their community. they're not going to do it. they're going to be much more vigilant about the environment because they live in it. they're not a distant decision maker. they're an on-the-spot. and that's one of the old ideas about democracy. you make the decision because you live with the results. so i think we would have had a different distribution of income and wealth in this country; we would have had a very different relati