je.st
news
Tag: settlements
Indonesia: 'Protected' Forest in North Kalimantan Turned into Plantations, Settlements: Officials
2013-03-12 14:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Jakarta Globe: Officials with the North Kalimantan district of Nunukan on Tuesday admitted that 700 hectares of protected forest area in the region had been converted into oil palm plantations and settlements. The forest, which is protected under a 1979 agriculture minister regulation, is situated on Sebatik Island in Nunukan and originally covered 1,054 hectares. But now 70 percent of its once dense tree coverage has disappeared. Hamran, head of the Central Sebatik subdistrict, has put the blame on local...
Tags: north
turned
protected
forest
Lawyer: Settlements reached in Denver runway crash
2013-03-12 01:59:57| Airlines - Topix.net
Passengers and crews on a Continental Airlines flight that went off a runway in Denver in 2008 have reached settlements with the Federal Aviation Administration, according to one of the lawyers involved.
Tags: reached
lawyer
crash
denver
Something Just Isnt Right About Recent Toyota Lawsuits and Settlements
2013-01-03 17:44:23| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
Toyota has proposed to pay over $1 billion to settle dozens of lawsuits for supposed accidents and deaths caused by unintended acceleration and other safety defects. But there's something wrong with this picture. For starters, the amount of the so-called settlement(s) is based upon unproven and outrageous claims by opportunistic owners and their lawyers.The Article Something Just Isnt Right About Recent Toyota Lawsuits and Settlements appeared first on AIN Media.
Tags: recent
toyota
settlements
lawsuits