People leaking information is nothing new. As I see it there are two sides to the story. Governments need to do better on who has access to what information and security clearances and the media has a right to report information that becomes public. No one in the 2,000 year old Western history has been able to stop this so why think it will happen now.
Did the previous posters even read the highlights on the linked page? They DO kill the birds. I'm sorry, my mistake - they call it "depopulating," not killing. What do you think they do with the birds that are too sick and too worn-out to lay eggs anymore? Put them in pet carriers and fly them to a farm sanctuary??
Regarding why they're suing for false advertising, there isn't much to sue Rose Land *for.* The Humane Slaughter Act does not apply to chickens (or fish or rabbits or several other animal species humans want to eat). HSA applies to cows, pigs, and sheep only.
Chances are this factory farm is following industry guidelines for the use and treatment of chickens. What that means is that the law says it's okay to raise egg-laying hens in tiny cages in the dark, withhold food and water so they'll molt and lay more eggs, allow them to breathe in manure fumes and ammonia, keep live hens in the same cages as rotting corpses, etc. All of these conditions are okay with the industry and the government - but not usually with the public. It's why CA voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 2 in 2008, so these intense confinement systems can be abolished.
So if they cannot be sued for the conditions, at least they can be sued for violating the public trust.
Here is a copy fo the different measurements commonly used for oil depending where in the world you live.
The standard barrel of crude oil or other petroleum product (abbreviated bbl) is 42 US gallons (34.9723 imp gal; 158.9873 L).
Barrels tend to be used when oil is taken out of the ground and sent to the refinery. Once oil is refined and made into petrol/gasoline and other products it is measured in gallons or litres.
Whatever measure is used, the current disaster occurring in the Gulf with BP spill is enormous and hard to even imagine the volume fo crude oil spewing into the ocean. Drilling is high risk and high reward (at times). The opposite of high risk is high damage, not only to the environment but also to BP.
Perhaps this is a wake up call for all companies involved with drilling
Thanks for your note. I take your point on the heat of my rhetoric. Later today I will post a story detailing key parts of Judge Feldman's financial disclosure forms. The forms I consulted yesterday cover 2003 through 2008 and were posted by Judicial Watch. The 2009 filing was not available online yesterday, and as soon as that is posted I will update the information in my story. Lisa
Thank you for your query about initiating impeachment proceedings. Under the U.S. Constitution, impeachment proceedings for judicial officers and any other federal officials must be initiated in the U.S. House of Representatives. The congressional committee that has historically examined such matters is the Judiciary Committee. Here is a link to the list of the Members of that Committee: http://judiciary.house.gov/about/members.html
Lisa
Did the previous posters even read the highlights on the linked page? They DO kill the birds. I'm sorry, my mistake - they call it "depopulating," not killing. What do you think they do with the birds that are too sick and too worn-out to lay eggs anymore? Put them in pet carriers and fly them to a farm sanctuary??
Regarding why they're suing for false advertising, there isn't much to sue Rose Land *for.* The Humane Slaughter Act does not apply to chickens (or fish or rabbits or several other animal species humans want to eat). HSA applies to cows, pigs, and sheep only.
Chances are this factory farm is following industry guidelines for the use and treatment of chickens. What that means is that the law says it's okay to raise egg-laying hens in tiny cages in the dark, withhold food and water so they'll molt and lay more eggs, allow them to breathe in manure fumes and ammonia, keep live hens in the same cages as rotting corpses, etc. All of these conditions are okay with the industry and the government - but not usually with the public. It's why CA voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 2 in 2008, so these intense confinement systems can be abolished.
So if they cannot be sued for the conditions, at least they can be sued for violating the public trust.
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