Avertible catastrophe

Some are attuned to the possibility of looming catastrophe and know how to head it off.

Others are unprepared for risk and even unable to get their priorities straight when risk turns to reality

Source:
http://www.financialpost.com/Avertible catastrophe/3203808/story.html

Revealed BPs Alaska Oil Field a Ticking Time Bomb

Nearly 5,000 miles from the oil-spill catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico, BP and its culture of cost-cutting are contributing to another environmental mess.

According to internal BP documents obtained by Truthout, and after interviewing more than a dozen employees over the past month, the Prudhoe Bay oil field is at risk.

Source:
http://www.truth-out.org/documents-employees-reveal-bps-alaska-oilfield-plagued-by-major-safety-issues60470

Vatican Declined to Pursue Accused Priest

A Catholic priest charged with sexually assaulting a teenage girl in Minnesota has been allowed to continue working at a Catholic diocese in southern India despite warnings from an American bishop that he could still pose a risk to minors,� according to church documents released Monday.

Source:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/06/world/europe/06church.html

Medical marijuana users risk job loss

When a rare form of cancer invaded Joseph Casias' nasal cavity and his brain, his doctor prescribed marijuana to help alleviate the daily pain.

But his employer, Wal-Mart, the nation's largest retailer, fired him in November 2009 after he failed a drug test. Casias, 29, says he never came to work high. He's got a medical marijuana card to prove...

Source:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/03/24/michigan.medical.marijuana.fired/index.html?hpt=T2