Whistleblower News from the Inside - September 27, 2013
Posted 09/27/13
UN report warns of real threat from global warming – In the 2,000 page report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a collection of the world’s leading climate scientists warn of serious environmental consequences if governments do not take more aggressive action. Washington Post
Auto parts makers plead guilty to price-fixing – Nine Japanese companies plead guilty and will pay $745 million in...
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Study says up to 440,000 U.S. deaths per year are from hospital mistakes – The Journal of Patient Safety findings make medical errors the third-leading cause of death in America behind heart disease and cancer. 
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Art dealer pleads guilty over selling fakes – Glafira Rosales admits to a 15-year, $80 million forgery scheme of passing off as genuine works from such Modernist masters as Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko actual fakes painted by a Chinese immigrant in his Queens garage.
Female politicians less corrupt – According to a study out of Rice University, female politicians in democratic countries are less likely than their male counterparts to participate in and tolerate corrupt practices. 
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Government’s graphic anti-smoking campaign shows strong results – The CDC reports that the $54 million TIPS ad series funded by the Affordable Care Act caused 200,000 Americans to quit smoking and saved 300,000 years of life, one of the most cost-effective prevention efforts ever. 
USDA ends ban of processed chicken imports from China – These products, whether used in chicken noodle soup or chicken nuggets, can now be sold in the U.S. without any disclosure that they come out of China.