Earth Week at Keystone

Earth Week at Keystone

Keystone College is celebrating Earth Week with a variety of activities to help participants realize the importance of environmental sustainability and responsibility.

Today, the LaPlume-based school is holding a Green Sustainable Vendor Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in its Hibbard Campus Center. The event is free and open to the public. It will feature displays by a variety of local companies that specialize in sustainable products and services.

Suit vs. Taco Bell dropped

Taco Bell declared victory Tuesday after an Alabama-based law firm dropped its class-action lawsuit that raised a beef with the meat filling served in the fast-food chain’s tacos and burritos.

The two sides differed, though, on the result of the legal battle that had put Taco Bell on the defensive, prompting the popular chain to spend millions to defend its taco filling.

The law firm Beasley Allen, of Montgomery, Ala., said it dropped the lawsuit after Taco Bell made changes to its marketing and product disclosure.

Taco Bell CEO Greg Creed countered that the chain made no changes to its products or advertising and didn’t discuss possible changes with the plaintiff’s lawyers.

Upbeat about deficit deal

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Tuesday reassured investors that the White House and Republican lawmakers will reach a deal to control the nation’s finances, downplaying an unprecedented warning that the government risks losing its coveted debt rating if it fails to do so.

In an interview on CNBC, Geithner said he disagrees with Standard & Poor’s decision to lower its long-term outlook for the federal government’s fiscal health. The credit agency on Monday warned the government could lose its top credit rating in the next two years if lawmakers fail to come up with a long-term plan to bring down the federal deficit.

Oil cost hike criticized

Saudi Arabia’s oil minister says the current high oil price is unjustifiable and that speculation over the future oil markets is mainly behind the hike.

Ali Naimi told reporters the lower demand for Saudi oil in March compared to February was a sign of an existing surplus on the global market.