Roughly 1.53 million consumer bankruptcy petitions were filed in 2010, up 9percentt from 1.41 million in 2009, according to the American Bankruptcy Institute, citing data from the National Bankruptcy Research Center.
The action came several months after two consumer groups petitioned the Federal Trade Commission, asking it to order Enterprise Rent-A-Car to start fixing recalled vehicles before renting them.
Two Long Islanders, worried about potential consumer fraud, petitioned the A.T.F. in June to create a third appellation, called simply Long Island, that would encompass all of Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
This month the Telecommunications Research and Action Center and other consumer groups petitioned the Federal Trade Commission to prohibit e-mail that disguises its commercial intent by using a phony subject line or by misrepresenting the sender.
"As a B Corporation, we're able to spend more time than a traditional company on activities such as consumer education, petition drives, and close collaboration with non-profits," Gus Warren, a former Venture Partner at FirstMark Capital and part of Disconnect's executive team, noted in a statement.
The consumer groups' petition says the way these salmon are created substantially alters their composition and nutritional value, and so they should be treated as a food additive.
WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Three U.S. consumer groups petitioned the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday to subject a new genetically engineered salmon to a more rigorous review process than is now in place before the fish can be approved as safe to eat.
I'm not aware of any consumers who petitioned Congress to create an airline advocate position.
The warning letter also makes clear that the companies had not approached the regulator before opening up those services to consumers or petition it to revise the framework.
Consumers should petition companies to ditch their fossil fuel investments, and students should urge their schools and colleges to do the same.
