It’s increasingly likely that the Democrats will win the White House and the Senate. For investors, that means it’s time to review the environmental, social and governance (ESG) sector, with an emphasis on “green” stocks that might do well under a Joe Biden presidency. For key insights and stockRead More →
Dairy milk got a bad reception at Sunday’s Academy Awards. Joaquin Phoenix took aim at dairy farming in his Oscars speech for Best Actor in a Leading Role for “Joker.” “We go into the natural world and we plunder it for its resources. We feel entitled to artificially inseminate aRead More →
Amazon.com, AT&T Inc., DHL Express USA Inc. and other select companies with major delivery fleets and their accompanying heavy carbon footprints are banding together for an electric-vehicle collaboration expected to keep up the pressure on the EV industry and the corporations that dominate American roads. The group comes together underRead More →
President Donald Trump says our economy is “the best it has ever been,” and he is planning to ride that false claim to a second term. I won’t let him get away with it. I have the track record — in business and government — to show America what realRead More →
There’s a road map for rapid and comprehensive U.S. emissions reductions by states, cities and businesses that eliminates outright reliance on the federal government to keep the country in the global race to curb man-made climate effects, according to a new report, Accelerating America’s Pledge. However, action at the nationalRead More →
Updates to reflect that the World Bank has not funded a new coal-fired power plant since 2010. Elisabeth Buchwald Protesters gathered outside the World Bank on Friday, saying the organization’s investments have contributed to climate change. Climate change protesters took to the streets of Washington Friday morning, causing massive delaysRead More →
The start of December is testing this Teflon stock market. Wall Street’s open is looking rough for Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said a China trade deal might have to wait until after the 2020 election. That came after the worst day for stocks in eight weeks. We bestRead More →
Spanish oil, gas and chemical company Repsol S.A. is aiming to cut emissions to net-zero by 2050 and said it would take a multibillion euro impairment charge against its oil and gas assets. The company REP, -2.05% REP, -0.35% said late Monday that its management analyzed the company’s role “inRead More →
Tossing a pizza box into the recycling bin seems like a guilt-free chaser to America’s favorite dining shortcut. Yet a standard cardboard pizza box, with its greasy remnants, is large enough to contaminate other recyclables in the bin. Pizza boxes are one of the biggest recycling sins among many committedRead More →
The fate of home prices in real-estate markets that have a high risk of being affected by climate change could come down to how many local residents actually believe in climate change. A new study from researchers at the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business in Canada examinedRead More →
PepsiCo Inc. has priced its first-ever green bond, designating the proceeds from the $1 billion offering to help cut virgin-plastic use and replenish the water it consumes in making sodas and snacks. With the announcement, the company PEP, -0.80% said it has named executive Simon Lowden as its firstRead More →
Car shopping is involved enough, making a pick from among all the electric vehicles (EVs) out there can be an even greater challenge. This is particularly true for first-time EV buyers. There are a lot of terms to master and information to digest. We understand that there’s a degree of altruism andRead More →
Delivery giant Amazon AMZN, +0.39% on Thursday set a goal to meet the Paris Climate Agreement objectives 10 years early, with a pledge to be carbon neutral by 2040 — including its Prime one-day shipping perk. Amazon will also work toward using 100% renewable energy by 2030. The ambitious planRead More →
‘I’m a conservative Republican and I believe climate change is real. It’s time for my fellow Republicans in Congress to stop treating this environmental threat as something abstract and political and recognize that it’s already affecting their constituents in their daily lives.’ So begins a Wednesday op-ed from Rep. FrancisRead More →
Tough climate and energy targets have driven a record boom in sustainable bonds over the first half of this year as new industries tap the market for funds. The latest firm to seek finance for climate-friendly projects is the Dutch grocer behind America’s Food Lion, Giant Food, Hannaford, and StopRead More →
Homo sapiens are unique in our ability unlock the secrets of nature, build great civilizations and create technological wonders and radically alter the environment—not always for the better. Harnessing fossil fuels accelerated our ascent but, according to scientists, diplomats and the architects of the 2016 Paris Agreement, we must curbRead More →
It has been raining in Nashville. I don’t mean a little rain, I mean 13.47 inches of rain through Feb. 23, a mere 3 inches shy of the record monthly rainfall we received in 2010, which unfortunately flooded my home and many others in the area. Needless to say, I’veRead More →
‘Sustainability is embedded in everything we do.’ That’s Best Buy’s BBY, +0.15% CEO, Hubert Joly, talking about the big-box electronics and appliance chain’s commitment to environmental and other progressive practices. It’s a claim endorsed this week by Barron’s, which ranked Best Buy — dubbed the last man standing in consumer-electronicsRead More →
One of the most common assertions made against Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) and other types of Responsible Investments (“RI”) is that, while it may be good for your conscience, it isn’t good for your wallet. Over the years, everyone from pension-fund gurus to high-powered billion-dollar asset managers have weighedRead More →
Samsung Electronics Co. Samsung said it will replace plastics in its packaging with more eco-friendly materials. Samsung Electronics Co. said Sunday it would replace plastic packaging for its products in favor of more environmentally sustainable materials. The new materials, such as paper and recycled/bio-based plastics, will be phased in duringRead More →
A GoFundMe page to raise money for President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall has raked in over $18.5 million in just two weeks with an ultimate goal of $1 billion, and inspired at least one competing page dedicated to paying for ladders to get people over said wall (that pageRead More →
