How Australia’s widespread adoption of Energy Scores holds important lessons for the U.S. residential housing market.
A growing community of conservation investors is building the case that shows quantifiable economic benefit by preserving or enhancing clean water, habitat protection or food and fiber provision. All that’s needed is more money.
Forty companies from Amcor to Veolia have pledged to recycle 70 percent of plastics. What’s good for the oceans is also good for business.
Next-gen software from the likes of EcoVadis, eRevalue, RepRisk and SAP could speed analysis.
In building a cleaner grid that spans multiple states, renewables have to do more than simply provide energy.
Manila Bulletin |
Kuwait State Oil Company Says Onshore Oil Leak Contained
New York Times KUWAIT CITY — Kuwait's national oil company says it has contained an oil leak at one of its southwestern oil fields. Monday's statement by the Kuwait Oil Co. did not identify the onshore oil field affected by the leak, which began Sunday. The state … Kuwait declares state of emergency over oil leak on shoreRoanoke Times KOC: Oil leak SE Kuwait containedKuwait News Agency |
Bloomberg |
Russia Locks In on What's Wrong With Ruble During Oil Frenzy
Bloomberg Untethering the ruble helped Russia ride out the biggest oil downturn in a generation. But it's left the world's biggest energy exporter vulnerable to greater volatility in crude prices as OPEC pushes output cuts. The most important market news of the day. Oil prices steady in wake of Saudi comments on supplyMarketWatch Oil firms after producer meeting, but high US output weighsReuters Russia hopes for return of 2014 dialogue with US, backs Trump's focus on energyCNBC Nasdaq –Platts –Business Insider –Fox Business all 139 news articles » |
Reuters |
Dollar slips, shares wobbly after Trump's protectionist address
Reuters People are seen behind an electronic board showing stock prices after the New Year opening ceremony at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), held to wish for the success of Japan's stock market, in Tokyo, Japan, January 4, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon. Dollar tumbles in Asia trade amid fears over Trump trade policyCNBC Yen rises, dollar falls as Trump inauguration speech fails to impressMarketWatch Yen Soars, US Dollar Sinks as Trump Trade Unwind ResumesNasdaq Bloomberg –The Peninsula Qatar –DAWN.com –Business Recorder (press release) (registration) (blog) all 27 news articles » |
Business Today |
Hugo Barra is leaving Xiaomi
The Verge Hugo Barra, the person tasked with expanding Xiaomi's reach beyond its native China, has today announced his departure from the post. He will conclude his Xiaomi tenure after the Chinese New Year next month, and will return to Silicon Valley — where … Xiaomi's Barra Leaves Phonemaker to Return to Silicon ValleyBloomberg The exec Xiaomi poached from Google in 2013 is now leaving to go back to Silicon ValleyCNBC Hugo Barra says bye to Xiaomi, hello again to Silicon ValleyCNET Wall Street Journal –TechCrunch –Reuters –Engadget all 44 news articles » |
Fortune |
Yahoo Says the SEC Is Investigating Its Recent Data Breaches
Fortune The U.S. Sec urities and Exchange Commission is investigating a previously disclosed data breach at Yahoo (yhoo), the company said in a filing. Yahoo said in a November 2016 quarterly filing that it was "cooperating with federal, state and foreign … The SEC is reportedly investigating why Yahoo took so long to disclose that it was hackedTechCrunch SEC to investigate Yahoo over time taken to disclose data breaches: ReportZDNet SEC is reportedly investigating Yahoo over multiple data breachesMashable Daily Beast –International Business Times, India Edition –VentureBeat –Forbes all 11 news articles » |