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This graphic shows how out-of-control San Francisco housing prices have gotten
Business Insider If you're at all attuned to America's real estate market, you've heard about San Francisco's ongoing housing crisis. Residents have been doing crazy things to survive the sky-high cost of living, from camping out in Google's parking lot to taking up … Here's Another Stealth Way the Rich Are Getting RicherYahoo Finance Inequality is widening, even in real estateWYFF Greenville City-by-city look at house prices in June, as San Francisco's growth slowsMarketWatch |
RE100, REBA, BRC, WRI, WWF… The list of groups to help companies buy renewable energy can look like a game of Boggle. We break it all down here.
The nation’s capital seeks to control flooding with help from its credit-trade system.
Biomaterials have come a long way. With companies such as Walmart and Dupont already embracing them, the technology may be about to hit the mainstream.
Peter Gleick is co-founder of the Pacific Institute, which conducts research and policy analysis at the intersection of water systems, climate risk and sustainable development. He discusses how companies can engage in more sustainable water use and accountability, and the role of technology in providing a solution our worsening water woes at VERGE 15.
Sodexo and Aramark lead off a less-than-glowing analysis of the state of sustainable seafood.
Sponsored: A guiding principle of the Sustainable Forestry Principles is to respect the culture and rights of indigenous people.
Could public-private coordination be the next frontier in sustainable investing?
Aging water pipes and wastewater treatment facilities are under even more threat because of climate change-induced heat extremes and floods.
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Iowa at center of debate over 'shadow insurance' deals
Washington Post IOWA CITY, Iowa — For cash-strapped life insurance companies, the deal sounds almost too good to be true: A state law allows them to create complex financial instruments to transfer liabilities to new subsidiaries, instantly wiping huge debts off … Insurance rate hikes approved for thousands of IowansDesMoinesRegister.com Iowa approves rate increases for three insurersThe Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines Iowa approves health insurance rate hikes for 4 companiesSFGate |