We’re spending natural resources faster than we can replenish them. But brands, retailers and traders can help nourish the health of farmlands.

It requires a new language and tools, and they’re emerging even faster than you think. Covestro, Interface, LaFarge-Holcim and UBS get it.

Vien Truong, director of Green For All, is bringing equity, social justice and climate justice together to help build a prosperous and fair society. This means healing the deepening divide between the “haves” and “have-nots” in the U.S. — and business leaders are in a position of responsibility to move the needle on these issues. The effective voice of businesses was evident when they joined forces to sign the “We’re still in” pledge after the U.S. withdrew from the Paris Agreement on climate. 

Market-based strategies only go so far. These new types of products can protect and restore ecosystems in peril.

Impact investing is set for staggering growth. Here’s a closer look at the role of environmental impact bonds.

Take a closer look at the carmaker’s recent moves, and you’ll find the questions we should be asking.

Can climate change become the defining characteristic of the next (yes, next) president of the United States?


New York Times

US Nuclear Comeback Stalls as Two Reactors Are Abandoned
New York Times
The V.C. Summer nuclear project near Jenkinsville, S.C. The owners, Santee Cooper and South Carolina Gas & Electric, announced Monday that they were abandoning two unfinished nuclear reactors rather than than saddle customers with additional costs.
SC utilities halt work on new nuclear reactors, dimming the prospects for a nuclear energy revivalWashington Post
Utilities ditch reactors that launched US nuclear renaissanceReuters
Billions Down the Drain as New Nuclear Plants ScrappedU.S. News & World Report
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Fortune

Coinbase Faces Backlash, Legal Risk Over Bitcoin Cash
Fortune
The world's most popular digital currency exchange, Coinbase, is under fire from angry customers over its decision not to support a new version of bitcoin that could also make it vulnerable to "ruinous legal trouble," according to a prominent legal
One of the largest bitcoin exchanges in the world will not support bitcoin cashBusiness Insider
Bitcoin rebels risk 'currency trading chaos'BBC News
Threat of a bitcoin split avoided, for nowPost-Bulletin
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CNBC

'Pharma bro' Martin Shkreli mocks Anthony Scaramucci as jurors deliberate for first day without reaching verdict
CNBC
Jurors sent out just one note Monday, asking how much longer they had to work. Shkreli has pleaded not guilty to eight criminal charges. Shkreli joked on Facebook about the termination of White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci.
Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli Awaits Jury Decision in Fraud CaseTheStreet.com
Jury Begins Deliberations In Shkreli TrialNPR
The Latest: Shkreli jury ends day 1 of deliberationsWashington Post
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