BBC News |
'Pink slime': Meat processer seeks $5.7bn in defamation case
BBC News A trial has begun in South Dakota over a meat processer's claim that it was defamed by ABC News reporting that dubbed its product "pink slime". Beef Products Inc (BPI) argues ABC and its journalist ruined its reputation in 2012 reports on "lean finely … Meat Packer Suing ABC Says 'Pink Slime' Story Nearly Killed the CompanyFortune Meat Producer's Attorney: ABC Reports Nearly Ended BusinessU.S. News & World Report Trial will decide if ABC sullied company with 'pink slime' reportThe Boston Globe Variety –Sioux City Journal –Bloomberg Big Law Business –BuzzFeed News all 71 news articles » |
In its 25th year, Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) wants to redefine the way we think about sustainable business. Just like technology is in a “constant state of becoming” and societies are adapting along with these tools, “sustainable business is also in a state of becoming,” said Aron Cramer, president and CEO of BSR.
NBCNews.com |
Flint Official Resigns After Using Racial Slur to Describe Residents With Water Problems
NBCNews.com A Michigan official that manages tax foreclosed homes for the county where Flint sits has resigned after an audio recording of him blaming the city's water problems on "n—ers (who) don't pay their bills" surfaced online. Phil Stair, who was a sales … Howes: Flint water woes drive opportunity for changeThe Detroit News Official Resigns After Blaming Flint Water Crisis On 'N****rs Who Don't Pay Their Bills'HuffPost Flint Official Resigns After Using Racial Slur to Refer to ResidentsJezebel Sacramento Bee –TIME –Mic –The Week Magazine all 51 news articles » |
USA TODAY |
Chicago cabbies say industry is teetering toward collapse
USA TODAY CHICAGO — Operators of the nation's second-biggest taxi fleet are now accelerating toward their long-rumored extinction, edging towards becoming virtual dinosaurs in the era of ride-sharing monsters Uber and Lyft. Cabbies have long grumbled that the … San Francisco Is Investigating Whether Uber And Lyft Are Public NuisancesForbes San Francisco investigating whether Uber, Lyft are public nuisancesReuters Taxi union wants a tax and fee waived in the age of Uber and LyftChicago Tribune CBS News –KTVU San Francisco –Courthouse News Service all 34 news articles » |
The Hill |
Trump proposes seismic tests for Atlantic oil drilling
The Hill The Trump administration is set to propose allowing several companies to use seismic air guns to search for oil and gas reserves beneath the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. According to a Federal Register notice set for publication on Tuesday, the … Trump Administration Could Permit Oil Companies To 'Assault' Marine LifeHuffPost Seismic testing for oil in Atlantic off SC coast nears approvalThe State Trump Admin Proposes Seismic Surveys for Atlantic DrillingU.S. News & World Report Charleston Post Courier –NJ Spotlight –EcoWatch –WLOS all 46 news articles » |
We have the means to meet or exceed the goals of the Paris Agreement, and we don’t need Washington’s permission to do it.
This year’s crop of young professionals from around the world are tackling the biggest sustainability challenges — inside companies, academe, media and the nonprofit sector.
Despite a radical shift in the U.S. worldview, last year’s honorees are more determined than ever to uphold the cause of sustainable business.
Advice on nurturing next-gen leadership from a 2016 “30 Under 30” honoree.
How the Paris decision is seen by America’s largest living generation, the group poised to inherit climate change’s fast-approaching challenges.