Climate change is a major problem. These Boston leaders have solutions. – The Boston Globe
Some of Greater Boston’s most promising tech entrepreneurs are tackling the biggest imaginable task — slowing the pace of global warming. Boston has long been a center of clean energy, driven by innovations spinning out of the Massachusetts Institute of…
Opinion | Florida. Arizona. Climate Change Is Coming for Home Values. – The New York Times
If you don’t think you’ve been affected by global warming, take a closer look at your last homeowners’ insurance bill: The average cost of coverage has reached $1,900 a year nationwide, but it’s $4,000 a year in New Orleans and…
The Fed’s Climate Studies Are Full Of Hot Air
The Federal Reserve’s credibility is in tatters. It predicted low inflation through 2021 even as the money supply exploded and higher inflation followed. To catch up, it quickly raised interest rates, stressing many banks, and Fed examiners failed to act…
‘We have money and power’: older Americans to blockade banks in climate protest
Climate activists across the US will on Tuesday blockade branches of banks that finance fossil fuels, cutting up their credit cards in protest and holding rallies featuring everything from flash mobs to papier-mache orca whales. Unusually for such a spectacle,…
Biden climate legacy tested by backlash over Willow project – Detroit News
Washington – When Elise Joshi was at the White House last year, her eyes welled with happy tears as President Joe Biden hosted thousands of supporters to celebrate groundbreaking legislation targeting climate change. “In that moment, I felt a lot…
US banks are sacrificing poor communities to the climate crisis | Ben Jealous and Bill McKibben
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank will bring many forms of fallout. One of the most obvious consequences is that the biggest banks – Chase, Citi, Wells Fargo, Bank of America – will probably get even bigger. That is why…
Silicon Valley Bank Collapse Threatens Climate Start-Ups
The bank had relationships with more than 1,500 companies working on technologies aimed at curbing global warming. As the fallout of the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank continued to spread over the weekend, it became clear that some of the…
Facebook Moving Closer To 100% Renewables By 2020
Tech renewables leader Facebook is moving rapidly toward its goal of 100% renewable energy by 2020. The remainder of the switch will be a major feat, since the company consumed over 3.4 gigawatts of energy last year, of which 75% was renewable, according to the company’s sustainability report. “Facebook has contracted for over 3.5 gigawatts [&hellip
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