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US SEC proposes companies disclose range of climate risks, emissions data
US SEC proposes companies disclose range of climate risks, emissions data

WASHINGTON, March 21 (Reuters) – The US securities regulator on Monday proposed requiring US-listed companies to disclose a range of climate-related risks and greenhouse gas emissions, part of President Joe Biden’s push to join global efforts to avert climate-related catastrophes . The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) unveiled its long-anticipated draft rule under which […]

Buffett ends drought with $11.6 billion Alleghany insurance purchase
Buffett ends drought with $11.6 billion Alleghany insurance purchase

Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett walks through the exhibit hall as shareholders gather to hear from the billionaire investor at Berkshire Hathaway Inc’s annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, US, May 4, 2019. REUTERS/Scott Morgan Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register NEW YORK, March 21 (Reuters) – Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc […]

Big-box stores could help slash emissions and save millions by installing solar panels on their roofs.  So why aren’t more of them doing it?
Big-box stores could help slash emissions and save millions by installing solar panels on their roofs. So why aren’t more of them doing it?

As of February 2021, IKEA had 54 solar arrays installed across 90% of its US locations. Leveraging the full rooftop solar potential of these superstores would generate enough electricity to power nearly 8 million average homes, the report concluded, and would cut the same amount of planet-warming emissions as pulling 11.3 million gas-powered cars off […]

Big-box stores could help slash emissions and save millions by installing solar panels on their roofs.  So why aren’t more of them doing it?
Big-box stores could help slash emissions and save millions by installing solar panels on their roofs. So why aren’t more of them doing it?

As of February 2021, IKEA had 54 solar arrays installed across 90% of its US locations. Leveraging the full rooftop solar potential of these superstores would generate enough electricity to power nearly 8 million average homes, the report concluded, and would cut the same amount of planet-warming emissions as pulling 11.3 million gas-powered cars off […]

Robot Truckers Could Replace 500K US Jobs
Robot Truckers Could Replace 500K US Jobs

The robots will take the most tedious, most dangerous jobs first, in most things. Trucking is no exception. Autonomous driving engineers are squarely focused on long-haul freight, the interstate runs with almost no complexity save for a slow curve or an E-ZPass lane. As such, those routes are some of the simpler challenges on the […]

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