#Hurricanes to threaten more than 32 million US homes

#Hurricanes to threaten more than 32 million US homes

“#Hurricanes to threaten more than 32 million US homes” Hurricanes are expected to threaten more than 32 million homes across the coastal United States this year.  A report released Wednesday from real estate analytics firm CoreLogic Inc. said the homes – both single-family homes and homes in multi-unit buildings – were at moderate to greater risk from the damaging…

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#Don’t let Beijing stonewall investigations of COVID’s origins

#Don’t let Beijing stonewall investigations of COVID’s origins

“#Don’t let Beijing stonewall investigations of COVID’s origins” Beijing is furious that President Joe Biden has reopened the US government probe into COVID-19’s origins, making it obvious that he’ll have to play hardball to get China’s leaders to cooperate. After Biden announced a 90-day investigation by the US intelligence community into the question of whether…

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#Activist Engine No. 1 wins third seat on Exxon board

#Activist Engine No. 1 wins third seat on Exxon board

“#Activist Engine No. 1 wins third seat on Exxon board” ExxonMobil shareholders elected a third director nominated by hedge fund Engine No. 1 to the oil company’s board, the company said on Wednesday, extending the new firm’s upset victory at one of America’s most iconic corporations. The election was a shock to an energy industry…

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#’Climate mayor’ bankrolled by dad with massive carbon footprint

#’Climate mayor’ bankrolled by dad with massive carbon footprint

“#’Climate mayor’ bankrolled by dad with massive carbon footprint” Former Obama housing secretary Shaun Donovan says he’d be “the climate mayor,” but his multimillionaire dad, who’s funding his long-shot City Hall bid, is the opposite of an environmental steward. Michael Donovan — who has given $6.8 million through a super PAC, making him the single largest donor in the…

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#Nations begin 3 weeks of grueling climate talks online

#Nations begin 3 weeks of grueling climate talks online

“#Nations begin 3 weeks of grueling climate talks online” BERLIN — Officials from around the globe begin three weeks of grueling climate talks Monday that will involve grappling with a number of thorny political issues without the benefit of face-to-face meetings, due to pandemic restrictions. The U.N. climate office in Bonn, Germany, has designed a…

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