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Activist Attack On Female CEOs

2015-12-04 22:04:46| Beverages - Topix.net

There are 27 companies in the S&P 500 that have a woman CEO - just 1 of those companies have any of the three common takeover defenses in place - including staggered boards, poison pills or unequal voting rights. Now, an even bigger question, is it that activists are targeting women-led companies or is it that activists are really just target underperforming companies? With Carl Icahn's targeting of Xerox , it's official, activist investors are out to get female CEOs.

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The latest attack on climate science

2015-12-04 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

New York Times: Earlier this year, scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published research contradicting earlier reports that global warming had slowed in the past decade. But Representative Lamar Smith, Republican of Texas and chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, is accusing the agency of rushing data to publication, and is demanding access to the internal communications of its employees. The paper, published in June in the journal Science, states that...

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Exxon Mobil Screwed Up Its Attack On Columbia For Climate Reports

2015-12-02 05:04:20| Chemicals - Topix.net

Oil giant Exxon Mobil accused journalists from Columbia University of inaccurate reporting on its approach to climate change -- and crisis management experts say the oil giant made a serious fumble when it suggested its financial partnerships with the school might be at stake because of it. In a letter sent to Columbia President Lee Bollinger and university trustees, dated Nov. 20 and obtained by Politico on Monday, Exxon Mobil's vice president for public and government affairs Kenneth Cohen accused journalists doing a fellowship with the university of ethics violations, including cherry-picking anecdotes and documents to show that the company deliberately misled the public on climate change risks.

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