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Report: UPS, Coke, 11 more firms to make $140 billion climate pledge
2015-07-27 12:55:06| Trucking - Topix.net
Officials with Atlanta-based United Parcel Service Inc. and The Coca-Cola Co. will, along with officials from 11 more U.S. corporations, announce Monday at least $140 billion in new investments to decrease their carbon footprints.
Hillary Clinton pledges half a billion solar panels for US if she wins office
2015-07-27 02:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has announced goals for increasing US reliance on renewable energy, pledging to have more than half a billion solar panels installed nationwide within four years of taking office. Clinton, the front-runner for her partys 2016 presidential nomination, also pledged on her website on Sunday that the United States would generate enough clean renewable energy to power every home in the country within 10 years of taking office. The two goals were the...
Amazon.com boss makes $7 billion in 45 minutes
2015-07-26 05:15:08| IT Services - Topix.net
Hundreds of employees of online store Amazon on zero hours contracts are subjected to a regime described as "horrendous" and "exhausting", it is claimed. On Thursday, Amazon, the online retail giant, announced that, contrary to analysts' predictions and after months of financial losses, it had turned a profit in the second quarter.
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This guy's last company sold for $4.3 billion - now he's back with a...
2015-07-25 16:25:59| Automakers - Topix.net
At the age of 57, Keith Krach isn't the prototypical young, brash college dropout CEO so often seen in Silicon Valley. Still, Krach is leading one of the hottest startups in today's tech scene, pushing through an epic career that spans over three decades.
Study: Sandy caused record sea levels, $23 billion in damage in New York
2015-07-25 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: Superstorm Sandy caused $23 billion in damage in New York state alone and delivered the highest water levels there on record, according to a new federal report. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency said this week that the 2012 storm produced sea levels much higher than other historic storms to hit the New York region. Peak storm tides from Sandy were more than 9.5 feet above sea level, according to the agencies' report. On average, those tides were...
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