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Bloomberg, Paulson, Steyer Launch Coalition to Assess U.S. Economic Risk of Climate Change
2013-10-03 21:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Three very different men are uniting philanthropic efforts to form the Risky Business initiative, a new coalition that seeks to illustrate the impact of climate change on the U.S. economy. Risky Business is a joint venture between former hedge-fund manager turned activist Tom Steyer, New York Mayor Micheal Bloomberg and former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Hank Paulson. Additional support was provided by the Skoll Global Threats Fund. In sectors across our economy--finance, health, agriculture,...
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Paulson, Bloomberg backing study of U.S. climate impacts
2013-10-02 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg are sponsoring a study of how climate change will affect the United States and what that disruption will cost. The true price of deadly storms, prolonged drought and other extreme weather that most scientists believe is climate change brought about by human actions is unknown. That knowledge could aid business and government leaders trying to respond to the changes, the men said in a video statement announcing...
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Bloomberg, Steyer, Paulson Team Up to Gauge Global Warming's Economic Toll
2013-10-01 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: The goal of the new Tom Steyer-Hank Paulson-Michael Bloomberg climate initiative has been revealed: make the case that failing to act on global warming is far more expensive than cutting emissions. The New Yorker reported last month that the billionaire ex-hedge fund chief Steyer, George W. Bush-era Treasury Secretary Paulson and outgoing New York City Mayor Bloomberg were launching some sort of bipartisan effort. On Tuesday Bloomberg Markets Magazine filled in some of the details: The three men...
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Paulson Leads Deal Magicians Amid Tight Spreads: Real M&A
2013-09-18 20:01:51| IT Services - Topix.net
Amid a bumpy recovery in mergers and acquisitions this year, a handful of hedge-fund managers are finding a way to make money betting on deals.
Cablevision Clock Ticking as Paulson Sees Sale: Real M&A
2013-08-23 18:46:09| Telecom - Topix.net
With its highest valuation in two years, the $4.8 billion cable operator founded four decades ago by Charles Dolan should take advantage of a surge in cable matchmaking to sell, according to Macquarie Group Ltd. Bethpage, New York-based Cablevision jumped 42 percent in just eight weeks as speculation heated up about deals in the industry and ... (more)