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News & UpdatesNovember 22, 2008 TV Ads Contribute to Childhood Obesity, Economists SaySource: New York Times Banning fast food advertisements from children’s television programs would reduce the number of overweight children in the U.S. by 18 percent and decrease the number of overweight teens by 14 percent, economists have estimated in... November 22, 2008 Judge orders Microsoft CEO to testify in lawsuitSource: Forbes A federal judge has ordered Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer to testify in a class-action lawsuit challenging the company's marketing of its Windows Vista operating system. U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman ruled earlier this... November 21, 2008 Paulson defends handling of U.S. financial crisis  Source: Reuters Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Thursday defended his handling of the financial crisis but refused to say whether any further help will be offered to struggling bank Citigroup.
November 21, 2008 Bush angers environmentalists with last-minute rule changes Source: Los Angeles Times Many of the 'midnight regulations' open wilderness for oil and gas drilling, and loosen environmental safeguards. President Bush has pushed 53 through in three weeks, researchers say. November 21, 2008 What’s In Your Philanthropy? NEW PLATFORM PUTS “IDLE” DONOR ADVISED FUND ASSETS to work for more SOCIAL IMPACT THROUGH INVESTMENTSource: Calvert Calvert Foundation Launches “Global Impact Ventures” Platform to Allow Donor Advised Funds to Start Making a Difference Even While Funds Await Distribution. BETHESDA, MD. -- In the current market downturn, individuals seeking to... November 20, 2008 FIVE MAJOR U.S. COMPANIES CALL FOR CONGRESSIONAL ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, CLEAN ENERGY Source: CERES Five leading U.S. corporations joined with Ceres today to announce the launch of a new business coalition calling for strong U.S. climate and energy legislation in early 2009 to spur the clean energy economy and reduce global... November 20, 2008 Measuring the National Carbon Footprint Source: Slate.com The United Nations reported this week that Kyoto Protocol signatories have reduced greenhouse-gas emissions to 5 percent below 1990 levels, four years ahead of the treaty schedule. Is it really possible for a country to measure... November 20, 2008 Senate Probe to Look at Bond-Rating FirmsSource: Wall Street Journal The Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations is opening a probe into causes of the global financial crisis, focusing in part on whether bond-ratings firms, driven by conflicts of interest, boosted mortgage investments... November 19, 2008 FDA opens new China officeSource: Associated Press The U.S. Food and Drug Administration opened an office Wednesday in China's capital — its first outside the United States — as part of a new global strategy to ensure the safety of trillions of dollars of imports. Product safety... November 19, 2008 ESG progress overshadowed by managers' performance gapSource: IPE.com - UK UK – Fund manager signatories to UN-backed Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI) are front runners in environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, though a performance gap between best and worst performer marks overall... [What would you find useful here?]
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