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Recent NewsMarch 12, 2010 U.S. utilities ponder carbon-free futureSource:ReutersHOUSTON - U.S. electric utilities face questions of how to limit carbon dioxide emissions while relying on the plentiful American coal supply that fuels about half the country's power needs but also emits more carbon dioxide than... March 12, 2010 Democrats' legislative push for health care reform begins Monday - video
Source:CNN politics
Democrats have set a date to begin what they hope is the final phase of health care debate in Congress. A Democratic leadership source told CNN Radio that the legislative push begins Monday when the House Budget Committee is... March 12, 2010 China Takes February Inflation Signals in StrideSource:NY TimesEven with a jump in consumer prices in February, there were no signs of a change in China’s economic policy course as it continued its strong recovery, economists and government officials said Thursday. The 2.7 percent increase... March 12, 2010 Ernst & Young faces legal action over Lehman collapse
Source:Times Online.co.uk
Ernst & Young could face legal action after a damning report into the collapse of Lehman Brothers accused the British accountancy firm of professional negligence over a number of years before the catastrophic downfall of the 158... March 12, 2010 Dodd's Quarterback Sneak
Source:Forbes
Is the financial reform effort in the Senate doomed? For the second time, talks on a bipartisan bill in the Senate Banking Committee collapsed, with members divided over the same sticking points that have festered since a bill... March 11, 2010 Congress, Not EPA, Should Regulate Carbon EmissionsSource:Post ChronicleMany in Congress are beginning to push back hard against the Environmental Protection Agency's assertion that greenhouse gases - including carbon dioxide - are a public health danger. The regulations that would accompany this... March 11, 2010 Righting a Wrong - Let Shareholders, Not CEOs, Decide How Corporate Money Is Spent on PoliticsSource:Public CitizenWASHINGTON - March 10 - Irresponsible corporate governance has become a plague on the U.S. economy and soon will become a plague on our political system as well. In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the U.S. Supreme...[more] March 11, 2010 Wind industry hits DC to demand Renewable Energy Standard
Source:BrighterEnergy.com
The wind industry has convened in Washington DC to urge US lawmakers to include a national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) within legislation passing through Congress. March 11, 2010 Environment America Has 10 Percent Solar Power By 2030 Solar VisionSource:Earth TechlingImagine a world where you drive your solar-charged electric vehicle from your new solar home to the solar-powered laundromat before heading off to the solar-powered baseball stadium, where you’ll snack on chips baked with solar... March 11, 2010 GMAC Executive Pay Packages Questioned by TARP Oversight PanelSource:BusinessWeekGMAC Inc., the auto and home lender rescued by the U.S. government, may have overpaid its top executives after receiving taxpayer funds, according to a report by the watchdog for the Troubled Asset Relief Program. March 11, 2010 Americans' Global Warming Concerns Continue to DropPRINCETON, NJ -- Gallup's annual update on Americans' attitudes toward the environment shows a public that over the last two years has become less worried about the threat of global warming, less convinced that its effects are... March 11, 2010 Be Careful of Bestowing Increased Rights to Shareholders
Source:Seeking Alpha
Greater Shareholder Rights Coming are obviously on the way. The question now is what form those increased rights will take, and what the consequences will be for publicly-traded companies and their management. Tara Siegel Bernard... March 11, 2010 Georgia House, Senate OK water conservation billsSource:BusinessWeekIdentical water conservation bills cleared both chambers of the Georgia Legislature on Wednesday, an overture designed to help the state in negotiating a deal with Florida and Alabama over water rights. March 11, 2010 SEC Adds New XBRL FAQs, More C&DI UpdatesSource:Cmpliance WeekCompanies and their counsel should take note: The Securities and Exchange Commission had added some new Frequently Asked Questions and updated some staff interpretations that you’ll want to take a look at. March 11, 2010 Time for next stage of sustainable business
Source:Reuters
Corporate America needs to track its use of energy and resources as closely as it does its hiring and cash flow if it wants to keep pace with social concern about climate change and other sustainability issues, an activist U.S.... March 11, 2010 TD Bank Releases its 2009 Corporate Responsibility Report
Source:TD Bank
CHERRY HILL, N.J. and PORTLAND, Maine -- TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank ®, today released its second annual Corporate Responsibility Report. Titled "Investing in Our Communities" the report profiles TD Bank's role as a...[more] March 11, 2010 HSBC: data on 15,000 Swiss account holders stolenSource:APGENEVA — Information on 15,000 HSBC customers with Swiss accounts has been stolen, the British bank said Thursday, potentially exposing foreign clients to prosecution by tax authorities in their home countries. March 11, 2010 Food product recall jumps by 1.7M pounds
Source:USA Today
The recall of products containing a potentially salmonella-tainted flavoring ingredient ballooned this week with the addition of 1.7 million pounds of ready-to-eat beef taquito and chicken quesadilla products from a Houston firm. March 10, 2010 Spring Break may Bring H1N1 BackSource:TopNews.usThe risk of H1N1 is still hanging on our heads like Damocles sword. Last year, this terrible disease took a toll on hundreds of people across the globe. The loss was not as ghastly as it was expected to be. Though, the flu season... March 10, 2010 Mercer, 14 plans to gauge impact of climate change on allocationsSource:Pensions and InvestmentsFourteen major worldwide pension funds, including CalPERS, CalSTRS and the Norwegian Government Pension Fund-Global, are supporting a Mercer study to identify the potential impact of climate change on asset allocation over the... March 10, 2010 More firms must embrace CSRSource:Sun to Surf - MalaysiaFOR THREE years now companies have been singled out and honoured for their outstanding contributions in the field of corporate social responsibility (CSR). Unfortunately, as stated by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak when... March 10, 2010 Energy Dept. still sees $3-plus gasoline comingSource:APNEW YORK — The Energy Department on Tuesday said it still expects pump prices to climb past $3 per gallon as more motorists hit the road in the spring and summer driving seasons March 10, 2010 Lilly adding ethics watchdogs to executive ranksSource:FiercePharmaFour new ethics watchdogs will join Eli Lilly as part of a deal to settle two shareholder lawsuits over the mismarketing of Zyprexa and other drugs. The suits arose after Lilly inked a deal last year to end a 5-year-old federal... March 10, 2010 Greening of the Empire State BuildingSource:ECOWorld.comNEW YORK, March 5 (UPI) — The Empire State Building’s 6,500 windows will be retrofitted as part of an energy overhaul designed to reduce the iconic skyscraper’s energy use by 38 percent. Milwaukee’s Johnson Controls, which is... March 10, 2010 After Delays, KLA Backdating Suit SettlesSource:Law.comFormer KLA-Tencor Corp. executives have agreed to settle a lawsuit over stock option backdating after four years of torturous litigation, according to a court filing (.pdf) Monday. Around $33 million in cash will be paid by the... |
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