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Recent Featured ArticlesFeatured Articles July 30, 2010 EPA Rejects Challenges to Finding That Climate Change Is Threat to Health
Source:Bloomberg
The Obama administration rejected challenges to its finding last year that climate change caused by emissions of greenhouse gases is a danger to public health. The Environmental Protection Agency found that 10 petitions... July 30, 2010 U.S. Executive Pay to Rebound Modestly This Year: Survey
Source:ABC News Money
Executive compensation at large and mid-sized U.S. companies is expected to rebound modestly this year after two consecutive years of declines as business conditions improve, according to a survey. However, most companies... July 30, 2010 More diversity might have served USDA well in Sherrod fiasco
Source:Joe Davidson, Washington Post
When President Obama spoke Thursday to the National Urban League meeting in Washington about the unjustified firing of Shirley Sherrod, he had these words of wisdom: July 30, 2010 Louisiana Reopens Some Fishing Areas After FDA Tests Water Quality
Source:Bloomberg.com
Louisiana reopened some commercial fishing areas that were closed due to BP Plc’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, according to an e-mailed statement from the office of Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal. The Louisiana Department of... July 29, 2010 NOAA: last decade was warmest, global warming "undeniable"
Source:USA Today
As July continues to sizzle in much of the United States, a new U.S. report says the 2000-2009 decade was the Earth's warmest on record and "global warming is undeniable." About 300 scientists from 48 countries contributed to the... July 29, 2010 SEC Chairman Schapiro Announces Open Process for Regulatory Reform Rulemaking
Source:Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C.— Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary L. Schapiro has announced that the agency is making it easier for the public to provide comments as the agency sets out to make rules required under the...[more] July 29, 2010 BPA Concern At Wal-Mart, Whole Foods And Others
Source:Forbes
These days every piece of paper from both green-minded or green-washing companies seems to have that cumbersomely long yet necessary tag line, "printed on 100% post-consumer recycled fiber with vegetable-based inks"--or some... July 29, 2010 Federal official to outline what lies ahead after oil spill is sealed - video
Source:CNN
New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) -- The man overseeing the federal response to the Gulf oil disaster will meet New Orleans parish presidents Thursday to outline the plans after the well is permanently sealed. Retired Coast Guard Adm.... July 28, 2010 Say on Pay Leads to 38% Drop in CEO Comp
Source:WEB CPA
Shareholder votes on executive compensation at U.S. firms have resulted in an average single-year pay drop for CEOs of about $7.3 million or about 38 percent in companies where pay was excessive, according to a new study to be... July 28, 2010 Shirley Sherrod's USDA Job Offer: Deputy Director of the Office of Advocacy and Outreach
Source:CBS News
Shirley Sherrod, who was forced to resign from the Department of Agriculture after an out-of-context video of remarks she made were published on a conservative website, is still considering the formal job offer she received from... July 28, 2010 BP Will Fulfill Commitments in the Gulf, New Chief Says
Source:NY Times
LONDON — Robert Dudley, BP’s newly appointed chief executive, said Tuesday that the oil giant remained committed to its business in the United States as it moved to sell $30 billion in assets before 2012 to pay for costs related... July 28, 2010 Gas Drilling Companies Claim to Use Safer Chemicals
Source:The Texas Tribune
In Texas and across the country, controversy is escalating over the practice of "fracking," which involves shooting water, sand and chemicals far underground to retrieve natural gas. So some companies have responded by using less... July 27, 2010 BP names Robert Dudley, an American, as chief executive
Source:Washington Post
For a London-based petroleum company that relies largely on oil produced in the United States and Russia, Robert Dudley might be just the ticket. BP's board announced early Tuesday that it has picked Dudley, who grew up in... July 27, 2010 BP swings to massive $17.2 billion loss
Source:CNN Money
LONDON -- BP posted a massive quarterly loss of $17.2 billion Tuesday due to costs stemming from the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster. BP (BP) said it took a pretax charge of $32.2 billion in the quarter related to the oil spill, the... July 27, 2010 UK considers single powerful corporate governance watchdog
Source:Responsible Investor
The UK government is considering creating a single “powerful” new corporate governance regulator which would supervise corporate governance, company disclosure and institutional shareholders’ stewardship of companies. The idea is... July 27, 2010 Study: Boards Use Peers to Inflate Executive Pay
Source:NY Times
Corporate boards appear to routinely use compensation peer groups to artificially inflate pay for their chief executives, helping to contribute to the cascading increases in executive compensation over the last several years,... July 26, 2010 What's Lurking in Your Stadium Food? (interactive map)
Source:ESPN
Mold in ice machines at six stands at Miller Park in Milwaukee. A cockroach crawling over a soda dispenser in a private club at Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh. Food service workers repeatedly ignoring orders to wash their hands at a... July 26, 2010 The Media Spiral: From O.J. to Sherrod
Source:Time
Fifteen years ago, O.J. Simpson's criminal trial changed America's media culture forever. By dominating the nation's attention through 1995 and beyond, the tale established a template in which the media is triggered and... July 26, 2010 BP board to rule on fate of CEO Hayward at meeting Monday
Source:Market Watch
BP Plc said Monday it will debate the fate of embattled Chief Executive Tony Hayward at a board meeting this evening but stressed that no final decision has been made. July 26, 2010 Banking Stocks Rise in Europe After Stress Tests
Source:NY Times
PARIS — Banking stocks in Europe were mostly higher Monday as investors gave a cautiously positive response to the results of the stress tests published by regulators Friday. July 24, 2010 Odes to a Dead Climate Bill -- in 140 Characters or Less
Source:NY Times
Hundreds of people wrote obituaries today for the dead climate bill, and many did it in 140 characters. Social networking site Twitter exploded with staccato commentaries after the Senate abandoned its summer plan to vote on a... July 24, 2010 Federal budget deficit to exceed $1.4 trillion in 2010 and 2011
Source:Washington Post
The federal budget deficit, which hit a record $1.4 trillion last year, will exceed that figure this year and again in 2011, the White House predicted Friday, providing fresh ammunition to Republicans who are hammering President... July 24, 2010 Sherrod fallout twists White House message from rah-rah to race
Source:CNN
It was supposed to be a good week for the White House. President Obama would celebrate the passage of Wall Street reform, and Democrats would move toward the midterms with some wind at their backs. But on a day the president... July 23, 2010 International Investor Coalition Urgently Calls for Improved Working Conditions in Electronics Manufacturing Facilities
Source:Boston Common Asset Management, LLC
BOSTON, CSRwire - In light of a series of suicides at the Foxconn Electronics facility in China, a broad coalition of over 40 European, Australian and U.S. investors have joined their voices to issue a public statement condemning...[more] July 23, 2010 Kerry Says Democrats May Take Broad Climate Bill After Election
Source:San Francisco Chronicle
U.S. Senator John Kerry said Democrats may take up his comprehensive climate-change bill in a lame-duck session after the November elections, while calling on President Barack Obama to escalate his advocacy for the measure |
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