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Obama Takes On Power Plants As Part Of New Climate Plan
President Barack Obama tried to revive his stalled climate change agenda on Tuesday, promising new rules to cut carbon emissions from U.S. power plants and other domestic actions including support ...
Bondholders Would Lose More Than $1 Trillion If Yields Spike: BIS
Bondholders in the United States alone would lose more than $1 trillion if yields leap, showing how urgent it is for governments to put their finances in order, the Bank for International Settlements ...
Study Opens New Cracks In Scientific Front On Climate Change: Opinion
A major recent study has put the cat among the pigeons on climate change, challenging the size of the problem in the near-term and the role of a recent slowdown in warming. The paper, published in ...
Fracking Pollution In Wyoming Cast In Doubt As EPA Drops Probe
The only finding by U.S. regulators of water contamination from fracking was thrown into doubt Friday when the federal government halted its investigation and handed the probe over to the State of ...
Insurance Costs Climb With Ocean Temps: Geneva Association Report
There's only one direction for insurance costs related to climate events to move in the years ahead—upward, according to a report published today about the implications of ocean warming for the ...Power Outages In Calgary Could Last For Months After Floods
Power outages in the Canadian oil capital of Calgary could last for weeks or even months, city authorities said on Sunday, as record breaking flood waters moved downstream to threaten smaller ...
Calgary To Begin Flood Cleanup As Downtown To Remain Closed
Calgary's downtown, home to Canada's oil industry, will remain closed through the early part of this week after swollen rivers flooded parts of the city, cutting off power and forcing evacuations. At ...
What Should Carrier Execs, Directors Ask About Terror Risk?
As carrier executives and members of carrier boards work to get more comfortable with the risks their property/casualty insurance enterprises are taking on, one risk they will likely want to ...