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Train Delays Force Coal-Burning Power Plants to Seek New Supply Transport
U.S. coal-burning power utilities are being forced to turn to barges and more expensive trucks to move coal, desperate to shore up stockpiles left dangerously low by the widespread bottlenecks on ...
World Economies Lag in C02 Reductions to Slow Climate Change: PwC
The world's major economies are falling further behind every year in terms of meeting the rate of carbon emission reductions needed to stop global temperatures from rising more than 2 degrees this ...
High-Risk Industries Face More Liability Issues in Wake of BP Ruling
A U.S. court ruling that dramatically ramped up BP Plc's potential penalties for the 2010 Gulf oil spill could create new liability risks not just for deep water drillers but also for other ...
Verisk Names New ISO Division President
Verisk Analytics named Beth Fitzgerald as the new leader of its ISO Insurance Programs and Analytic Services arm. She replaces Kevin Thompson, who retired as a 40-year veteran of the company. ...
From Earthquakes to Typhoons, August Was a Tough Weather Month
As far as natural perils go, it was mostly about earthquakes in August, with a few tropical storms and typhoons around the world to add to the trouble, according to Aon Benfield's Impact Forecasting ...BP Risks $18B Fine in Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill After Judge Assigns Blame
A U.S. judge has decided that BP Plc was "grossly negligent" and "reckless" in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill four years ago, a ruling that could add nearly $18 billion in fines to more than $42 ...
Loeb’s Third Point Re Shares Challenged While Hedge Fund Thrives
Dan Loeb's foray into the reinsurance industry is proving to be more volatile for investors than his hedge-fund returns. Third Point Reinsurance Ltd., a Bermuda-based firm that relies on the ...
Report: Apple to Address Some iCloud Security Concerns
Apple Inc is planning additional steps to keep hackers out of user accounts in the face of the recent celebrity photo scandal, but denied that lack of security allowed intruders to post nude ...