Energy / Biofuels
Regulated Demand
Turning Soybeans Into Diesel Fuel Is Costing Us Billions
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The Trump Presidency
US Gallup Poll
Obama Gets More Credit Than Trump for the Improved Economy
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AngelList
Startups
Unsexy trillion dollar markets
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Health / Wellness
Tobacco / Smoking
This 5-Minute Mistake Can Literally Cut 7 Years From Your Life, According to Science ... Two studies, impressive results. And yet people do it literally every day.
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Company: Pixar
Secrets of Success
Pixar's Biggest Mistakes Were Just Leaked--by Pixar ... Pixar has a strategy so simple you'll want to laugh. Don't.
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The Trump Presidency
After a Year
The Conversation ... Trump’s first year in office: bizarre and sometimes alarming ... After a year in office, Donald Trump has done many things, but has not made America great again. Reuters/Kevin Lamarque
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The Trump Presidency
Bizarre Priorities
Trump isn’t letting a government shutdown stand in the way of his party at Mar-a-Lago ... For $100,000, you, too, can wine and dine alongside President Trump.
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Energy / UK Power Generation
Coal Free Generation
British power generation achieves first ever coal-free day ...
National Grid hails milestone as other sources like gas, nuclear, wind and solar allow UK to keep lights on with all coal-fired powerplants offline
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People
Change Finance Forum / Brussels / December 2017
Speakers / Academics at the Change Finance Forum / Brussels / December 2017
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Company: GE
Tail wagging the dog
Seeking Alpha ... General Electric And Pandora's Box
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The Trump Presidency
End of Year One
End of Year One ... Government Shut-Down
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People
Reporting 3.0 ... Some of the Key People
Reporting 3.0 ... Some of the Key People
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Sustainability
Green Economy Coalition / Green Growth Knowledge Platform
The Green Economy Barometer: 2017 in review
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Media
Grist
Grist ... Stuff that Matters ... January 22, 2018
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Companies / Environment
Iceland / Plastic Pollution
This Major UK Supermarket Chain Just Pledged to Be Totally Plastic Free by 2023 ... The plastic revolution is alive. ... Plastic is so yesterday.
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Blockchain
Smart Contracts for Commodity Trade
Worlds first blockchain bulk agriculture trade. Soybeans from US to China.
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Corporate Purpose
Larry Fink / BlackRock
Why Larry Fink isn't waiting on Washington ... 'Without a sense of purpose, no company, either public or private, can achieve its full potential.'
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The Trump Presidency
Heading to WEF Davos
Trump in the World That He Insults ... The President is headed to Davos. How can someone so “America first” attend an event so globally minded?
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The Trump Presidency
Jared Kushner ... dangerously inexperienced ... or dumb
The Political Scene ... Jared Kushner Is China’s Trump Card ... How the President’s son-in-law, despite his inexperience in diplomacy, became Beijing’s primary point of interest.
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The Trump Presidency
Supressing Science
New Climate Censorship Tracker Comes Online ... The project has so far assembled 96 entries of federal restrictions or prohibitions on climate science since November 2016
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The Trump Presidency
In Restraint of Trade
REUTERS ... The United States will start taxing solar panel imports.
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WEF Davos - 2018
Growth and Inequality
Our fixation with growth is hindering the battle against inequality, WEF warns ... Norway was recognized as the world's most inclusive advanced economy ... Lithuania was the most inclusive among emerging economies
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People / WEF Davos 2018
Steve Schwarzman, Blackstone CEO at Davos
Trump is right to take credit for the booming stock market, says billionaire Blackstone CEO Schwarzman ... President Trump's policies, including tax cuts, will provide a big boost to U.S. growth, Blackstone co-founder Steve Schwarzman says.
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WEF Davos 2018
World Bank Projection
The World Bank's assessment of the global economy starts off well. But this rosy picture of the present is tempered by a stark warning about the future.
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Economy 2018
World Bank Report
Global Economy to Edge Up to 3.1 percent in 2018 but Future Potential Growth a Concern ... Current Slack in Global Economy Expected to Fade
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Technology / Society
Australia
Disconnected down under ... being disconnected is unpopular but probably better for humanity!
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Company / GE
The sad reality of their financial unit!
Seeking Alpha ... General Electric And Pandora's Box ... Article and associated comments
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The Trump Presidency
In Restraint of Trade!
CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT ... Trump Administration’s Massive Tax on Imported Solar Panels
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Better Metrics
Employee related metrics
Lowell L. Bryan /
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People
The Koch Brothers
How much will Charles and David Koch benefit from the Trump tax scam? If their recent $500,000 donation to House Speaker Paul Ryan is any indication, a lot.
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Initiative
JustTransition
A Net-Zero Future that Leaves No One Behind
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Transport / Air
Company: Etihad
Etihad Airways Cargo pulls Airbus freighters from service - reports
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USA / Gallup Opinion
Political Splits Widen on Satisfaction With Life in U.S.
Satisfaction around four fundamental measures of the nation's status -- the overall quality of life, morality, opportunity and wealth distribution
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Company: McDonalds
Packaging Pollution
CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT ... McDonald’s Promises 100 Percent Sustainable Packaging by 2025
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Energy / Natural Gas
The end of natural gas is near
Natural gas is no longer a contender or pretender, just a relic of the past, likely to fall as far and as fast as Old King Coal, and maybe faster.
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USA Politics
Gerrymandering
American democracy is failing. The courts are finally starting to notice. ... Democracy’s lost decade.
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US ... Military
Overseas Bases
The US Has Military Bases in 80 Countries. All of Them Must Close. US bases are wreaking havoc to the health and well-being of communities across the world.
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The Trump Presidency
Relations with the UK
Donald Trump Ordered Theresa May to End British Protests Against Him: Report ... The prime minister's aides couldn't believe what they were hearing.
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Respect for Women
An incident in the UK
Presidents Club scandal ... First thoughts ... Pity the ‘hostesses’ at this revolting gropefest dressed up as a charity do ... A fundraising dinner at the Dorchester treats women as a petting zoo for captains of industry and business
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Circular Economy
Big pledges ... but what about accomplishment
CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT ... Companies Worth $1.3 Trillion Pledge a Boost for the Circular Economy
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Transport / Technology
Maersk/IBM and Blockchain
Maersk and IBM roll out blockchain-based joint venture with a global trade focus ... With a focus on providing more efficient and secure methods for conducting global trade through the usage of blockchain technology, ocean cargo giant A.P. Moller-Maersk and technology powerhouse IBM announced plans this week for a joint venture (JV).
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The Trump Presidency
Hush Money ... or Not
Daily Shouts ... Eight Totally Legitimate Reasons Trump Paid Stormy Daniels $130,000
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Weak Financial Regulation
Good for some ... bad for most everyone else
Davos is Trump’s Kind of Town ... As the wealth of two-thirds of the world’s billionaires is based on inheritance, monopoly and cronyism, Trump will be among friends in Davos.
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Weak Financial Regulation
Good for some ... bad for most everyone else
Wall Street Impunity: Why Kleptocrats Love America ... Those at the top of Wall Street finance know that what they do may be wrong – but not necessarily illegal. And so they carry on, under the “watchful” eye of US authorities.
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WEF Davos 2018
Economics ... Inequality
EconoMatters, Future Of Globalization // Liquid Capitalism: Making Sense of Davos // Living under the modern conditions of “liquidity,” humans know that everything can happen—yet nothing can be done with confidence and certainty.
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WEF Davos 2018
John McDonnell ... UK Shadow Chancellor
John McDonnell: I'm in Davos to tell the elite they are held in contempt ... UK shadow chancellor to tell business leaders at WEF of ‘avalanche of discontent’
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Company: Unilever
Announcements at WEF Davos 2018
Five big announcements we made at Davos this week
The World Economic Forum provides an opportunity for us to further our advocacy objectives and discuss some of the crucial work we’re doing around the world with our partners.
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Company: Chipotle
Healthy Eating
The Healing America Tour kicked off its first event on Jan 20th, 2018, in St. Petersburg, FL, with Dr. T. Colin Campbell and Nelson Campbell.
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EVENT ... HONG KONG FinTech 2018
Details of the Event
FF18 SCHEDULE and SPEAKERS
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SPARE
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