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By David Callaway, Callaway Climate Insights The Nasdaq’s announcement Tuesday of a new ESG Data Hub for investors, powered by data from a half-dozen growing pioneers, caps a record June for...
Abigail Disney thinks rich people (like herself and Warren Buffett) should pay more taxes.
By David Callaway, Callaway Climate Insights All-time heat records getting smashed before noon. Hotter tomorrow. Hotter the day after… I can't believe what I am seeing. The US Pacific Northwest and...
Once a year Mercer puts out its “Cost of Living City Ranking.” This year marks the 27th time it has issued the report. The study looks at 209 cities against over 200 “factors,” which include...
Once a year Mercer puts out its “Cost of Living City Ranking.” This year marks the 27th time it has issued the report. The study looks at 209 cities against over 200 “factors,” which include...
Hoover Dam’s Lake Mead has sunk to its lowest level yet amid the extreme drought in the western U.S. The reservoir supplies water to 25 million people from San Diego to Las Vegas and Phoenix....
The Western U.S. isn’t the only region that’s baking under record heat right now; Siberia is suffering a brutal heat wave above the Arctic Circle. This image, acquired by the Copernicus...
Gasoline prices for the coming July 4th holiday weekend will be at their highest level since 2014.
Warren Buffett on Wednesday announced a $4.1 billion distribution of his stake in Berkshire Hathaway to the five foundations he has supported since 2006.
A battle is brewing between the UN and Australia over the future of the Great Barrier Reef after a UN committee reported there is “no possible doubt” that the natural wonder is “facing...
By David Callaway, Callaway Climate Insights Hand wringing over the practice of greenwashing, or the corporate claiming of a climate agenda without any real effort, is starting to turn into action....
The U.S. Drought Monitor provides a weekly update on drought conditions across the United States. This summer is going to make already bad conditions even worse in many states.
By David Callaway, Callaway Climate Insights More than 46 million Americans are under heat advisories or warnings today as a record-breaking heat wave blankets much of the country, with some places...
New Mexico is the state where the most people are killed by police on a per capita basis.
By David Callaway, Callaway Climate Insights Workers testing underwater surveying equipment say they found the wreckage of a small airplane at the bottom of California’s Folsom Lake, courtesy of...