Senior White House and Obama administration officials say they are
worried the nation's economic recovery could stall if Congress doesn't
pass a climate bill this year.
It's not only clients who ask Betty-Anne Howard how to align their
investment choices with their values. Other financial advisors often go
to her for tips on socially responsible investing.
The U.S. Treasury and the Department of Energy Wednesday
said federal investment grants for smart grid projects--artificially
intelligent power grid systems--will be tax exempt.
Investors still see green in farmland, as a growing number are investing millions of dollars in
high quality land in states like Iowa, Illinois and Nebraska.
Coffee producers say they are getting hammered by global warming, with
higher temperatures forcing growers to move to prized higher ground,
putting the cash crop at risk.
Walmart, among the world’s largest retail chains, has set a goal of eliminating 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emission from its global supply chain by 2015.
Green Century Capital Management and others want more information from
natural gas companies on a controversial means that they are using to
drill new wells.
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