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New carbon capture methods offer hopeful outlook for addressing climate change
by
Amy Scott
and Sarah Leeson
Feb 20, 2023
One startup's method relies on the same natural process that pulls CO2 out of the air to create limestone.
Utilities' emergency costs spark surge in ratepayer-funded recovery bonds
by
Lily Jamali
Feb 6, 2023
To pay off expenses caused by storms or power plant retirements, utilities are increasingly turning to something called securitization.
Davos summit is starting. What's on the agenda?
by
David Brancaccio
and Jarrett Dang
Jan 17, 2023
Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor of The Economist, says the World Economic Forum's elite attendees will talk far-ranging issues like climate and inflation.
A battered world economy faces a "polycrisis"
Jan 11, 2023
The World Economic Forum's new report identifies a long list of interconnected economic threats that could feed off of and worsen each other. But there is a caveat.
What does it take to lift a house? A lot of money, sweat and hydraulic jacks.
by
Amy Scott
Jan 9, 2023
The business of elevating homes is growing as sea-level rise and wetter storms increase flood risk in many parts of the country.
Gen Z is the most pro-union generation
Jan 3, 2023
Many young workers have witnessed the effects of economic crises and are struggling with the gap between their wages and the cost of living.
One big bank halts new fossil fuel investments. Will others follow?
by
Nova Safo
and Jarrett Dang
Dec 29, 2022
HSBC said it will stop investing in new oil and gas fields. Climate activist Bill McKibben calls it a welcome first step.
Wildfires are more frequent, getting worse — and straining government budgets
Dec 12, 2022
Federal spending by the two main agencies that manage wildfires has doubled in the last decade, Pew found. States are spending more too.
How the Dutch used technology and vertical farming to became a major food exporter
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Anais Amin
Dec 1, 2022
The technology allows leafy greens to be grown next to where people will eat them, says Laura Reiley of The Washington Post.
To fund climate-friendly agriculture, farmers seek financial support from restaurants
by
Rae Solomon
Nov 28, 2022
Some restaurants have joined an effort to support regenerative farming with a 1% charge on sales.
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