The crucially important points ESG critics are missing
“What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing.” Oscar Wilde Recently, the notion that investment funds do good in the world by using their considerable influence to steer the for-profit firms that they invest in towards helping combat societal ills came under new and severe criticism. The attorney general of Arizona, along with attorneys-general from 18 other states, wrote an
Read MorePilot threatening to crash small airplane into Walmart in Mississippi
A pilot flying over Tupelo, Miss., has threatened to intentionally crash into a Walmart location in the city, police said. The northeastern Mississippi city's police department said in a Facebook post on Saturday that police were notified the pilot was flying over Tupelo around 5:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time. The pilot contacted E911, an enhanced 911 system that shows a calle
Read MoreArtemis I rocket leaks hydrogen fuel before second launch attempt
NASA engineers on Saturday detected a liquid hydrogen leak in the Artemis I rocket before its second launch attempt. The Space Launch System rocket was originally set to launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Monday but was delayed after one of the rocket’s engines failed to condition to the correct temperature. A hydrogen leak also occurred on Monday, but the issue was resolved.
Read MoreStakes have never been higher: runaway inflation puts American food security at risk
Recent headlines might give the impression that inflation is under control, but inflation and other threats to agriculture are putting our farms and our food security at risk. Farmers need strong federal farm policies. The stakes have never been higher. Summer is beautiful on the farm. Our crops are planted, and we normally get to take this season to enjoy the hard work that comes with growing the food that feeds America. This summer, though, we can’t sleep at night. We both grow sugar crops — sugarbeets in North Dakota and s
Read MoreRussia delays resumption of natural gas exports to Germany, citing oil leak
Russia announced that it has delayed exporting natural gas to Germany through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, citing an oil leak Friday. The development comes after a group of Western countries, including the United States agreed to a price gap on Russian oil amid its war with Ukraine. The Russian state-run energy company Gazprom said in a post on Twitter Friday that an oil leak was discovered during scheduled maintenance within a gas compressor unit.
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