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Sep 21 2020
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Progress paradoxes and sustainable growth
The past century is full of progress paradoxes, with unprecedented economic development, as evidenced by improvements in longevity, health, and literacy. At the same time, we face daunting challenges such as climate change, persistent poverty in poor and fragile states, and increasing income inequality and unhappiness in many of the richest countries. Remarkably, some of the most worrisome
Brookings InstitutionApr 29 2022
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The Next Level in Sustainability: Nature Restoration
When the online travel giant Expedia Group unveiled its $900 million Seattle headquarters in 2019, the 40-acre waterfront campus showcased numerous amenities: a bike path, a soccer field and a beach strewn with driftwood logs for sitting amid the sounds of surf.
It also has some well-curated dirt.
Landscape architects from Surfacedesign in San Francisco focused on extensive
New York Times (News)Apr 29 2022
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Why the Sustainable Investment Craze Is Flawed
The financial industry has spotted an opportunity to make money by helping people feel good about themselves. Despite claims to the contrary, these investments don’t do much to make the world a better place.
ESG funds, as they are known, promise to invest in companies with better environmental, social and governance attributes, to save the planet, improve worker conditions or, in the
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)May 14 2024
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Nick Ugolini, defense lead No. 4 Agawam boys lacrosse past No. 9 South Hadley
AGAWAM — Over the last few games and practices, Agawam boys lacrosse coach Joe Heney has seen a shift in his team’s mindset.
Earlier in the season, there were games where his players would get off to a slow start and have trouble bouncing back, or they got off to a fast start and had trouble sustaining it down the stretch.
MassLive.comSep 17 2023
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Gov. Green speaks at UN Sustainable Development Goals Summit in New York
Hawai’i Gov. Josh Green spoke Sunday at the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals Summit in New York, delivering a message about the destructive impact climate that change is having in the state. “We are no longer anticipating the destructive effects of climate change — we are now fully enduring them,” he said, referring to the devastating Lāhainā wildfire on Aug. 8 that took 97 lives
Maui Now NewsMay 14 2024
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Vehicles at Tesla factory in Fremont targeted in tire slashings
(KRON) — Several vehicles at the Tesla factory in Fremont have been vandalized, according to the Fremont Police Department. On Monday at around 2:30 a.m., Fremont PD were dispatched to a location on the 45000 block of Fremont Boulevard where the factory is located.
There were reports, police said, of numerous vehicles having been vandalized. At the scene, officers learned that several
KRON4May 14 2024
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See the highest wind speeds recorded in Louisiana during last night's storms
Three people were killed, at least two others were injured and homes and businesses across Louisiana were damaged Monday night as severe thunderstorms rattled the state, bringing heavy rain and hurricane-force winds to some areas.
Category 1 hurricanes produce sustained wind speeds of 74 to 95 mph, rates that some of Monday's gusts encroached on.
Here are some of the top wind
The Times-PicayuneMay 14 2024
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‘Golden visas’: Europe tightens residency rules for the rich
It won’t be long, he says, until he can “put some roots down ... but I need the legal right to do so.” Benjamin Trotter, an American hoping for Portuguese residency, got his application in under the wire, before the government cracked down. But the days of the golden visa are not over yet. Investors in sectors that governments want to encourage – such as sustainable agriculture or scientific
Christian Science MonitorMay 14 2024
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Three Mile Lake Lodge to return, may be bigger
May 14—Union County officials are planning on repairing the damage done to the Three Mile Lake Lodge after the two tornadoes the evening of Friday, April 26. The lodge may come back with a new, bigger look. Union County Conservation Director Doug Jones told the board of supervisors Monday the county's insurance adjuster said the lodge sustained significant damage, but is not considered a loss
Yahoo NewsMay 14 2024
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Waldoboro man who ran for Maine Senate sentenced to 15 months for storming U.S. Capitol
A Waldoboro man who once ran for the Maine Senate was sentenced to a little more than a year in federal prison for pushing two police officers during the 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol. Matthew Brackley, 40, was also ordered Tuesday to serve two years of probation and pay $3,000 in fines and restitution for damage to the Capitol, which prosecutors say sustained a little less than $3 million
Portland Press Herald