When James Hansen, NASA’s former lead climate scientist, has something to say about the effects of climate change, people tend to listen up. According to a report from Slate, Hansen, along with 16 other coauthors, has concluded in a new study that glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica will likely melt 10 times faster than previous […]
NASA Dramatic photos of Earth from space are nothing new, but few are as dramatic as this. NASA’s Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite has captured its first photo to show the entire sunlit side of the Earth. The space agency called the eye-popping image “EPIC” — a play on the abbreviation for DSCOVR’s Earth Polychromatic […]
What is hindering the availability of public capital and financing options for distributed solar? To some in structured finance, it seems like a great fit: Solar assets produce reliable cash flows, backed by the good credit of customers. Those leases can be pooled and traded as liquid capital. In order to profit from this great […]
Hillary Clinton’s economic agenda targets companies that focus on short-term profits and high-speed trading instead of investing in workers. The Democratic presidential candidate’s finance operation is going after their executives for another purpose — donations. A day after proposing higher capital gains taxes on short-term investors, Clinton raised at least $450,000 Tuesday night at the […]
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Mortgage problems have topped the list of gripes reported to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — and most of the mortgage-related gripes were directed at Bank of America, according to a newly released report. The findings came from the CALPIRG — California Public Interest Research Group — Education Fund, an […]
AP Photo By Nick Gass 7/22/15 9:22 AM EDT Just one in 10 Americans feels that the post-Citizens United campaign fundraising climate has improved the presidential election process, according to a new Monmouth University […]
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HOUSTON — If the Red Sox’ season could be captured in one sequence of events, it happened in the fifth inning last night. With the Sox leading by two runs, one out, and Astros runners on the corners, rookie starter Brian Johnson lobbed a pair of throws to first base to keep speedy Jake Marisnick […]
DALLAS (AP) — Bob Stoops is bringing a pass-happy offense back to Oklahoma. The Sooners want to get back to winning Big 12 Conference championships. Their two-year title drought is the longest in their 16 seasons under Stoops. Even after an 8-5 season capped by a lopsided Orange Bowl loss, Stoops said Tuesday at Big […]
