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Viewpoint: How to Show Up When Your Work Is Under Attack
Own your work and your success. Speak plainly about the stakes. Bring people in.
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- Agriculture, Education, Energy, Environment, Finance, Health Care, Investing, Social Enterprise, Technology, Telecommunications, Transportation
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- North America
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Can Trump Dissolve USAID? 10,000 Jobs Hang In The Balance
Decisions made immediately after President Trump’s administration have resulted in full-scale, rapid and tumultuous change throughout the federal government, and many federal workers and agency employees are reeling, confused and frightened.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus, Education, Energy, Environment, Finance, Health Care, Technology, Telecommunications, Transportation, WASH
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- North America
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Record US $20 Billion Pulled From ESG Funds in US After Republican Party Attacks
It is the latest sign that environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics are under siege in the world’s largest economy.
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- Environment, Investing
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- North America
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- climate finance, data, decarbonization, ESG
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Solar Energy Developer Secures $415 Million to Power the World’s Largest Direct Air Capture Plant
The project will generate clean energy for DAC operations, aligning with Origis Energy’s mission to provide scalable decarbonization solutions.
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- Energy, Technology
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- North America
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- decarbonization, ESG, renewable energy, solar
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U.S. Department of the Treasury Releases Inaugural National Strategy for Financial Inclusion
This Strategy is intended to promote an inclusive financial system that works to reduce rather than increase disparities.
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- North America
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Canada’s TC Energy to Sell Pipeline Stake to Indigenous Groups for $722 Million
The deal will see an Indigenous-owned investment partnership acquire a minority interest in the NGTL system and Foothills assets in western Canada.
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- Energy
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- North America
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- human rights, partnerships
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How Thousands of Americans Got Caught in Fintech’s False Promise and Lost Access to Bank Accounts
The collapse of middleman Synapse has revealed fintech’s promise of safety as a mirage. More than 100,000 Americans with $265 million in deposits have been locked out of their accounts.
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- Finance, Technology
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Viewpoint: Warren Buffett Pledges $100 Billion for Nothing in Particular
At one point, the Gates Foundation expected to receive the bulk of Buffett's estate, and even put together a plan nicknamed "Project Lincoln" to prepare for the massive bequest.
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- Investing
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- North America
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