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Bloomberg gets caught up in Mexico soda tax fight
2013-10-11 00:30:14| Beverages - Topix.net
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's name has been drawn into the debate over a proposed 8-cent per liter tax on soft drinks to fund weight-control efforts in Mexico, which now has higher obesity rates than the United States.
Samsung wants veto of import ban like Apple's, Bloomberg says
2013-10-08 04:16:02| Mobile Homes - Topix.net
Samsung rumored to be developing version of Google Glass, BGR says Samsung is planning to unveil its own version of Google Glass, nicknamed 'Gear Glass,' in early 2014, says BGR, citing sources.
Michael Bloomberg, Hank Paulson and Tom Steyer: Assessing risks of climate change
2013-10-05 16:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: If the United States were run like a business, its board of directors would fire its financial advisers for failing to disclose the significant and material risks associated with unmitigated climate change. Managing risk is necessary for individuals, investors, businesses and governments. As individuals, we buy insurance for our homes, vehicles and health because the future is unpredictable. Businesses take similar actions and save, when they can, for the next economic downturn. Investors diversify...
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Bloomberg, Paulson, Steyer Launch Coalition to Assess U.S. Economic Risk of Climate Change
2013-10-03 21:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Three very different men are uniting philanthropic efforts to form the Risky Business initiative, a new coalition that seeks to illustrate the impact of climate change on the U.S. economy. Risky Business is a joint venture between former hedge-fund manager turned activist Tom Steyer, New York Mayor Micheal Bloomberg and former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Hank Paulson. Additional support was provided by the Skoll Global Threats Fund. In sectors across our economy--finance, health, agriculture,...
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Paulson, Bloomberg backing study of U.S. climate impacts
2013-10-02 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg are sponsoring a study of how climate change will affect the United States and what that disruption will cost. The true price of deadly storms, prolonged drought and other extreme weather that most scientists believe is climate change brought about by human actions is unknown. That knowledge could aid business and government leaders trying to respond to the changes, the men said in a video statement announcing...
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