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fromArs Technica
1 week ago

Big Tech may fall short of green energy targets due to proposed rule changes

"There's going to be one price trend: that is you will see higher costs for certificates at low producing times of day and seasons," said Daniel Arnesson, of the energy analytics company Veyt. Across a global portfolio, this may make it "fundamentally more expensive" to buy credits. Only a handful of companies including Google and AstraZeneca have backed the more expensive "24/7" hourly-matching and localized approach to clean energy investments that has been proposed for consultation.
Environment
US politics
fromNon Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
1 week ago

Time for Nonprofits to Generate Their Own Revenue for Political Power - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

Consumer purchases indirectly fund corporate lobbying, enabling industries to influence laws and policies that can harm consumers and public interests.
Education
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

I've seen how big tech has transformed the classroom and parents are right to be worried | Velislava Hillman

Commercial education technology personalises learning while harvesting student data, commodifying schooling, entrenching surveillance, and creating an unequal, corporatized two-tier education system.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Total infiltration': How plastics industry swamped vital global treaty talks

Bethanie Carney Almroth described a hostile environment during the UN negotiations on plastic pollution, with personal harassment and intimidation by representatives of chemical companies.
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US politics
fromTruthout
3 months ago

"Tax-Dodging Consultant" Is Now the US Treasury's Top Tax Policy Official

A corporate lobbyist has been appointed to oversee tax policy in the U.S. Treasury, furthering tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans.
Europe politics
fromFortune Europe
4 months ago

Legal experts and economists sound the alarm over the EU's sustainability rules rollback

The European Commission's attempts to weaken corporate accountability laws may undermine human rights and environmental protections.
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

European firms ramping up lobbying for climate action, report finds

The rise in corporate lobbying for climate action from 3% to 23% reveals a significant shift in how European companies perceive environmental regulations, emphasizing support for climate policies.
Europe politics
European startups
fromWIRED
5 months ago

Shein Bet Big on Donald Trump. It Lost Big, Too

Shein's substantial political lobbying efforts could not shield it from tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.
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