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☆ Not enough shoppers know about AmazonSmile — it's a program that makes donations to your favorite charity when you shop during Prime Day and beyond
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Connie Chen | Read More | Read Less | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AmazonSmile is a program that donates 0.5% of your purchases on Amazon to a charity of your choice. By starting your Amazon shopping at smile.amazon.com, 0.5% of the purchase price from your eligible Amazon purchases go to a charity of your choice. Quick tip: You can also shop AmazonSmile through the Amazon app on your phone. Step 2: Shop as you normally wouldLook for the AmazonSmile logo on the product page to ensure your product is donation eligible. Lauren Savoie/InsiderTens of millions of products are eligible for donations — just look for "Eligible for AmazonSmile donation" on the product detail page.

☆ OpenInvest cofounders share lessons learned from getting acquired by JPMorgan and how fintechs can 'maintain that special sauce' after getting bought
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Asia Martin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

One of those acquisitions was OpenInvest, a deal JPMorgan announced last June and completed months later in August. But I think that JPMorgan, and maybe others in the space, have learned 'how do we maintain that special sauce," said Levin. Here's three things the OpenInvest cofounders have learned since last year about how best to transition into a bigger organization. Though it's still in the middle of its integration, OpenInvest has already begun to roll out fund reporting to the bank's wealth management businesses. All of those deals seem to have helped the bank streamline certain parts of integration, Murray said.

In an emailed statement, Monica Medina, the U.S. official leading its treaty negotiations, said the country was committed to ending plastic pollution by 2040. Japan's vice minister for global environmental affairs, Hiroshi Ono, said he knew of a proposed coalition on plastic involving the United States but declined further comment. "We don't need a treaty for countries to decide themselves what their national actions should be. We need a treaty that can actually add on top of that," said Eirik Lindebjerg, global plastics policy manager at WWF, calling such an approach a "light touch." Calls for tougher global measures such as those focused on plastic production have also met resistance from the powerful oil and petrochemical firms that make plastic.

☆ Fact Check-Viral video does not show crocodiles ‘invading’ a beach in Brazil, contrary to claims online
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

A video showing a riverbank full of caimans in the Pantanal region of Brazil has been misrepresented in viral social media posts, with users falsely claiming the clip shows crocodiles crowding a beach in the South American country, leading to panic among locals. Experts said the scene resembles caiman activity in the Pantanal region. More information about the climate conditions in the Pantanal region can be found (here) (here) (here). This clip does not show crocodiles “invading” a “beach” in Brazil. According to experts, the footage shows Yacare Caiman in the interior Pantanal region of Brazil, clustering near a river due to seasonal drought.

☆ Chinese researchers clone an Arctic wolf in 'landmark' conservation project
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Jessie Yeung | Cnn'S Beijing Bureau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

"After two years of painstaking efforts, the arctic wolf was cloned successfully. The Arctic wolf, also known as the white wolf or polar wolf, is a subspecies of grey wolf native to the High Arctic tundra, in Canada's northern Arctic Archipelago. Sinogene launched its Arctic wolf cloning project in 2020, in collaboration with the polar theme park Harbin Polarland, it said in a statement posted on the Twitter-like platform Weibo. The company said in its Weibo post that a second cloned arctic wolf is expected to be born soon. The cloned Maya is now living with her beagle surrogate mother, and will later be housed in Harbin Polarland, open to the public.

Sept 20 (Reuters) - The Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) said on Tuesday that nearly two thirds of its members had set short-term goals to cut portfolio emissions in line with capping global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius as "the clock is ticking" on climate change. While all have committed to do so by 2050, the group is increasingly asking them to implement shorter-term objectives. "Much still remains to be done," the group wrote as it aims to grow to 200 members, or to $25 trillion in assets by 2025. NZAOA, which works with strategic advisers from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), wants standardised emissions reporting. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Juliette Portala; Editing by Simon Jessop and Alexander SmithOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ China lost its Yangtze River dolphin. Climate change is coming for other species next
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( Heather Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

China has been grappling with its worst heat wave on record and the Yangtze, the third longest river in the world, is drying up. Parts of the Yangtze River have dried up from the extreme heat. Experts have also noticed a drastic decline of many native freshwater species of fish, like the now extinct Chinese paddlefish and sturgeon. “The Yangtze is the longest river in China and (all of) Asia and has long been a cradle of civilization. “If there’s anything we can learn from the death of the Yangtze River dolphin, it’s that extinction is forever and we can’t afford to take it lightly.”

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☆ Discover it Balance Transfer card review: Get an introductory 0% APR on balance transfers for 18 months and earn up to 5% cash back with no annual fee
▼ + stars: | 2021-10-28 | by ( Jasmin Baron | Read More | Read Less | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +23 min

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☆ Un pui de tigru "pierdut" pe străzile din Houston, găsit de polițiști (FOTO/VIDEO)
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-17 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Un tigru bengalez dispărut de mai bine de o săptămână, după ce a evadat din captivitate, fost găsit pe străzile din Houston. Potrivit sursei citate, Poliţia din Houston a făcut public pe internet un clip în care tigrul stă liniștit ca să poată fi mângâiat. Ron Borza, comandantul de poliţie din Houston, a povestit cum a decurs operațiunea. "A fost găsit în partea de vest a orașului. Nu este clar unde a fost animalul în ultima săptămână, însă comandantul poliției din Houston a precizat că nu este exclus ca animalul să fi umblat pe lângă gospodăriile localnicilor.

Persons: Ron Borza, Gia Organizations: BBC, World Locations: Houston, India, Statele Unite

☆ Prinţul consort Philip, ducele de Edinburgh, soţul Reginei Elisabeta a Marii Britanii, a murit la vârsta de 99 de ani
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-09 | by ( Diana Severin | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +5 min

Prinţul consort Philip, Duce de Edinburgh, soţul Reginei Elisabeta a Marii Britanii a murit la vârsta de 99 de ani, informează Casa regală a Marii Britanii. Atunci când prinţul Philip avea vârsta de 18 ani, unchiul lui, regele Greciei, a fost obligat să abdice, iar tatăl lui a fost expulzat din ţară, după Războiul greco-turc. Alături de părinţii şi cele patru surori ale lui, Philip a fugit din Grecia la bordul unui vas al armatei britanice. În 2011, pentru a sărbători momentul în care soţul ei a împlinit vârsta de 90 de ani, regina Elisabeta a II-a a acordat titlul de Lord Mare Amiral al Marinei Regale. De atunci, el a continuat totuşi să o însoţească pe regina Elisabeta a II-a la aumite evenimente oficiale.

Persons: Prinţul, Philip , Duce de, Elisabeta a Marii, Majestatea Sa Regina, Prințul Filip , Duce de, Regală, El, . Philip, Philip Mountbatten, Greciei, prinţul Philip, Philip, Marina, Mountbatten, Elisabeta, prinţul Charles Philip Arthur George, prinţesa Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise, prinţul Andrew Albert Christian Edward, prinţul Edward Anthony Richard Louis, Prinţul Philip, reginei Elisabeta a II, prinţul, Mountbatten -, de, Charlotte, George al III - lea, regina Elisabeta a II -, Lord Mare, Elisabeta a II Organizations: Castelul Windsor, Royal, Royal Naval College, Agerpres, Westminster Abbey, Greenwich, Marinei Regale, World, Fund, WWF, International Award Locations: Philip , Duce de Edinburgh, soţul, Elisabeta a Marii Britanii, Britanii, Prințul Filip , Duce de Edinburgh, Castelul, Palatul Buckingham, Sandringham, Norfolk, Castelul Windsor, Windsor, Edinburgh, Greenwich, Corfu, Grecia, Danemarcei, Greciei, ţară, turc, britanice, Elgin, Dartmouth, Anglia, Pacific, britanic, Westminster, Mountbatten - Windsor, de Edinburgh, Palatul, Londra

☆ Jeff Bezos, cel mai bogat om din lume, a donat primele 791 000 000 de dolari pentru luptă împotriva schimbărilor climaterice
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-17 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

Jeff Bezos, cel mai bogat om din lume, a donat primele 791 000 000 de dolari pentru luptă împotriva schimbărilor climatericeFondatorul Amazon, Jeff Bezos, a anunțat anterior că intenționează să doneze suma de 10 miliarde de dolari în lupta împotriva schimbărilor climaterice. La începutul anului Bezos a înființat un fond de salvare a Pământului și vrea să atragă și alți bogați ai lumii de partea sa. Despre primele aproape 800 000 000 de dolari donate Bezos a anunțat într-o postare pe pagina sa de Instagram. Astăzi, îmi face plăcere să anunț primii beneficiari ai Fondului Pământ Bezos – 16 organizații care lucrează la soluții inovatoare, ambițioase și cu mișcare de ace. Aceste 791 de milioane de dolari în donații sunt doar începutul angajamentului meu de 10 miliarde de dolari pentru a finanța oameni de știință, activiști, ONG-uri și altele.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, Jeff Organizations: Bezos, Energy Foundation, Natural Resources, Rocky Mountain Institute, Salk, World Resources Institute, World Wildlife Fund Locations: Eden

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