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☆ New Delhi wrestles with 'hazardous' air pollution, primary schools shut
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Tanvi Mehta | Ian Ransom | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

NEW DELHI, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Authorities in New Delhi ordered primary schools to shut from Saturday, and told schools to stop outdoor activities for older children as air in the world's most polluted capital had become a severe risk to health. The chart below shows the daily maximum PM 2.5 concentration at the U.S. Embassy New Delhi since 2015. Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai said going forward 50% of Delhi government employees would be told to work from home, and he urged private firms to take similar steps. School girls walk towards a school as they reopened after remaining closed for nearly 15 days due to a spike in air pollution, on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, November 29, 2021. According to data compiled by the Swiss group IQAir, New Delhi has been the world's most polluted capital for the past four years.

☆ I Left NYC and Moved to Rio Where My Incomes Stretches 5 Times Further
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Carla Vianna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The couple moved to Rio, where their two-bedroom apartment near the beach is half the rent. We moved to NYC in summer 2018, and my partner had promised me "two winters." Brazil won me over when I realized my income would stretch five to six times as far there as in the US. In Rio, we pay 5,000 reals, or about $1,000, for a two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment with a home office and 24-hour doorman. We split that cost, so rent costs me about 2,500 reals a month.

☆ EU gas emissions end post-COVID rise on cleaner supply, energy-saving-study
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Avi Asher-Schapiro | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Steam rises from the cooling towers of the coal power plant of RWE, one of Europe's biggest electricity and gas companies in Niederaussem, Germany, March 3, 2016. "The post-COVID rebound in the EU's fossil fuel use and emissions has come to an end in the past few months, due to the growth in clean energy supply led by solar power, and energy saving measures precipitated by the fossil fuel supply crunch," said CREA lead analyst Lauri Myllyvirta. "Clean energy investments and policies have expanded dramatically, which will lead to a sustained and accelerated fall in emissions in the next years." Hydropower generation is now closer to historical averages, and nuclear underperformance should recover, easing Europe's reliance on pollutants, it said. World leaders are expected to discuss increasing clean energy production facilities in emerging countries during the annual United Nations climate summit in Egypt from Sunday.

☆ Canada orders three Chinese firms to exit critical minerals deals
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

OTTAWA, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Canada's government ordered three Chinese firms on Wednesday to divest their investments in Canadian critical minerals companies on grounds of national security. "While Canada continues to welcome foreign direct investment, we will act decisively when investments threaten our national security and our critical minerals supply chains, both at home and abroad," Champagne said. Last week, Ottawa said it must build a resilient critical minerals supply chain with like-minded partners, as it outlined rules meant to protect the country's critical minerals sectors from foreign state-owned companies. Canada has large deposits of critical minerals like nickel and cobalt, which are essential for cleaner energy and other technologies. Earlier this year, Canada, the United States, Britain and a few other countries established a new partnership aimed at securing the supply of critical minerals as global demand for them rises.

Most of us think we're getting a deal when we shop at the dollar store. But after talking to some financial experts, I've started to realize that not every item at a dollar store is a deal. Carey found that at Dollar Tree, 120 ounces cost $15, while 164 ounces of the same detergent at Walmart cost $12.74. ToothpasteA quick grab you might be tempted to pick up at a dollar store is toothpaste to have around the house. While some of these savings might be just a few cents, this can add up overtime, especially if you're filling up a cart at a dollar store.

☆ Democratic Rep. Sean Casten faces off against Republican Mayor Keith Pekau in Illinois' 6th Congressional District election
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rep. Sean Casten is running against Republican Keith Pekau in Illinois' 6th Congressional District. Casten became the first Democrat to represent the 6th Congressional District in decades when he won in 2018. The 6th District race is one of many suburban races that could tip the balance of power in Washington. Casten became the first Democrat to represent the 6th Congressional District in decades when he unseated longtime Republican incumbent Peter Roskam in 2018. Voting history for Illinois' 6th Congressional DistrictIllinois' 6th Congressional District encompasses many of Chicago's southwestern suburbs and extends from Tinley Park to Lombard.

☆ New Mexico House race wrangles oil and gas, climate change
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Andrew Hay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Polls show issues like climate change and abortion are important but the economy may be the driving factor in a state that is one of the poorest in the country and also a top global oil producer. First-term Republican incumbent Yvette Herrell is known as a defender of the Permian Basin oil and gas sector, a region she represents. RIO GRANDE RUNS DRYSome voters in West Side and South Valley Albuquerque areas believe fossil-fuel-driven climate change is harming their quality of life and the livelihoods of farmers. Vasquez has been hit with attack ads saying his policies will cost the state tens of thousands of oil and gas jobs. Herrell, a target of the League of Conservation Voters and other green groups, said New Mexico's emission controls meant the state's oil and gas industry was far cleaner than foreign competitors and did not contribute to climate change.

☆ Walmart Black Friday 2022: What we know and deals to shop
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Mili Godio | Mili Godio Is An Associate Reporter For Select On Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

What to expect during Walmart’s Deals for Days 2022Like the past two years, Walmart’s Black Friday savings event — known as Deals for Days — will host deals throughout the majority of November. The first event kicks off on Monday, Nov. 7at 7 p.m. EDT (12 p.m. EDT for Walmart+ members) and continues in Walmart stores on Nov. 9. (12 p.m. EDT for Walmart+ members) and continues in Walmart stores on Nov. 9. Walmart will also host deals on Cyber Monday (Nov. 28) to close out its Deals for Days event. Best Walmart early Black Friday deals available nowBased on our previous coverage and Select reader interest, we rounded up some of the best deals from Walmart’s Black Friday sale.

☆ More liquidity support for energy utilities under looser EU state aid rules
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Foo Yun Chee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BRUSSELS, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Energy companies, hit by soaring power and gas prices related to the war in Ukraine, can secure public guarantees exceeding 90% coverage from EU governments to cover margin call requirements under looser state aid rules, the European Commission said on Friday. Energy suppliers across Europe have struggled with a liquidity problem in the face of record-high wholesale power and gas prices following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, prompting governments to step in to help. Companies can get up to 2 million euros ($1.99 million) in state aid, a fourfold increase, the EU executive said. The cap for state support to businesses in the agriculture sector was lifted to 250,000 euros from 62,000 and for the fisheries and aquaculture sectors to 300,000 euros from 75,000 euros. Energy-intensive companies can also get more state aid while those receiving larger amounts will have to take measures to ensure they use cleaner energy.

☆ Peak Fossil-Fuel Demand Is Possible in a Few Years, IEA Says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Will Horner | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Global demand for fossil fuels could peak starting later this decade, according to a prominent energy forecaster, as part of a faster than expected shift that the agency said has been hastened by the energy crisis stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The International Energy Agency, a Paris-based group of some of the world’s biggest energy users, said the war and the disruption to energy markets that it has unleashed has set off a realignment of global supply and demand. If governments make good on policy goals they have set in motion recently in response to the crisis, they would speed up the shift from fossil fuels to cleaner renewable energy, the agency said.

☆ IEA says clean energy investment may exceed $2 trillion a year by 2030 — but it's not enough
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Anmar Frangoul | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Clean energy investment could be on course to exceed $2 trillion per year by 2030, according to the International Energy Agency. Ben Birchall | PA Images | Getty ImagesClean energy investment could be on course to exceed $2 trillion per year by 2030, an increase of over 50% compared to today, according to analysis from the International Energy Agency. The projection is found within the Paris-based organization's World Energy Outlook 2022, which was published on Thursday morning. Despite this increase, the IEA repeated its assertion that clean energy investment would still need to hit over $4 trillion by 2030 in its Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario. The newest edition of the World Energy Outlook comes at a time of significant uncertainty and volatility in global energy markets.

☆ Energy crisis sparked by Ukraine war to speed up green transition -IEA
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Noah Browning | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - The drop in Russian fossil fuel exports after its Ukraine invasion this year will transform the global energy landscape for decades and can help to hasten a green energy transition, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday. The IEA's report said the global energy crisis is causing profound and long-lasting changes that could hasten the transition to a more sustainable and secure energy system. "The energy world is shifting dramatically before our eyes. Short-term gaps created by the reduction in fossil fuel supplies from Russia will need to be plugged from elsewhere. The strongest candidates are projects with "short lead times" which rapidly bring oil and gas supplies to market without locking in dependency.

☆ Russia's war has helped accelerate the energy
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

In its annual World Energy Outlook report, published Thursday, the agency said that Russia’s assault on Ukraine had the potential to “hasten” the global transition to clean energy sources. Since the war broke out in late February, many countries have shunned Russia’s vast energy exports, finding new suppliers and ramping up imports of alternate energy sources. That has put Moscow in a “much-diminished position,” the IEA said, and Russia is on course for its share of global energy exports drop to 13% by 2030 from 20% last year. Europe — Moscow’s biggest customer for oil and gas — has borne the brunt of the energy crunch. “There is still a large gap between today’s pledges and a stabilization of the rise in global temperatures around 1.5°C,” the IEA warned.

"This new generation of high ambition targets can enable a cleaner greener food and agriculture sector," said Eric Usher, Head of the U.N. Environment Programme Finance Initiative, which helped convene the group and approved the targets as ambitious. Ahead of the COP27 global climate talks in Egypt in November, investors are increasingly focusing on links between a healthy food system and efforts to fight global warming and preserve biodiversity. "The wider finance sector must use COP27 to supersize its ambition and grow a more sustainable food and agriculture sector," Usher said. "Identifying what a state-of-the-art, credible target to finance sustainable food and agriculture looks like is a vital part of addressing the urgent climate and food crises," said Wiebe Draijer, co-chair of the Good Food Finance Network and former CEO from Rabobank.

☆ Iberdrola profit boosted by US, Brazil, offsetting Spanish woes
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( David Latona | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Iberdrola reported a net profit of 3.1 billion euros ($3.09 billion) for the January-September period and said geographical diversification allowed it to maximise growth and benefit from positive currency swings. In Spain, however, profit fell by 14% as summer droughts hampered hydroelectric generation, which was almost 48% lower than last year, Iberdrola said. Galan said Iberdrola was not exposed to Russian gas, adding that world leaders have now realised gas market dynamics were "causing the problem and electricity is the solution". The company has invested 7.58 billion euros so far this year, a 14.2% increase compared to the same period in 2021. Iberdrola also reiterated its forecast for an annual net profit of between 4 billion and 4.2 billion euros and announced a 5.9% higher interim dividend of 0.18 euros per share, payable in January 2023.

☆ Clorox recalls 37 million bottles of Pine-Sol that could contain bacteria
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York CNN Business —Roughly 37 million bottles of Pine-Sol products have been recalled because they could contain a potentially harmful bacteria. Eight different versions of Pine-Sol have been recalled, including Pine-Sol scented multi-surface cleaners (lavender clean, sparkling wave and lemon fresh scents), CloroxPro Pine-Sol all purpose cleaners (lavender clean, sparkling wave, lemon fresh, and orange energy scents) and Clorox Professional Pine-Sol lemon fresh cleaner. The affected Pine-Sol products were made between January 2021 and September 2022. Recalled bottles have date codes beginning with the prefix “A4” followed by a five-digit number less than 22249. If someone has a recalled Pine-Sol bottle, the agency says to throw it away and contact Pine-Sol for a refund.

☆ U.S. awards $1 billion to electrify school bus fleets
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Oct 26 (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Wednesday unveiled nearly $1 billion in awards to U.S. school districts to replace aging, gas-fueled school buses with cleaner, mainly electric models. The funding is the first tranche of $5 billion that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hand out over five years through a clean school bus program created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in 2021. The EPA's clean school bus program is part of a broader push by the administration to upgrade public school infrastructure and reduce pollution from old buses. Transitioning to an electric school bus fleet nationwide would cut greenhouse gas emissions by 5.3 million tons per year, according to a study by the non-profit Public Interest Research Group. Last month, EPA said it would nearly double its planned $500 million in clean bus awards for this year due to overwhelming demand from school districts.

☆ I'm a former Airbnb employee who's now a host. I make up to $18,000 a month in revenue — here are the strategies I use.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Claire Turrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Daniel Rusteen is a host for one Airbnb property and a manager for five others. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Daniel Rusteen, a 34-year-old Airbnb consultant and former Airbnb employee. The Belmonte Penthouse. As with my Airbnb property company, I have a team on the ground. My typical guests are men ages 20 to 40 from the US or EuropeThe living wall at The Belmonte Penthouse.

☆ EU targets deadly air pollution, pushes for cleaner water
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Kate Abnett | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Among them is a requirement that, by 2030, EU countries must meet new legally-binding air pollution limits that will be closer to the stricter World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations. The WHO tightened its air quality guidelines last year, hoping to push countries toward clean energy and prevent deaths caused by dirty air. Air pollution causes 300,000 premature deaths in Europe each year. Europe's air quality has improved over the last decade, but many countries still breach the current EU limits. EU countries will separately determine how to achieve air quality standards and where to set any penalties.

☆ As Ukraine plans its recovery, a climate group has a seat at the table
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Nidhi Sharma | Nidhi Sharma Is An Associate Producer With The Nbc News Climate Unit. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

These are goals that the group says would put Ukraine in a position to no longer be dependent on fossil fuels. In rebuilding, the nation must decide whether it wants to return to fossil fuels, or build a cleaner, greener economy, Ustenko said. For some climate activists, Russia’s war in Ukraine has served as a call to action in a decadeslong climate emergency. Romanko said many nations have failed to do what is necessary: halt the use of all fossil fuels, as quickly as possible. She cited the plans released in March by the International Energy Agency to cut reliance on Russian fossil fuels, and fossil fuels overall, in 10 steps; no government has implemented these strategies, she said.

☆ Oil giant Schlumberger rebrands itself as SLB for low-carbon future
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Liz Hampton | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The nearly 100-year-old firm, originally named after its founding family, has become a giant in oilfield services and equipment such as drilling and subsurface analysis. But it has shed old line products and recast itself as a digital services provider and supporter of cleaner energies. The rebranding is not a shift away from fossil fuels, Chief Executive Officer Olivier Le Peuch said in an interview. Many of its oil producing customers also are moving to embrace hydrogen and other renewable fuels, and low-carbon production techniques to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Liz Hampton in Denver; Editing by Robert BirselOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ How a $3.7 million Koenigsegg hypercar is detailed
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Daniel Gessner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The Koenigsegg CC850 is a brand-new hypercar that costs about $3.7 million. Ammo's Larry Kosilla walked us through how his shop detailed such a rare and expensive car. Narrator: That's car detailer Larry Kosilla fawning over the Koenigsegg CC850's paint job. The $3.7 million hypercar is brand new, and only 70 of them were made. Then it was time to polish the vehicle to brighten up all 25 coats of paint that a CC850 receives.

☆ Malnourished Texas twins escaped handcuffs when boy found key and hid it in his mouth overnight, court records say
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

The siblings stated that they were starving,” the court records said. The teens were also beaten with extension cords, curtain rods and metal poles, according to court records. Terrell, the court records said, could be charged with continuous violence against the family. The twin boy’s left forearm was fractured from an older injury, court records said. Duncan was convicted in 2019 of cruelty to a juvenile by child desertion in the 19th Judicial District Court of East Baton Rouge Parish in Louisiana, court records said.

☆ UAW wants U.S. to bar loans, subsidies for Hyundai over workplace issues
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 21 (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers (UAW) union on Friday called on the Biden administration not to award any subsidies, loans or other taxpayer support until Hyundai Motor (005380.KS) agrees to address workplace issues. A Reuters investigative report in July documented children, including a 12-year-old, working at a Hyundai-controlled metal stamping plant in rural Luverne, Alabama, called SMART Alabama, LLC. The union called on Hyundai to instead "improve working conditions for the U.S. workers who make Hyundai vehicles." Hyundai is lobbying the Biden administration to revise a law approved in August that immediately barred electric vehicles outside North America from receiving $7,500 consumer tax credits. The UAW has previously sparred with Hyundai and unsuccessfully sought to organize workers at its Alabama plant and at other foreign-owned auto plants.

Though Halloween has yet to pass, it isn’t too early to start thinking about holiday shopping. In 2021, retailers hosted early deals events in October due to widespread shipping delays and supply chain concerns. SKIP AHEAD Best Pre-Black Friday Sales | Best Pre-Black Friday DealsNow that retailers are beginning to offer pre-Black Friday discounts, we rounded up some of the best sales and deals on expert-recommended and highly rated products and brands to help streamline your experience. Best early Black Friday SalesWe chose the sales below because we think you’ll find them interesting — they typically include multiple deals and, of course, not every single product in a sale will be the best deal around. Best early Black Friday DealsWe rounded up the best ongoing deals during early Black Friday sales on highly rated products Select readers have shown an interest in or that we think you should know about.

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