The steep rise of e-commerce has been a boon for consumers, but the packaging that goes with it is a massive downside for the planet. All that single-use plastic and Styrofoam, especially for cold packaging, is contributing to greenhouse gas emissions and consequently climate change. Major companies, like Amazon, say …

Taylor Swift performs onstage at Lumen Field in Seattle on July 22, 2023. Mat Hayward/tas23 | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Taylor Swift fans forked out an average $2,183 for a resold ticket to a concert on the superstar’s Eras Tour, according to resale research site TicketIQ. Now, ticket …

Activist investor Bill Ackman on Monday told CNBC he had not spoken with Elon Musk about a deal involving X, formerly known as Twitter, but that he likes the business and Musk and suggested a deal with X would be welcome if Musk wanted it. “I have a lot of …

Makatla Ritchter wades through flood waters after having to evacuate her home when the flood waters from Hurricane Idalia inundated it on August 30, 2023 in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Climate change is expected to impose “substantial financial costs” on U.S. households in the coming years, …

Dave Clark (L) and Ryan Petersen (R) Getty Images On Sept. 13, Flexport founder Ryan Petersen took the stage at North America’s premier supply chain conference in Phoenix. It was exactly a week after he’d forced out his hand-picked successor as CEO, ex-Amazon executive Dave Clark, so Petersen could once …

The number of ETFs tied to cryptocurrencies is expanding dramatically in the first week of October, with a wave of funds that buy ether futures launching on Monday. Ether is already the second most popular crypto currency, behind bitcoin, but the arrival of the ETFs may make it easier for …

Key factors to consider before applying early “A lot of people view early action or early decision as interchangeable,” said Eric Greenberg, president of Greenberg Educational Group, a New York-based consulting firm. However, “early action, in certain cases, makes no difference in admission.” Early decision, on the other hand, can …

Haitham al-Ghais, secretary-general of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), speaking at the Energy Asia Summit on June 26, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — The recent spate of countries postponing or adjusting their climate targets shows that some of the initial pledges were “overzealous,” the …

The planned transition toward renewables is still in focus for the energy industry, and technology such as hydropower, solar, biofuels and many others remain key as the world seeks to move away from a carbon-intensive system. But it’s an endeavor that requires not just the right technological capabilities, but a …

Workers are unhappier now than they were at the height of the pandemic.  That’s at least according to new research from BambooHR, which found that job satisfaction has suffered a steady decline since 2020 and taken a sharp drop this year.  The HR software platform analyzed data from nearly 60,000 …