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Global Entrepreneurship Summit spurs action

By Michael Lerner The U.S. marked the event by announcing new initiatives to encourage startups and diversity.

By Michael Lerner Adblocking is growing ever more popular, and is expected to cause $12bn in damage to ad firms by 2020.

by Michael Lerner Apart from regional weather variations, global installed wind capacity rose 17% last year.

Three advanced VR headsets, by Oculus, HTC, and Sony, hit retail this year.

Russian oil producers cannot stand continued low oil prices for as long as the Saudis can.

Better alternatives include taking advantage of unused dams, run-of-the-river turbines, and water pipelines.

Instead of throwing out edible food, rescuing it can feed needy people as well as avoid greenhouse gas emissions.

Actually helped by el Niño, insured losses hit a 6-year low of $27 billion in 2015.

CEOs of 10 of the world’s largest oil firms say they support climate change policies, but pledge no concrete actions.

As the quantity of electronics waste rises globally, firms are starting to realize that recycling and “urban mining” can be profitable.