Forbes (August 4)
Warren Buffett has been making cold calls. He is trying to get the 400 wealthiest Americans to make a Giving Pledge to donate their fortunes to charities and other good causes. Buffet admitted there were quite a few people he didn’t know before he dialed. In total, about 75 people have been contacted, with 40 enlisting so far. This brings pledges to approximately $120 billion. Microsoft’s Bill Gates, New York’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg and hotelier Barron Hilton are among those who have taken the Giving Pledge.
Warren Buffett has been making cold calls. He is trying to get the 400 wealthiest Americans to make a Giving Pledge to donate their fortunes to charities and other good causes. Buffet admitted there were quite a few people he didn’t know before he dialed. In total, about 75 people have been contacted, with 40 enlisting so far. This brings pledges to approximately $120 billion. Microsoft’s Bill Gates, New York’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg and hotelier Barron Hilton are among those who have taken the Giving Pledge.
Washington Post (August 2)
The Senate gave up on climate change legislation. There aren’t enough votes. Ironically, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just made separate releases underscoring “the risks humanity runs if it continues to pump carbon into the atmosphere.” The EPA reaffirmed the scientific consensus that global warming is occurring while NOAA found that each decade has gotten warmer during the last 50 years.
Tags: Climate change, EPA, NOAA, Senate
