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3 Jul 2019, 4:41 pm by Kerry Shapiro
First in a series of articles about achieving an effective social license to operate by Jordi Ventura When embarking on a new project in Latin America, a multinational mining company needs to understand it is entering into a pre-existing yet dynamic environment, with established histories and cultures. [read post]
9 Feb 2009, 1:59 am
BN Americas reports that Latin America was the fastest-growing region in terms of net premiums for Zurich-based insurance and reinsurance group Ace, outpacing Asia and other regions, where performance was mixed. [read post]
18 May 2011, 1:57 am by Lawrence B. Ebert
From a guest post by Teresa Stanek Rea at the Kappos blog:In order to hear ideas directly from entrepreneurs, senior Administration officials have traveled to cities throughout the Nation, holding Startup America: Reducing Barriers roundtable discussions and assessing what Federal regulations should be changed to create an environment most conducive to small business growth and job creation. [read post]
20 Apr 2021, 7:06 pm by Tom Smith
This is the most visible and, perhaps, most tragic consequence of the toxic environment surrounding discussions of how to respond to the pandemic that has been driven by a technocratic elite harboring a dim view of the public’s role in important discussions. [read post]
27 Feb 2021, 8:27 am by Immigration Prof
Stephanie Zacharek for Time describes the film as follows: "Most stories about immigrants adjusting to America take place in cities, environs where a newcomer may already have... [read post]
4 Dec 2014, 12:33 pm by Above the Law
In the final days before the November election, the Republican (then minority) staff of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released a report outlining the domestic economic benefits of hydraulic fracturing, entitled Setting the Record Straight: Hydraulic Fracturing and America’s Energy Revolution [read post]
24 Oct 2011, 5:20 am by immigrationprof
The Economic Impact of Immigrant-Related Local Ordinances October 20, 2011 This Americas Society white paper provides the first comparative look at the average economic effects of how restrictive versus non-restrictive immigration-related city ordinances affect a city’s business environment. [read post]
9 Feb 2011, 4:57 pm by Tom Huddleston Jr.
Foley & Lardner adds a Latin America practice chair; Winston & Strawn brings in two litigation partners in D.C.; and Perkins Coie welcomes two energy and environment attorneys. [read post]
7 Apr 2010, 10:19 pm by landuseprof
Penn. professor, and author of several wonderful and accessible books on design and the built environment in America--has a short but compelling article called Don't Plan on it: Centralized City Planning is not the Answer... [read post]
19 Oct 2010, 2:11 pm by Josh Sturtevant
Many citizens will be comforted to hear that, even in the midst of the worst economic environment since the Great Depression, there were some places in America which were shielded from the worst of the malaise. [read post]
16 Oct 2011, 3:00 am by Paul Caron
The New York Review of Books reviews the new book by Tax Prof Michael Graetz (Columbia), The End of Energy: The Unmaking of America's Environment, Security, and Independence (MIT Press, 2011): The tangled history of energy policy is admirably described in the new book by legal scholar Michael Graetz, The... [read post]
6 Jun 2009, 5:05 am
San Diego is truly America's Finest City -- the climate and environment are simply spectacular. [read post]
22 Apr 2009, 5:00 am
Earth Day was first celebrated on April 22, 1970 by 20 million people across America. [read post]
26 Dec 2006, 1:39 pm
Mulally and Mark Fields, the head of Ford's operations in the Americas, met with Toyota chairman [...] [read post]
9 Feb 2022, 12:05 am by Paul Caron
Our mission is to serve America's taxpayers fairly and with integrity by providing correct and impartial interpretation of the... [read post]
30 Apr 2010, 9:59 am by axellute
Among the books received in the Law Library in April 2010 are works on the governance of digital game environments, human rights in the American workplace, Franklin Roosevelt and the Supreme Court, the legal profession in China and America, the philosophy of property, the privacy rights of celebrities, the ethics... [read post]
11 Apr 2011, 11:00 am by Paul Caron
Tax Prof Michael Graetz (Columbia) has published The End of Energy The Unmaking of America's Environment, Security, and Independence (MIT Press, 2011): Americans take for granted that when we flip a switch the light will go on, when we turn up the thermostat the room will get warm, and when... [read post]
21 Feb 2011, 4:02 pm
Congress' latest vote on, and apparent support for, cotton subsidies is particularly egregious given the fact that the current environment for reform is pretty much perfect. [read post]
18 Feb 2015, 4:34 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Educational Testing Service – “Recent research reveals an apparent paradox for U.S. millennials (born after 1980, ages 16–34): while they may be on track to be our most educated generation ever, they consistently score below many of their international peers in literacy, numeracy and problem solving in technology-rich environments. [read post]