Starbucks launches reusable cup program — here's how it works
Starbucks (SEATTLE) — Starbucks’ latest initiative is a simple concept to help reduce single-use plastic — simply order, sip, return and repeat. The coffee chain announced a new two-month borrow-and-return trial program launching at five Seattle store
Citi adds environmental, social and governance scores to its data platform
Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Citigroup said it has incorporated environmental, social and governance scores (ESG) to its securities services data platform to let clients better analyze the sustainability exposure of their investments. The
3,000-year-old 'Lost Golden City' unearthed in Egypt's Luxor
donvictorio/iStock (LUXOR, Egypt) — Egypt announced on Thursday the discovery of what it termed the “Lost Golden City” in the southern province of Luxor, with one U.S.-based egyptologist describing the find as the biggest archaeological discovery since
Biden admin to 'surge' aid to Central America, offer 'legal paths' to stem historic migration
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration is working “to surge humanitarian assistance to” Central American countries and to offer new “legal paths” for migration, according to U.S. officials, as it tries
Salvation Army Hosting Food Bank Challenge
Jackson County, MI- 13.5% of families are food insecure. In fact, last year over 18,000 individuals received help from our food assistance programs and emergency pantry. The Salvation Army receives a large portion of our food from
Mass Covid Vaccination Site Coming To Fairgrounds
Jackson, MI- To maximize community vaccination efforts, Henry Ford Allegiance Health and the Jackson County Health Department have opened a mass vaccination site at the original American 1 Events Center at the Jackson County Fairgrounds and is
United Way CEO On Recent “Alice Report”
President and CEO of United Way Ken Toll talks the recent “Alice Report”… <!–[if lt IE 9]>document.createElement(‘audio’);<![endif]–> https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/380/2021/04/08131159/CUT143.wav The pandemic has been a real hindrance to non-profit organizations which has been a stopgap for those
Mayor Dobies Not Saying What Is Next After Leaving Office
Mayor Derek Dobies is being selective in saying what he will do after he leaves office… <!–[if lt IE 9]>document.createElement(‘audio’);<![endif]–> https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/380/2021/04/08130724/CUT199.wav
Majority of pandemic stimulus checks went toward savings or paying off debt: NY Fed
JJ Gouin/iStock (NEW YORK) — Americans saved or paid off debt with most of their pandemic stimulus payments, according to surveys from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. For the second round of relief checks that
Sustainable crop, timber production can reduce extinction of species by 40%: Study
catalby/iStock (NEW YORK) — Transforming crop and timber production to a sustainable model could reduce the extinction of species by mitigating one of the great drivers of terrestrial wildlife decline, according to a new study. Loss of