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Rally Outside Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Meeting Highlights Multi-State, Anti-Consumer Energy Policy

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토요일, 5월 4, 2024
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OMAHA, Neb., May 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Outside of Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder meeting today, nonprofit organizations hosted a rally to raise awareness about the anti-consumer policies of the company's energy division. The energy utilities run by Berkshire, unlike other companies in the Berkshire portfolio, have complete monopolies over their service territory. 

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  • OMAHA, Neb., May 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Outside of Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder meeting today, nonprofit organizations hosted a rally to raise awareness about the anti-consumer policies of the company's energy division.
  • The energy utilities run by Berkshire, unlike other companies in the Berkshire portfolio, have complete monopolies over their service territory.
  • Berkshire Hathaway Energy owns and operates utilities serving 11 states across the U.S., including PacifiCorp (Western U.S.), MidAmerican Energy (Iowa), and NV Energy (Nevada).
  • Greg Abel, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, has been named as Berkshire Chairman Warren Buffet's successor.

People of Color in Top Environmental Posts Not Growing

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목요일, 12월 14, 2023
League of Conservation Voters, LCV, Woman, Workforce, Climate, Student, Supreme court, Transparency, Affirmative action, Annual report, Hatred, School, League, NGO, Survival, Reagan Democrat, Growth, Green, Environment, Human, Non-governmental organization, Renewable energy, Management, Nursing

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Green 2.0 said today that its new Transparency Report Card shows that the growth of communities of color in environmental jobs slowed this year, hitting a green ceiling.

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  • Green 2.0, a national independent campaign working to increase racial and ethnic diversity among environmental organizations, released its latest report today at a gathering of environmental champions in Washington, D.C.
  • Board and senior staff at NGOs have had a zero percent increase in representation of people of color since 2022.
  • Women make up the majority of the environmental sector workforce, but not leadership roles.
  • "It's up to environmental leaders to ensure our climate priorities reflect the voices and perspectives of the diverse body of people impacted by our changing environment and pollution."