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Oil and Gas Spending Continues to Drop

Global energy investment fell by 12 percent in 2016, the second consecutive year of decline, as increased spending on energy efficiency and electricity networks was more than offset by a continued drop in upstream oil and gas spending, according to the International Energy Agency's annual World Energy Investment report.

Pentagon Adds Weight to Buy American Policy

The Pentagon is making a renewed push to enforce laws that shut out foreign suppliers from defense supply chains.

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P&G, Cargill Partner to Improve Coconut Oil Supply Chain Transparency

Companies that source coconut oil from the Philippines and Indonesia - the world's two largest producers and exporters of coconut-based products - face several challenges: little or no economies of scale, lack of financing and training resources, and a rigid supply chain all serve to increase the farmers' dependence on middlemen and perpetuates inefficient and unsustainable agricultural practices.

Opinion: Changing the Renewable Fuel Standard Is Crucial to Revitalizing American Manufacturing

The Renewable Fuel Standard, or RFS, was developed during my tenure as Energy Secretary and has helped diversify America's fuel supplies. The credit program EPA created to ensure RFS compliance, due to changes in the oil industry, now merely serves to subsidize global oil companies and gasoline retail chains at the expense of independent American refiners and small fuel retailers.

Study: 'Buy America' Imposes Costly Burdens on Metro and Other Transit Agencies

Transit agencies across the country are shouldering higher infrastructure costs that strain budgets and make the systems more expensive overall than their overseas counterparts - and "Buy America" is a likely driver of those expenses, a right-leaning think tank says.

Amazon Cornered Whole Foods Into Not Seeking More Bids, Filing Shows

Amazon.com Inc told Whole Foods Market Inc it would not engage in a sale process for the U.S. grocer that involved other bidders, a regulatory filing shows, shedding new light on the $13.7bn acquisition.

America's Aging Infrastructure: Waterways Face Critical Juncture

More than a million tons of commodities normally pass through the lock on the Monongahela River in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, every month. But on a recent day, the giant steel gates that hold back the river didn't budge.

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China, EU Bolster Greener Global Shipping to Curb Emissions

The trillion-dollar global shipping industry may soon be forced to curb greenhouse gas emissions under new rules backed by the European Union and China.

Bipartisan Proposal in U.S. Senate Moves to Address Pilot Shortage

A proposed amendment in the United States Senate to a bill reauthorizing the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration partially eliminates training requirements that have contributed to the current national pilot shortage.

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What's Going to Happen to Nafta?

The Northern American Free Trade Agreement is 25 years old, but whether it lives to see another year is an open question.

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Opinion: Apparel Industry Must Embrace a Sustainable Approach to Meet Demand

Roughly 20 pieces of clothing per person are manufactured each year. Growth of the multi-trillion-dollar apparel industry has been fed by "fast fashion," which makes clothing cheaply and quickly with a low price-tag. The apparel industry must embrace a new approach to sustainably meet demand in tomorrow's markets.

Free Guides Help Firms Tackle Child Labour and Slavery

Two free guides by the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) have been released to help firms address the risk of child labour and modern slavery in supply chains.

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