Ahead of the Iowa caucus on Monday, polling showed "about four in 10 ranked health care as the most important issue facing the country, while three in 10 identified climate change as the top," AP reports.
The state of play: That's one of the results from polling conducted for several days before the event for AP and Fox News by a University of Chicago research group.
Women have a higher level of underrepresentation in all levels of employment in companies in energy and related industries compared to other sectors.
Where it stands: About one-third of women in oil and gas, utilities and engineering jobs surveyed by consultancy McKinsey say they're usually the only woman in the room.
Why it matters: The ads are the latest sign of the growing volumes of electric models becoming available or in the offing, but the New York Times notes that just 0.3% of the $8.6 billion that the auto industry spent on local and national advertising last year promoted electric vehicles.
CNBC money pundit Jim Cramer is an unlikely new avatar for climate activists with his take on Big Oil's future.
What he's saying: Cramer made waves Friday with his response to ExxonMobil's and Chevron's glum earnings reports. "I’m done with fossil fuels. They’re done," he said, later adding, "We are in the death knell phase" and citing divestments by "a lot of different funds."
OPEC's possible responses to the spreading coronavirus that's hurting oil demand and prices are starting to come into view.
Why it matters: Besides killing more than 360 people so far, the outbreak is severely curtailing airline and economic activity in China, the world's largest oil importer and second-largest oil consumer.
New lobbying urging Congress to support a price on carbon emissions is not convincing lawmakers to warm up to the policy.
Why it matters: A carbon price is widely considered one of the most economically efficient ways to tackle climate change. But, economics be damned, its politics remain deeply unpopular.
