ExxonMobil's ongoing litigation against two investors over a shareholder proposal is the latest attempt to politicize climate change's risk to businesses.
Why it matters: With culture wars burning hot, successfully leveraging the "E" and the "S" of environmental and social governance enables opponents of the investing philosophy to get that much closer to doing the same with the "G".
Wind, rainfall and ocean temperatures all influence the synchronized spawning of some coral in an elusive but critical process scientists are beginning to unravel.
Why it matters:Coral reefs are keystone species supporting ecosystems that underpin coastal economies around the world. But they are under pressure from warming oceans, marinepollution and other threats.
