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Al Gore: I Was Wrong About Ethanol

Photo: World Economic Forum , Flickr, CC Corn ethanol has turned out to be a bad idea — there’s little disagreement about that , especially in environmental circles. For starters, it’s an incredibly inefficient fuel source, consuming tons of water to produce… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Al Gore: I Was Wrong About Ethanol

HSBC Chairman Stephen Green step down

HSBC Chairman Stephen Green attends a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos in this January 28, 2009 file photo. HSBC confirmed on September 7, 2010, that Green will step down to become UK minister of state for trade and investment. Chairman Stephen Green is leaving the bank to become the U.K. trade minister in the country#39;s coalition government, the BBC reported Tuesday. BBC Business Editor Robert Peston wrote in his blog, published on the BBC#39;s Web site, that Green#39;s ap

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Toyota recall fix satisfies US, Toyota president apologizes

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Brown UK supports global financial system

Gordon Brown last night urged EU leaders to back an audacious plan for a new system of world economic government in which the G20 and IMF would be empowered to tell major economies how they should tailor their national policies to secure sustainable international growth.

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