Global investors plowed $148 billion into new wind, solar and other alternative energy assets last year, in what the United Nations describes as a “green energy gold rush” gaining speed the last several years.
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100 best places to live and launch
Are job worries tempting you to start your own company? We canvassed the country to find towns with the best mix of business advantages and lifestyle appeal. Check out our 100 top picks and find the perfect place to build your dream.
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[BREAKING] Starbucks To close 600 Stores!! Economy Sucks Ass
Starbucks Corp. has announced it’s closing 600 underperforming stores in the United States.
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How YouPorn is ruining Porn DVD Sales
DVD sales are in free fall. Audiences are flocking to pornographic knockoffs of YouTube, especially a site called YouPorn. And the amateurs are taking over. What
’s happening to the adult-entertainment industry is exactly what’s happening to its Hollywood counterpart—only worse.
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Bioenergy: Fuelling the food crisis?
The biofuel debate is electrifying the UN food price crisis summit in Rome, pitting nations against each other and risking transforming bioenergy - once hailed as the ultimate green fuel - into the villain of the piece, the root cause behind global food price spikes.
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S.D. county approves rezoning for new oil refinery
Voters in this mostly agricultural corner of the Midwest have approved a proposal to build the first new U.S. oil refinery in more than 30 years. Union County residents voted 58 percent to 42 percent Tuesday to endorse the rezoning of almost 3,300 acres of pristine farm land north of Elk Point for the oil refinery.
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