Branson, Gore launch prize to cut greenhouse gases
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Virgin chief Sir Richard Branson has launched what he called the world's biggest prize to inspire innovators to develop a way to remove greenhouse gases from the earth's atmosphere.
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By Ian Hoffman; Janis Mara  BERKELEY -- Energy giant BP Amoco PLC and the governors of California and Illinois on Thursday launched the world's first concerted effort here to use biology for producing fuels and curbing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Both leading Democrat and Republican candidates vie to show they can tackle global warming.
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Governors of both parties are taking the lead on finding ways to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.
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British billionaire Richard Branson on   Thursday committed to spending all the profits from his airline   and rail businesses -- an estimated $3 billion over the next 10   years -- on combating global warming.
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California is expected this week to order automakers to cut &quot;greenhouse gases&#39; from passenger cars, trucks and SUVs, becoming the first state in the nation to try to combat global warming.
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Richard Branson of Virgin plans to invest in efforts to find renewable, sustainable energy sources.
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By Steve Connor Sir Richard Branson yesterday defended his plans to offer [pound]100,000 trips into space while at the same time setting up a [pound]12.8m prize for scientists to devise a way of absorbing carbon dioxide released in the atmosphere.
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Officials in Berkeley, Calif., are laying out a roadmap to reach a voter mandated 80 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.  The plan covers everything from solar panels to composted table scraps, The San Francisco Chronicle said Thursday.
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British business mogul Richard Branson said Thursday he would invest about $3 billion to combat global warming over the next decade.
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Virgin Atlantic is to tow planes to take-off areas in a move designed to cut carbon dioxide output.
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Former Vice President Al Gore won Spain's most prestigious prize Wednesday for his "decisive contribution to progress in solving the grave problems of climate change which threaten our planet."
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Billionaire British businessman   Richard Branson on Thursday committed $3 billion over the next   10 years to combating global warming.
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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - World leaders agreed on Thursday to pursue substantial but unspecified cuts in greenhouse gases and work with the United Nations to clinch a new deal to fight global warming by 2009.
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Â£1.6bn for alternative energy research Sir Richard Branson has pledged to invest the next 10 years of profits from his Virgin travel firms into developing technologies that will reduce our reliance on fossil fuels. The commitment is apparently worth around Â£1.6bn over the period.â¦
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An international group of corporate leaders calls for global targets on reducing greenhouse emissions.
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British tycoon Richard Branson dangled a $25 million prize before the world's top scientists Friday seeking to spur research into devising ways to suck greenhouse gases out of the air.