Branson commits $3 bln to fight global warming
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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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Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world&#39;s largest publicly traded oil company, said on Friday it would take a charge of $550 million in the third quarter to cover
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Science & environment: UK firm unveils exploratory plans for 3,000mph eco-friendly passenger jet
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British energy giant BP said that it planned to invest 3.0 billion dollars (2.36 billion euros) in its refinery in the US state of Indiana, in a move aimed at boosting motor fuel output.
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Billionaire Richard Branson aims to take his company to the final frontier.
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Senior officials from the European Union, three U.S. states, Canada, Norway and New Zealand launched an international effort Monday to fight climate change by building a global carbon trading market.
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British mogul Richard Branson pledged to spend three billion dollars in the next 10 years on a variety of projects to combat global warming and reduce dependence on fossil fuels.
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THE burning and deforestation of Brazil&#39;s vast Amazon rain forest causes nearly 3 per cent of the world&#39;s greenhouse gas emissions, according to a government report released today.
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WASHINGTON - Seeking to bolster its credentials on global warming, the United States signed an agreement yesterday with 13 other nations that calls for investing up to $53 million in companies that could profitably control emissions of methane, a
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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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A world plan to fight global warming goes into force on Wednesday, feted by its backers as a lifeline for the planet but rejected as an economic straitjacket by the United States and Australia.
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Some of the world's top companies vowed Friday to step up their efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions, saying governments were failing to show sufficient leadership in the fight against global warming.
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British mogul Richard Branson has pledged to spend three billion dollars in the next 10 years on a variety of projects &quot;to tackle emissions related to global warming.&quot;
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California filed a global warming   lawsuit on Wednesday against Ford Motor Co. F.N, General   Motors Corp. GM.N, Toyota Motor Corp. 7203.T and three   other automakers, charging that greenhouse gases from their   vehicles have cost the state millions of dollars.
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Sir Richard BransonÂs pledge, estimated at $3 billion, appeared to be the largest individual commitment of money aimed at avoiding climate change.
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Famed British billionaire and Virgin Group chairman Richard Branson announced Thursday he would earmark an estimated $3 billion over the next 10 years toward fighting global warming.
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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.