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...will meet the Kyoto goal of reducing greenhouse-gas emissions in their cities to 1990 levels by 2012. Nine eastern states have established the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative for the purpose of developing a cap-and-trade program that would set ceilings on industrial emissions and allow companies that overperform to sell pollution credits to those that underperform-- the same smart, incentive-based strategy that got sulfur dioxide under control and reduced acid rain. And California passed the nation's toughest automobile- emissions law last summer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Global Warming Heats Up | 3/26/2006 | See Source »

...tobacco businesses like Altria (formerly Philip Morris). Says Kinnel: "Read your prospectus' fine print." It's also a good idea to think of SRIs as long-term investments. Why? Since they're typically underrepresented in oil and other stocks that are subject to price shock, they may under- or overperform depending on the season. And as with all other investments, keep an eye on fees. Know what you're getting into, and you might just do your portfolio and the world some good...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mutual Funds: Investing with Your Heart | 12/11/2005 | See Source »

Four young Englishmen are currently beguiling these lately emancipated colonies. Their names, of course, are John, Paul, George, and Ringo. Another British quartet will overperform a saucy, if no longer way-out, review in Boston for a couple of weeks before continuing their national tour. This second group is amusing...

Author: By Jacos R. Brackman, | Title: Beyond The Fringe | 2/27/1964 | See Source »

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