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...Immelt and GE--whose size, stellar earnings record and legendary management practice make it one of the world's most influential companies--it's about cashing in on cleaning up the planet. Worldwide, the market for environmental goods and services hit $600 billion last year, according to Environmental Business News. Some segments, such as renewable-energy power systems, are expanding at double-digit rates in Europe and China. Immelt needs those high-growth businesses to offset mature sectors in GE's portfolio, which aren't growing much more than the economy. The potential for fuel-saving technologies and renewable energy...
...people you don't listen to," he says, getting animated. "I'm not gonna be burdened by stuff we did 50 years ago in terms of our strategies going forward." What's his measure of success? Profits, of course; a boost to employee morale; a little saving of the planet on the side. Call it greenwashing if you will. To Immelt, it's just good business. --With reporting by Perry Bacon Jr./Washington
...Planet of the Apes--if only...
...global problem that demands a unified, worldwide solution. It is not only the responsibility of nations in which AIDS is most prevalent or of philanthropists like Bill and Melinda Gates, whose foundation is assisting India. It is also the responsibility of every government and person on the planet. It is a problem that cannot be ignored. The longer we wait, the harder it will be to eliminate AIDS and the larger the number of people who will die before their time. We have the money and resources to find a solution, but we lack the willpower. We must not leave...
...many Soviet and American leaders had done before, Gorbachev called for total elimination of nuclear missiles, warheads, bombs and other weapons from the planet. But this was not presented as a vague goal for the future; he proposed a fairly detailed, three-stage timetable culminating at the end of the century. He also offered tantalizing hints about ways to break specific deadlocks. If his plan is adopted, Gorbachev grandly concluded, "by the end of 1999 there will be no nuclear weapons on earth...