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Ex-TVA official indicted for Iran investments
2013-02-05 23:53:03| Energy - Topix.net
Prosecutors say an former Tennessee Valley Authority vice president has been indicted for sending more than half a million dollars to Iran for financial investment purposes, which is barred under U.S. economic sanctions against Iran.
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World Bank's forestry investments failing to meet conservation, rights, and anti-poverty goals
2013-01-30 07:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The World Bank's investments in forestry over the past decade have failed to meet key objectives of reducing poverty, preserving forests, slowing climate change, or benefitting local communities, according to a report developed by its internal auditing body. The report, which was seen by The Guardian ahead of its public release, is highly critical of the bank's investments in 345 forestry projects between July 2001 and July 2011. The Independent Evaluation Group (IEG), comprised of bank staff...
Education Tech Investments Surpassed $1 Billion In 2012
2013-01-26 01:10:32| Footwear - Topix.net
The 17-year-old service, which offers online tutorials in Web design, photography and business, has trained more than two million people worldwide.
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Call for more Responsible Investments to Eradicate Poverty
2013-01-23 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - The German Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, Ilse Aigner, and the Food and Agriculture Organization Director-General José Graziano da Silva have called for a significant increase in responsible investments in agriculture to eradicate hunger and feed a growing world population.
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John Kerrys investments include pro-Keystone Canadian energy firms
2013-01-18 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Canadian Press: John Kerry's expected cakewalk to the U.S. State Department has delighted American environmentalists due to his stand on climate change, but the longtime senator owns stock in two Canadian oil companies that have pushed for approval of TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline. Federal financial disclosure records show Mr. Kerry has investments of as much as $750,000 (U.S.) in Suncor, a Calgary-based energy company whose CEO has urged the U.S. to greenlight TransCanada's controversial project. The...
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