Cover of this week’s Economist. Latest craze? Investing in Alternative Energy – “great for society, but perhaps not so for investors?”
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LEADERS
Alternative energy
Green dreams
Nov 16th 2006 From The Economist print edition
The flood of money into clean energy is better news for society than it is for investors
COMPUTER chips and solar panels are made [...]
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Water – basic necessity in life.
This was on the cover of the Straits Times last week and it really hit a nerve. And here we are in Singapore striving for the luxuries of life while so many in the world do not even have the basic necessities like water…. I carry 3 bottles [...]
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Finally a morning where the PSI dipped below 60! My mates and I met at 7am this morning for a 40km ride from Adam Road up Thomson through Mandia and back upper Bukit Timah. I haven’t been riding for about 3 weeks already since the haze developed and I must say even with [...]
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The more I read about him, the more I realize what amazing things he has done for the poor and the people of Bangladesh. What compassion!
Face value
Macro credit
Oct 19th 2006
From The Economist print edition
Muhammad Yunus has won the Nobel peace prize for his role in promoting financial services for the poor
AFP
FOR many of the [...]
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So I’ve avoided swimming and training outsides for the last couple weeks, especially when the PSI goes past 100. But actually I won’t go train even when it’s about 70-80… I’ve had to train in the gym or on my indoor bicycle trainer (very useful these days!). We’ve all gotta do something about [...]
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The Nobel Peace Prize for 2006 (Press Release)
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2006, divided into two equal parts, to Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank for their efforts to create economic and social development from below. Lasting peace can not be achieved unless large population groups find ways [...]
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