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By Evan Brown You changed all your light bulbs to fluorescents. You bought a Prius. Everything you own is made from recyclable materials, and all of your produce is organic and locally grown. Yet when you go to check how your stocks are doing, you realize you’re portfolio is a who’s who of polluters and [...]

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration’s aggressive plan for strict scrutiny of hedge funds and other freewheeling investors, part of the biggest expansion of financial restraints since the Great Depression, is drawing instant opposition from Republican lawmakers and the rules’ targets. And skeptics are questioning whether the new rulebook would work anyway. [...]

CINTHIA RITCHIE Going green doesn’t have to be expensive. It can be as simple as changing your light bulbs. At least according to Sarah Leonard, board director for Adventure Green Alaska. “By being more sustainable on the surface you’re also bringing benefits back to the community,” she said. AGA recently awarded nine visitor-related businesses sustainable [...]

From Kunle Aderinokun in Abuja, Goddy Egene and Eromosele Abiodun in Lagos The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said tax rates on investments in the capital market need to be reviewed downward by the necessary authorities to douse the tension arising from the global financial meltdown and restore investors’ confidence in the market. Also, [...]

By Susan A. Baird PBN Web Editor PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s federal stimulus aid will include more than $116 million to create “green” jobs, make the state cleaner and more energy efficient and to preserve precious coastal and marine resources. “We can protect the environment while creating economic growth and job creation,” U.S. Sen. Jack [...]