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U.S. Banker October 2007 Karen Krebsbach	Goldman Uses Capital Markets To Pay for Children's Vaccinations Goldman Sachs helped the International Finance Facility for Immunization recently complete its first debt issue, raising $1 billion to fund the immunization and health programs of the GAVI Alliance in 70 of the world's poorest countries.
Chemistry World September 28, 2007 Rebecca Trager	Chemical Giants' Energy Bills Revealed A new survey has revealed huge disparities in energy consumption between the world's top chemical companies.
Popular Mechanics September 26, 2007 Alex Hutchinson	Post-Minneapolis, Engineers Go Gonzo to Bombproof U.S. Bridges Paintball, Nanotechnology and Molecular Band-Aids may sound like a science fair, but these are the gizmos that could prevent terrorists from knocking out your city.
The Motley Fool September 26, 2007 Rich Smith	Quick Take: Wal-Mart Evaporates Wal-Mart announces it will sell only concentrated liquid laundry detergents in the U.S. The switch will save 95 million pounds of plastic resin, 125 million pounds of cardboard, and 400 million gallons of water, making investors and "Greens" happy.
Wired September 25, 2007 Mark Horowitz	Outraged By the Same Old Rhetoric, Two Environmentalists Turn on Their Brethren Following a published essay on how environmental leaders have failed to deal effectively with the global warming crisis, Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger have been labeled the bad boys of American environmentalism.
Chemistry World September 25, 2007 Richard Van Noorden	Ozone-Destroying Chemicals to be Phased Out Faster Over 200 nations have agreed at a UN meeting to accelerate the phase-out of refrigerants that destroy the ozone layer. But the revised agreement may spur developing countries to churn out more ozone-depleting HCFCs in the short term.
Wired September 24, 2007 Patrick Di Justo	The Prescription: Switching to Renewables A committed desire to switch to renewables is the only thing we need to free us from our carbon chains.
Fast Company October 1, 2007 Alison Overholt	Streaming Live at Eleven At the annual Pop!Tech retreat, big thinkers and tech types wax philosophical on how technology is -- or should be -- changing the world.
Fast Company October 1, 2007	The Future Earth Diet Bon Appetit Management Co.'s latest initiative in the 400-plus corporate cafes it manages is a low-carbon diet. The plan aims to minimize the carbon footprint of Bamco's food-service operations. Here, a look at the targets.
Fast Company October 1, 2007 David Roberts	Ruthless Rules for Enviros As big businesses get eco-religion, don't try to change the players -- change the rules.
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