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Consequently, it is imperative that we take concrete steps towards the reduction of our greenhouse gas production. Unfortunately, tangible successes for control of these substances in the United States to date have come exclusively from the private sector, where individual companies and corporations have taken it upon themselves to explore new alternatives. In the past year, Ford, DaimlerChrysler, Dow Chemical, IBM and Johnson & Johnson have all made (and followed through with) pledges to cut their production of carbon dioxide; recently, Du Pont, Shell and others joined in a voluntary plan to reduce the wasteful use of energy and produce cleaner...
...Libertarians probably have an answer to concerns like those, and part of that answer, the really intriguing part, is that the individual, classically self-interested human beings in the private sector, truly left to their own devices, will find a way. And if there are problems, they'll be no worse than the problems we've got now, and at least we won't be able to blame them on Washington...
...components of the University are deeply involved in the public sector," Grogan said. "The idea that the University is isolated, removed [and] aloof from the city couldn't be further from the truth...
...BANK ON MUTUALS To generate bigger profits, more banks are creating their own mutual funds. Yet the typical bank fund has lagged behind the industry average for the past two years. In many cases, it has been the result of ultra-conservative management or late entry into the tech sector. Still, among the rubble, some gems can be found...
...used to be "in" tech stocks - now you're "exposed" to them. And as the tech sector, led by a Lehman Brothers downgrade of Cisco, continued to burrow deeper into its funk, the musty old Dow Jones is getting hot again...