[A-List] Branson pledges $3 billion to fight global warming

["Charles Brown" <cbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

By DEEPTI HAJELA, Associated Press Writer


NEW YORK - British business mogul Richard Branson 
on Thursday pledged to invest about $3 billion 
over the next decade to combat global warming and 
promote alternative energy, saying that it was 
critical to protect the environment for future generations...

...The so-called "rebel billionaire" - wearing a 
dress coat with no tie and denim pants - made the 
announcement on the second day of the Clinton 
Global Initiative, an annual conference of 
business, political and nonprofit leaders hosted by former
President Clinton.

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