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Soros to Invest $1B to Develop Clean Energy

He's also creating advisory group for policy-makers

By John Johnson, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 10, 2009 5:00 PM CDT

(Newser) – George Soros is putting his vast resources—or at least $1 billion of them—behind his passion for the environment. Soros plans to invest that amount into developing technology to create clean energy. He's also starting an organization called the Climate Policy Initiative, which will... Read full story »

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