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Clooney Signs On at Green Firm

A-list actor to sit on board of new green energy company

By Caroline Zimmerman, Newser User

Posted Oct 21, 2007 12:21 PM CDT

(Newser) – A new Swiss company that will focus on green production of hydrogen, solar energy, and fuel cells will count Hollywood A-lister George Clooney as an executive board member, the AP reports. Nicolas Hayek, the billionaire Swatch chairman, is launching the enterprise to develop environmentally friendly... Read full story »

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