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Monday, January 9, 2006 12:00 AM

How greed will save the world

Panning for gold in China's environmental catastrophes.

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  • Thursday, January 19, 2006 11:30 AM

    Healthy Growth?!

    607 Billion to 836 billion in 9 years. That is horrible growth. Do the math. It's around 3.6% per year. That's a horrible return. There are very many options with higher yield and lower risk. By risk, I mean the greed based risk to capital, not environmental risk.

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