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Nov 13, 2004

"Now there is one outstandingly important fact regarding Spaceship Earth, and that is that no instruction book came with it." --Buckminster Fuller

The Green Economy

It's come a long way since the days of hippie hemp T-shirts. Today, the "green economy" is attracting multimillion-dollar companies in every sector. Socially responsible investment managers control $2.16 trillion, or 1 out of every 9 dollars invested in America. The U.S. organic food market is worth $10.38 billion, growing at almost 20% (compared to 3% for total food sales). Fair Trade sales are booming at $250 million in North America.