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Alabama may spend $100 million on digital books
2014-03-07 23:17:00| American School & University
The Alabama Senate has approved a bill that would allow the state to spend as much as $100 million to wean its school districts off paper textbooks. The bill, which passed Thursday with a 19-to-11 vote, would allow the state to seek a $100 million bond to finance the conversion to digital textbooks, according to the Associated Press. Schoolhouse Beat read more
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Gator aid: Houston tycoon gives $100 million in gifts to the University of Florida
2014-02-22 06:08:57| Waste Management - Topix.net
Loyalty to one's alma mater seldom goes so far as it has with Al Warrington IV , a 1958 graduate of the University of Florida.
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Air France-KLM gains Brazil foothold with $100 million Gol deal
2014-02-20 05:07:45| Airlines - Topix.net
Under terms of the transaction, Air France-KLM will buy $52 million of Gol preferred shares at $12.23 each, Gol said in a securities filing on Wednesday.
Steyer may spend $100 million to push climate cause in midterms, but polluters will spend more
2014-02-19 22:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: After years of being outgunned by polluters and their allies, environmentalists have been celebrating the arrival of a savior: Tom Steyer, a Bay Area hedge-fund billionaire. Last year, he spent $11 million to help Democrat Terry McAuliffe get elected as Virginia governor, and millions more on anti-Keystone ads and the campaign to elect Massachusetts Democrat Ed Markey to the Senate. And on Tuesday, The New York Times Nicholas Confessore reported, He is rallying other deep-pocketed donors, seeking...
Calif. Billionaire Plans $100 Million Climate Change Campaign
2014-02-19 18:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Tom Steyer, a billionaire retired hedge-fund investor, is aiming to spend $100 million to make climate change a priority issue in this year's midterm elections. As the New York Times reported Tuesday, the Democrat is working to raise $50 million from donors to add to $50 million of his own money to bankroll his San Francisco-based political organization, NextGen Climate Action. According to the Times, the money will be used for attack ads during the election, including the Florida governor's...
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