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	<title>Comments on: Why Clean Tech Start-Ups Should Bother Going Green</title>
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		<title>By: Terrie Mccanless</title>
		<link>http://ecopreneurist.com/2009/08/25/why-clean-tech-start-ups-should-bother-going-green/comment-page-1/#comment-85061</link>
		<dc:creator>Terrie Mccanless</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 16:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>All my recent motors were Hondas or Toyotas, crafted in America but not getting a bailout. It may be superb if GM, Ford and Chrysler developed big top, energy resource effective, budget friendly motors, however they purely do not do so. And therefore the massive three&#039;s management as well as the UAW have repeatedy refused to accomplish so. Any bailout have to have need of the following sacrifices from your industry. The UAW needs to be required to accept permenant and significant reductions in wages and added benefits. Wages or gain could not be restored or increased before the businesses are completely rewarding and can afford the expenditures. Top management need to be fired and replaced and denied any severance purchase or &quot;golden parachutes.&quot; New managers may very well be frequently hired or promoted from inside of the business, but their salary could be limited towards the minimum called for to attract very good talent. Any bonuses could only be paid out after strict efficiency targets are completely attained. The stockholders ought to not be helped to acquire any dividends, stock repurchases or other benefits till the firms are fully profitable. The organizations needs to concur to key improvents in energy resource efficiency and superior, and these standards would boost every single yr. The bailout should give the U.S. federal government vast majority ownership and then the right to appoint almost all the directors. </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>All my recent motors were Hondas or Toyotas, crafted in America but not getting a bailout. It may be superb if GM, Ford and Chrysler developed big top, energy resource effective, budget friendly motors, however they purely do not do so. And therefore the massive three&#8217;s management as well as the UAW have repeatedy refused to accomplish so. Any bailout have to have need of the following sacrifices from your industry. The UAW needs to be required to accept permenant and significant reductions in wages and added benefits. Wages or gain could not be restored or increased before the businesses are completely rewarding and can afford the expenditures. Top management need to be fired and replaced and denied any severance purchase or &#8220;golden parachutes.&#8221; New managers may very well be frequently hired or promoted from inside of the business, but their salary could be limited towards the minimum called for to attract very good talent. Any bonuses could only be paid out after strict efficiency targets are completely attained. The stockholders ought to not be helped to acquire any dividends, stock repurchases or other benefits till the firms are fully profitable. The organizations needs to concur to key improvents in energy resource efficiency and superior, and these standards would boost every single yr. The bailout should give the U.S. federal government vast majority ownership and then the right to appoint almost all the directors. </p>
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		<title>By: Jason Bradfield</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jason Bradfield</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Great article, I will follow your twitter account</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great article, I will follow your twitter account</p>
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