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Millionaire Richard Branson contractually bound to lose weight »

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Just how personally committed Branson is to the green cause has only now come to light. It turns out that the contract he signed contains a bizarre clause in the small print: "The parties hereby agree... to lose at least one stone in weight over the next four years in order to reduce carbon dioxide emissions..."

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For more than a decade, Jonathon D. Colman has designed, developed, and promoted web sites for large companies and nonprofits, including The Nature Conservancy, Conservation ...

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TOtheMOON
April 30, 2007, 2:32 a.m.
I love this guy! He is always having such a good time. Doing things people only dream about doing.
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Nowalive
April 30, 2007, 8:31 a.m.
I wonder if we can get Al Gore to go on a diet to reduce the amount of fuel he uses in his private jet? Maybe Al should read this article.
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m-simon
April 30, 2007, 9:30 a.m.
What is that in metric?