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Posted by: jcolman 1 year, 4 months ago

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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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    TOtheMOON1 year, 4 months ago

    I love this guy! He is always having such a good time. Doing things people only dream about doing.

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    Nowalive1 year, 4 months ago

    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-simon1 year, 4 months ago

      What is that in metric?

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