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Al Gore gives way to Mikhail Gorbachev for control of .eco domain

Adam Vaughan, the Guardian

28 September 2011 •

Gore's Climate Reality withdraws bid for new 'green' domain, leaving door open for Gorbachev-backed Big Room

A bid by an Al Gore-backed consortium to control a major new 'green' web domain has been dropped, paving the way for a rival pitch by an organisation supported by Mikhail Gorbachev. The global power...

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