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Ethical Investing and Shareholder Rights – What You Should Know

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The most important vote is to elect the board of directors, since they run the company on behalf of the shareholders. So this article focuses on shareholder voting rights. Shareholder Voting Rights Individual shareholders of companies get to vote on matters of the company, as the owners.

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What is Green Energy?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

During the course of the last elections both in Canada and the USA, there was a substantial amount of talk surrounding energy: renewable energy, green energy, and fossil fuel emissions. There are three major fossil fuels that combine to constitute this percentage: petroleum; natural gas; and coal. Why renewable energy?