An acre of rainforest General Electric's corporate finance arm gave an acre of rainforest to each of its 1,000 customers. Run through the Nature Conservancy, the program collects $50 for each acre, then uses the money to protect rainforest in Costa Rica by running stewardship programs with the locals, buying the land outright, or a combination of both. The Nature Conservancy says corporate spending on the program has doubled since last year. Last updated December 21 2007: 1:09 PM ET
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