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Could Richard Branson lose his playground in paradise? His Australian airline has collapsed, and now the billionaire tax exile is begging for a government bailout to save Virgin Atlantic, even offering to mortgage his sun-drenched Caribbean retreat

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Although the holding company of Branson’s sprawling Virgin Empire — which encompasses more than 60 subsidiaries, from gyms to music and healthcare — has its headquarters in Paddington, London, it is registered in the British Virgin Islands, where there also happens to be no corporation tax. A little too close for comfort?

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

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Bank of America. City of San Francisco, Department of the Environment. Institute for the Built Environment. Virgin Islands Energy Office. Alternative Energy Systems. Alternative Solutions. AlturaSolutions Communications. Benike, Inc. Alvin Holm AIA Architects. Balfour Beatty Construction. Banister Homes, Inc.