{"id":891,"date":"2008-11-20T15:17:21","date_gmt":"2008-11-20T20:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ietransfer.wpengine.com\/?p=891"},"modified":"2008-11-20T15:17:21","modified_gmt":"2008-11-20T20:17:21","slug":"shorebank-the-green-festival-and-hillary-whats-the-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inspiredeconomist.com\/articles\/shorebank-the-green-festival-and-hillary-whats-the-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"The Green Festival, Obama and Hillary \u2013 What\u2019s The Connection?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Whatever you think of Hillary Clinton, she has always been a champion of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shorebankcorp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shorebank. <\/a>Actually both Hillary and President-elect Obama are big supporters of this microlender and their work in both Arkansas and Kenya. This bank, with over $2 billion in assets recently sponsored the After Green Festival Party <span> <\/span>in San Francisco as part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenfestivals.org\/exhibitor-directory\/san-francisco-2008\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Green Festival<\/a> attended by several of us here at Green Options.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><!--[if gte mso 9]&amp;gt;  Normal 0   false false false        MicrosoftInternetExplorer4  &amp;lt;![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]&amp;gt;   &amp;lt;![endif]--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">[youtube= http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/9sQ6QOAlMgk&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1]<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">ShoreBank is the only bank in the world that has been Protecting the Environment, Building Community and providing a Social and Financial Return on Investment for over 35 years. The bank\u2019s motto is &#8220;Let\u2019s Change the World,&#8221; and they make loans that strengthen communities and preserve the environment.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Located in Chicago\u2019s South side, Shore Bank has a history of funding solid alternative energy businesses, environmental protection groups, green collar jobs, sustainable business practices, nursery schools, educational institutions, churches, temples, homeless shelters, NPOs, and much more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">We can expect to see more about Shore Bank as we move into an era with an administration that cares about the Triple Bottom Line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whatever you think of Hillary Clinton, she has always been a champion of Shorebank. 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