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Category Archives: Greenwashing

A Nonprofit Promised to Preserve Wildlife. Then It Made Millions Claiming It Could Cut Down Trees. — ProPublica

SustainableSA.com Posted on May 11, 2021 by stlaneMay 11, 2021

A Nonprofit Promised to Preserve Wildlife. Then It Made Millions Claiming It Could Cut Down Trees.The Massachusetts Audubon Society has managed its land as wildlife habitat for years. Here’s how the carbon credits it sold may have fueled climate change. … Continue reading →

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Plastic Packaging Alternatives

SustainableSA.com Posted on April 9, 2019 by stlaneApril 9, 2019

Tired of plastic pollution? There are many alternatives. Why should we and brands care about plastic pollution? Plastics is one of the biggest challenges the world is facing right now. Thanks to David Attenborough’s Blue Planet, consumers are suddenly aware … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Biomimicry, Circular Economy, Doing Something, Economic Development, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Food, Food Policy, Food Security, Fossil Fuels, Greenwashing, Job Creation, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Permaculture, Plastic Pollution, Pollution, Reduce Reuse & Recycle, Resilience, Security, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Water, Wildlife | Leave a reply

Companies knew about the link between fossil fuel and global warming as far back as the 1980s

SustainableSA.com Posted on April 11, 2018 by stlaneApril 11, 2018

Is it a surprise that Shell has known for years the dangers of fossil fuels? The same goes for ExxonMobil also having known. What should or can be done about it? A Dutch news organization has published a trove of … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Economic Development, Energy Policy, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Fossil Fuels, Greenwashing, Investing & Finance, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Pollution, Renewable Energy, Resilience, Security, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy | Leave a reply

A two-decade lobbying crusade by tax-exempt conservative charities fueled Trump’s exit from the Paris Climate Accord

SustainableSA.com Posted on September 8, 2017 by stlaneSeptember 8, 2017

It's time to discredit the false choice between environmental protection and economic growth, that climate change is simply an ideological choice and giving government more authority to address it would stimulate a “regulatory onslaught,” damaging the U.S. economy and subvert … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, City Planning & Urban Development, Climate Change, Economic Development, Energy Policy, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Fossil Fuels, Greenwashing, Job Creation, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Pollution, Resilience, Security, Sustainability | Leave a reply

Leaked: The Oil Lobby’s Conspiracy to Kill off California’s Climate Law – Businessweek

SustainableSA.com Posted on November 27, 2014 by stlaneNovember 30, 2014

You remember Fillmore. He’s the resident hippie of Radiator Springs in the Pixar blockbuster Cars. Much to the chagrin of his neighbor, Sarge the Army Jeep, Fillmore greets each new day with Jimi Hendrix’s Woodstock rendition of A Star Spangled … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Carbon, City Planning & Urban Development, Climate Change, Communication & Public Relations, Doing Something, Economic Development, Energy Policy, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Fossil Fuels, Greenwashing, Investing & Finance, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Pollution, Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Utilities | Leave a reply

Transparency About Fracking Chemicals Remains Elusive | WSKG

SustainableSA.com Posted on November 14, 2014 by stlaneNovember 14, 2014

By Katie Colaneri Listen to this 5 minute 28 second report Transparency about tracking chemicals remains elusive. This is a story about a place where Big Drilling meets Big Data in website called “FracFocus.” The site is run by an … Continue reading →

Posted in CPS Energy, Doing Something, Economic Development, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Fossil Fuels, Garbage & Waste Disposal, Greenwashing, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Pollution, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Utilities, Water, Wildlife | Leave a reply

New book on fracking illuminates pros, cons | kens5.com San Antonio

SustainableSA.com Posted on April 16, 2014 by stlaneApril 16, 2014

"The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World" (Simon & Schuster), by Russell Gold The once-obscure oil and gas drilling process known as fracking has generated hundreds of billions of dollars and considerable dissent, as … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Books, Carbon, City Planning & Urban Development, Climate Change, CPS Energy, Economic Development, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Fossil Fuels, Garbage & Waste Disposal, Greenwashing, Job Creation, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Pollution, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Utilities, Water | Leave a reply

White House Plan Targets Methane Emissions – ABC News

SustainableSA.com Posted on March 31, 2014 by stlaneMarch 31, 2014

The White House announced a wide-ranging plan Friday aimed at cutting methane emissions from oil and gas drilling, landfills and other sources, part of President Barack Obama's strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming. The White … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Carbon, City Planning & Urban Development, Climate Change, CPS Energy, Doing Something, Economic Development, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Export Economy, Fossil Fuels, Garbage & Waste Disposal, Greenwashing, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Pollution, Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Utilities, Water | Leave a reply

Flavelle: Get politics out of climate change efforts | The Columbian

SustainableSA.com Posted on March 23, 2014 by stlaneMarch 23, 2014

The American Association for the Advancement of Science is trying to awaken more Americans to the dangers of climate change, with a report Tuesday that focuses on a clear and accessible explanation of the evidence. It's a commendable and necessary … Continue reading →

Posted in Carbon, City Planning & Urban Development, Climate Change, Doing Something, Economic Development, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Greenwashing, Humor, Job Creation, New Tech, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Pollution, Renewable Energy, Surveys, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Uncategorized, Utilities, Water, Wildlife | Leave a reply

Things that make you go, hmmm? Exxon CEO Joins Lawsuit to Stop Fracking Near His Home

SustainableSA.com Posted on March 19, 2014 by stlaneMarch 19, 2014

Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson may be the world's biggest fracker Exxon is the biggest natural gas producer in the U.S. but he isn't stupid. He'll frack my backyard and tell me it's good for me and he'll frack your place … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Carbon, City Planning & Urban Development, Doing Something, Economic Development, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Fossil Fuels, Garbage & Waste Disposal, Greenwashing, Humor, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Polls & Opinions, Pollution, Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Uncategorized, Water | Leave a reply

Why to Think Twice About Green LabelsSmall Business Trends

SustainableSA.com Posted on November 1, 2013 by stlaneNovember 1, 2013

Getting your business or product “green certified” may seem like a smart way to show your customers and prospective customers that you adhere to environmentally friendly practices. But be careful. You could end up spending hundreds or even thousands of … Continue reading →

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