To "greenwash" or "greenscam" is to hijack green principles and symbols to benefit the public image of polluting corporations, agencies and lobbyists.
Green scams are usually conducted either by using a third party environmental organization, or using images that promote environmental stewardship, while at the same time engaging in practices that actually are harmful to the environment.
Greenwashing is also a technique used to prevent tough environmental regulations from being adopted or implemented.
Peter Darby has been working with PG&E for 10 years, serving 15 million Californians with mostly carbon-based energy. Although the company is worth $35 billion, some of its most ardent renewable energy campaigns have revolved around simplified energy efficiency programs dependent on thier customers for their success.
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As Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO of Duke Energy, James Rogers has more than 20 years of experience in the electric utility industry. James Rogers is considered to be a highly-skilled expert in the energy field.
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Andrew N. Liveris is President, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of The Dow Chemical Company, a $58 billion global chemical, plastics and agro sciences company that continually spends millions of dollars on pro environment campaigns.
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Ralph Cavanagh
Co-Director, Energy Program
Natural Resources Defense Council
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Ralph Cavanagh, Co-Director of the Energy Program since 1979 at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), encourages green living, environmental activism, and using renewable energy.
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Fred Krupp has overseen the Environmental Defense Fund for 24 years, transforming the organization into a world known environmental organization. Unfortunately, under his direction, EDF has invested most of its resources into non-confrontational, pro-business environmental campaigns.
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Theodore Craver is the Chief Executive Officer, and President of Edison International, the parent company of Southern California Edison (SCE). As of December 31, 2007, Edison International’s assets totaled $37 billion.
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Jeff Immelt is the CEO of General Electric, a company that is spending billions of dollars on cleaning up its image as a pioneer in the green industry.
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V. John White
Executive Director, Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies (CEERT)
and President of V. John White and Associates, An Energy Conservation and Environmental Consulting Firm in Sacramento.
Estimated Annual Lobbying Firm’s Income: $768,381
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V. John White co-founded the Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies (CEERT) in 1990. He is also an Energy Conservation and Environmental Consultant in Sacramento for his own firm, V. John White and Associates.
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REAP encourages all of its members to stay informed about renewable energy scams by utilities and organization around the country. REAP will monitor what is coming out of the mouths and pockets of Big Utilities, elected officials and so called “green advocates” and report the findings so YOU will be able to decipher the dirty truth in their lies
"Clean Coal" is the same as saying "Healthy
Smoking".
You see the ads on television. You read the articles in your local newspaper, and you even hear your friends
talk about the ‘benefits’ of ‘clean coal’. It is time to stop these dishonest lies. There is nothing clean about
coal! Let us spread the truth about clean coal technology so everyone will be able to tell fact from fiction. You
can be part of the TRUTH SQUAD!
Don't be fooled by Big Coal's propaganda campaign to build 154 gigawatts (154,000 megawatts) of new coal plants
in the US.
These new plants would be the equivalent of building 75 Four Corners Coal Plants (partly owned by Southern California Edison), or 70 Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plants (operated by PG&E). The Four Corners Coal Plant is one of the largest and most harmful coal plants in the U.S.
America’s Power.org has hijacked President Obama’s energy related message of hope: “Together, we can do this. Together, we will do this” for its Clean Coal campaign. Together we CANNOT do this. Don’t’ let President Obama’s message of hope for renewable energy be taken out of context. Together WE CAN stop the myth of clean coal.
Let the people at America’s Power know they
are wrong on this. We can power America through safer, cleaner, and cheaper sources. We don't need dirty coal.
Useful blogs to write comments and to spread information:
The Energy Blog:
The Alternative Energy Blog:
New
York Times: Science Blog
Confused in Solar California
The Solar Vote
Initiative
Toxic Culture
Renewable Energy World
Green For All
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