Environment

Green but Not Proud of It

by Judith Siers-Poisson — December 6, 2007 - 5:52pm

It doesn't pay to be green if you're a retailer, at least according to the Marshal Cohen, chief industry analyst at research firm NPD Group.

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Bulldog Reporter's Daily Dog, November 30, 2007

Want to Be a ConocoPhillips Flack (for Free)? Here's How!

by Diane Farsetta — November 27, 2007 - 5:55pm

ConocoPhillips's Bob Ridge visited San Antonio, Texas recently, as stop number 32 of a 33-city "Conversation on Energy" tour. "It becomes obvious fast that Bob isn't in San Antonio to make any great promises," writes local reporter Greg Harman, who attended the event. "He tells our group straightaway that the next 30 years belong to oil, natural gas and coal.

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San Antonio Current (Texas), November 21, 2007

Smithsonian: A Museum Acting Strangely

by Diane Farsetta — November 19, 2007 - 3:32pm

After two Smithsonian Institution board members questioned the appropriateness of accepting oil industry funding for its "Ocean Initiative," the American Petroleum Institute (API) withdrew its $5 million funding offer. "Circumstances within the Smithsonian have changed, to say the least," said an API spokesperson.

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Washington Post, November 17, 2007

Olympic Sponsors Go for the Green (Forget Darfur and Tibet)

by Diane Farsetta — November 16, 2007 - 6:46pm

Human rights, environmental, health and labor campaigns around the Beijing 2008 Olympics that seek to change China's behavior are increasingly targeting Olympic sponsors.

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Wall Street Journal (sub req'd), November 15, 2007

Wal-Mart's Fish Tales

by Diane Farsetta — November 16, 2007 - 6:23pm

"Two years ago, Wal-Mart chief executive H. Lee Scott Jr. outlined ambitious goals to turn the world's largest retailer into a more environmentally friendly company," reports the Washington Post.

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Washington Post, November 16, 2007

Toxic Sludge Might Not Be Good for You

by Diane Farsetta — November 15, 2007 - 6:01pm

In Canada, "a leading toxicologist has called for an urgent study on the potential health hazards posed by biosolids -- or human sewage sludge -- that is being spread on farming fields in Northumberland County." The sludge is offered as a free fertilizer by the local water and waste treatment plant. About 120,000 tons of sludge are spread on 6,000 acres of farmland in Ontario. Toxicologist Dr.

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The Independent (Ontario, Canada), November 14, 2007

Shell Oil's Flower Claims Wilt Upon Examination

by Diane Farsetta — November 8, 2007 - 4:49pm

The British government's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled that an advertisement by Royal Dutch Shell promoting its waste recycling breaks rules with regards to "truthfulness" and "environmental claims." The print ad claimed that Shell has "creative ways to recycle.

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Reuters, November 8, 2007

Water Exhibit and Oil Money May Not Mix

by Diane Farsetta — November 5, 2007 - 5:20pm

"The Smithsonian Institution has taken the rare step of putting on hold a $5 million donation from the American Petroleum Institute after two members of the museum complex's Board of Regents ...

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Washington Post, November 3, 2007
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