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Archive for February 2008
“Greenwashing” Abuses Investigated
February 18, 2008 by admin.
MensNewsdaily.com
By Alan Korwin
February 18, 2008
The lamestream media told you:
Al Gore, in an effort to reduce global warming and help save the planet, buys “carbon offsets” to compensate for his “carbon footprint” and reduce the “net carbon emissions” generated by his 26,000 square foot home and frequent jet trips around the world to speaking engagements. This makes Gore’s larger-than-lifestyle “carbon neutral.”
The Uninvited Ombudsman notes however that:
Al Gore buys his so-called carbon offsets from a firm he owns, a possibly deceptive practice now called “greenwashing.” Many greenwashing schemes are spreading, playing on people’s fears and ignorance. Gore is chairman of the London-based company, Generation Investment Management, according to WorldNetDaily….(See full story)
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Alta. oilsands cause acid rain
February 18, 2008 by admin.
Report issued by environmental group warns of ‘most destructive project on Earth’
Matthew Kruchak and James Wood, The StarPhoenix
Published: Saturday, February 16, 2008
Acid rain caused by Alberta oilsands production is pouring down on Saskatchewan and if governments don’t take note, any oilsands development in this province will contribute to the “most destructive project on Earth,” the Environmental Defence organization warns.
A report released Friday by the group says 70 per cent of the sulphur entering Alberta’s air ends up in Saskatchewan. Acid rain is produced by the interaction between water, sulphur and nitrogen oxides….(Full Story)
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