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“Greenwashing” Abuses Investigated

Posted By Walter Schneider On February 18, 2008 @ 3:08 pm In Emission Incidents & Issues | No Comments

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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 [1] full story)


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