corporations
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Companies claim concern for climate, but sponsor ALEC
By sponsoring the American Legislative Exchange Council, many corporations violate their own greenwashed official policies on climate change.
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Who put McDonald's in charge of kids' health?
Improvements to the McDonald's Happy Meal just distract policymakers from doing their job of setting boundaries for corporate behavior.
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Coke, BPA, and the limits of ‘green capitalism’
Don’t drink the Coca-Cola Kool-AidPhoto: Oleg Sklyanchuk“Coca-Cola goes green,” announced a 2010 Forbes article. Indeed, the beverages giant maintains partnerships with Big Green groups like Conservation International and World Wildlife Fund. It recently even completed its takeover of Honest Tea, an organic bottled-tea company. It would clearly like to be seen as a paragon of […]
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Even an adorable child can’t make KFC eco-friendly
You gotta love 10-year-old Cole, who got into environmental activism after a second-grade school assignment (to "become an environmental activist" — who knew it was this easy? Just get to 'em early and tell 'em to do it). Cole found out that McDonalds was sourcing its paper packaging from endangered forests in his home state […]
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Mimicking Big Tobacco, Big Soda blows smoke in Philadelphia
Big Soda can blow smoke with the best of ’em.Coke image: Andrew AtkinsonFor years now, numerous commentators (myself included) have made comparisons of the food industry with Big Tobacco. The most recent example should become the poster child for how the most egregious tactics of tobacco companies are alive and well. Last month came the […]
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Breakfast is not so gr-r-reat when your only option is Frosted Flakes
Breakfast cub: Tony the Tiger says start your kid’s day with big bowls of sweetened corn.Photo: Jim BarkerOne in four children goes without breakfast each morning, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a tragedy to be sure — but are Kellogg’s breakfast products the solution? Last week, Kellogg announced its new project called Share […]
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Your healthy alternative food may just be the same crap in different packaging [SLIDESHOW]
Looking to lower your impact? Here’s your cheat sheet. GoodGuide offers greenness and social responsibility ratings, via web or app, for tens of thousands of products, including food, clothing, toys, and cleaning supplies. Obviously, it’s massively useful to be able to look up a brand on your phone and see its health and environment score […]
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Meet the members of Congress who sided with corporate polluters over children and your health
May not be safe to enter.Cross-posted from the Natural Resources Defense Council. For the first time in the 40 year history of the Clean Air Act, a majority of the House of Representatives has voted to block EPA from implementing and enforcing standards to sharply reduce mercury and other toxic air emissions from a polluting […]
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What’s a benefit corporation? And why should you shop there?
Benefit corporations are a sort of magic nonprofit and for-profit hybrid of social responsibility.