An EAC report calls for new measures to tackle greenwash.
… in eco labelling to help tackle greenwash 15th April 2009 News EAC Environment Agency Food Standards Agency Greenwash UK Food And Farming Politics And … EAC report calls for new measures to tackle greenwash. The Environmental Audit Committee …
It’s fair to say that we have our share of robust discussions in this office. Opinions get aired, fingers get pointed, occasionally voices get raised. It’s all in a good cause. Setting the world to rights isn’t always a civilised tea party.
… The problem of greenwash - green-fiddling while Rome burns… … Pat Thomas | 1st June 2008 Comment Activism Greenwash Plastic Bags Protest UK US War … green spectrum we look at the tidal wave of greenwash that threatens to overwhelm us as …
The green washing of Theresa May’s Conservative government appears to have reached its end following a week of environmentally regressive policy announcements and the collapse of UK renewable energy investment, writes JOSEPH DUTTON
… UK government greenwash fades as environmental policy goes … political and economic climate. But with the greenwash appearing to fade, it seems unlikely …
Who and what are biofuel sustainability standards designed to benefit? They are meant to safeguard forests and communities, writes Almuth Ernsting - but their real purpose is to protect the biofuel industry ...
… biomass 'sustainability standards' are pure greenwash Almuth Ernsting | 10th March 2014 … what This is not simply achieved through greenwashing: In February 2011, Secretary of …
This month wood pellet mills in the southern US that supply the UK's Drax power station were awarded 'sustainability' certificates under a voluntary scheme governed entirely by energy companies. The certificates provide no credible guarantee that the fuel does not come from ecologically valuable natural forests and wetlands, clear-cut and replaced by industrial plantations.
… organizations, and their corporate culture of greenwash, impunity, and lack of … standards simply allow them to greenwash their activities. Standards … standards simply allow them to greenwash their activities. Standards …
As we embark on our final splurge of Christmas shopping, spare a thought for all those heaters blasting hot air in customers' faces, set above wide open doors. Jeannie Dawkins says the waste of energy is a national disgrace that must be ended!
… and also from Usdaw, the shop workers union. Greenwash Alert! Retailers are well aware of …
A Sussex-based forest gardening project has overcome adversity to celebrate its 20th anniversary, writes Jan Goodey. And now it features one of the most eco of eco-builds in Britain, using all local timber, clay, straw ... and wine bottles.
… of my baby if you like. There is a lot of greenwash when it comes to eco-builds but this … . There is a lot of greenwash when it comes to eco-builds but this …
Myths of a pagan past in harmony with nature have been a feature of green nationalism, writes Peter Paul Catterall, from its beginnings through to the Anastasia ecovillages in contemporary Russia where - unlike their equivalent hippy communes found in the West - sustainable living is combined with a 'reactionary eco-nationalism'. Could it happen here too?
… can be a far right equivalent of business 'greenwashing'. However, it also reflects a … mean, however, that their espousal is mere greenwashing. The far right tends to think of …
The facts are simple: a new London runway means more planes, more noise, more pollution and more global warming, write David Howarth & Steven Griggs. The 'Heathrow 2.0' initiative's conflation of 'sustainability' and 'sustainable growth' and its avoidance of climate change reek of Trumpian 'alternative facts'.
… of Heathrow 2.0 as yet another attempt at greenwashing . Indeed, those in favour of the …
An elite group of aid donors and agribusiness corporations met in London this week to plan the takeover of Africa's seeds, writes Ian Fitzpatrick, replacing traditional seed breeding and saving by small farmers with a corporate model of privatized, 'improved', patented, genetically uniform and hybrid seeds in a profit-driven market.
… seed and biotechnology company), and its 'greenwashing' relative, the Syngenta …
Britain lingers near to the bottom of the European league table for renewable energy, so why does it seem that the government are willing to add more coal nails to the coffin?
… 1,000 acres of biodiverse habitat. Despite greenwash from the coal industry suggesting …
A new scientific paper presents the radiation produced by fracking as 'natural' and harmless. But it's based on sketchy data, hyperbolic statistics and questionable assumptions, writes Paul Mobbs. Is it an attempt to stifle an essential public debate?
… played upon during the 1980s to try and greenwash nuclear power as a 'natural' …
It sounded wonderful: a futuristic 'garden bridge' across the Thames dripping with flowers and foliage, writes Will Jennings. But really it's a private enclosure of valuable public space, mature trees and views, backed by £60m of taxpayers money, that delivers no benefits to London's wildlife, environment or transport needs.
… Party, has also written about the "terrible greenwash of the Garden Bridge. The £60m of …
The Drax power station in Yorkshire is the UK's biggest CO2 emitter, burns more wood each year than the entire UK timber harvest, and is a major importer of coal from strife-stricken regions of Colombia, writes Frances Howe. This Thursday campaigners will target the company's AGM to highlight its impacts on forests, biodiversity, climate and communities, in the face of Drax's PR offensive to make biomass appear 'sustainable'.
… scheme as " little more than industry greenwash " . The recent appointment of a …
Last week BP's Peter Mather - who claims to have 'green and yellow oil' flowing in his veins - took to the airwaves on Radio 4's The Bottom Line'. Evan Davies asked some tough questions, writes Chris Garrard - but failed to mention the shocking case of Colombian trades unionist Gilberto Torres, kidnapped and tortured for 42 days by paramilitaries employed by BP's joint venture partner.
… as sponsors' Confronted with the charge of 'greenwash' and 'artwash' (possibly the BBC's …
You may see your garden as a spare room or a place to be in touch with nature, but changes to planning rules mean it is likely to attract higher council tax if it hasn’t already been snapped up by a developer. Jack Shamash reports
… is essential’. The move is shrouded in greenwash, being said to encourage communities …
How can Green parties acquire real political power? A new book by Per Gahrton, founder of the Swedish Green Party, is much more than a useful reference text on the history of Green Parties around the world, write Bennet Francis and Rupert Read. It's also a valuable manual in realpolitik that resonates here and now in the UK.
… that Green politics becomes an exercise in 'greenwashing'. Instead, we need to be clear …