On AlterNet: greenwashing

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McCain Is Full of Hot Air on the Environment

John Nichols, The Nation. May 12, 2008.

McCain is trying to look green but don't believe the rhetoric. His enviro speeches are just campaign trail greenwashing and here's why.

Coke and Pepsi's New Marketing Strategy: Pull at Your Heart Strings

Richard Girard, Polaris Institute. March 14, 2008.

The big bottled water companies are trying to counter negative press by tying their products to charitable causes.

How to Tell Greenwashing from Real Corporate Responsibility

Javier Sierra, Sierra Club. March 7, 2008.

A look at corporations like Exxon, Chevron, Target, Google and others.

Is Corporate Greenwashing Headed for a Fall?

Phil Mattera, Corporate Research Project. February 12, 2008.

Fear not global warming, peak oil, polluted air and water -- big business will take care of everything.

Morgan Stanley: When Green Gets Sleazy

Peggy Drexler, Huffington Post. February 4, 2008.

High powered companies like Morgan Stanley are pushing a green image, but they're funding some of the worst environment projects.

Wal-Mart's Crimes Against Forests

Al Norman, Huffington Post. December 19, 2007.

A new study says Wal-Mart's "good wood" procurement policy is just more corporate greenwashing.

Wal-Mart's Attempt at Green-Washing Doesn't do Anything for its Workers

Catherine Capellaro, Huffington Post. September 19, 2007.

Wal-Mart continues to abuse and neglect our world's most important natural resource: people.