APRIL Makes A Mockery Of Its Own “Sustainable” Forest Policy
Almost six months after the release of its Sustainable Forest Management Policy, Asia Pacific Resources International Ltd (APRIL)—the second-largest Indonesian pulp & paper company—continues business-as-usual rainforest destruction, betraying the…
Did You Hear The One About The Bank That Couldn’t Count?
Last week, Bank of America (BofA) admitted a huge accounting error—for several years, it claimed a whopping $4 billion more in capital than it actually has. The day BofA announced…
Walmart: King of Greenwash
This week I have watched in horror as one of the most powerful storms ever recorded slammed into the Philippines. Fueled by a warming ocean, Typhoon Haiyan has killed an…
APP: The Most Destructive Company in the World?
The UK Guardian once referred to Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) as “one of the most destructive companies on the planet.” The following is a brief synopsis of why that…
Financed emissions: A big problem for banks, and a bigger problem for the climate
What is the total greenhouse gas footprint of Citigroup, Bank of America, or UBS? Right now, we don’t know, and that’s a major problem for both banks and the climate….
A Legal Setback for Clean Air and a New Chance to Fight Soot Pollution
Bad news for American hearts and lungs: Last week, a federal circuit court struck down a proposed EPA clean air standard that would have reduced dangerous emissions from coal-fired power…
What Do Environmentalists And Animal Rights Activists Have In Common?
What do the environmental and animal rights movements have in common? More than you might think, including a profound love of certain vegan products that mark an intersection of our…
Fruit Pollutes More Than Coal?
It may seem like a silly question: Can fruit cause more pollution than coal? But from the perspective of Indonesian waterways, the answer is most certainly yes. According to Mukri…
The Profits Over People Pattern
In what has become something of a pattern, the Obama administration recently took a bold new step to protect our planet at the same time that it was taking a…
Chevron And The Bittersweet California Election Results
November 3rd was a bittersweet day. The day after the midterm elections, we found out that Prop 23 — the so-called “Dirty Energy Proposition” that was funded by Texas oil…