Published

3 years ago

November 13, 2023

Alice Rush

From “The Story of Stuff”:

A legal complaint against Coca-Cola, Danone, and Nestlé has been issued by a consumer body and two environmental groups in Europe.

The complaint alleges the companies are misleading consumers into buying a product which is sold as being climate-friendly or sustainable, known as greenwashing, when it comes to their ‘100% recycled’ claims on single-use plastic water bottles.

The European Consumers Organization, backed by the environmental groups Client Earth and ECOS, claims the bottles are never made wholly of recycled materials. They say the ability to recycle them depends on a number of factors, including the tools available.

Coca-Cola said its packaging messages can be substantiated, Nestlé said it was cutting use of plastic packaging, and Danone said it was invested in recycling.

Every time I see something like this I think of the millions of people employed in industries that collectively degrade our planet, not to mention the health of their customers, and the feeling of compromised integrity that must accompany such a career decision.

Coca-Cola alone employs 82,500. I’m glad my kids aren’t among them.

Greenwashing in Single-Use Plastics Generates Lawsuits in Europe

Renewable Energy

Blame Anyone but Trump

Published

22 hours ago

October 19, 2026

Alice Rush

There are people who believe that our national problems stem from Hillary Clinton (never president) and Barack Obama (twice president and ranked #7 by historians).

These people are called idiots.

Blame Anyone but Trump

Renewable Energy

Trump Targets Revolution Wind, Nordex Q3 EBITDA Doubles

Published

1 day ago

October 19, 2026

Alice Rush

Weather Guard Lightning Tech

Trump Targets Revolution Wind, Nordex Q3 EBITDA Doubles

Allen covers the Trump administration’s bid to reopen Revolution Wind’s permit, a bipartisan Senate permitting deal, Nordex’s doubled third-quarter profit, and GE Vernova’s new wind chief.

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