This makes me see red! What is wrong with these people?

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Originally Posted by paleshadow

I kind of agree with Strand here. A quick search of the internet provided info on the only two specific companies you listed, Ben and Jerry's and Working Assets. As one of the articles said, it's true that it's no Watergate, it still seems like a case of both companies not providing a complete picture to their customers in order to protect their assets. With the other three instances you listed, I'm sure a search of specific companies within those industries could turn up some bad business practices as well. Here are links to the articles regarding Ben and Jerry's and Working Assets though:

http://www.jonentine.com/articles/boston_globe.htm

http://www.envirolink.org/articles/jul97-2.html

That kind of sucks. I just threw those out there, I didn't do any research. But even choosing them would be better than choosing many other companies, so I still agree with myself. You could at least do the best you can, the best that is available to you, while striving for better. If you don't do anything at all, if you aren't mindful of your choices, then for sure nothing will change. It's a mistake to flippantly write any responsibility off with "well, all companies do something bad, so It's pointless to try to find/support ones that don't." Because in fact, all companies are not equal, some are much more socially/environmentally responsible than others.

I'll check the literature at Earthjustice tomorrow, I know there are better companies than the above. And that the above are better than many other companies. I have Environmental Law and I'm volunteering at Earthjustice all semester, I should be able to find something.
In conclusion, though my examples were not 100% mountain pure, I still do not agree with Strand, and I still do find that kind of thinking dangerous Thanks for the info.
You know what would be cool? If companies like Working Assets could afford to make their own energy, in the cleanest possible way with the current technology. That's one of those projects some billionaire should seriously bankroll in partnership with a company. I bet whoever put the whole plan into effect on a big business scale like that - and paid for research to make things cheapest/cleanest, the very forefront of technology - would eventually (I'm not sure how soon) make a bumload of money. Especially if their paid for research got some patents. Cashola. Why don't billionaires ever do what I want them to????

Edit - Oh, hey, Diss, didn't see you up there! I guess now this will be the point that's twice as nice.