In the irony of all ironies, here's a little tidbit to make you pull your hair out by the roots while screaming the word "hypocrites": News Corp, the huge entity owned by Rupert Murdoch, which includes Fox News, the Wall Street Journal, NatGeo TV, Dow Jones Newswire, the New York Post, and even the coupon machines that spew out cents-off coupons when you pass the Rice Krispies, has been "going green" since a speech Murdoch made in May, 2007.
Honest - it's Murdoch's stated goal to become carbon neutral, as outlined in the speech during which he said: "Climate change poses clear, catastrophic threats. We may not agree on the extent, but we certainly can't afford the risk of inaction."
On Fox News, the commentators call climate change "nuts" and describe Al Gore as "off his lithium," but the Big Boss has decided green is the way to go.
Categories that News Corp is proud of include a "green" season of producing the TV series "24," which claims they saved apprx. 940 metric tons of CO-2.
Read the whole fascinating article at www.motherjones.com
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Capitalists Recognize Climate Change
While politicians dither about whether there is - or isn't - climate change on the horizon, guess who's already acknowledged its future rammifications and is making changes to accomodate its eventuality?
Holy smokes - it's Business!
For example, the skiing industry, both in Europe and the United States, has seen changes that go back almost 10 years. The Aspen Skiing Co. has tracked milder Novembers and worries about warm periods in March, their big month of "Spring Break" skiing that finally puts them in the black for the year.
Insurance companies, too, those risk-conscious critters, are aware that weather "events" are becoming more frequent, violent and unpredictable. What a spot to be in when your very business is predicting risk for profit!
To read the whole fascinating article, go to http:www.motherjones.com
Holy smokes - it's Business!
For example, the skiing industry, both in Europe and the United States, has seen changes that go back almost 10 years. The Aspen Skiing Co. has tracked milder Novembers and worries about warm periods in March, their big month of "Spring Break" skiing that finally puts them in the black for the year.
Insurance companies, too, those risk-conscious critters, are aware that weather "events" are becoming more frequent, violent and unpredictable. What a spot to be in when your very business is predicting risk for profit!
To read the whole fascinating article, go to http:www.motherjones.com
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