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• Immelt goes green(ish) 1

  Posted 4 years, 6 months agoDave flagged GE's ecomagination initiative on Sunday, and here's the Dow Jones wire report on Immelt's speech:

  WASHINGTON -- The U.S. needs to be more like Europe and develop a clear environmental policy on issues such as climate change and use of renewable energy, said General Electric Co. (GE) Chief Executive Jeff Immelt Monday.

  He called Europe "the global regulatory superpower" when it comes to environmental policy, noting that Europe is using more wind power now because five years ago it set a clear goal to do just that.

  Similar actions need to be taken in the U.S.,… Read More

• American automakers not getting it

  GM turns to greenwashing. 5

  Posted 4 years, 6 months agoLook, GM, your bond rating just got lowered to junk status, and now you're participating in this pathetic greenwashing campaign. My advice: Save your advertising dollars and invest the money in catching up to Toyota and Honda.

  UPDATE: Green Car Congress chimes in with some more suggestions.

• JPMorgan nods to sustainability 1

  Posted 4 years, 6 months agoThis is progress:

• Time to change the way you do business 0

  Posted 4 years, 6 months agoHmmm ... maybe those Reapers were onto something after all?

  DETROIT - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services cut its corporate credit ratings to junk status for both General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co., a significant blow that will increase borrowing costs and limit fund-raising options for the nation's two biggest automakers.

  Shares of both companies fell 5 percent or more after Thursday's downgrades, and the news sent the overall market lower.

  The decision by one of the nation's most respected ratings agencies comes as the two iconic American automakers are losing market share at home to Asian automakers, seeing… Read More

• Even the Economist ... 0

  Posted 4 years, 6 months ago... knows that the energy bill stinks to high heaven:

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  good one

  Here's another one from Jude Wanniski. It's almost ... sad.On 'Scientist' debunks global warming based on a typo, itself based on a fabricated data set. Fun. posted 4 years, 6 months ago 1 Response

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  greenwashing

  "Greenwashing is cheaper and faster, and that's been GM's motto for quite some time."

  Well, now they're paying the price for their SUV-induced sugar high. They would also be smart to back national single-payer health care. Alas. On GM turns to greenwashing. posted 4 years, 6 months ago 5 Responses

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  yeah, he's the worst

  the epitome of the sneering CW.On TIME columnist feels safe endorsing energy independence now that the cool kids are on board. posted 4 years, 6 months ago 2 Responses

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  word

  Congrats.On Grist wins Webby Award. posted 4 years, 6 months ago 4 Responses

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  yeah, but ...

  I'm pretty sure his assertion that natural gas plants (used primarily for peak load times) are an alternative to nuclear power is hogwash. Still, glad to see a broad coalition emerge that wants to kill this thing.

  BTW, the Becker-Posner blog is discussing nuclear power this week.On Even conservative columnist Rich Lowry ... posted 4 years, 6 months ago 1 Response