Comments on: The Green Virgin or Green Conman? http://priceofoil.org/2006/09/22/the-green-virgin-or-green-conman/ Oil Change International campaigns to expose the true costs of oil and facilitate the coming transition towards clean energy. We are dedicated to identifying and overcoming political barriers to that transition. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:08:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: David Roe http://priceofoil.org/2006/09/22/the-green-virgin-or-green-conman/#comment-2029 David Roe Mon, 25 Sep 2006 17:45:47 +0000 http://priceofoil.org/2006/09/22/the-green-virgin-or-green-conman/#comment-2029 It is easy to complain, to propose real alternatives is more challenging. The recognised principles for sustainable development are evident in the proposals of the Branson Corporations. To be sustainable three elements must be in place with similar strengths, Social, Environmental and Financial. The environmental element is obvious, the social element can be expected from a responsible employer who is funding a venture that is at least supportive to rural economies around the world, and financially it has to pay to be sustainable. Branson’s example needs more work, yet seems to me to be streets ahead of many trans-national corporations. PR can be a good first step. There is much more to do, and quickly if the benign global climate is not to become a luxury that is only memory. How long before global governments unite to requires the polluters to pay for the remedy. For example, the fossil fuel industries and users paying a carbon penalty to protect and restore rain forests or pay the real costs of developing the alternative technologies and behaviours that are required to halt climate change. Current wisdom indicates that there is too little happening too slowly. It is easy to complain, to propose real alternatives is more challenging.

The recognised principles for sustainable development are evident in the proposals of the Branson Corporations. To be sustainable three elements must be in place with similar strengths, Social, Environmental and Financial. The environmental element is obvious, the social element can be expected from a responsible employer who is funding a venture that is at least supportive to rural economies around the world, and financially it has to pay to be sustainable.

Branson’s example needs more work, yet seems to me to be streets ahead of many trans-national corporations. PR can be a good first step.

There is much more to do, and quickly if the benign global climate is not to become a luxury that is only memory. How long before global governments unite to requires the polluters to pay for the remedy. For example, the fossil fuel industries and users paying a carbon penalty to protect and restore rain forests or pay the real costs of developing the alternative technologies and behaviours that are required to halt climate change.

Current wisdom indicates that there is too little happening too slowly.

]]> By: Andy Rowell http://priceofoil.org/2006/09/22/the-green-virgin-or-green-conman/#comment-2027 Andy Rowell Mon, 25 Sep 2006 10:12:45 +0000 http://priceofoil.org/2006/09/22/the-green-virgin-or-green-conman/#comment-2027 Its a direct quote from the original Guardian article - click on the link on "billionaire" Its a direct quote from the original Guardian article - click on the link on “billionaire”

]]> By: MN http://priceofoil.org/2006/09/22/the-green-virgin-or-green-conman/#comment-2026 MN Mon, 25 Sep 2006 10:06:17 +0000 http://priceofoil.org/2006/09/22/the-green-virgin-or-green-conman/#comment-2026 Is there a source for "Air transport was exempted from the Kyoto protocol on climate change, provided that airlines sought a way to reduce emissions through a trading scheme by 2007"? I'm keen to know. Cheers. Is there a source for “Air transport was exempted from the Kyoto protocol on climate change, provided that airlines sought a way to reduce emissions through a trading scheme by 2007″?
I’m keen to know.
Cheers.

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