Comments on: Those greenwashing Chevron ads http://climateprogress.org/2007/10/01/those-greenwashing-chevron-ads/ The Latest on Climate Science, Solutions, and Politics Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:18:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: EarthRights International http://climateprogress.org/2007/10/01/those-greenwashing-chevron-ads/#comment-5988 EarthRights International Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:52:41 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/10/01/those-greenwashing-chevron-ads/#comment-5988 We are the organization that brought the lawsuit against Unocal (which is now ChevronTexaco) in Burma. As Chevron claims to be opening dialogue through its new Human Energy campaign, <a href="http://www.earthrights.org/burmafeature/eri_calls_on_oil_and_gas_industry_to_help_stop_violence_in_burma.html" rel="nofollow">we want Chevron to open dialogue about its on-going partnership with the Burmese junta</a>, a partnership that is exempt from the recent tightening of US sanctions. The power of human energy indeed: http://www.petitiononline.com/urgeChev/petition.html We are the organization that brought the lawsuit against Unocal (which is now ChevronTexaco) in Burma.

As Chevron claims to be opening dialogue through its new Human Energy campaign, we want Chevron to open dialogue about its on-going partnership with the Burmese junta, a partnership that is exempt from the recent tightening of US sanctions.

The power of human energy indeed:
http://www.petitiononline.com/urgeChev/petition.html

]]> By: Tom - Daai Tou Laam http://climateprogress.org/2007/10/01/those-greenwashing-chevron-ads/#comment-5955 Tom - Daai Tou Laam Wed, 03 Oct 2007 10:18:48 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/10/01/those-greenwashing-chevron-ads/#comment-5955 Beyond Nigeria and Ecuador, Chevron has gas field interests in Burma acquired via Unocal. Unocal settled the lawsuits on Burmese slave labour to build their pipeline prior to Chevron's acquisition to minimize the PR problems after the rebranding. And yes, when President Bush says he cannot influence the Burmese military junta with tougher sanctions, he means that he doesn't want to stop the profits at the company which used to employ his Sec of State as a Board member and sailed an oil tanker named after her. Beyond Nigeria and Ecuador, Chevron has gas field interests in Burma acquired via Unocal. Unocal settled the lawsuits on Burmese slave labour to build their pipeline prior to Chevron’s acquisition to minimize the PR problems after the rebranding.

And yes, when President Bush says he cannot influence the Burmese military junta with tougher sanctions, he means that he doesn’t want to stop the profits at the company which used to employ his Sec of State as a Board member and sailed an oil tanker named after her.

]]> By: Olin C. http://climateprogress.org/2007/10/01/those-greenwashing-chevron-ads/#comment-5949 Olin C. Tue, 02 Oct 2007 22:18:59 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/10/01/those-greenwashing-chevron-ads/#comment-5949 Wow, Joe. Sounds like the "gloves" are coming off. This is fixin' to get REAL interestin'... Wow, Joe. Sounds like the “gloves” are coming off. This is fixin’ to get REAL interestin’…

]]> By: Heather http://climateprogress.org/2007/10/01/those-greenwashing-chevron-ads/#comment-5941 Heather Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:05:41 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/10/01/those-greenwashing-chevron-ads/#comment-5941 I saw what had to be a two-minute spot for this new campaign on Sunday in primetime. Can't imagine what it must have cost them. It felt like its own show. At one point, my partner commented that it was so long, it should have had its own commercial break within. I saw what had to be a two-minute spot for this new campaign on Sunday in primetime. Can’t imagine what it must have cost them. It felt like its own show. At one point, my partner commented that it was so long, it should have had its own commercial break within.

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