I found this article interesting because the writer speaks to corporations moving to other countries and the carbon taxes that the end user pays. What the writer fails to understand is that we are in a global crisis. Every country has economy problems and every country has some natural resource necessary to go green. I am not suggesting mowing down forests; we have seen enough of that devistation. The problem lies in the ability to build it green or convert to green. It can be very costly, and yes, corporations can get it done for less overseas, and YES THAT IS A PROBLEM, but we need to change what we can and focus on the problems we can solve. Chevron in San Francisco, Ca is hosting a Q&A forum for green energy entrepeneurs. Corporations are looking at home for technology, Yes, this writer has a valid point, but right now we should be concerned with our problems here, at home. I read something this am called a Kyoto Protocol, simply it is a legally non binding agreement that was adopted in Dec 1997, where countries agree to lower their emissions over a period of several years. The US has not agreed to participate in this Protocol. There is more too it, but you can search wiki for more info. We are being called to solve this problem at a global level. I support green energy technology, as long as we are not causing more problems and we approach it with concern for the environment and stop the pollution.
Boycott
American families and businesses are being economically threatened by cap-and-trade schemes. If cap-and-trade is approved, Americans can expect to pay thousands of dollars every year in “carbon taxes”. Millions of American jobs will be lost as companies seek more business-friendly locations elsewhere in the world. All this for what proponents acknowledge will at best result in 1/10 of 1 degree temperature change in 100 years!But these facts don’t seem to matter to those corporations that have joined forces with the green lobby in supporting cap-and-trade. Some corporations stand to make millions as the result of cap-and-trade. Others have simply caved in to the political pressure from the green lobby. Regardless of their reasons, all of these companies are undermining American citizens by supporting cap-and-trade.
The Center for American Progress published a list of 100 organizations that support cap-and-trade. Hopenhagen, a website supporting the Copenhagen Climate Treaty, lists 92 organizations as “friends” of their effort. The U.S. Climate Action Partnership (USCAP) is a group of 30 large corporations and Park Avenue environmental groups that have joined forces to lobby for the Waxman-Markey cap-and-tax bill.
Why would you choose to support these corporations with your wallet when they
are advocating for policies that will be disastrous for most American families?
Here is a list of 19 companies that we believe would be most susceptible to a consumer boycott campaign. They have decided to support cap-and-trade, now you need to decide whether you are going to support them.
Organizations can be removed from the boycott list by taking the following two actions: 1) withdrawing their names as a supporter of cap-and-trade from the appropriate list above; and 2) issuing a press release stating that their organization will not take a specific position on cap-and-trade and the Copenhagen climate treaty.
UPDATE: Reader’s Digest has complied with our request and has been removed from the boycott.
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