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#NVIDIA ’s #greenwashing tactics and hidden #emissions revealed in new research - Greenpeace International

https://www.greenpeace.org/international/press-release/85825/nvidia-greenwashing-hidden-emissions-report/

https://www.europesays.com/hu/246774/ G7: Pár nap múlva már nem lehet büntetlenül csak úgy zöldnek nevezni bármit #egyperces #ÉLET #EurópaiUnió #fogyastóvédelem #greenwashing #GVH #HU #Hungarian #Hungary #irányelv #környezetbarát #Környezetvédelem #Magyar #Magyarország #ZöldreMosás

RE: https://eupolicy.social/@raphaelweyland/117276655889942011

Nur zu zeigen, dass man (#VW) "könnte, wenn man wollten", reicht halt nicht aus! Dann bleibt es #greenwashing und eine Werbeverkaufsshow. Lasst die #Energieeffizienz-Elemente in ALLE Eure Modelle einfließen, und zwar pronto! Nur bedingt hilfreich wäre es, ein einzelnes (vermutlich noch überteuertes) Modell damit anzubieten. Los geht's, auf geht's, #Effizienzwende, auch bei der #Emobility! Und klar, #Suffizienz, #Verlagerung und #fewerCars wären damit noch nicht abgehandelt.

RE: https://eupolicy.social/@raphaelweyland/117276655889942011

Nur zu zeigen, dass man (#VW) "könnte, wenn man wollten", reicht halt nicht aus! Dann bleibt es #greenwashing und eine Werbeverkaufsshow. Lasst die #Energieeffizienz-Elemente in ALLE Eure Modelle einfließen, und zwar pronto! Keine große Hilfe wäre, ein einzelnes (vermutlich noch überteuertes) Modell damit anzubieten. Los geht's, auf geht's, #Effizienzwende, auch bei der #Emobility! Und klar, #Suffizienz, #Verlagerung und #fewerCars wären damit noch nicht abgehandelt.

RE: https://eupolicy.social/@raphaelweyland/117276655889942011

Nur zu zeigen, dass man (#VW) "könnte, wenn man wollten", reicht halt nicht aus! Dann bleibt es #greenwashing und eine Werbeverkaufsshow. Lasst die #Energieeffizienz-Elemente in ALLE Eure Modelle einfließen, und zwar pronto! Keine große Hilfe wäre, ein einzelnes (vermutlich noch überteuertes) Modell damit anzubieten. Los geht's, auf geht's, #Effizienzwende, auch bei der #Emobility! Und klar, #Suffizienz, #Verlagerung und #fewerCars wären damit noch nicht abgehandelt.

RE: https://eupolicy.social/@raphaelweyland/117276655889942011

Nur zu zeigen, dass man (#VW) "könnte, wenn man wollten", reicht halt nicht aus! Dann bleibt es #greenwashing und eine Werbeverkaufsshow. Lasst die #Energieeffizienz-Elemente in ALLE Eure Modelle einfließen, und zwar pronto! Nur bedingt hilfreich wäre es, ein einzelnes (vermutlich noch überteuertes) Modell damit anzubieten. Los geht's, auf geht's, #Effizienzwende, auch bei der #Emobility! Und klar, #Suffizienz, #Verlagerung und #fewerCars wären damit noch nicht abgehandelt.

RE: https://eupolicy.social/@raphaelweyland/117276655889942011

Nur zu zeigen, dass man (#VW) "könnte, wenn man wollten", reicht halt nicht aus! Dann bleibt es #greenwashing und eine Werbeverkaufsshow. Lasst die #Energieeffizienz-Elemente in ALLE Eure Modelle einfließen, und zwar pronto! Keine große Hilfe wäre, ein einzelnes (vermutlich noch überteuertes) Modell damit anzubieten. Los geht's, auf geht's, #Effizienzwende, auch bei der #Emobility! Und klar, #Suffizienz, #Verlagerung und #fewerCars wären damit noch nicht abgehandelt.

@hope_n_beauty @anneroth @umwelthilfe

Habe diese Marke noch nie gesehen 🤷

Konstruktive Alternative: #Hafermilch mache ich mir immer aus #Hafermilchpulver vom #unverpackt-Laden. Das spart 'ne Menge #Diesel bzw. CO₂ für den Transport von #Wasser, was 90 % der Hafermilch ausmacht. Und #TetraPak ist #Greenwashing Mist:

https://www.duh.de/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilung/dreistes-greenwashing-durch-tetra-pak-deutsche-umwelthilfe-fordert-sofortigen-stopp-der-umweltluegen/

Also wenigstens #Pfandglas nehmen, wenn man nicht selbst schütteln will.

#vegan #Klimaschutz

@hope_n_beauty @anneroth @umwelthilfe

Habe diese Marke noch nie gesehen 🤷

Konstruktive Alternative: #Hafermilch mache ich mir immer aus #Hafermilchpulver vom #unverpackt-Laden. Das spart 'ne Menge #Diesel bzw. CO₂ für den Transport von #Wasser, was 90 % der Hafermilch ausmacht. Und #TetraPak ist #Greenwashing Mist:

https://www.duh.de/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilung/dreistes-greenwashing-durch-tetra-pak-deutsche-umwelthilfe-fordert-sofortigen-stopp-der-umweltluegen/

Also wenigstens #Pfandglas nehmen, wenn man nicht selbst schütteln will.

#vegan #Klimaschutz

@hope_n_beauty @anneroth @umwelthilfe

Habe diese Marke noch nie gesehen 🤷

Konstruktive Alternative: #Hafermilch mache ich mir immer aus #Hafermilchpulver vom #unverpackt-Laden. Das spart 'ne Menge #Diesel bzw. CO₂ für den Transport von #Wasser, was 90 % der Hafermilch ausmacht. Und #TetraPak ist #Greenwashing Mist:

https://www.duh.de/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilung/dreistes-greenwashing-durch-tetra-pak-deutsche-umwelthilfe-fordert-sofortigen-stopp-der-umweltluegen/

Also wenigstens #Pfandglas nehmen, wenn man nicht selbst schütteln will.

#vegan #Klimaschutz

@hope_n_beauty @anneroth @umwelthilfe

Habe diese Marke noch nie gesehen 🤷

Konstruktive Alternative: #Hafermilch mache ich mir immer aus #Hafermilchpulver vom #unverpackt-Laden. Das spart 'ne Menge #Diesel bzw. CO₂ für den Transport von #Wasser, was 90 % der Hafermilch ausmacht. Und #TetraPak ist #Greenwashing Mist:

https://www.duh.de/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilung/dreistes-greenwashing-durch-tetra-pak-deutsche-umwelthilfe-fordert-sofortigen-stopp-der-umweltluegen/

Also wenigstens #Pfandglas nehmen, wenn man nicht selbst schütteln will.

#vegan #Klimaschutz

@hope_n_beauty @anneroth @umwelthilfe

Habe diese Marke noch nie gesehen 🤷

Konstruktive Alternative: #Hafermilch mache ich mir immer aus #Hafermilchpulver vom #unverpackt-Laden. Das spart 'ne Menge #Diesel bzw. CO₂ für den Transport von #Wasser, was 90 % der Hafermilch ausmacht. Und #TetraPak ist #Greenwashing Mist:

https://www.duh.de/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilung/dreistes-greenwashing-durch-tetra-pak-deutsche-umwelthilfe-fordert-sofortigen-stopp-der-umweltluegen/

Also wenigstens #Pfandglas nehmen, wenn man nicht selbst schütteln will.

#vegan #Klimaschutz

Autoroutes : comment ces infrastructures ont-elles été pensées au lendemain de la guerre et comment pourraient-elles évoluer à l’avenir ? 😑
▶️ La canopée de panneaux solaires => triomphe du #Greenwashing 🤪
▶️ Pensons plutôt à les transformer progressivement en voie de TER ou de TGV
▶️ Et parions qu’avant 2060, certains tronçons d' #Autoroutes auront été classés monuments historiques...
#A69 #StopA69
https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture/podcasts/les-chantiers-de-la-recherche/transition-energetique-comment-repenser-le-modele-des-autoroutes-4661746

Autoroutes : comment ces infrastructures ont-elles été pensées au lendemain de la guerre et comment pourraient-elles évoluer à l’avenir ? 😑
▶️ La canopée de panneaux solaires => triomphe du #Greenwashing 🤪
▶️ Pensons plutôt à les transformer progressivement en voie de TER ou de TGV
▶️ Et parions qu’avant 2060, certains tronçons d' #Autoroutes auront été classés monuments historiques...
#A69 #StopA69
https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture/podcasts/les-chantiers-de-la-recherche/transition-energetique-comment-repenser-le-modele-des-autoroutes-4661746

Moving #AI #DataCenters to #space is high-altitude #greenwashing. We just filed comments urging the #FCC to reject Cowboy Space’s 20,000-satellite "Stampede" constellation. From stratospheric metallic pollution to escalating collision risks and threats to astronomy, the hazards of orbital computing are severe. The FCC must require a full Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

Read our full comment: https://www.spaceenvironmentalism.org/actions/public-statements-and-comments/cowboy-space-odc-comment

#SpacePolicy #Astronomy #Sustainability #SpaceDebris

www.zfk.de/unternehmen/... #EU #GreenWashing #Energiewirtschaft #Stromtarife #Stadtwerke #KommunaleVersorger #Energieversorger #Politik #Verbraucherschutz

EmpCo: Warum Claims zur Compli...

#AmericanPrestige welcomes #TheaRiofrancos for a great interview about her book #Extraction: The Frontiers of #GreenCapitalism

https://americanprestigepod.com/episodes/7058544218
#energyTransition #greenwashing #environment #lithium #lithiumMining #extractivism #geoeconomy #politicalTheory #degrowth #ecosocialism #ecomarxism #books @bookstodon

💥Announcement! Thursday 21.05.2026💥

🔥🏙 WoHo No! Say no to the WoHo high-rise! 🏙🔥

Thursday, 21.05.2026 | 5.00 pm | Kreuzberg Town Hall, Yorckstraße 4-11, 10965 Berlin

Arrival: U6, U7, bus 140, M19 Mehringdamm

📣 Call to action: https://asanb.noblogs.org/?p=17407 - @woho.nein

#b2105 #WohoNEIN #SocialWashing #GreenWashing

Let’s say no to the #WoHo high-rise! 👊
And send #KiezBau onto the pitch⚽️

Rally and demonstration on 21 May 2026 at the BVV Town Hall, Yorckstr. 4-11 Kreuzberg, followed by the all-important committee meeting at the BVV. (6–8 pm).

The WoHo skyscraper – a sham:

80% is earmarked for highly lucrative luxury housing and commercial space.

Only 20% of the space is designated for social housing – a disastrous signal!

We do not accept the excuse that public facilities are also being offered (approx. 15%):

according to the latest interpretation, the much-heralded neighbourhood canteen and the nursery have been dropped from the plans – instead, there is now a large rooftop café, a refugee centre and serviced cluster flats – all of which guarantee a secure return on investment!

💥Ankündigung! Donnerstag 21.05.2026💥

🔥🏙 WoHo Nein! WoHo Hochhaus abpfeifen! 🏙🔥

Donnerstag, 21.05.2026 | 17:00 Uhr | Rathaus Kreuzberg, Yorckstraße 4-11, 10965 Berlin

Anreise: U6, U7, Bus 140, M19 Mehringdamm

📣 Aufruf: https://asanb.noblogs.org/?p=17407 - @woho.nein

#b2105 #WohoNEIN #SocialWashing #GreenWashing

Lasst uns das #WoHo Hochhaus abpfeifen! 👊
Und den #KiezBau ins Spielfeld schicken⚽️

Kundgebung und Demo am 21.05.2026 am BVV Rathaus Yorckstr. 4-11
Kreuzberg, danach ist die alles entscheidende Ausschussitzung in der BVV. (18-20h).

Das Woho-Hochhaus – eine Mogelpackung:

80% sind als höchst lukratives Luxus-Wohnen und Gewerberaum programmiert.

Nur 20% der Fläche sind für geförderten Wohnraum festgesetzt – ein fatales Signal!

Die Ausrede, dass auch öffentliche Nutzungen angeboten werden (ca. 15%) lassen wir nicht gelten:

nach der neuesten Auslegung sind die groß angekündigte Kiez-Kantine und die Kita aus der Nutzung rausgeflogen – stattdessen gibt es ein jetzt ein großes Dachcafé, ein Flüchtendenheim und betreute Clusterwohnungen – alles sorgt für sichere Rendite!

Is Indonesia’s Nickel Industry Honeymoon on the Rocks?

Indonesia’s Nickel Industry is Being Squeezed from Inside and Outside. Is the Honeymoon Over? Tempo.co

By M. Faiz Zaki for Tempo.co, May 18, 2026

Indonesia’s nickel industry is under pressure. The Iran-Israel war, backed by the United States, has created a global energy crisis that has driven energy prices sharply higher and impacted industrial production in Indonesia.

Arif Perdanakusumah, chairman of the Indonesian Nickel Industry Forum (FINI), said domestic pressures are increasingly squeezing the industry. “Including regulation and business uncertainty.” He spoke with Tempo.co on May 13.

Arif noted that the nickel ore production quota in this year’s work plan and budget (RKAB) was set at 270 million tons, down from the 2025 RKAB of 379 million tons.

Despite the cut in the quota, the benchmark price for nickel (HMA) has jumped from about US$14,599 per dry metric ton (dmt) in December 2025 to roughly US$17,802 per dmt.

Even so, this year’s quota is below industry demand of 340–350 million tons, based on production capacity, installed capacity, and the production capability of nickel processing and refining projects.

The large demand is driven by several new projects, particularly high-pressure acid leaching (HPAL) projects, which require 40 to 50 million tons of ore. HPAL is a technology that produces high-quality nickel specifically for supplying the requirements of electric vehicle batteries.

Arif explained that nickel companies were also impacted by a decree issued by the energy and mineral resources minister (Kepmen ESDM No. 144.K/MB.01/MEM.B/2026) that amended an earlier regulation (No. 268.K/MB.01/MEM.B/2025) that provided for Guidelines for Setting Benchmark Prices for the Sale of Metallic Mineral Commodities and Coal. The change affects the mineral benchmark price (HPM) used for limonite ore, the feedstock for HPAL plants. “Our current calculations show that if companies operate with the existing cost structure they will eventually incur losses and bleed,” said Arif.

The decree affects the nickel limonite pricing formula: a previous benchmark near US$17 per ton moved to US$43 per ton now while the market price sits at US$28 per ton. This price spike automatically increases the production cost of one ton of nickel mixed hydroxide precipitate (MHP) by US$4,000 to $5,000, putting companies at risk of losses.

FINI has submitted an alternative pricing formula and urged the government to reconsider the limonite benchmark, arguing the current level will kill the HPAL industry.

Roy Arman Arfandy, president director of PT Trimegah Bangun Persada Tbk (also known as Harita Nickel), said a planned rise in mining royalties would sharply cut company profits. He added that at a 10 percent margin and with planned export duties, the company would be unprofitable—an outcome compounded by soaring diesel costs which have roughly doubled from about Rp15,000 per liter to about Rp30,000 per liter. “The situation is actually difficult for the nickel industry,” Roy said.

Energy and mineral resources minister Bahlil Lahadalia and finance minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa recently agreed to delay implementing the higher mining royalties and planned export duties which had been scheduled to take effect June 1, 2026.

Roy also said company finances are threatened by new rules on foreign-exchange repatriation from resource exports (DHE), set to take effect the same day. The industry still faces a proposed windfall tax, and a 15 percent global minimum tax, despite earlier incentives such as tax allowances and holidays granted to pioneer industries.

The industry also faces mounting financial risks as many nickel producers remain heavily reliant on bank loans and could see rising levels of bad debt, Arif Perdanakusumah said.

The sector has also been hit by a skyrocketing increase in sulfur prices — from about US$200 to US$250 per ton in 2023 to US$1,137 per ton on May 13, 2026. Sulfur is processed into sulfuric acid which is used to leach low‑grade nickel. Arif said roughly 80 percent of global sulfur supply originates in the Middle East and that sulfur now accounts for around 56 percent of HPAL project costs, up from roughly 25 percent.

Arif urged the government to develop a nickel‑industry roadmap to bolster domestic supply and provide policy stability. He said industry players were caught off guard by the sudden changes to the RKAB quota and other measures. “Policy stability is what we actually want,” he said.

He predicted that the pressure on the nickel industry this year would also ripple beyond the mining and manufacturing. He said that one of the most affected areas would be food vendors and boarding houses, typically used by industry employees, as the number of workers is expected to decrease.

The complaints expressed by business leaders in the nickel industry are similar to those voiced by Chinese companies investing in Indonesia. Through the China Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia, they have already written to Indonesia’s President Prabowo, urging improvements to the investment climate in Indonesia.

The letter was sent primarily because many Chinese companies have invested and contributed to economic growth, job creation, improved industrial performance, and the implementation of social programs in Indonesia, but are now under pressure from overly strict regulations, heavy law enforcement, and allegations of corruption and extortion from the authorities.

“These problems have severely disrupted normal business operations, directly undermined long-term investment confidence, and causing widespread concern among Chinese investment companies regarding the current business environment and their future development in Indonesia,” the statement, quoting from the letter, said.

The Chinese Chamber of Commerce also questioned the nickel ore production quota which was cut by more than 70 percent. The impact they feel is disruptive to the development of downstream industries for new and renewable energy and stainless steel.

They also complained about the mandatory foreign exchange retention (DHE) requirement, which creates high levels of uncertainty for resource exporters who are required to deposit 50 percent of their foreign exchange earnings in state-owned banks for at least one year. They see this regulation as detrimental to company liquidity and long-term operations.

Responding to the complaints of Chinese business operators, Deputy Minister of Investment and Downstreaming Todotua Pasaribu said the letter expressing concerns to the Indonesian government was reasonable, given the current situation. He also confirmed there would be a meeting with Chinese investors about this issue. “We consider this a positive step that provides input to the government,” he said.

For the Ministry of Investment and Downstreaming, Todotua said, creating a conducive investment climate is a key priority for the government. Investors directly also have to process a variety of commodities that Indonesia possesses. The benefits include greater employment and stronger economic growth.

M. Faiz Zaki has been a journalist at Tempo since 2022. He graduated from the Anthropology Program at Airlangga University, Surabaya. He usually covers legal and crime issues.

This post is based on https://www.tempo.co/ekonomi/industri-nikel-tertekan-geopolitik-kebijakan-pemerintah-2136386. Featured image credit: Workers using fire-resistant clothing remove nickel ore from a furnace during the furnace process at PT Vale Indonesia Tbk’s smelter in Sorowako, East Luwu, South Sulawesi, October 21, 2025. ANTARA/Nova Wahyudi

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Gros plan sur les relations entre sport et révolution écologique.

A lire sur The ARTchemists (encore merci d'avoir publié mon article ) :
https://www.theartchemists.com/sport-ecoresponsable-initiatives/

#sport #sportsante #écologie #greenwashing

Gros plan sur les relations entre sport et révolution écologique.

A lire sur The ARTchemists (encore merci d'avoir publié mon article ) :
https://www.theartchemists.com/sport-ecoresponsable-initiatives/

#sport #sportsante #écologie #greenwashing

#My2cents

Ogni volta che vedo decine di volontari con pettorine #Mcdonalds "ripulire" le strade capisco quanto sia facile per il capitale prendere in giro la gente.
Ma voi due domande non ve le fate?
Buona domenica.

#12aprile #capitalismo #greenWashing #climateCrisis #inquinamento #littering

Boy, #SanfordME seems to be the target of #Greenwashing #SnakeOilSalesmen! First an Amazon #Datacenter, now they want to truck all the #PFAS to a plant that may or may not work!

Residents pack Sanford forum on #biosolids plant, asking questions and voicing concerns

#AriesCleanTechnologies saw a major turnout at the open house it held to explain its proposal, and some attendees were left frustrated by a lack of answers.

by Penelope Overton and Abigail Driscoll
Posted February 25, 2026

Excerpt: "According to the official Aries Technologies website, the gasification process destroys 99% of forever chemicals. [I've seen other percentages cited! 95%, 97%... Who knows exactly how much?!!]

"Some people aren’t convinced.
'We haven’t seen any third-party research that backs their claims,' said Eve Dumont-Wilson, a representative from the #SanfordCleanAirAndWaterCoalition, a group that began this month to promote transparency from Aries and share its concerns over the possible environmental impacts of the proposed treatment center.

" 'We want assurances that they will be held accountable in the event of a spill,' Dumont-Wilson explained, adding that one of the coalition’s concerns is how little research has been done into the process Aries uses." [Sneaky, sneaky! Just like the datacenters!!!]

[...]

"Despite these assurances, the developer faces a high bar in proving its #gasification technology is ready for large-scale use. Aries acknowledged its facility in #LindenNJ, has been 'temporarily idled' for equipment upgrades [and it only functioned intermittently for a year before being closed!]. The company maintains that the issues were related to dryers rather than the core technology."

Read more:
https://www.pressherald.com/2026/02/25/sludge-plant-developer-tries-to-woo-sanford-2/

Archived version:
https://archive.md/fYjLK

Related article:
https://www.mainepublic.org/environment-and-outdoors/2026-02-24/sanford-could-host-sludge-processing-plant

#MainePol #MEPol #ForeverChemicals

Das Schweizer WSL-Institut für Schnee-und Lawinenforschung #SLF [2] zeigt auf der Seite «White Risk» [1] Informationen zur #Schneedecke, sowohl absolute Menge, Neuschnee pro Zeitraum und relative Mengen im Vergleich zur Referenzperiode (1991-2020) an diesem Kalendertag.

Aktuell zeigen die Farben eine überdurchschnittliche Schneedecke von 110% bis 170% der Referenzperiode im Skigebiet, selbst darum herum sind es normale Mengen von 90% bis 110%.

Letzte Woche bis ca. Donnerstag war derselbe Kartenausschnitt noch tiefrot bei 0% bis 30% der Referenzperiode, am Mittwochabend und am Donnerstag hat es bis 1500 müM geregnet.

Ich bin seit über 35 Jahren immer ungefähr in der gleichen Zeit in Breil/Brigels in den Ferien. So wenig Schnee bis auf 2400 müM habe ich noch nie zuvor erlebt. Das erste mal Regen in den Skiferien habe ich ca. 2008 in Davos erlebt, damals hat es bis Mittelstation Höhenweg auf ca. 2200 müM geregnet. Das zweite mal Regen erlebte ich Anfangs 2019 in Breil/Brigels, seitdem habe ich dort mindestens in drei verschiedenen Jahren Regen in derselben Woche im Jahr erlebt. In den fünf Jahren zuvor waren fast jedes Jahr, während mehreren Tagen, bei besten Pistenverhältnissen und Sonnenschein, die oberen Lifte wegen zu starkem Wind abgestellt. Ebenso sind 2020 zwei Skitage mit dem Verein dem Wind zu Opfer gefallen, einmal in Davos haben auch die unteren Lifte den Betrieb eingestellt.

Es ist sehr gut sichtbar, dass mit dem #Klimawandel nicht nur die Schneefallgrenze steigt, sondern auch das Wetter immer extremer wird. Trockenheit und extreme Niederschlagsmengen wurden schon lange mit der Klimaerwärmung in Verbindung gebracht. Hier sind sie nun.

Damit rücken planbare Skiferien immer mehr in die Ferne. Zudem werden sie teurer, weil sich die Leute auf wenige, hohe Skigebiete in einem viel kleineren Zeitraum beschränkten müssen.

Das ist natürlich ein Luxusproblem, trotzdem verstehe ich nicht, wie wenig sich Wintersportorte gegen den Klimawandel einsetzen und dass Wintersportveranstaltungen Werbung durch Automarken und andere Klimasünder zulassen, die damit nur #Greenwashing betreiben.

[1] https://whiterisk.ch/
[2] https://www.slf.ch/

#Extremwetter

Das Schweizer WSL-Institut für Schnee-und Lawinenforschung #SLF [2] zeigt auf der Seite «White Risk» [1] Informationen zur #Schneedecke, sowohl absolute Menge, Neuschnee pro Zeitraum und relative Mengen im Vergleich zur Referenzperiode (1991-2020) an diesem Kalendertag.

Aktuell zeigen die Farben eine überdurchschnittliche Schneedecke von 110% bis 170% der Referenzperiode im Skigebiet, selbst darum herum sind es normale Mengen von 90% bis 110%.

Letzte Woche bis ca. Donnerstag war derselbe Kartenausschnitt noch tiefrot bei 0% bis 30% der Referenzperiode, am Mittwochabend und am Donnerstag hat es bis 1500 müM geregnet.

Ich bin seit über 35 Jahren immer ungefähr in der gleichen Zeit in Breil/Brigels in den Ferien. So wenig Schnee bis auf 2400 müM habe ich noch nie zuvor erlebt. Das erste mal Regen in den Skiferien habe ich ca. 2008 in Davos erlebt, damals hat es bis Mittelstation Höhenweg auf ca. 2200 müM geregnet. Das zweite mal Regen erlebte ich Anfangs 2019 in Breil/Brigels, seitdem habe ich dort mindestens in drei verschiedenen Jahren Regen in derselben Woche im Jahr erlebt. In den fünf Jahren zuvor waren fast jedes Jahr, während mehreren Tagen, bei besten Pistenverhältnissen und Sonnenschein, die oberen Lifte wegen zu starkem Wind abgestellt. Ebenso sind 2020 zwei Skitage mit dem Verein dem Wind zu Opfer gefallen, einmal in Davos haben auch die unteren Lifte den Betrieb eingestellt.

Es ist sehr gut sichtbar, dass mit dem #Klimawandel nicht nur die Schneefallgrenze steigt, sondern auch das Wetter immer extremer wird. Trockenheit und extreme Niederschlagsmengen wurden schon lange mit der Klimaerwärmung in Verbindung gebracht. Hier sind sie nun.

Damit rücken planbare Skiferien immer mehr in die Ferne. Zudem werden sie teurer, weil sich die Leute auf wenige, hohe Skigebiete in einem viel kleineren Zeitraum beschränkten müssen.

Das ist natürlich ein Luxusproblem, trotzdem verstehe ich nicht, wie wenig sich Wintersportorte gegen den Klimawandel einsetzen und dass Wintersportveranstaltungen Werbung durch Automarken und andere Klimasünder zulassen, die damit nur #Greenwashing betreiben.

[1] https://whiterisk.ch/
[2] https://www.slf.ch/

#Extremwetter

Das Schweizer WSL-Institut für Schnee-und Lawinenforschung #SLF [2] zeigt auf der Seite «White Risk» [1] Informationen zur #Schneedecke, sowohl absolute Menge, Neuschnee pro Zeitraum und relative Mengen im Vergleich zur Referenzperiode (1991-2020) an diesem Kalendertag.

Aktuell zeigen die Farben eine überdurchschnittliche Schneedecke von 110% bis 170% der Referenzperiode im Skigebiet, selbst darum herum sind es normale Mengen von 90% bis 110%.

Letzte Woche bis ca. Donnerstag war derselbe Kartenausschnitt noch tiefrot bei 0% bis 30% der Referenzperiode, am Mittwochabend und am Donnerstag hat es bis 1500 müM geregnet.

Ich bin seit über 35 Jahren immer ungefähr in der gleichen Zeit in Breil/Brigels in den Ferien. So wenig Schnee bis auf 2400 müM habe ich noch nie zuvor erlebt. Das erste mal Regen in den Skiferien habe ich ca. 2008 in Davos erlebt, damals hat es bis Mittelstation Höhenweg auf ca. 2200 müM geregnet. Das zweite mal Regen erlebte ich Anfangs 2019 in Breil/Brigels, seitdem habe ich dort mindestens in drei verschiedenen Jahren Regen in derselben Woche im Jahr erlebt. In den fünf Jahren zuvor waren fast jedes Jahr, während mehreren Tagen, bei besten Pistenverhältnissen und Sonnenschein, die oberen Lifte wegen zu starkem Wind abgestellt. Ebenso sind 2020 zwei Skitage mit dem Verein dem Wind zu Opfer gefallen, einmal in Davos haben auch die unteren Lifte den Betrieb eingestellt.

Es ist sehr gut sichtbar, dass mit dem #Klimawandel nicht nur die Schneefallgrenze steigt, sondern auch das Wetter immer extremer wird. Trockenheit und extreme Niederschlagsmengen wurden schon lange mit der Klimaerwärmung in Verbindung gebracht. Hier sind sie nun.

Damit rücken planbare Skiferien immer mehr in die Ferne. Zudem werden sie teurer, weil sich die Leute auf wenige, hohe Skigebiete in einem viel kleineren Zeitraum beschränkten müssen.

Das ist natürlich ein Luxusproblem, trotzdem verstehe ich nicht, wie wenig sich Wintersportorte gegen den Klimawandel einsetzen und dass Wintersportveranstaltungen Werbung durch Automarken und andere Klimasünder zulassen, die damit nur #Greenwashing betreiben.

[1] https://whiterisk.ch/
[2] https://www.slf.ch/

#Extremwetter

Das Schweizer WSL-Institut für Schnee-und Lawinenforschung #SLF [2] zeigt auf der Seite «White Risk» [1] Informationen zur #Schneedecke, sowohl absolute Menge, Neuschnee pro Zeitraum und relative Mengen im Vergleich zur Referenzperiode (1991-2020) an diesem Kalendertag.

Aktuell zeigen die Farben eine überdurchschnittliche Schneedecke von 110% bis 170% der Referenzperiode im Skigebiet, selbst darum herum sind es normale Mengen von 90% bis 110%.

Letzte Woche bis ca. Donnerstag war derselbe Kartenausschnitt noch tiefrot bei 0% bis 30% der Referenzperiode, am Mittwochabend und am Donnerstag hat es bis 1500 müM geregnet.

Ich bin seit über 35 Jahren immer ungefähr in der gleichen Zeit in Breil/Brigels in den Ferien. So wenig Schnee bis auf 2400 müM habe ich noch nie zuvor erlebt. Das erste mal Regen in den Skiferien habe ich ca. 2008 in Davos erlebt, damals hat es bis Mittelstation Höhenweg auf ca. 2200 müM geregnet. Das zweite mal Regen erlebte ich Anfangs 2019 in Breil/Brigels, seitdem habe ich dort mindestens in drei verschiedenen Jahren Regen in derselben Woche im Jahr erlebt. In den fünf Jahren zuvor waren fast jedes Jahr, während mehreren Tagen, bei besten Pistenverhältnissen und Sonnenschein, die oberen Lifte wegen zu starkem Wind abgestellt. Ebenso sind 2020 zwei Skitage mit dem Verein dem Wind zu Opfer gefallen, einmal in Davos haben auch die unteren Lifte den Betrieb eingestellt.

Es ist sehr gut sichtbar, dass mit dem #Klimawandel nicht nur die Schneefallgrenze steigt, sondern auch das Wetter immer extremer wird. Trockenheit und extreme Niederschlagsmengen wurden schon lange mit der Klimaerwärmung in Verbindung gebracht. Hier sind sie nun.

Damit rücken planbare Skiferien immer mehr in die Ferne. Zudem werden sie teurer, weil sich die Leute auf wenige, hohe Skigebiete in einem viel kleineren Zeitraum beschränkten müssen.

Das ist natürlich ein Luxusproblem, trotzdem verstehe ich nicht, wie wenig sich Wintersportorte gegen den Klimawandel einsetzen und dass Wintersportveranstaltungen Werbung durch Automarken und andere Klimasünder zulassen, die damit nur #Greenwashing betreiben.

[1] https://whiterisk.ch/
[2] https://www.slf.ch/

#Extremwetter

Verschollen - hier anschauen

Klemens Stadler (Axel Milberg) wird von einem Hilferuf aus Brasilien in Alarmzustand versetzt. Er stammt von seinem Sohn Jan (Max Hubacher), der als Umweltwissenschaftler in den brasilianischen Wälder für ein Klimaschutzprojekt arbeitet. Klemens reist nach Brasilien, um nach seinem Sohn zu suchen. Dort scheinen sich Jans Kollegen erstaunlich wenig Sorgen zu machen. Die Firma, die Aufforstungsprojekte zertifiziert, steckt mitten in einem ehrgeizigen Vorhaben, das nicht ohne Gegner ist. Denn für die neuen Wälder gibt es einen gewaltigen Landbedarf: Ganze Dörfer werden dafür zwangsenteignet, Indigene aus ihren Häusern vertrieben. Bei seinen Recherchen lernt Klemens auch die Leidtragenden des Projekts kennen. Der ehemalige Ingenieur wird dabei mit immer mehr Ungereimtheiten in den angeblich so vorbildlichen Nachhaltigkeitsprojekten konfrontiert. Während er Korruption und Gewalt begegnet, muss er sich fragen, welche Rolle sein Sohn in diesem undurchsichtigen Netz spielt - und ob er ihn lebend wiederfinden wird.
Mit Axel Milberg, Max Hubacher, Elisa Schlott, Taís Gonçalves,Julia Koschitz, Benjamin Sadler, Nathália Marçal, Fernando Rodrigues, Jürgen Hartmann
Regie Daniel Harrich

https://piefed.social/c/mediatheque/p/1570250/verschollen-hier-anschauen

🐮📰 the november and december issues of #ETCnyhetsmagasin / @dagensetc are proudly featuring animal farmers on the front page.

🩸🧼 by #greenwashing and #humanewashing exploitation and murder of other #animals, the #swedish left is betraying their ideals of #solidarity and #environmentalism.

🍼⚠️ where is the #feminism in #kidnapping children to steal the mother's #breastmilk?

edit: oh no, there's one more november front page with animal products: #wool. 🐑

#Hydropower Developer No-Show Leaves #Navajos with More Questions than Answers

Chapter officials table hydropower resolution, ask for more community info sessions as FERC seeks to end a policy blocking permits on Tribal land absent Tribal support

by #HerbYazzie, Coal-Lease Area Resident; #AdrianHerder, #TóNizhóníÁní; #TaylorMcKinnon, #CenterForBiologicalDiversity
via #CensoredNews, Nov. 21, 2025

Excerpts: #KayentaAZ— "On a cloudy, rainy Wednesday afternoon, the Kayenta Chapter held its monthly meeting where a resolution by #NatureAndPeopleFirst was first on the agenda. Impacted community members from the coal-lease area on Black Mesa (#DziłYíjiin) filled the chapter house to voice concern about the resolution. But before discussions could begin, Chapter officials tabled the resolution because the developers didn’t show up.

"Nature and People First (#NPF) are developers who are pushing #PumpedStorageHydropower (#PSH) on the #NavajoNation, particularly in the #BlackMesa region. Pumped storage pumps water uphill during low electricity prices and then releases it back downhill through generators when electricity prices are high, producing electricity and revenue. Pumped storage #hydropower, which requires huge amounts of water, is different than hydrogen, which other developers wanted piped across the Nation."

[...]

"#TóNizhóníÁní (#TNA) e-filed comments objecting to #FERC’s proposed policy reversal along with the #CenterForBiologicalDiversity, #AmericanRivers and more than a dozen #tribes across the US. 'For decades, #CoalMining on #BlackMesa has not only extracted coal but also billions of gallons of #groundwater to support the #mining operation,' wrote #AdrianHerder with Tó Nizhóní Ání. 'Energy projects that propose to use large amounts of water for #EnergyProduction should be vetted diligently.' Water access and reliability is crucial for our communities on Black Mesa and the southwest region of the United States.

"Tribal communities understand the resources and impacts by industry. Any project that proposes to use groundwater when it has been heavily impacted and in a state of recovery should not be considered for continued industry use."

https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2025/11/hydropower-developer-no-show-leaves.html

#WaterIsLife #Diné #Dineteh #Greenwashing #PeabodyCoal #ReaderSupportedNews

📢 La pub nous pousse à surconsommer, épuise la planète et normalise l’injustice sociale. Pourtant, 80% des Français·es veulent un encadrement plus strict !

#publicite #sexisme #feminisme #patriarcat #stopubauto #greenwashing #ecoblanchiment #socialwashing

SOCFIN’s African Empire of Colonial Oppression: Billionaires Profit from Palm Oil and Rubber Exploitation

An investigation by Bloomberg exposed that despite being RSPO members, #SOCFIN plantations in #WestAfrica are the epicentre of #humanrights abuses, sexual coercion, environmental destruction, and #landgrabbing. Operating in #Liberia, #Ghana, #Nigeria, and beyond, SOCFIN’s #rubber and #palmoil plantations continue historical colonial legacies of exploitation. Despite widespread evidence of abuse and deforestation, SOCFIN and its partners benefit from weak sustainability certifications such as #FSC and #RSPO. Europe and the US buy products directly linked to these violations, greenwashing the destruction in the process. Indigenous communities and workers are actively resisting this huge injustice —They seek proper redress in the form of stricter #EUDR regulations and better protections of their health, livelihoods and families. Consumers can boycott palm oil and rubber in solidarity. #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife

#News: 🚨 #SOCFIN #palmoil and #rubber is linked to sexual #violence, forced #labour, #landgrabbing #deforestation in #WestAfrica🌴🔥🤢☠️🙊🚫 French tycoon Vincent Bolloré profits while communities suffer. 💀✊🏽 #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife https://palmoildetectives.com/2025/10/22/socfins-african-empire-of-colonial-abuse-how-billionaires-profit-from-palm-oil-and-rubber-exploitation/

A recent Bloomberg investigation into SOCFIN, a plantation empire co-owned by French billionaire Vincent Bolloré, reveals ongoing human rights violations, sexual exploitation, deforestation, and colonial-style land grabs across West Africa. SOCFIN, based in Luxembourg and co-owned by Bolloré, operates sprawling palm oil and rubber plantations in Liberia, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, and elsewhere. The investigation uncovered systemic abuses and environmental destruction, exposing the toxic greenwashing reality behind RSPO corporate sustainability claims.

According to Bloomberg’s extensive report published in April 2025, SOCFIN plantations in Liberia and Ghana are sites of widespread sexual coercion, rape and sexual abuse.

Women workers at the Liberian Agricultural Company (LAC) plantation, one of SOCFIN’s largest operations, routinely face demands for sex from supervisors as a condition for securing daily work. Women like Rebecca (a pseudonym) describe daily harassment and abuse, forced to accept demands out of economic necessity. Contract workers earn as little as $3.50 a day and face threats of dismissal if they refuse sexual advances.

Similar accounts emerge from SOCFIN’s Salala Rubber Corporation (SRC), recently sold after violent worker protests over labour abuses, inadequate medical care, and poor housing conditions. Women workers have described supervisors openly demanding sexual favours in exchange for continued employment. Mamie, a former SRC worker, described being violently raped by her supervisor after repeatedly refusing his advances. Such experiences remain common, despite superficial anti-harassment measures like “No Sexual Harassment” signs erected by the company (Bloomberg, 2025).

SOCFIN’s operations are rooted deeply in colonial history. Established in the Belgian Congo in the late 1800s, SOCFIN expanded aggressively during colonialism, exploiting rubber and palm oil resources across Africa and Asia. Today, its co-owners, Vincent Bolloré and Belgian businessman Hubert Fabri, control vast landholdings, perpetuating neo-colonial dynamics of wealth extraction. According to an article by Tony Lawson for Shoppe Black, the plantations replicate exploitative plantation models, extracting wealth from African land and labour for European profit, reminiscent of colonial rubber plantations and antebellum slave operations like Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation.

This neo-colonial exploitation is glaringly evident in Nigeria, where SOCFIN’s subsidiary, Okumu Oil Palm Company, operates 19,062 hectares of palm plantations and 7,335 hectares of rubber plantations. Palm Oil Detectives (2024) documented widespread displacement of local Indigenous communities due to plantation expansion. Villages such as Lemon, Agbeda, and Oweike have been forcibly dismantled, leaving hundreds homeless. The affected communities received no compensation or consultation—violating international human rights standards on Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC).

Austin Lemon, whose family established Lemon village in 1969, recounted witnessing his ancestral land seized by SOCFIN and converted into plantations without consent or compensation. The trauma from losing their homes, livelihoods, and ancestral heritage remains profound, with many residents still unable to recover decades later.

In Ghana, SOCFIN’s Plantations Socfin Ghana (PSG) has systematically destroyed vital rainforests, despite clear warnings from environmental assessments. PSG admitted clearing over 1,089 hectares of natural forest between 2012 and 2016. The loss of biodiversity and increased carbon emissions from these activities directly exacerbate the climate crisis, severely impacting local rainfall patterns and agricultural productivity. Farmers around PSG’s plantations suffer reduced yields, poverty, and food insecurity.

Meanwhile, the EU continues to import vast quantities of palm oil and rubber from SOCFIN, despite mounting evidence of human rights violations and deforestation. Europe’s reliance on SOCFIN’s supply chains for products such as Michelin tyres, Nestlé’s consumer goods, and numerous cosmetic brands implicates major companies in these abuses. Investigations show European tyre manufacturers purchasing rubber sourced from plantations like Liberia’s LAC and SRC, despite credible allegations of labour abuses, sexual coercion, and land theft.

SOCFIN and its partners rely heavily on weak and ineffective sustainability schemes like the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). But investigations repeatedly reveal these certifications as ineffectual greenwashing tools. For example, SOCFIN’s Cameroon plantations—RSPO-certified—face lawsuits alleging severe environmental damage and community displacement. Water pollution tests conducted near these plantations revealed dangerous contamination levels, threatening public health (Bloomberg, 2025).

Vincent Bolloré, despite his influential position as a major shareholder and board member, consistently denies responsibility, claiming limited involvement. Yet Bolloré’s role remains central. Known for his vast media empire and conservative political influence in France, Bolloré has maintained his SOCFIN stake despite decades of documented abuses. Lawsuits brought under French duty-of-vigilance laws now challenge Bolloré directly, arguing that his oversight constitutes effective control, making him legally responsible for SOCFIN’s actions.

Public pressure is growing. In 2024, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund excluded Bolloré Group and strongly recommended divestment from Bolloré and SOCFIN, citing overwhelming evidence of abuse. Luxembourg’s stock exchange delisted SOCFIN the same year, further isolating the company. Despite these actions, European governments and multinational corporations including the RSPO continue to support SOCFIN financially, facilitating ongoing abuses in Africa.

Communities across West Africa resist despite enormous personal risk. Liberian union leader Mary Boimah was jailed after protests against SRC’s labour conditions. Nigerian community member Iyabo Batu was shot by SOCFIN-affiliated security personnel while protesting environmental contamination and blocked access to her village. Despite these risks, communities persist in their demands for justice, compensation, and the return of their lands.

SOCFIN’s stated commitments to human rights and sustainability remain hollow. Decades of documented abuses, superficial responses to audits, and persistent denial illustrate systemic failure and wilful negligence. As long as global markets reward SOCFIN’s rubber and palm oil, the cycle of violence and exploitation will continue.

The time has come to demand real accountability. Regulators and law-makers in the EU and USA must recognise their complicity in human rights abuses and ecocide in palm oil and rubber supply chains. Until this time, people and landscapes will continue to suffer from forced labour, sexual coercion, and environmental destruction. SOCFIN’s ecocide and human rights abuses—must end now.

Learn more

Bloomberg. (2025, April 17). The Rubber Barons. Retrieved from https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2025-socfin-plantations

Palm Oil Detectives. (2024, July 31). Socfin’s Destructive Empire: Palm Oil Deforestation and Human Rights Abuses in West Africa. Retrieved from https://palmoildetectives.com/2024/07/31/socfins-destructive-empire-palm-oil-deforestation-and-human-rights-abuses-in-west-africa/

Shoppe Black. (2025). Labor Abuses: Nottoway and Liberia Plantations. Retrieved from https://shoppeblack.us/labor-abuses-nottoway-and-liberia-plantations/

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Palm Oil Threatens Ancient Noken Weaving in West Papua

Colonial palm oil and sugarcane causing the loss of West Papuans’ cultural identity. Land grabs force communities from forests, threatening Noken weaving

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Family Ties Expose Deforestation and Rights Violations in Indonesian Palm Oil

An explosive report by the Environment Investigation Agency (EIA) details how Indonesia’s Fangiono family, through a wide corporate web, is linked to ongoing #deforestation, #corruption, and #indigenousrights abuses for #palmoil. Calls mount for…

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West Papuan Indigenous Women Fight Land Seizures

Indigenous Melanesian women in West Papua fight land seizures for palm oil and sugar plantations, protecting their ancestral rights. Join #BoycottPalmOil

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Greasing the Wheels of Colonialism: Palm Oil Industry in West Papua 

A landmark study published in Global Studies Quarterly in April 2025 has revealed that the rapid expansion of the #palmoil industry in #WestPapua is not only fuelling #deforestation, #ecocide and environmental destruction but…

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Palm Oil Practices Resemble Colonial Exploitation

Indonesian palm oil workers expose industry practices that mirror colonial exploitation: land grabbing, bad conditions, ecocide. Systemic change is needed!

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3. Supermarket sleuthing: Next time you’re in the supermarket, take photos of products containing palm oil. Share these to social media along with the hashtags to call out the greenwashing and ecocide of the brands who use palm oil. You can also take photos of palm oil free products and congratulate brands when they go palm oil free.

https://twitter.com/CuriousApe4/status/1526136783557529600?s=20

https://twitter.com/PhillDixon1/status/1749010345555788144?s=20

https://twitter.com/mugabe139/status/1678027567977078784?s=20

4. Take to the streets: Get in touch with Palm Oil Detectives to find out more.

5. Donate: Make a one-off or monthly donation to Palm Oil Detectives as a way of saying thank you and to help pay for ongoing running costs of the website and social media campaigns. Donate here

#BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4wildlife #BoycottPalmOil #childLabour #childSlavery #deforestation #EUDR #FSC #Ghana #greenwashing #humanRights #HumanRights #indigenousRights #labour #landRights #landgrabbing #Liberia #News #Nigeria #PalmOil #palmoil #RSPO #rubber #slavery #SOCFIN #violence #WestAfrica

Apple entfernt CO₂-neutral-Label von Apple Watch und Mac mini nach Greenwashing-Kritik
Apple hat stillschweigend alle Hinweise auf CO₂-Neutralität von der Verpackung und den Produktseiten der aktuellen Apple Watch u
https://www.apfeltalk.de/magazin/feature/apple-entfernt-co%e2%82%82-neutral-label-von-apple-watch-und-mac-mini-nach-greenwashing-kritik/
#Feature #Mac #Watch #Apple #AppleWatch #COneutral #EURichtlinie #Greenwashing #Klimaschutz #MacMini #Nachhaltigkeit #Umwelt #Zertifikate

Coming up on 10/02 in Berkeley!

Catch CHASING CHIMERAS, a new documentary exposing the fossil fuel industry's push for false climate "solutions" while endangering communities & delaying real climate action.

Join us to learn how deep these greenwashing scams run, including right here in the Bay Area, and what we can do fight back.

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E20 Petrol in India: Green Transition or Greenwashed Cronyism?
https://onceinabluemoon2021.in/2025/09/23/e20-petrol-in-india-green-transition-or-greenwashed-cronyism/
#ClimateChange, #Anthropocene, #Capitalocene, #Greenwashing, #GreenCapitalism, #CronyCapitalism, #DynasticCapitalism, #NepoCapitalism, #NitinGadkari, #GadkariFamilyBusiness, #GreenwashedCronyism, #EthanolCronyism, #ClimateJustice, #FoodVsFuel, #WaterCrisisIndia, #BiodiversityLoss, #EcologicalExtinction, #PollutionIndia, #DeforestationIndia, =

Family Ties Expose Deforestation and Rights Violations in Indonesian Palm Oil

An explosive report by the Environment Investigation Agency (EIA) details how Indonesia’s Fangiono family, through a wide corporate web, is linked to ongoing #deforestation, #corruption, and #indigenousrights abuses for #palmoil. Calls mount for governments to act immediately to strengthen the #EUDR. Consumers can act when we #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife #HumanRights

#News: Shady family ties underlie Fangiono family’s #palmoil empire, peppered with #deforestation, rights abuse in #Indonesia 🌴☠️🧐 Demand change! #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife #HumanRights @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2025/09/17/family-ties-expose-deforestation-and-rights-violations-in-indonesian-palm-oil/

EIA & Kaoem Telapak. (2025, August 20). When deforestation, corruption and rights violations are just another palm oil family affair. [EIA]. https://eia-international.org/news/when-deforestation-corruption-and-rights-violations-are-just-another-palm-oil-family-affair/

A new investigation by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) UK and Kaoem Telapak exposes widespread alleged deforestation, corruption, and human rights abuses permeating Indonesia’s palm oil sector, tracing these patterns to the powerful Fangiono family and their sprawling corporate network. Despite public denials and ostensible sustainability commitments, the report finds disturbing evidence that companies linked to the family have persistently violated laws, destroyed forests, and displaced local and indigenous peoples.

Indonesia, the world’s largest palm oil producer—exporting products worth nearly $28 billion in 2024—remains a hotbed for land-grabbing and habitat loss. The report, A Family Affair, catalogues cases across Sumatra, Kalimantan, and Papua, each area inhabited by unique indigenous communities and affected by complex ecological shifts driven by industrial expansion.

Martias, the family patriarch, was convicted in 2007 for acquiring palm oil permits through corruption and bribery. Despite serving a sentence and paying fines, his relatives have increased their influence, now holding leadership positions in major groups such as First Resources, FAP Agri, and Ciliandry Anky Abadi. The report highlights a series of persistent issues, including illegal plantation expansion, continued deforestation after permit revocation, and land acquisition without proper consent.

“The Fangiono family’s activities are spread far and wide across Indonesia’s palm oil industry and all too often we find routine, flagrant violations of the law, human rights and the environment.”

Senior Forests Campaigner Siobhan Pearce (EIA)

“This report reveals a governance failure that has enabled the Fangiono family’s corporate network to engage in deforestation, legal violations and the criminalisation of indigenous peoples. As long as groups… continue to operate without oversight, accountability or legal consequences, indigenous and local communities will keep losing their land, livelihoods and fundamental rights.”

Olvy Tumbelaka, Kaoem Telapak’s Senior Campaigner.

Corporate denials have done little to resolve the controversies. Although First Resources is a member of the RSPO, renowned for its so-called “sustainability” standards, the RSPO suspended its membership for three months in August 2025 after the company failed to demonstrate transparency regarding cross-ownership and shadow companies. The case reflects the broader limitations of voluntary industry certification and the persistent use of offshore entities to shield beneficial ownership from scrutiny.

The EIA and Kaoem Telapak strongly urge authorities, companies, investors, and certification bodies to address these ongoing violations and demand accountability for persistent environmental and social harm. The findings serve as an urgent warning for policymakers, buyers, and consumers on the global risks of unchecked palm oil expansion. Learn more via EIA.

EIA & Kaoem Telapak. (2025, August 20). When deforestation, corruption and rights violations are just another palm oil family affair. [EIA]. https://eia-international.org/news/when-deforestation-corruption-and-rights-violations-are-just-another-palm-oil-family-affair/

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Papuan women will not be silenced while palm oil behemoths consume their land

In the colonised region of #WestPapua, Indigenous Melanesian women’s rights are being forgotten as companies and the Indonesian government seizes ancestral land for palm oil and sugar cane plantations — without owners’ consent.…

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Greasing the Wheels of Colonialism: Palm Oil Industry in West Papua 

A landmark study published in Global Studies Quarterly in April 2025 has revealed that the rapid expansion of the #palmoil industry in #WestPapua is not only fuelling #deforestation, #ecocide and environmental destruction but…

Read more

Palm Oil Workers Expose Industry Practices Resembling Colonialism

Palm Oil Workers Expose Industry Practices Resembling Colonialism | A coalition of palm oil workers in Indonesia has unveiled industry practices that mirror colonial exploitation, including land grabbing, poor working conditions, and environmental…

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Papua’s ‘Empty Lands’: A Dangerous Myth Displacing Indigenous Peoples

In #WestPapua, on illegally colonised and disputed land taken by violence from Melanesian Indigenous peoples last century by Indonesian forces, authorities label indigenous lands as “empty”. This is done in order to justify…

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Research: Palm Oil Plantations Threaten Indigenous Waterways

Research: Palm Oil Plantations Threaten Indigenous Waterways | A study by the University of Massachusetts Amherst reveals that the expansion of oil palm plantations in West Papua’s Kais River watershed has significantly degraded…

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Anthropologist and Author Dr Sophie Chao

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Health Physician Dr Evan Allen

Read more

The World’s Most Loved Cup: A Social, Ethical & Environmental History of Coffee by Aviary Doert

Read more

How do we stop the world’s ecosystems from going into a death spiral? A #SteadyState Economy

Read more

3. Supermarket sleuthing: Next time you’re in the supermarket, take photos of products containing palm oil. Share these to social media along with the hashtags to call out the greenwashing and ecocide of the brands who use palm oil. You can also take photos of palm oil free products and congratulate brands when they go palm oil free.

https://twitter.com/CuriousApe4/status/1526136783557529600?s=20

https://twitter.com/PhillDixon1/status/1749010345555788144?s=20

https://twitter.com/mugabe139/status/1678027567977078784?s=20

4. Take to the streets: Get in touch with Palm Oil Detectives to find out more.

5. Donate: Make a one-off or monthly donation to Palm Oil Detectives as a way of saying thank you and to help pay for ongoing running costs of the website and social media campaigns. Donate here

#BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4wildlife #BoycottPalmOil #childLabour #childSlavery #corruption #deforestation #EUDR #greenwashing #humanRights #HumanRights #indigenousRights #indigenousrights #Indonesia #landRights #landgrabbing #News #PalmOil #palmoil #slavery

Die Verhandlungen über ein globales Abkommen gegen #Plastikverschmutzung sind erneut gescheitert.

Während über 100 Staaten Maßnahmen zur Reduktion der #Plastikproduktion fordern, setzen Öl-produzierende Länder weiter auf #Recycling #Greenwashing.

Dabei zeigen Studien, dass die Recyclingquote weltweit niedrig bleibt.

#Buchtipp: "#Plastikmüll reduzieren: Erprobte Schritte gegen #Verpackungsabfall im Haushalt", ISBN: 978-3384019141

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgpddpldleo

#Plastikmüll #Kunststoff #Gesundheit

Retrouvez le Flash du CSE Central de juin 2025 par la CGT Capgemini.

💥 RSE : GREENWASHING, FEMINISM WASHING, PINKWASHING...
💥 LA DIRECTION S’ASSOIE SUR LE CODE DU TRAVAIL !
💥 IL N’Y A PAS DE PETIT PROFIT !

🔗 https://syndicoop.fr/mutuelle/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/V2-flash-CSEC-juin2025.pdf

#CGTCapgemini #CGT #CGTFSETUD
#Capgemini #CAC40 #Actionnaires
#ESN #SSII #SYNTEC #BETIC #informatique
#CSEC #GREENWASHING #FEMINISMWASHING #PINKWASHING
#Environnement #Covoiturage #Vélo #MobilitéDurable #Déplacement
#ImpactEnvironnemental #RSE #Diversité #Inclusion
#FormationsObligatoires #CodeDuTravail #Illégal
#Immobilier #Aubière #ClermontFerrand
#Babouse

Postal Protest

[Read on Ethical Revolution]

Earlier this year designer Wendy Ward launched a campaign aimed at fashion brands over their waste and greenwashing.

The campaign urges anyone to post end-of-life items back to the brands who made them along with a letter demanding accountability both for the wastage of textiles and of false recycling promises.

Wendy wrote a template letter and some guidance notes so that anyone can easily participate in the campaign. A copy of both is at the bottom of this article.

Using the hashtag TakeItBack the campaign aims to shine a light on the fashion industry’s failed take-back schemes, which result in 75% of the items ending up in destruction, landfill or waste colonialism.

So go ahead and take part in the campaign! Get your parcels and stamps at the ready and use the tools below to join the postal protest.

TEMPLATE LETTER:

[date]

Dear [full name of CEO],

Please find enclosed a [insert description of item that you are returning] that I can no longer use.  I purchased this from [insert name of company and roughly how long ago you purchased], it has served me well. However, there are no sustainable options available for what I should do with it now:

• I can’t really repair it [explain why it’s un-repairable, or that you don’t have the skills needed].
• I can’t donate it to a charity shop as it’s unsuitable for anyone else to use and charity shops (reasonably) won’t accept damaged textile products.
• I don’t want to put it into a textile ‘recycling’ collection as the likelihood is that it will be shipped overseas or incinerated and not recycled. In reality there is very little true recycling of textiles in the UK (ie. where textiles are reprocessed into new textiles). Textile waste collection services, often called the textile recycling industry, is on the verge of collapse with many charities no longer able to rely on so-called ‘rag’ merchants to collect their unsold ‘waste’ textiles (https://www.textilerecyclingassociation.org/press/textile-recycling-sector-faces-unprecedented-financial-crisis-amid-global-market-challenges/ & https://euric.org/resource-hub/press-releases-statements/crisis-in-europes-textiles-sorting-and-recycling-sector-could-trigger-a-domino-effect). This is leading some charity shops to be charged for placing these unsold ‘waste’ textiles into their waste collection.
• If my [insert item description eg. Jacket] was made from 100% natural fibre rather than [insert fibre content again eg. polyester/cotton] it would be easier to reuse the fabric in my household (as it’s absorbent and easy to dye) or I could even compost it.
• The only action I can personally take with this item is to put it into my general waste bin. I don’t want to do this as 95% of general waste in the UK is incinerated as “energy recovery” (https://www.veolia.co.uk/insights/where-does-my-general-waste-go). This isn’t a sustainable option as such processes have been shown to be as damaging to local air pollution as burning coal (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3wxgje5pwo).

So, I am left reliant on a non-existent textile waste infrastructure to deal with this [insert name of item eg. Jacket]. As [insert name of company] is responsible for designing and manufacturing this product, with no consideration for what could be done once it reached the end of its life, I have decided to return it to you.   

Research by the Waste & Resources Action Plan (WRAP) published in 2024 (https://www.wrap.ngo/resources/report/textiles-market-situation-report-2024) showed that 52% of post-consumer textiles (clothing, household textiles, leisure textiles and accessories – shoes, bags, belts) are sent almost directly to end-of-life processing, most of which (84%), is incinerated in energy recovery facilities like those mentioned above. 

The [insert description of your item] is clean, I washed it before sending it to you, I would really love to hear what you decide to do with it.

With best wishes,

[Insert your name]

GUIDANCE NOTES for TakeItBack / guerilla EPR action:

1. Take some time to find out the name of the CEO of the company where you are returning your item and the correct head office address.

1. Only send clean items.

1. To be sure that the company has actually received your item you will need to send it via a tracked method of postage, ie. Royal Mail Signed For – first or second class.

1. If you haven’t had a response after a month, send a reminder.

1. If you receive an unsatisfactory response or one that doesn’t tell you what they have done with your item, write back reiterating what you’d like to hear from them.

1. Check the care label on your item, if it’s made from natural fibres (ie. cotton, wool, linen, silk, hemp), try and re-use the fabric within your household – these fabrics are absorbent and easy to dye so have many more uses than synthetic fibres. My letter template is best suited to synthetic fibre items. If you do want to send back an item made from natural fibres, edit the letter accordingly.

Thank you for taking the time to do this. Please do share your experience and a photo of your item/s on social media using the hashtag TakeItBack and hopefully we can help each other, share tactics and bring about change. We’re stronger together! 

Wendy

[Via Ethical Revolution]

#FightFastFashion #Greenwashing #SlowFashion #SustainableFashion #TakeItBack

Alerte de SUD Chimie et Solidaires : Il y a le feu à Lacq !
Un projet de construction de trois usines de biocarburants est prévu à Lacq, un investissement de 2 milliards d'euros ! Ces usines dévoreront ressources forestières et eau, et maintiendront un système destructeur.

Mobilisation le samedi 14 juin à Pau, départ 15h du parc Lawrance.

https://solidaires.org/sinformer-et-agir/actualites-et-mobilisations/nationales/appel-sud-chimie-et-solidaires-il-y-a-le-feu-a-lacq/

#lacq #biocarburant #greenwashing

#handsoff2025 Protest today!!!!! Join up with others to say #HandsOff our democracy and fight for your freedom!!!! Find Your LOCAL PROTEST HERE; https://www.mobilize.us/handsoff/

#UnplugTrump #PuckFutin #democracy #freedom #freespeech #life_liberty_happiness #betheblizzard #theavalancheofjustice #capitalism #CapitalismIsADeathCult #CapitalismKills #SurveillanceCapitalism #deforestation #DrillBabyDrill #deforestation #DefundDeforestation #DefundExtinction #progressive #TransRights #FreeSpeechTv #america #americans #americana #defiance #truth #TruthToPower #truth2power #protest #protests #theflagisforthepeople #eagle #pollution #corporations #corporations_are_not_your_friends #NoisePollution #ClimatePollution #thereisnoplanetb #fiftyfiftyone #VoteWithYourWallet #boycott #boycottusa #UnplugTrump #ElonMusk #elonmuskisanazi #gofuck_elonmusk #PutinIsAWarCriminal #PutinWarCriminal #putin #enviroment #enviromental #TheEnviromentExcuse #FreeMedicareForAll #peace #PeaceNow #PeaceTalks #PeaceLink #PrayForUkraine #fascism #NoFascism #fascismo #fascisme #Ukraine #UkraineWar #UkraineRussiaWar #_ukraine #Russia #russian #russiaToday #climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction #ClimateChange #greed #CapitalistGreed #PharmaGreed #FearandGreedIndex #bigpharma #peaceonearth #tariffs #tarrif #Tariff #slavery #minimumwage #minimumwageraiseplz #Aristocrat #RunawayAristocrat #aristocrat #HumanRights #HumanRightsDay #media4humanrights #portugal4humanrights #usa #usa2025 #ușa #northcarolina #northcarolina1stcongressionaldistrict #northcarolina8thdistrict #northcarolina1st #DonaldTrump #UkraineIsOurFriend #trump #trumptariffs #newyork #rejectproject2025 #project2025 #project_2025 #project2025cansuckit #2025project #2025reads #election2025 #revision2025 #eatthe1percent #EatTheRich #EatTheRichs #eatREADsleep #bird #BirdPhotography #BirdWatching #birding #wildlife #nature #NaturePhotography #NatureLovers #NatureArtist #WildlifePhotography #WildlifeWednesday #WildlifeMurals #mouse #reptiles #MarineReptiles #SquamateReptiles #reptile #ReptileWorld #ReptileLovers #ReptileDatabase #boycott #Boycott4Wildlife #boycott4widlife #BoycottGold4Yanomami #boycott4palestine #ChildLabor #freespeech #freespeech4all #freespeech2 #tree #trees #tree_magic #TreeTime #déforestation #DefundDeforestation #amphibians #amphibian #AmphibiansOfInstagram #instagram #_instagram #facebook #FacebookFeed #FacebookFeed #twitter #TwitterMigration #twitter2 #Hippie #beachHippie #beach #BeachTown #BeachTravel #BeachCamping #google #degoogle #GooglePixel #GooglePlay #GoogleGo #yahoo #exclude_applenews_and_yahoo #degoogling #degooglenow #diversity #BioDiversity #DiversityEquityInclusion #DiversityMatters #censorship #Queer #QueerRights #QueerInkSquad #QueerWriters #NeuroDivergent #NeurodivergentWellbeing #NeurodivergentMood #NeurodivergentThinking #autism #AutismSpectrumDisorder #AutismPride #neurospicy #neurotypical #disabled #DisabledArtist #DisabledMastodon #lgbtq #lgbtqia #LGBTQIA2S #lgbtq_plus #lgbtqAlly #StraightAlly #lgbtqia2 #lgbtqia2a #straight #gardener #GardenJoy #forest #ForestTrails #ForestWhitaker #forest_deepness #forest #foresttherapy #therapy #leaf #leafLitter #sexuality #gender #GenderEquality #GenderPayGap #GenderVerbot #dirt #cloudflare #FascistGOP #gop #native #NativeAmerican #NativeAmericans #NativeBirds #insectpopulationdecline #insect #insects #InsectID #bug #bug2038 #black #peopleofcolor #eatlocal #macdonalds #camp #camping #ElderAbuse #elder #old #OldBuildings #conservation #OceanConservation #science #ScienceMastodon #OpenScience #OpenSource #mastodon #mastodonsocial #MastodonTips #lake #LakeErie #LakeCity #river #HudsonRiver #RiverSoul #river_plate #prairie #PrairieLife #pinetree #oldgrowthtree #ocean #OceanBeach #OceanHealth #flowers #WildFlowers #DailyFlowers #sky #SkyTonight #skype #discord #FuckDiscord #DiscordServer #DisneyboundingDiscord #ubuntu #UbuntuLinux #linux #linuxmint #linux_gaming #linuxgaming #GreenwashingKills #GreenWashing #furry #FurryArtist #furryart #furryfandom #totoabafish #VaquitaCPR #vaquita #fish #fishing #FishArt #FishCrow #MarineMammal #NativeMammal #mammal #StopPrimateShipments #primate #animalrights #NaturesRights #transrightsarehumanrights #TransRightsAreHumanRights #transrightsreadathon #transrights #lesbian #LesbianVisibilityWeek #LesbianArt #SydneyGayandLesbianMardiGras #gay #gayMAN #GayPride #GayMastodon #intersex #IntersexRights #IntersexAwareness #TransAndIntersexPrideDublin #asexual #AsexualPride #pride #asexuality #BoycottExxon #verizon

Across the Bay to the Contra Costa--the East Bay cities #Petrofuture . 
Melted ice caps on a vintage Shell gas station map.



Higher-res images:

https://conspiracyofcartographers.com/petrofuturegallery/

#climateChange #maps #cartography #climateCrisis #greenWashing #California #SanFrancisco #OaklandCA #BerkeleyCA #SFBay

To the north...The Chevron #Petrofuture map of the SF Bay Area. 
66m sea level rise — melted ice caps on a vintage gas station map. 



Higher-res images:
https://conspiracyofcartographers.com/petrofuturegallery/


#climateChange #maps #cartography #climateCrisis #greenWashing #California #SiliconValley #SanFrancisco #OaklandCA #Sunnyvale #BerkeleyCA #worldBuilding

#Studie: #Seedbombs sind schlecht für die Umwelt - #Mogelpackung Seedbomb!
Für ihre Studie „Schmetterlingswiese, #Bienenschmaus und #Hummelmagnet – #Insektenrettung aus der #Samentüte“ nahmen die Autoren Corinne Buch und Dr. Armin Jagel des Bochumer #Botanischen Vereins e. V. die kleinen Tütchen genauer unter die Lupe. Für ihre Untersuchungen fotografierten die Autoren die Samen der #Saatgutmischungen. Anschließend säten, bestimmten und dokumentierten sie fotografisch die sich daraus entwickelnden Keimlinge und #Pflanzen. Das Ergebnis der Studie ist ernüchternd und alarmierend zugleich. So hat das Aussäen weitreichende, aber leider nicht die beabsichtigten Folgen. #greenwashing
#Beewashing #Wildbienen #Honigbienen #Bienen #Hummel
#Garten #Balkonien #Balkon #Stadtgrün #blumen #Wildpflanzen #Wildblumen #biodiversität #natürlich #Natur #frühling #sommer #Sähen #Wiese #Wildblumenwiese #bienenweide

https://www.myhomebook.de/service/seedbombs-studie-mangelhafte-samentuetchen

Arte: Nachhaltiger Konsum - Geht öko und fair überhaupt billig?

Faire Schokolade für einen Euro, Öko-Jeans zum Ramschpreis, Kaffee der fair, bio und billig ist - Discounter und Modeketten werfen den Kunden die Weltrettung neuerdings hinterher. Alles nur Greenwashing und Augenwischerei? (weiter)

Video: Web | MP4 | Weitere

#Doku #Hintergrund #FairTrade #Öko #Bio #Ramschpreise #Discounter #Modeketten #Greenwashing #Augenwischerei #Arte #2025-03-02

Honduras: Anti-mining activist Juan Lopez shot dead

#JuanLopez is the fourth member of an #environmental #activism group based in in #Tocoa to be killed since 2023.

President #XiomaraCastro condemned the murder and has ordered an investigation.

September 16, 2024

"An #AntiMining #EnvironmentalActivist in #Honduras who protested to preserve #TropicalForests and rivers was killed over the weekend, even after warnings to better ensure his safety.

"Juan Lopez, 46, was gunned down as he left church Saturday in the northeastern town of Tocoa, police said on Sunday.

"Honduran President Xiomara Castro condmened the apparent murder of Lopez, a member of the Libre party she's allied to, in comments online.

"'We condemn the vile murder of our comrade and environmental leader Juan Lopez in Tocoa, Colon,' she said. 'I have ordered that all the capabilities of law enforcement be used to clarify this tragedy and identify those responsible.'

Multiple members of Lopez's enviromental organization killed

"Lopez belonged to the Municipal Committee for the Defense of Common and Public Goods, an environmental organization in Tocoa on the country's Atlantic coast.

"Three other members of the group were killed last year in what the organization saw as retaliation.

"The group had suffered threats and harassment for years amid efforts to preserve the #Guapinol and #SanPedro rivers, and the #CarlosEscaleras #Nature Reserve, as the presence of #mining and #hydroelectric companies increased.

"Honduran Attorney General Johel Zelaya said the 'reprehensible' murder would not go unpunished, and paid tribute to Lopez's #activism.

"'His life was an example of struggle. He never gave up in his incessant battle, hand-in-hand with the people to preserve natural resources,' Zelaya said on X.

Lopez aware of risks of his activism

"An outspoken member of the ruling #LibreParty, Lopez had recently publicly called for the resignation of Libre officials caught on video negotiating bribes with drug traffickers in 2013.

"Carlos Zelaya, a brother-in-law of president Castro, was caught up in that video. He resigned his seat in congress after admitting he took part in that meeting with drug gangsters.

"'If you leave home, you always have in mind that you do not know what might happen, if you are going to return,' Lopez had said in 2021 when speaking of his activism with AFP.

"Lopez had also raised the alarm himself earlier in the year, saying he had noticed two people on motorbikes observing him in locations around his home.

Activist deaths high in Latin America

"Global Witness, a British NGO, says Honduras is one of the world's most dangerous countries for environmental activists.

"#LatinAmerica accounted for 85% of all the world's environmentalists who were killed last year, with 18 deaths registered in Honduras, according to #GlobalWitness.

"The United Nations resident coordinator in Honduras, Alice Shackelford, said Lopez had been threatened for his activism and praised his determination to stand up to powerful interests.

"'We condemn the terrible murder of Juan Lopez, a human rights defender threatened for his work,' she said in a post."

km/msh (AFP, Reuters)

https://www.dw.com/en/honduras-anti-mining-activist-juan-lopez-shot-dead/a-70223466

#JusticeForJuan #GuapinolRiver #WaterDefender #SaveTheForests #DefendTheSacred
#NoMiningWithoutConsent #Greenwashing #WaterIsLife #SaveTheRivers #EMCO #InversionesLosPinares
#MunicipalCommitteeForTheDefenseOfCommonAndPublicGoods

Our #institutions are vulnerable to sudden, catastrophic failures with no repair. Do not believe them:

"In most settings, climate and sustainability professionals are not getting paid to change important things, they’re getting paid to protect important things from change.

"Climate/sustainability #expertise has become a profession, like any other. Its primary offering is least-cost plans for incremental-but-socially-credible action. Generally those plans defend organizations from criticism and pressure by making serious-sounding commitments to big-but-distant goals (like, “Net Zero by 2050”), paired with incremental and inexpensive steps in the near term. The two are then “triangulated” with arguments that small steps today are “in line” with a future of bold action. The key deliverable is the claim that the triangulator’s employer is “doing enough.”

"The definition of “doing enough” becomes the critical battleground with advocates and regulators who want more action. With triangulation, we see the deployment of bolt-on solutions purpose-machined to preserve the value of slow approaches, assets, and expertise. We see an emphasis on things like charitable gifts, ESG ratings, operational climate emissions (and carbon offsets), business-case sustainability commitments (small steps that pay their way) and employee behavior (“Remember, everyone, recycle your coffee cups and don’t forget to show up for tree-planting day!”), and messaging (from outright greenwashing to empty declarations of support for climate justice).

"The promise of #triangulation—the optics of serious commitment, but an action agenda that doesn’t upset existing management priorities and revenue centers—has proven attractive to those at the top, for understandable reasons: If you’re an executive without any particular insight into the crisis yourself, hiring triangulatory experts allows you to cover your butt without any obvious downside. It’s a plug and play solution, allowing you to keep focused on the business models that have been earning well so far. It limits exposure to the gulf between slow approaches and fast realities. And it works perfectly fine, as long as your decision-making horizon is very close, measured in quarterly reports, and uninterrupted by any sudden changes.
[…]
"Triangulation makes most institutions worse at strategy. It makes professional expertise gained within its programs pre-outdated. It hamstrings the ability to spot opportunity and the skills needed to move disruptively to seize it.

"Triangulation makes a professional more secure in their job for now, but less prepared for the future; triangulated strategies protect organizations from pressure to act now, but they weaken the organization’s capacities to change. Everything worth talking about is outside the boundary of the currently acceptable debate in most professional circles, because every triangulated position and expertise bubble creates the boundary it needs to stay safe. If you are relying on advice being given within triangulated boundaries to try to figure out what’s going on, you’re outsourcing your strategic acumen to people who’s core skill is avoiding the question."

Alex Steffen: https://alexsteffen.substack.com/p/discontinuity-is-the-job @anthropocene @climate @sociology

#discontinuity #priorities #believe #faith #hope #ecology #institutionsDeceive #economy #consumerism #capitalism #climateBreakdown #climateCrisis #globalHeating #climateChange #conflation #reality #environment #pollution #sustainability #sustainableDevelopment #greenwashing

In the Dirty Business of Faking Green, a Third #Arizona Tribe Sues #DebHaaland for Desecration

By #BrendaNorrell, #CensoredNews
August 13, 2024

"In the dirty business of faking #GreenEnergy, Interior Department head Deb Haaland is being sued by the #Hualapai Tribe for approval of a #LithiumMine targeting their #SacredSpring. It is the same lithium mine where an Australian company has hired the head of a #NavajoNation enterprise to lead the drilling for lithium and violating the sacred.

"Deb Haaland, #LagunaPueblo, is now being sued by three tribes in Arizona for ongoing destruction of religious and historic places, sacred places where #TohonoOodham, #SanCarlosApache , and Hualapai have offered their prayers since time immemorial.

"In the lawsuit, Hualapai tell of the drilling for lithium, and the way the Interior's Bureau of Land Management concealed the plans for the lithium mine."

[...]

"The Tohono O'odham and San Carlos Apache Nations filed for a restraining order on Haaland, which was denied by a Tucson federal judge, but the tribes continue the legal battle. Haaland, present at the groundbreaking of #PatternEnergy's wind project, is promoting the #SunZia transmission line to take wind energy from New Mexico to California, now cutting a path of destruction across pristine regions of the Southwest. Pattern Energy in San Francisco is owned by the #CanadaPensionFund.

"The mainstream media is also concealing the fact that the CEO of the #NavajoNation enterprise which claims to be transitioning to green energy is heading the project to desecrate Hualapai's sacred ceremonial place. The so-called #NavajoTransitionalEnergyCompany also owns #CoalMines in Wyoming and Montana.

"The Navajo Transitional Energy Company stated in March that it had signed the mining agreement and its CEO #Vern Lund would lead the mining operation for the Australian company."

Read more:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/08/in-dirty-business-of-faking-green-third.html

#ProtectTheSacred #CorporateColonialism #CorporateGreed #NoMiningWithoutConsent #LithiumMining #HaKamwe #ChollaCanyon #Greenwashing #FourCorners #ArizonaLithium #BigSandy #HawthornResourcesLtd #HawthornResources #GinaRinehart

Die #UNO plant, den globalen #Ablasshandel mit CO2-Zertifikaten zu reformieren, da nur 100 Firmen für über 70 % der weltweiten #CO2Emissionen verantwortlich sind. Generalsekretär #AntonioGuterres kritisiert, dass viele #Klimakompensationsprojekte #Augenwischerei sind und fordert echte #Dekarbonisierung. Die neuen Pläne könnten den Markt für #CO2Zertifikate erheblich beeinflussen, da viele Projekte als ineffektiv oder betrügerisch gelten.

#Klimawandel #Greenwashing

https://www.n-tv.de/wirtschaft/UNO-will-CO2-Schwindel-bei-Grosskonzernen-beenden-article25109657.html