12 Hilarious Corporate Attempts to Look Green

Don't be fooled. Hummers and McDonald's aren't "green." Neither are fossil fuels or Fox News, for that matter.

When companies like Exxon-Mobil and McDonalds think "green," they’re thinking of cash, not the earth. And after all, what matters to unscrupulous marketers isn’t so much the reality of their brand or product, but how the public perceives it – which often results in greenwashing so absurd, it’s almost funny. These 15 examples of extreme greenwashing range from woefully ignorant to downright malicious. Full Story »

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by Dwight Rousu - Dec. 16, 2009

Green Hummers, burning green Exxon fuel that has to compete with local gas from Venezuela?

Exxon-Mobil doesn’t exactly have a stellar reputation for caring about the environment. In fact, the oil giant has been called the ultimate anti-green company, as much ... More »

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by Iain Macdonald - Dec. 17, 2009

"READ THE REST OF THIS PIECE AT WEBECOIST.COM" it screams at me. Eh, no, I came to read it here and I don't take kindly to being told to start again.

I do love the idea of an EcoHummer.

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