Full Coverage: Corporations

29.09.2006 from stolen moments blog:
Covert lobbying, in the UK as well as the US, has severely set back efforts to combat the world’s biggest problem: global warming.

27.09.2006 from DeSmogBlog:
'Sometimes a corporation feels compelled to inject something unsavory into the public debate in order to protect the bottom-line - and the best way to do this is through the age-old art of ventriloquism. And no corporation has done better with this tricky little PR technique than ExxonMobil.'

25.09.2006 Reacting to the Kerala High Court's decision to set aside the ban imposed on production and sale of Coca- Cola and Pepsi in the state of Kerala, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said that it was very unfortunate. "The government has still not notified the safety norms and without these, the drinks remain as unsafe as before," said Sunita Narain, director, CSE.

25.09.2006 from OilChange blog:
'Poor little Exxon has complained that the Royal Society has “inaccurately and unfairly” depicted it as a climate change sceptic.'

15.09.2006 A three-week yatra (protest rally) by NGOs in north Indian towns seeks to assert community rights over water resources. The rally specifically targets MNC soft drink giants Coca-Cola and PepsiCo over their exploitation of water.

10.09.2006 As much as $17 billion per year may be needed to meet minimum global standards for education. Leveraging funds from visionary companies may help fill the funding gap.

05.09.2006 SAN FRANCISCO, Sep 5 (OneWorld) - Consumers interested in buying toxin-free electronics should consider purchasing products made by Nokia and Dell, says the environmental group Greenpeace in its new "Guide to Greener Electronics," which ranks companies on their use of harmful chemicals and electronic waste recycling.

05.09.2006 from Treehugger blog:
A Canadian corporation hopes to find a new way to build a solar park.

04.09.2006 After an appellate court in the United States rejected claims by Bhopal city residents, seeking compensation from Union Carbide for environmental contamination around the site of the world's worst industrial disaster, plans are afoot to have the case transferred to India.