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- inactive, on 10/15/2007, -2/+17Wouldn't oil companies be just as successful, just as powerful, and just as profitable if they lead the transition to clean energies such as geothermal and wind?
- iching, on 10/15/2007, -5/+19Chevron/Texaco has one of the worst environmental records around the world http://zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID= ...
- vade79, on 10/15/2007, -1/+11Anytime a corporation unleashes an ad campaign saying they are something I instantly think the opposite. If you have to do an ad campaign about something it probably means you can't let your actions speak for themselves.
- dukeeeey, on 10/15/2007, -1/+10as long as the shareholders are happy
/s - mikezerobot, on 10/15/2007, -2/+10Shell's record in Nigeria is just as bad.
http://www.essentialaction.org/shell/issues.html - g00dETH3R, on 10/15/2007, -2/+9Every time I see Burma on the news the Burmese government gets the blame, but companies and countries who keep this government in power never get a mention. ***** the corporate media, more and more people are waking up to your spin everyday.
- Duncan3, on 10/15/2007, -4/+11As long as Americans get to drive their SUV's, why would they see any problem with this?
- tomboy501, on 10/15/2007, -2/+8They still want us to "join Them" http://www.willyoujoinus.com/
- acl123, on 10/15/2007, -0/+6Unfortunately, switching to Shell won't help at all. It's tough for a lot of people here on digg to accept this - the only way out to avoid complicity in the crimes of these companies is to drive less, consume less and buy local.
- nesibus, on 10/15/2007, -0/+6Massacre of Nigerian villagers?.....oohhh so THAT explains why I'm not getting emails from ambassadors offering me $12million anymore....
- sockpuppets, on 10/17/2007, -4/+10This is just the tip of the iceberg. The Exxon tiger ate my parents a couple years ago.
- chyya, on 10/15/2007, -3/+8who cares. as an american we should be more worried about how much money this is making us. if it is not in our financial interest then cry all you want about it. otherwise stop raining on our money making parade.
god bless america - QuickeningYak, on 10/15/2007, -0/+5"Chevron has unleashed their "Human Energy" greenwashing ads upon us, yet repression in Burma, an environmental disaster in Ecuador’s rainforest, and a federal judge’s decision last month to force Chevron to stand trial in the U.S. for the massacre of Nigerian villagers highlight the oil giant’s growing human rights liabilities around the world."
Why do you think they started that ad campaign ? - thescimitar, on 10/15/2007, -1/+6Is there some secret right-wing accord to use the phrases "moonbats", "dopey liberals", and "libtards", or is it just a universal lack of creativity?
- obxjdt, on 10/15/2007, -0/+5Hummmm, I wonder why the mainstream media hasn't picked up this story yet??? Out scooped by a left wing blog again....Damn it Jim!!!
- grapplingeek, on 10/15/2007, -0/+4Jared Diamond's book "Collapse" paints a very progressive picture of Chevron's social and environmental policies. Ostensibly their corporate philosophy is to maintain a reputation of the most responsibility to beat out the other energy companies for contracts with governments like Norway who want their fossil fuels harvested without a mess. They gave Diamond quite the dog-and-pony show on his visit to one of their operations in Papua New Guinea; real enviro-nazis, threatening him with fines for throwing an apple core in the jungle. Bear in mind Chevron only bought Texaco a couple of years ago, long after Texaco's shenanigans in Ecuador (similar to ARCO buying the anaconda mine in Montana and now being held accountable for the cleanup). I bet Chevron PR would claim that they bought Texaco to clean up their act. I've been filling up my Geo Metro at Chevron for the last few years because of that damned book, but I guess I need to do more research if I want to be a real conscientious consumer...
- ZenMojo, on 10/15/2007, -1/+5Greed feeds the dragon.
- addicted68098, on 10/15/2007, -1/+5http://youtube.com/watch?v=omK1WX5BRCI
Wacky Left Wing Protesters honestly have everything figured out, wacky right wingers are just good at accepting money from companies like chevron. - ToadLeg, on 10/15/2007, -0/+3I want to fill my car up with "human energy" from Burma, Nigeria and Ecuador.
- iching, on 10/15/2007, -2/+5Yuck, they have no shame.
- dinostabOMG, on 10/15/2007, -1/+4Move, or get another job?
- SiNN4R, on 10/17/2007, -0/+3I love how the only way Danny Glover's character and the character of the senator could be any less subtle is if they spent the entire moving saying "I'm a badguy! Grrr I kill children cause I'm a bad guy!". Its like watching those old movies where the villain ties the damsel onto the traintracks and twirls his mustache in a sinister fashion.
- nick111, on 10/15/2007, -1/+4Ok.... These are the people that Ron Paul want's to abandon the regulation of.
- nick111, on 10/15/2007, -0/+3These are merely memes for the unlettered... they don't have employ the same insidious slight of hand that Reagan used to use when he deliberately mis-pronounced people's names.
Google 'Lakoff' if you want to learn more about deliberate right-wing manipulation of language.... it does exist in a very major way, and the result is the America that we see today. - khyberkitsune, on 10/15/2007, -0/+2According to readthis' comment, only mentioning geothermal and wind, bilbus' comment is valid. Since neither mentioned solar energy, I will digg neither one down, and I will let the ignorant masses win in this particular digg war.
- obliviousfool, on 10/17/2007, -0/+2So that regulation is working right now?! No offense, but the things these oil companies get accused of are illegal and immoral no matter what the regulations say. Chevron is accused of helping its guards to murder political dissidents in Nigeria. That kind of thing will never get de-regulated. Murder will always be a no-no. You are lame.
- ubergeek09, on 10/15/2007, -0/+2I'm American and I find it to be disgusting.
- addicted68098, on 10/15/2007, -0/+2Thats why I fast forward past the propaganda they call commercials
- AnitraWeb, on 10/16/2007, -1/+3I saw Chevron's "Human Energy" ad for the first time tonight, and my BS meter began screaming. I knew I'd seen reports that ran counter to the ad's claims. It didn't take much searching to find them.
- nblsavage, on 10/15/2007, -2/+4and we also hate asshat spammers
- obliviousfool, on 10/15/2007, -0/+2Or, you know, until it runs out...
- obliviousfool, on 10/15/2007, -0/+2Good book, that one. Of course, Diamond maintains that their changing environmental stance is motivated by profit. Perhaps if they get some huge fines for, say those deaths in Nigeria, they'll change their stance on fostering political corruption to get access to oil deposits. Even then I'd wager they've done some cost-benefit studies where they attach a dollar value to each political dissident they would have to ignore being murdered in any given area.
- obxjdt, on 10/15/2007, -0/+1Yeah, and right after Bush unleashes his army of fembots......
- inactive, on 10/15/2007, -0/+1that's the point - the cigarette companies are telling you to stop smoking - have you took up smoking?
- obliviousfool, on 10/15/2007, -1/+2You want to help the Burmese economy? Chevron taking Burma's natural gas doesn't help the Burmese economy! It helps Chevron's bottom line. Look up the word exploitation, please. The only thing that would help Burma would be to nationalize the industry and let the Burmese people profit from their own natural resources. We've seen this struggle in other countries.
- inactive, on 10/15/2007, -0/+1why do they have to be oil companies?
- SiNN4R, on 10/17/2007, -2/+3That was the most awful movie I have ever seen. I saw it the other night and it wasn't even subtle how bent the perspective of the film was. I like the part where the FBI agent was wearing a Che Guevera T-Shirt because FBI agents love socialist guerilla fighters. And all the conspiracy ***** about the JFK assassination and 9/11. Oh man I could go on for hours about how crappy that movie is.
- vade79, on 10/15/2007, -1/+2The "truth" ads aren't (made) by the cigarette companies, and they are designed to combat them. If those commercials promoted smoking your comparison would make sense, however this is not the case.
- vade79, on 10/15/2007, -0/+1You're still trying to relate two things that aren't related..
1. promoting yourself to say you're good about something.
2. being forced to say you're doing bad things.
...not only are the 'truth' ads a unique situation, it still doesn't relate. - SiNN4R, on 10/15/2007, -0/+1So nationalizing the oil industry that is owned by the corrupt government murdering its own citizens crying out for democracy helps the Burmese people how exactly? I just can't seem to put this one together. Oh wait now I understand.. you're an idiot. Nationalize my nuts.
- inactive, on 10/15/2007, -1/+2i assume you took up smoking after the "truth" ads began appearing
- tomboy501, on 10/15/2007, -0/+1Stories like this are gathering dust in the "We'll Get To It When Angelina Jolie Visits Those Countries And It's A Bit More Sensational" tray.
Meanwhile, Chevron quietly pays their bills with the greenwashing ad-blitz. - khyberkitsune, on 10/15/2007, -0/+1This person is mocking them, if one does their research. So as to why SpookyET is being dugg down, the answer is obvious - ignorant fools that do not know of the already well-known worldwide joke that is Chevron.
- obliviousfool, on 10/16/2007, -0/+1So you're saying that exploitation and corruption is better than just corruption? I don't see that. Right now the exploitation is funding the corruption, and usually when countries get stuck in that cycle it is hard to get out of it without some mighty heroics. Still, domestic enemies would be easier to deal with than international ones. The ideal solution would be to nationalize the natural gas industry and oust the corrupt government at the same time, but that would require the people to see the links between their oppressors (this military junta) and their other oppressors (Chevron). Again, the odds are not the the peoples' favor.
- wootup, on 10/15/2007, -1/+2Actually, the "truth" ads ARE made by the cigarette companies.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheTruth.com - fixedcoma, on 10/15/2007, -0/+1Damn, and there was an ad earlier this week on T.V. that almost made me want to buy stock in Chevron! I guess i now know why! Holy ***** ***** fatman!
- chiggah, on 10/16/2007, -0/+1with a lawsuit settlement squeezing their balls to. I'm sure we are all capable of doing things that we normally won't or refuse to when there is a gun pointed to the head.
In reference to Vade79's comment, it makes perfect sense. Why would someone feel the need to spend multi-million dollar advertisement on... how useful plastic are, or BP, chevron, Shell constantly trying to bring positive image of their company running ads every 15 minutes. Anyone that would go above-and beyond to do such things should automatically raise an alarm- that they're probably ***** our ass on the flip side. - addicted68098, on 10/15/2007, -1/+1and my Hummer
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