The De-Klein of a Revolutionary Writer: From Subcomandante Marcos to Angel Gurria
Wrong Kind of Green January 25, 2016 hock and awe (technically...
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Conservation International, Nature Conservancy, Non-Profit Industrial Complex, USAID, Whiteness & Aversive Racism
FLASHBACK | Conservation International: Privatizing Nature, Plundering Biodiversity
"The terms “greenwash” and “corporate front group” seem inadequate to describe Conservation International. Perhaps, as the Papua New Guinean critique puts it, Conservation International is “no more and no less a ‘non government' organisation than is General Electric or Microsoft.” Perhaps it is time to consider a global campaign to expose this ‘green' giant's true colours and put a stop to its operations."
Green Monopolists: Starbucks and Conservation International in Chiapas
"Conservation International is certainly no stranger to controversy. With annual revenues upwards of $77 million last year, you could say that CI is to environmentalism as Starbucks is to coffee: a green machine. In their 2010 annual report, Conservation International calls the results of their partnership with Starbucks in Chiapas "one of the first and most notable corporate engagements to address climate change." But outside the feel good gloss of annual reports and promotional videos, the relationship between CI and Starbucks isn't quite so transparent."