the greenwashing of america

the greenwashing of america

Jarring statistics point out what little impact the recyclers and low-carbon pledgers among us are having on saving the environment. Mass media accounts of corporate "greening" teach Americans to ignore ecological limits and misinterpret how we collectively live, work, and play impacts the...

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Veröffentlicht in:Contexts (Berkeley, Calif.) Calif.), 2008-05, Vol.7 (2), p.58-59
1. Verfasser: krieg, eric
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Consumer economics
Consumerism
Ecological footprint
Energy consumption
Energy efficiency
Environmental protection
Ethical consumerism
Fuel efficiency
Green businesses
Greenwashing
Gross national product
Hybrid cars
Media coverage
Renewable energy
Social activism
Sociology
trends
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Zusammenfassung:Jarring statistics point out what little impact the recyclers and low-carbon pledgers among us are having on saving the environment. Mass media accounts of corporate "greening" teach Americans to ignore ecological limits and misinterpret how we collectively live, work, and play impacts the environment. This "greenwashing" masks the social nature of environmental problems and turns social citizens into individual consumers, reinforcing existing social structures and failing to question unsustainable practices. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1536-5042
1537-6052
DOI:10.1525/ctx.2008.7.2.58