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#greenwashing

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"Petro Pedagogy works to insulate the fossil fuel industry from criticism & obfuscate the role of the #FossilFuels industry. Emphasizing individual actions, putting the onus on the consumer & obscuring the role of the industry itself in driving climate change. #Greenwashing is another tool."

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'The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a lawsuit from Republican attorneys general in 19 states aimed at blocking climate change suits against the oil and gas industry from Democratic-led states.

The justices acted on an unusual Republican effort to file suit in the Supreme Court over the Democratic states’ use of their own state courts to sue fossil fuel companies for deceiving the public about the risks of their products contributing to climate change.

The Supreme Court typically hears only appeals, but the Constitution gives the court authority to hear original lawsuits states file against each other.

Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito said they would have allowed the lawsuit to proceed for now. The justices don’t have the discretion to reject the complaint at this stage, Thomas wrote in a dissent that did not deal with the merits of the claim.

The Republicans’ complaint, led by Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, asserts that the Democratic states are trying to dictate national energy policy and will drive up the cost of energy across the country.

The Supreme Court also has so far turned away appeals by the energy companies seeking to get the justices involved in the issue.

The lawsuits filed by dozens of state and local governments allege that fossil fuel companies misled the public about how their products could contribute to the climate crisis. The lawsuits claim billions of dollars of damage from such things as severe storms, wildfires and rising sea levels.' apnews.com/article/supreme-cou #SCOTUS #Climate #litigation #misinformation #greenwashing

The Supreme Court in Washington, June 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
AP News · Supreme Court rejects Republican-led effort to halt climate change lawsuits in Democratic-led statesBy Mark Sherman

"Das Bundesumweltministerium weist auf Nachfrage der taz auf neue europäische Vorgaben hin, die Greenwashing – also das Schmücken mit nur vermeintlichen ökologischen Erfolgen – erschweren sollen. 2024 ist die EU-Richtlinie zur Stärkung der Ver­brau­che­r*in­nen für den ökologischen Wandel in Kraft getreten, bis Ende März 2026 muss sie umgesetzt werden."

taz.de/Greenwashing-Klagen/!60

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TAZ Verlags- und Vertriebs GmbH · Greenwashing-Klagen: Vorwurf der IrreführungVer­brau­che­r:in­nen achten mehr auf nachhaltigen Konsum, doch trügen die Werbeversprechen? Die Deutsche Umwelthilfe klagt gegen fünf Unternehmen.

Moin👋☕️ zu früh gefreut. Gestern noch bejubelte ich LEGO®, weil sie ihre Bausteine jetzt in Papier statt Plastik verpacken. Die Papiertüten sind jedoch überflüssigerweise mit Plastik bedampft. Konnte man Plastiktüten noch wiederverwerten, so können Verbundstoffe nur der Verbrennung zugeführt werden. 🤬

If you’re having any concerns about the excessive energy uses of , don’t worry - companies are working tirelessly to bring those numbers down and are not shying away from doing whatever it takes to make them look good. Heroic, really.

theguardian.com/technology/202

The Guardian · Data center emissions probably 662% higher than big tech claims. Can it keep up the ruse?By Guardian staff reporter