Green Is Universal: Corporate Shilling at Its Finest [NBC flacks for GE $]

NewsBusters.org ^ | Matthew Sheffield

[RatherBiased.com]

As you pretty much have to know by now due to the fact that they won't shut up about it, NBC Universal's "Green Is Universal" campaign is winding down today. Begining next week, we'll no longer be hearing the media giant's numerous television properties spreading feel-good environmentalism to viewers and promoting allegedly earth-friendly policies (ethanol, anyone?). I, for one, couldn't be more happy, not just because we'll finally be spared the painful inanity that such reports often entail but also because of the numerous acts of unethical journalism we'll no longer have to witness.

We often hear lefties rage against Rupert Murdoch for allegedly harming the objectivity of his employees by forcing his "right-wing" politics on them. At the same time, however, our journalistic bluenoses routinely turn a blind eye to flagrant corporate-sponsored journalism such as "Green" or the equally disturbing case of an Australian company literally banning its employees from criticizing its own "Earth Hour" campaign.

We all know the reason why media-beat reporters are unconcerned by such actions of course. It's because they support liberal policy goals. Sadly, in the eyes of many left-leaning journalists, good journalism is liberal journalism. As troubling as the fact that NBC News has willingly prostrated itself before its corporate master is, it's probably less disturbing than the fact that the entire "Green" campaign seems to have been cooked up by NBC Universal's own parent company, General Electric, as a way to make money for itself.

[MNJohnnie]

GE ownes NBC News.

http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/04/47530.php

[Flycatcher]

“Going green” is about the green, after all.

[norraad]

.....corpo-whores find (steal) a new dress to put on & want us swoon and woo them in their latest dream scheme.

[RatherBiased.com]

Yet another case where the leftist phrase “follow the money” applies to them far more than the right.

Environmental alarmism is about making a buck for most and a religion for a some.

[Bigoleelephant]

No to mention this week has pretty much been a week long commercial for the new SNL alum movie Baby Mama. If I see Amy Poehler or the 30 Rock chick one more time on NBC it will be too soon.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

In many of GE’s businesses, the profit model appears to be: (1) invest in something for which there isn’t much demand; (2) then lobby to mandate or subsidize it. [...]

GE’s coal gasification, solar power generation, electric cars and biodiesel businesses are the same: Consumers and investors acting with their own money would not patronize these technologies, but Congress, acting with your money, will. GE’s $20 million annual lobbying budget sees to it.

GE has also launched a venture dealing in “greenhouse gas credits,” which are literally worthless until Congress starts limiting greenhouse gas emissions. Throw in the expensive but unattractive light bulbs they’ve convinced Congress to mandate, and the pattern is clear.

Die, corporate scum!!!

[MNJohnnie]

So we are moving from being a Constitutional Republic to a Kleptocracy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleptocracy

[razorback-bert]

What is NBC?

[goldstategop]

I'm glad to have an end of the MSM lecturing to us about the need to be Green. Its an annual April ritual we just have to endure.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[JSDude1]

I had hardly heard about it till two days ago, but then there really isn’t much that NBC produces that is worth anything to watch..so I didn’t care.

[Mike Darancette]

Jay leno was asking guests about whether they were green, Norm McDonold said something like “I am for today if you want me to be”. McDonald mentioned that he has no car while Leno has many.

[ought-six]

I used to have quite a bit of GE stock, but I dumped it before it went in the toilet.

[businessprofessor]

Leno had Julia Louis-Dreyfus and the Austrian as guests with some handy green advice. Julia Louis-Dreyfus lectured about using CF instead of incandescent bulbs, unplugging chargers, using canvas shopping bags (instead of the evil plastic bags), recycling, and changing our thermostat 2 degrees. The Austrian wants hydrogen fueling stations from California to Alaska. These brilliant ideas will save the earth.