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  • Green fascism and corporate CEOs

    02/06/2006 7:37:05 PM PST · by Tailgunner Joe · 4 replies · 308+ views
    BrookesNews.Com ^ | 30 January 2006 | Gerard Jackson
    Fascism is an ugly though greatly misunderstood word. Few realise that fascist economics involved the socialisation of the economy in practice though not in word. So-called capitalists kept the deeds to their property, as did everyone else, but only so long as they did as instructed by the state. In other words, fascism made a mockery of property rights. But another aspect of fascist thinking is that it sought to direct business from commercial to ‘social’ ends, as if they were different and incompatible. Unfortunately Shell and BP Amoco have apparently decided that green fascism is the “wave of the...
  • The Green of Green Government

    11/07/2005 7:57:45 AM PST · by EarthStomper · 1 replies · 347+ views
    TechCentralStation.com ^ | 11-7 | Christopher Horner
    The Financial Times recently carried an op-ed by Harvard professor John Quelch that gushed over corporations electing the "green" business model (or at least green rhetoric). This paean to the erstwhile "British Petroleum" -- now "BP: Beyond Petroleum" -- epitomizes the disconnect between academic idealizing and real-world truths. Quelch writes "not even the mighty Exxon-Mobil with its army of hired-gun lawyers and lobbyists unilaterally achieve everything it needs to maximise shareholder value -- not least the goodwill of a justifiably sceptical public. By contrast, John Browne, BP's quiet leader, has embraced the company's responsibilities to address global warming and invest...