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"Hey, Green Spender"
Aldhous and McKenna analyzed data from two available databases to determine whether or not "environmentally conscious" purchasing and investment choices can create a "green economy." The reporters found that consumers are generally confused about a company's "green credentials" and the consequent environmental cost. The results from the investigation encourage companies to fully disclose "their environmental impacts."
Tags: Earthsense; Trucost; environmental impact; eco-friendly; Whole Foods; Viacom; TreeHugger
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An Endowed Chair
A Phoenix News Times investigation of US Senator and presidential candidate John McCain's campaign fund raising revealed that he has raised "hard money" from people with business before the three Senate committees he chairs.
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Is America so hypnotized by deregulation that it no longer cares about anittrust or monopoly control? Or have media companies been moved to some Magic Kingdom where these hard-won protections do not apply? Village Voicelooks into the issue of big media and the decreasing presence of open debate. (January 16, 1996)
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According to dozens of cable industry experts and local activists, San Francisco's cable franchise agreement with Viacom is probably the worst of its kind in California and possibly the country. The San Francisco Bay Guardian looks at how Viacom had City Hall wired and why the city should force new owner Tele-Communications Inc. (TCI) to provide better rates, better services, better public-access opportunities, and better community programming. (Aug. 2, 1995)
Tags: Zoll Telecommunications Policy Committee Public access 3 pgs.