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NightOwl@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago

‘How to greenwash’: propane industry tries to rebrand fuel as renewable

www.theguardian.com

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‘How to greenwash’: propane industry tries to rebrand fuel as renewable

www.theguardian.com

NightOwl@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago
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Lobbying group spent nearly $30m on ads touting the ‘clean energy’ potential of propane – and downplaying its full climate impacts
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    This scam is already 20 years old, starting with George W. Bush’s 2000 election campaign platform of a “hydrogen economy.”

    CleanTechnica: The Hydrogen Fuel Cell Scam — From George W. Bush & “The Big 3” To Toyota, Honda, & Japan

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      He also popularized the phrasing “climate change” in his speeches which was an idea from republican political strategist Frank Luntz.

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      Those people are Tesla fanboys and investors. They are blatantly lying about competitive threats to BEVs. In reality, they have become a type of climate change denier. For them, the only “solutions” that can exist are the ones that make them money, and all the others must be stopped.

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