Johann Hari, a long-time environmental justice activist, published a piece in The Nation titled,"The Wrong Kind of Green," which criticizes mainstream environmental groups for taking money from corporate giants and “selling out their principles.”
It’s causing a ruckus in the environmental community. Take a look at what many environmental leaders are saying in response to his article.
While thin on solutions Hari's story was so plump with distortions of reality that it might have been written by Lewis Carroll.
--Carl Pope, Sierra Club
--Carl Pope, Sierra Club
For forty years, Greenpeace has maintained our financial independence, refusing money from corporations.
--Phil Radford, Greenpeace
--Phil Radford, Greenpeace
Congratulations to Johann Hari for the courage to 'out' what many have been whispering about for a long time.
--Kevin Koenig,
Amazon Watch
--Kevin Koenig,
Amazon Watch
Your sloppy reporting smeared the reputation of a fine man. You owe an apology.
--Leah Hair, NWF
--Leah Hair, NWF
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