Indecent Exposure
Over the past year, the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) has received increasing scrutiny from consumers, scientists, regulators, the media and investors. You may have heard about it when Canada declared it unsafe. Or maybe when the water bottle manufacturer Nalgene … Read more…
Trillium Organizes Tour of ‘Cancer Alley’
In early June, Trillium Asset Management Social Research Analyst Susan Baker led a group of 40 investors on a fact-finding tour of Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley.” The investors, who were gathered in New Orleans for the annual meeting of the … Read more…
Chevron Liability in Ecuador Pollution Case Approaches $27 Billion
Court Judgment Expected This Year by Shelley Alpern Five years ago, I had the privilege of getting a firsthand look at the evidence in one of the most important lawsuits being heard anywhere in the world. The exhibits are a … Read more…
Idacorp – Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction
WHEREAS In 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change found that that “warming of the climate system is unequivocal” and that man-made greenhouse gas emissions are now believed to be the cause with greater than 90 percent certainty. In October … Read more…
Dow Chemical Company – Pesticide Health Effects of 2,4-D
WHEREAS Dow AgroSciences is the sole U.S. producer and largest global producer of the herbicide 2,4-D, with a production capacity of 20,000 tons in 2004. Dow AgroSciences sells this chemical to other companies to formulate into finished products; over 70 … Read more…
ExxonMobil – Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction
WHEREAS The International Energy Agency warned in its 2008 World Energy Outlook: “For all the uncertainties highlighted in this report, we can be certain that the energy world will look a lot different in 2030 than it does today. The … Read more…
Dominion Resources – Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction
WHEREAS In 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change found that that “warming of the climate system is unequivocal” and that man-made greenhouse gas emissions are now believed to be the cause with greater than 90 percent certainty. In October … Read more…
ConocoPhillips – Environmental Impacts of Oil Sands
WHEREAS ConocoPhillips has extensive interests in oil sands operations in the Canadian boreal forest. ConocoPhillips holds a 9% interest in Syncrude; is the operating partner of the Surmont oil sands; and is a partner in the FCCL Oil Sands Partnership. … Read more…
Chevron – Global Environmental Standards Report
WHEREAS The Chevron Business and Ethics Code places the highest priority on the safety of its staff, community members and the environment where it operates. Corporate Policy 530 “commits Chevron to comply with the spirit and letter of all environmental, … Read more…