BP
I have got another good example for the greenwashing of a concern and the media. About one year ago the oil catastrophe happened at the Gulf of Mexico.
To keep their good image, BP fed tthe media with downplaying misinformations which hav been shared unaudited.
After the sealing of the oilleak the media reported that most of the oil at the Gulf of Mexico was vanished and implied that the situation is under control again. They even showed pictures of clean beaches. BP used solvents to disperse the oil and stated that two-thirds of the oil dissapeared from the surface of the sea, collected, evaporated, burned or liquidated.
With every statement it became more and more obvious that BP controlled and manipulated the informations of the media. The solvents used to remove the oil let it sink at the bottom of the ocean instead.
The mixture of oil and solvents leads to health problems or the citizens of the gulfregion. More and more citizens suffer from symptoms of intoxication and suffer from nausea, irritation of the respiratory tract, amnesia, etc. And still the situation is played down from official side.
Despite of all incidents the companies still continue with deep water well. However, the rest of the world almost forgot about the whole thing due to the new incidents which happen in the world and demand the world population`s attention temporarily.
(Here are some links if you are interested in videos.
As I am someone who tends to get fed up with human behaviour, I often try to find comedic ways to handle the bitter truth. One of these I stumbled upon a while ago:
ReplyDeleteBP Spills Coffee
http://youtu.be/2AAa0gd7ClM