CEO's of ten big food companies demand action on climate change

[lucas80]

I'm sure this will go over some of your heads, but, these are leaders of some of the biggest food manufacturer's in the world calling for action to fight climate change. It's easy to throw around words like "warmista's", or "climatista's", but, these are top CEO's who value the bottom line.
http://ecowatch.com/2015/10/02/food-company-ceos-act-on-climate/

 

[slieb85]

It's actually surprising that farm states like Iowa are not more proactive on the climate change front, due to the idea that unpredictable and crazy weather are terrible for farming.

That said, expect that article to get attacked on the fact that some of those are "green" type companies (clif bar, ben&jerrys, new belgium).

 

[Run&Blade]

Unless everybody stops buying goods from China factories that pollute basic straight pipe crap does it make sense to even talk about it?

The United States is pretty green compared to many developing countries that love no rules factories.

Should be a law that stayed we will import nothing into this country unless the factory of origin meat all United States enivironmental and working condition laws. Do this and I would be on board because it levels the playing field and if man is truly hurting temperatures it actually does some good.

Ignore foreign countries and all the temp wackos are doing nothing more than public masturbation to make themselves feel better.

 

[WORTHYWISH]

What are we going to do to reverse the effects of the Medieval Warm Period and the Little Ice Age?

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

Unless everybody stops buying goods from China factories that pollute basic straight pipe crap does it make sense to even talk about it?

In case you haven't noticed, we are losing the right to label products to show country of origin/processing. So how do you boycott China if it doesn't say China on the label?

 

[lucas80]

It's actually surprising that farm states like Iowa are not more proactive on the climate change front, due to the idea that unpredictable and crazy weather are terrible for farming.

That said, expect that article to get attacked on the fact that some of those are "green" type companies (clif bar, ben&jerrys, new belgium).

I think farmers are becoming more aware of climate change. However, the powerful interests that own Terry Branstad, Chuck Grassley, and Joni Ernst are afraid of change. Even if change could be more profitable.

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

Should be a law that stayed we will import nothing into this country unless the factory of origin meat all United States enivironmental and working condition laws. Do this and I would be on board because it levels the playing field and if man is truly hurting temperatures it actually does some good.

A lot of us have been saying this for a while. Maybe if some conservatives start pushing for this instead of saying there's nothing we can do, we could make some progress.

 

[ottumwan in tx]

I think farmers are becoming more aware of climate change. However, the powerful interests that own Terry Branstad, Chuck Grassley, and Joni Ernst are afraid of change. Even if change could be more profitable.

farmers realize man made climate change never could happen, they've been trying for years with no success

 

[IMCC965]

What are we going to do to reverse the effects of the Medieval Warm Period and the Little Ice Age?

LOL. That'll get 'em worked up. But I'm sure that was just weather and not climate.

 

[IMCC965]

I think farmers are becoming more aware of climate change. However, the powerful interests that own Terry Branstad, Chuck Grassley, and Joni Ernst are afraid of change. Even if change could be more profitable.

Wow. I never knew those three controlled the state. Fascinating.

 

[twindman]

If the USA completely eliminated ALL CO2 emissions, it would only lower the world amount by 16% (as of 2011 numbers). So if you want to completely throttle the USA economy and have vast unemployment while the rest of the world continues on it's merry way, go ahead and try.

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

If the USA completely eliminated ALL CO2 emissions, it would only lower the world amount by 16% (as of 2011 numbers). So if you want to completely throttle the USA economy and have vast unemployment while the rest of the world continues on it's merry way, go ahead and try.

Apparently you haven't noticed that Europe and some other parts of the world are also working on this.

The argument that we shouldn't go it alone doesn't make sense when we aren't in fact going it alone. And it makes even less sense when many counties are using this same sort of argument about us - watching to see if the US is going to get serious before they are willing to commit very much.

BTW, I don't know if your 16% is correct, but even if it is, if that would fix or make a big dent in the problem, it might be worth it.

And the idea that going green would kill jobs is ludicrous. It would create many many jobs.

 

[sijoint]

I think farmers are becoming more aware of climate change. However, the powerful interests that own Terry Branstad, Chuck Grassley, and Joni Ernst are afraid of change. Even if change could be more profitable.

Where are the China-based companies on this list? Glad Branstad, Grassley and Ernst....that you claim are being influenced by powerful interests are being elected to protect the interestsof the majority of US citizens........ that don't believe liberals that promote the very questionable phony science behind climate change. Liberals "our way or the highway" forceful, demeaning attitude towards those that question will never fly.

If those 10 companies are serious, they can foot the bill....instead of the average citizen who doesn't believe the liberals bull.
This photo was taken in....yes...China. Do you, as a US citizen expected to pay to clean
up their crap? Quit blaming our political representatives/citizens for this.

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

Where are the China-based companies on this list? Glad Branstad, Grassley and Ernst....that you claim are being influenced by powerful interests are being elected to protect the interestsof the majority of US citizens........ that don't believe liberals that promote the very questionable phony science behind climate change. Liberals "our way or the highway" forceful, demeaning attitude towards those that question will never fly.

If those 10 companies are serious, they can foot the bill....instead of the average citizen who doesn't believe the liberals bull.

It's only questionable phony science promoted by liberals that says firing into crowds is harmful, so keep shooting and pass the ammunition.

 

[sijoint]

It's only questionable phony science promoted by liberals that says firing into crowds is harmful, so keep shooting and pass the ammunition.

Yeah, keep throwing the shit at that wall.

 

[naturalmwa]

I think what she is doing here is illegal in parts of America. How is that for the land of the free when China has more freedom than a person in Wyoming?

 

[aflachawk]

Unless everybody stops buying goods from China factories that pollute basic straight pipe crap does it make sense to even talk about it?

The United States is pretty green compared to many developing countries that love no rules factories.

Should be a law that stayed we will import nothing into this country unless the factory of origin meat all United States enivironmental and working condition laws. Do this and I would be on board because it levels the playing field and if man is truly hurting temperatures it actually does some good.

Ignore foreign countries and all the temp wackos are doing nothing more than public masturbation to make themselves feel better.

Libs some how see value is crippling our own economy even though on a world wide basis it will have no effect on the climate. They believe in faith over facts.

 

[naturalmwa]

Libs some how see value is crippling our own economy even though on a world wide basis it will have no effect on the climate. They believe in faith over facts.

Interestingly enough, Trump is the only guy with the solution to this. Use our market to force the world to adopt our standards. This is really easy to solve. We just follow the same path we already followed with CFC's.

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

Interestingly enough, Trump is the only guy with the solution to this. Use our market to force the world to adopt our standards. This is really easy to solve. We just follow the same path we already followed with CFC's.

We just caught the CFC producers off guard and they weren't rich enough to put up the necessary fight. Big Oil learned from that and has shown for several decades that they won't fall into the same trap.

Recommended book:

 

[claykenny]

Must be a lot of upstream drainage tile.

 

[Joes Place]

What are we going to do to reverse the effects of the Medieval Warm Period and the Little Ice Age?

As neither of those events were 'global', we didn't need to 'do anything'.

 

[Joes Place]

Where are the China-based companies on this list?

Right here.
https://theconversation.com/china-announces-national-emissions-trading-scheme-experts-react-48159

And it's not 'companies', it's entire industries in China.

 

[Joes Place]

It's actually surprising that farm states like Iowa are not more proactive on the climate change front, due to the idea that unpredictable and crazy weather are terrible for farming.

That said, expect that article to get attacked on the fact that some of those are "green" type companies (clif bar, ben&jerrys, new belgium).

Mars, Inc.?
General Mills?
Unilever?
Kelloggs?
Nestlé USA?

That's hardly a consortium of 'green' companies - several of those are the bigger players in the business.

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

Yeah, keep throwing the shit at that wall.

I'm sure there are people here smart enough to understand my point. You could ask one of them to explain it to you.