Comments on: Greenwash of the Week: Chevron video game urges smart energy planning–like burning lots of oil. http://understory.ran.org/2007/09/05/greenwash-of-the-week-chevron-video-game-urges-smart-energy-planning-like-burning-lots-of-oil/ The Understory is the official blog of Rainforest Action Network. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:54:41 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: The Understory » The Scale of Greenwashing http://understory.ran.org/2007/09/05/greenwash-of-the-week-chevron-video-game-urges-smart-energy-planning-like-burning-lots-of-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-196241 The Understory » The Scale of Greenwashing Tue, 06 May 2008 23:42:31 +0000 http://understory.ran.org/2007/09/05/greenwash-of-the-week-chevron-video-game-urges-smart-energy-planning-like-burning-lots-of-oil/#comment-196241 [...] of it was from industry front-groups. The oil and natural gas industry, Chevron, a major freight train operator called CSX, the coal industry, chemical producers, and a few more I [...] [...] of it was from industry front-groups. The oil and natural gas industry, Chevron, a major freight train operator called CSX, the coal industry, chemical producers, and a few more I [...]

]]> By: The Understory » Mowing rainforest for fun and profit http://understory.ran.org/2007/09/05/greenwash-of-the-week-chevron-video-game-urges-smart-energy-planning-like-burning-lots-of-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-128682 The Understory » Mowing rainforest for fun and profit Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:43:50 +0000 http://understory.ran.org/2007/09/05/greenwash-of-the-week-chevron-video-game-urges-smart-energy-planning-like-burning-lots-of-oil/#comment-128682 [...] a fairly “enlightened” video game with lots of options (especially compared to recently featured ones). For instance, you can choose to feed the parts of the cows that don’t make it into the [...] [...] a fairly “enlightened” video game with lots of options (especially compared to recently featured ones). For instance, you can choose to feed the parts of the cows that don’t make it into the [...]

]]> By: Jen http://understory.ran.org/2007/09/05/greenwash-of-the-week-chevron-video-game-urges-smart-energy-planning-like-burning-lots-of-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-123169 Jen Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:07:39 +0000 http://understory.ran.org/2007/09/05/greenwash-of-the-week-chevron-video-game-urges-smart-energy-planning-like-burning-lots-of-oil/#comment-123169 Warning! Jenville needs petroleum! Yes, my friends, I’m ashamed to say that in 2015, Chevron was obliged to tell me that I needed at least some petroleum in my energy mix to meet the diverse energy needs of Jenville. As a result, by 2030, petroleum made up 8.3% of my energy needs, bummer. Also, my score was terrible because my over-reliance on solar blew out the economic indicator. Chevron's sim has no bikes, no chance to grow public transit, no EVs, no rooftop solar, and not anywhere close to enough wind turbines to fill the land and water base. Their world, their rules. The best lesson from the game is that we need to get their rules out of our world. Warning! Jenville needs petroleum!

Yes, my friends, I’m ashamed to say that in 2015, Chevron was obliged to tell me that I needed at least some petroleum in my energy mix to meet the diverse energy needs of Jenville. As a result, by 2030, petroleum made up 8.3% of my energy needs, bummer. Also, my score was terrible because my over-reliance on solar blew out the economic indicator.

Chevron’s sim has no bikes, no chance to grow public transit, no EVs, no rooftop solar, and not anywhere close to enough wind turbines to fill the land and water base. Their world, their rules. The best lesson from the game is that we need to get their rules out of our world.

]]> By: Greenwash Alert http://understory.ran.org/2007/09/05/greenwash-of-the-week-chevron-video-game-urges-smart-energy-planning-like-burning-lots-of-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-121858 Greenwash Alert Fri, 07 Sep 2007 22:27:45 +0000 http://understory.ran.org/2007/09/05/greenwash-of-the-week-chevron-video-game-urges-smart-energy-planning-like-burning-lots-of-oil/#comment-121858 Greenwashing is getting sneaky. Check out the six sins of greenwashing identified in this article -- http://www.govpro.com/GlobalSearch/Article/68662/ Greenwashing is getting sneaky. Check out the six sins of greenwashing identified in this article — http://www.govpro.com/GlobalSearch/Article/68662/

]]> By: Terry Pitt http://understory.ran.org/2007/09/05/greenwash-of-the-week-chevron-video-game-urges-smart-energy-planning-like-burning-lots-of-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-121641 Terry Pitt Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:27:45 +0000 http://understory.ran.org/2007/09/05/greenwash-of-the-week-chevron-video-game-urges-smart-energy-planning-like-burning-lots-of-oil/#comment-121641 This is subliminal messaging at it's worst. This is subliminal messaging at it’s worst.

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