[sustran] Re: For more on WBCSD report

[Carlos Cordero Velásquez]

I produce high toxic potatoes, but also a less high toxic potatoes. I also
spend tons of money advertising my high toxic potatoes and a lot less
advertising my less high toxic potatoes. Some other part of of the money we
make goes to lobbies for contracts related to war in some distant countries.
I am also part of the confederation of high toxic potatoes producers, and
since we are unable to redirect our unsustainable investment pattern, we
want the goverment to give us some subsidies. Because the problem is not
with us, is a consumer problem.
Does it not sound great?
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From: <arndt at wbcsd.org>
To: "Asia and the Pacific sustainable transport"
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Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 7:51 AM
Subject: [sustran] Re: For more on WBCSD report


> Hi Eric,
>
> here are two more articles that may be of interest:
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> Subsidies urged for environmentally friendly cars
> Financial Times, 6 July 2004 - Environmentally friendly cars will only be
> a success if governments reform tax and subsidy regimes to encourage
> consumers to buy them, a report backed by leading motor manufacturers
> warned yesterday.
> http://www.wbcsd.org/includes/getTarget.asp?type=DocDet&id=6170
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> World Business Council Sees Cars As A Global Problem
> IPS, 5 July 2004 - Global cooperation is needed to limit the impact of
> motor vehicles, according to a new report released Monday.
> http://www.wbcsd.org/includes/getTarget.asp?type=DocDet&id=6206
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>
> Thorsten Arndt
> Online Communications Manager
> World Business Council for Sustainable Development
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> <eric.britton at ecoplan.org>
> Sent by: sustran-discuss-bounces+arndt=wbcsd.org at list.jca.apc.org
> 07/07/2004 02:46 PM
> Please respond to Asia and the Pacific sustainable transport
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>         To:     <WorldTransport at yahoogroups.com>
>         cc:     Sustran-discuss at jca.ax.apc.org
>         Subject:        [sustran] For more on WBCSD report
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> If you go to the New Mobility Agenda at http://newmobility.org and click
NewMob News, you can scroll through there and see a number of
> recent/current commentaries and views on this.
>
> Some examples (most of which just rehash the media releases, but later we
> should start to see some real action):
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http://www.wbcsd.org/plugins/DocSearch/details.asp?type=DocDet&DocId=NjA5Nw
(The formal release)
> http://www.socialfunds.com/news/release.cgi/2860.html
> http://www.euractiv.com/cgi-bin/cgint.exe?204&OIDN=1507979&-tt=tp
> http://www.greenconsumerguide.com/index.php?news=2015
> http://www.autoindustry.co.uk/news/industry_news/news-55dojo070d
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> If nothing else, this serves us as a reminder of how good they are at
> getting their word out.  And us?
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