Capital Research, December 2022
In the December 2022 issue of “Capital Research,” corruption has long been part of the union label. The Lawsuit Lobby exerts disproportionate influence on the legislative process, often against the…
Ellen MacArthur Foundation
The War on Plastic and Prosperity: Nature Is Messy
Plastic packaging is a conservation miracle that preserves food from spoilage at trivial cost and saves enormous resources compared to aluminum, paper, and other options. Using abundant, low-cost plastic means…
The War on Plastic and Prosperity: Worshiping the Absolute Sanctity of Everything
A circular economy has also been tried and revealed to be very messy. In more primitive days of just a bit more than a century ago, we had a circular…
The War on Plastic and Prosperity: A Greenwashing Front?
The EMF’s “funding model” is anchored in partnerships with major corporations, including many of the world’s most recognizable plastic users. This appears to fit the definition of "greenwashing," which "is…
The War on Plastic and Prosperity: Plastic Puritanism
Even accepting for the sake of argument the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s alarmist and dubious premise that there is a “plastic pollution crisis,” it's focus on eliminating polystyrene is odd given…
The War on Plastic and Prosperity: Environmentally and Economically Dangerous
In addition to modern fertilizers and high-yield agriculture (two other modern miracles the reliably risible Ellen MacArthur Foundation recommends moving away from), billions in the wealthy world owe our low-cost,…
BlackRock: Nonprofit Allies
Depending on your appetite for cynicism, greenwashing is either the mortal enemy or the duplicitous ally of the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) movement. ESG was created by activists…
BlackRock: Policy or Posturing?
In May 2021, with BlackRock's support Engine No. 1, a tiny hedge fund few had then heard of, won three seats on the 12-member board of Exxon. These new board…
BlackRock: Drill, Baby, Drill!
In July 2022, BlackRock reported "a sharp drop in its support for environmental and social-related shareholder resolutions." Context is important. That same month BlackRock announced that it had lost $1.7…