The Nature Conservancy - Revision history

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Carbon Credits

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	<blockquote>found that huge companies such as [[JPMorgan Chase]], [[Disney]], and [[BlackRock]] were working hand in glove with one of the world’s largest environmental groups, the Nature Conservancy, to buy up land that was not in any danger of getting destroyed — all as a way to make themselves look greener than they really were.<ref>https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/05/adam-neumanns-new-business-plan.html</ref><ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2020-nature-conservancy-carbon-offsets-trees/</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>found that huge companies such as [[JPMorgan Chase]], [[Disney]], and [[BlackRock]] were working hand in glove with one of the world’s largest environmental groups, the Nature Conservancy, to buy up land that was not in any danger of getting destroyed — all as a way to make themselves look greener than they really were.<ref>https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/05/adam-neumanns-new-business-plan.html</ref><ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2020-nature-conservancy-carbon-offsets-trees/</ref></blockquote>

			See: Collaboration with [[Shell Oil]] since 2009 + work with [[Verra]]<ref>https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/who-we-are/how-we-work/working-with-companies/transforming-business-practices/shell-oil-company/</ref>

	= Investigative Reports =		= Investigative Reports =

	From 2001-2003, the Washington Post published a series of 13 articles investigating the Nature Conservancy under the heading "Big Green"<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/linkset/2007/11/16/LI2007111600631.html</ref>		From 2001-2003, the Washington Post published a series of 13 articles investigating the Nature Conservancy under the heading "Big Green"<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/linkset/2007/11/16/LI2007111600631.html</ref>

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	From ''The Nature Conspiracy'':		From ''The Nature Conspiracy'':
	<blockquote>The Nature Conservancy spent over $2.6 million on lobbying in 2021 — much more than any other environmental group. As a member of the [[Forest Climate Working Group]] — along with wood-pellet giants Enviva and Drax; the nation’s top lumber producer, [[Weyerhaeuser]]; and other logging-related corporations and trade associations — The Nature Conservancy signed onto a platform urging Congress to “stimulate increased use of forest products;” that is, encourage chopping down more trees.<ref>https://johnmuirproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/The-Nature-Conspiracy-Magazine.pdf</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>The Nature Conservancy spent over $2.6 million on lobbying in 2021 — much more than any other environmental group. As a member of the [[Forest Climate Working Group]] — along with wood-pellet giants Enviva and Drax; the nation’s top lumber producer, [[Weyerhaeuser]]; and other logging-related corporations and trade associations — The Nature Conservancy signed onto a platform urging Congress to “stimulate increased use of forest products;” that is, encourage chopping down more trees.<ref>https://johnmuirproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/The-Nature-Conspiracy-Magazine.pdf</ref></blockquote>

			= Carbon Credits =

			An investigation by journalist Ben Elgin in 2020

			<blockquote>found that huge companies such as [[JPMorgan Chase]], [[Disney]], and [[BlackRock]] were working hand in glove with one of the world’s largest environmental groups, the Nature Conservancy, to buy up land that was not in any danger of getting destroyed — all as a way to make themselves look greener than they really were.<ref>https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/05/adam-neumanns-new-business-plan.html</ref><ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2020-nature-conservancy-carbon-offsets-trees/</ref></blockquote>

	= Investigative Reports =		= Investigative Reports =

	From 2001-2003, the Washington Post published a series of 13 articles investigating the Nature Conservancy under the heading "Big Green"<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/linkset/2007/11/16/LI2007111600631.html</ref>		From 2001-2003, the Washington Post published a series of 13 articles investigating the Nature Conservancy under the heading "Big Green"<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/linkset/2007/11/16/LI2007111600631.html</ref>

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National

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	Instead, the Conservancy Board has long been made up of past and present executives and directors from many of the US' worst corporate polluters<ref>https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2003-05-18-0305170044-story.html</ref>:		Instead, the Conservancy Board has long been made up of past and present executives and directors from many of the US' worst corporate polluters<ref>https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2003-05-18-0305170044-story.html</ref>:

	* John F. Smith Jr., former chairman of [[Delta Airlines]] & [[General Motors]], the world's largest car manufacturer<ref>https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/John_F._Smith,_Jr.</ref>;		* John F. Smith Jr., former chairman of [[Delta Airlines]] & [[General Motors]], the world's largest car manufacturer<ref>https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/John_F._Smith,_Jr.</ref><ref>https://www.nndb.com/people/037/000127653/</ref>;
	* E. Linn Draper Jr., member of the [[National Coal Council]] and chair of [[American Electric Power Co.]], the nation's largest electricity producer and #1 [[air pollution\|air polluter]];<ref>https://www.nndb.com/people/660/000168156/</ref>		* E. Linn Draper Jr., member of the [[National Coal Council]] and chair of [[American Electric Power Co.]], the nation's largest electricity producer and #1 [[air pollution\|air polluter]];<ref>https://www.nndb.com/people/660/000168156/</ref>
	* A.D. "Pete" Correll, chairman of [[Georgia-Pacific Corp.]], the nation's second-biggest tree-paper business responsible for extensive pollution & deforestation<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-climate-toiletpaper-trfn/green-group-gives-u-s-toilet-paper-makers-failing-grade-over-forest-use-idUSKBN23W01A</ref>		* A.D. "Pete" Correll, chairman of [[Georgia-Pacific Corp.]], the nation's second-biggest tree-paper business responsible for extensive pollution & deforestation<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-climate-toiletpaper-trfn/green-group-gives-u-s-toilet-paper-makers-failing-grade-over-forest-use-idUSKBN23W01A</ref>

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National

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	* John F. Smith Jr., former chairman of [[Delta Airlines]] & [[General Motors]], the world's largest car manufacturer<ref>https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/John_F._Smith,_Jr.</ref>;		* John F. Smith Jr., former chairman of [[Delta Airlines]] & [[General Motors]], the world's largest car manufacturer<ref>https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/John_F._Smith,_Jr.</ref>;
	* E. Linn Draper Jr., member of the [[National Coal Council]] and chair of [[American Electric Power Co.]], the nation's largest electricity producer and #1 [[air pollution\|air polluter]];<ref>https://www.nndb.com/people/660/000168156/</ref>		* E. Linn Draper Jr., member of the [[National Coal Council]] and chair of [[American Electric Power Co.]], the nation's largest electricity producer and #1 [[air pollution\|air polluter]];<ref>https://www.nndb.com/people/660/000168156/</ref>
	* A.D. "Pete" Correll, chairman of [[Georgia-Pacific Corp.]], the ~~country~~'s second-biggest tree-paper ~~products~~ business		* A.D. "Pete" Correll, chairman of [[Georgia-Pacific Corp.]], the nation's second-biggest tree-paper business responsible for extensive pollution & deforestation<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-climate-toiletpaper-trfn/green-group-gives-u-s-toilet-paper-makers-failing-grade-over-forest-use-idUSKBN23W01A</ref>
	* A.W. "Bill" Dahlberg, former chairman of [[Southern Co.]], another leading fossil power producer.		* A.W. "Bill" Dahlberg, former chairman of [[Southern Co.]], another leading fossil power producer.

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National

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	Instead, the Conservancy Board has long been made up of past and present executives and directors from many of the US' worst corporate polluters<ref>https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2003-05-18-0305170044-story.html</ref>:		Instead, the Conservancy Board has long been made up of past and present executives and directors from many of the US' worst corporate polluters<ref>https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2003-05-18-0305170044-story.html</ref>:

	* John F. Smith Jr., chairman of [[General Motors]], the world's largest car manufacturer;		* John F. Smith Jr., former chairman of [[Delta Airlines]] & [[General Motors]], the world's largest car manufacturer<ref>https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/John_F._Smith,_Jr.</ref>;
	* E. Linn Draper Jr., member of the [[National Coal Council]] and chair of [[American Electric Power Co.]], the nation's largest electricity producer and #1 [[air pollution\|air polluter]];<ref>https://www.nndb.com/people/660/000168156/</ref>		* E. Linn Draper Jr., member of the [[National Coal Council]] and chair of [[American Electric Power Co.]], the nation's largest electricity producer and #1 [[air pollution\|air polluter]];<ref>https://www.nndb.com/people/660/000168156/</ref>
	* A.D. "Pete" Correll, chairman of [[Georgia-Pacific Corp.]], the country's second-biggest tree-paper products business		* A.D. "Pete" Correll, chairman of [[Georgia-Pacific Corp.]], the country's second-biggest tree-paper products business

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National

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	"The Conservancy brings in corporate board members who don't know much about conservation -- or even care that much about it," said Huey Johnson, the former head of the Conservancy's western U.S. operations and a founder of the Trust for Public Land.		"The Conservancy brings in corporate board members who don't know much about conservation -- or even care that much about it," said Huey Johnson, the former head of the Conservancy's western U.S. operations and a founder of the Trust for Public Land.

	~~Yet~~ the Conservancy Board has long been made up of past and present executives and directors from many of the US' worst corporate polluters<ref>https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2003-05-18-0305170044-story.html</ref>:		Instead, the Conservancy Board has long been made up of past and present executives and directors from many of the US' worst corporate polluters<ref>https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2003-05-18-0305170044-story.html</ref>:

	* John F. Smith Jr., chairman of [[General Motors]], the world's largest car manufacturer;		* John F. Smith Jr., chairman of [[General Motors]], the world's largest car manufacturer;

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Corporate Donors

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	ARCO, BHP, [[British Petroleum]], [[Chevron]], [[Chrysler]], [[Coca-Cola]], [[DowDuPont]], [[ExxonMobil]], [[General Electric]], [[General Mills]], [[General Motors]], [[Georgia-Pacific]], [[McDonald's]], [[NBC]], [[Pepsi-Cola]], [[Procter and Gamble]], [[Toyota]] and [[Pfizer]].		ARCO, BHP, [[British Petroleum]], [[Chevron]], [[Chrysler]], [[Coca-Cola]], [[DowDuPont]], [[ExxonMobil]], [[General Electric]], [[General Mills]], [[General Motors]], [[Georgia-Pacific]], [[McDonald's]], [[NBC]], [[Pepsi-Cola]], [[Procter and Gamble]], [[Toyota]] and [[Pfizer]].

	Many of these companies, like [[Bayer-Monsanto]], have played a direct role in governing ~~the~~ TNC through membership in its International Leadership Council<ref>http://www.herinst.org/sbeder/envpolitics/stain.html</ref> or through the direct participation of their executives and directors as Board members or Trustees.		Many of these companies, like [[Bayer-Monsanto]], have played a direct role in governing TNC through membership in its International Leadership Council<ref>http://www.herinst.org/sbeder/envpolitics/stain.html</ref> or through the direct participation of their executives and directors as Board members or Trustees.

	According to former TNC President & CEO John Sawhill: "Some people at the Conservancy think our customers are the plants and animals we're trying to save, but our real customers are the donors"<ref>http://www.herinst.org/sbeder/envpolitics/stain.html</ref>		According to former TNC President & CEO John Sawhill: "Some people at the Conservancy think our customers are the plants and animals we're trying to save, but our real customers are the donors"<ref>http://www.herinst.org/sbeder/envpolitics/stain.html</ref>

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Corporate Donors

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	ARCO, BHP, [[British Petroleum]], [[Chevron]], [[Chrysler]], [[Coca-Cola]], [[DowDuPont]], [[ExxonMobil]], [[General Electric]], [[General Mills]], [[General Motors]], [[Georgia-Pacific]], [[McDonald's]], [[NBC]], [[Pepsi-Cola]], [[Procter and Gamble]], [[Toyota]] and [[Pfizer]].		ARCO, BHP, [[British Petroleum]], [[Chevron]], [[Chrysler]], [[Coca-Cola]], [[DowDuPont]], [[ExxonMobil]], [[General Electric]], [[General Mills]], [[General Motors]], [[Georgia-Pacific]], [[McDonald's]], [[NBC]], [[Pepsi-Cola]], [[Procter and Gamble]], [[Toyota]] and [[Pfizer]].

	~~Some~~ of these companies, like [[Bayer-Monsanto]], have played a direct role in governing the TNC through membership in its International Leadership Council.<ref>http://www.herinst.org/sbeder/envpolitics/stain.html</ref>		Many of these companies, like [[Bayer-Monsanto]], have played a direct role in governing the TNC through membership in its International Leadership Council<ref>http://www.herinst.org/sbeder/envpolitics/stain.html</ref> or through the direct participation of their executives and directors as Board members or Trustees.

	According to former TNC President & CEO John Sawhill: "Some people at the Conservancy think our customers are the plants and animals we're trying to save, but our real customers are the donors"<ref>http://www.herinst.org/sbeder/envpolitics/stain.html</ref>		According to former TNC President & CEO John Sawhill: "Some people at the Conservancy think our customers are the plants and animals we're trying to save, but our real customers are the donors"<ref>http://www.herinst.org/sbeder/envpolitics/stain.html</ref>

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Corporate Donors

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	According to former TNC President & CEO John Sawhill: "Some people at the Conservancy think our customers are the plants and animals we're trying to save, but our real customers are the donors"<ref>http://www.herinst.org/sbeder/envpolitics/stain.html</ref>		According to former TNC President & CEO John Sawhill: "Some people at the Conservancy think our customers are the plants and animals we're trying to save, but our real customers are the donors"<ref>http://www.herinst.org/sbeder/envpolitics/stain.html</ref>

			"A partnership with the Nature Conservancy is good business!" Conservancy literature says.<ref>https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2003-05-18-0305170044-story.html</ref>

	= Corporate Leadership =		= Corporate Leadership =

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	<blockquote>The titan of green groups, the Nature Conservancy sits on nearly a billion dollars in assets and is awash in cash, thanks to a tidal wave of corporate donations, much of it from notorious polluters such as Arco, [[ADM\|Archer-Daniels-Midland]], [[British Petroleum]], [[DowDuPont\|DuPont]], [[Shell Oil\|Shell]] and [[Freeport-McMoRan]].<ref>https://lightparty.com/Economic/EnvMovement.html</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>The titan of green groups, the Nature Conservancy sits on nearly a billion dollars in assets and is awash in cash, thanks to a tidal wave of corporate donations, much of it from notorious polluters such as Arco, [[ADM\|Archer-Daniels-Midland]], [[British Petroleum]], [[DowDuPont\|DuPont]], [[Shell Oil\|Shell]] and [[Freeport-McMoRan]].<ref>https://lightparty.com/Economic/EnvMovement.html</ref></blockquote>

	<blockquote>If the thought of The Nature Conservancy drilling for natural gas on the last known breeding ground of the Attwater prairie chicken strikes you as incongruous then you are behind the times.<ref>http://www.herinst.org/sbeder/envpolitics/stain.html</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>"If the thought of The Nature Conservancy drilling for natural gas on the last known breeding ground of the Attwater prairie chicken strikes you as incongruous then you are behind the times." - Sharon Beder, 'The Stain in Sustainability,' 2005 <ref>http://www.herinst.org/sbeder/envpolitics/stain.html</ref></blockquote>

	= Corporate Donors =		= Corporate Donors =