Hypocritical GE lobbies against important diesel pollution standards

For many months we’ve been wondering why the US EPA has delayed taking action to clean up noxious diesel train and boat emissions. (EPA had promised to do this in mid-2004.)

And last year, the Washington Post revealed that trains spew out a lot more harmful emissions than previously realized http://cleanairarticles.blogspot.com/2006/08/attention-to-locomotives-emissions.html ) . Diesel train pollution literally causes thousands of deaths a year.

But EPA never seems to take action. Now, we know why.

Today’s Wall Street Journal discloses that General Electric – the nation’s biggest diesel train engine maker – is lobbying to weaken upcoming EPA standards. And an EPA official explains that GE’s opposition has helped delay the rules.

As the Journal points out, GE’s lobbying comes in sharp contrast to its “Ecoimagination” ad campaign, touting allegedly “green” trains, among other things. (These commercials run relentlessly on GE-owned NBC, on such programs as Friday Night Lights and My Name is Earl.)

This is a real GreenScam. General Electric ought to be ashamed of such blatant hypocrisy.

More at http://cleanairarticles.blogspot.com/2007/02/as-it-polishes-green-image-ge-fights.html