Beyond boycotts.(Comment)(targeting corporations to prevent environmental damage)
Nation, The, March, 2005 by Hertsgaard, Mark
Absent George W. Bush's undergoing a conversion like St. Paul's on the road to Damascus, there probably won't be much good environmental news out of Washington in Bush's second term. Environmentalists will fight to limit further mischief, but these will be holding actions. Actual progress against climate change, deforestation and other unfolding disasters will not come from inside-the-Beltway policy battles.
Victories have been scored on another front, however: by campaigns that target specific corporations for environmentally destructive behavior. Since Bush's victory in November, two of America's best-known brands--Ford and Victoria's Secret--have been badly stung by such campaigns, and more are planned. Such campaigns are not silver bullets, activists...
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