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Greenwashing Washington State’s Prison System in a River of Sewage
Loaded on July 31, 2015
by Rick Anderson
published in Prison Legal News
August, 2015, page 1
Filed under:
DOC/BOP misconduct,
Whistleblowing,
Cost of Prison Systems,
Toxic Fumes/Chemicals,
Environmental Law,
Sewage.
Location:
Washington.
Greenwashing Washington State’s Prison System in a River of Sewage
by Rick Anderson
Greenwashing: When an agency or company spends more on marketing and public relations to promote the perception they are environmentally conscious than they spend on implementing environmentally conscious practices and policies.
In 2005, embarking on a new-found ...
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