My husband and I honeymooned at the Grand Canyon…one of Mother Nature’s most amazing creations and an extremely crowded state park. Thankfully, we went in November which meant very small crowds but in the peak of summer, The Grand Canyon National Park gets about 5 million visitors every year…and those 5 million visitors leave a lot of TRASH behind…of which almost 30% is from plastic soda and water bottles. Last year, the ‘powers that be’ in charge of Grand Canyon policies and such decided to BAN plastic bottles from the park. Great idea! Cut back on the expense of trash removal, better for the environment, what could be wrong with that right?
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This is but ONE case of major corporations using their charitable donation dollars to effect policy making…from the White House to the National Parks. Whether it is big energy companies making donations to a politician’s run for office or a beverage manufacturer making donations to a charitable organization, it all comes down to one simple thing…money is a powerful motivator. Financial donations to an organization give that donator power.
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Diane has a Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology with a Minor in Health Management and Policy. She spent many years working in cancer research, academics, and biotechnology. Concern over the growing incidence of human disease and the birth of her children led her to begin living a more natural life. She quickly realized that the information she was learning along the way could be beneficial to many others and started blogging as a way to share this knowledge with others. While passionate about health and the environment she can’t quite give up her favorite Cheetos and Diet Coke! Learn more about her HERE.
Wow, this is interesting and disturbing at the same time. Shame on Coca-Cola. Thanks for sharing.
Well, after reading this I think most big corporations don’t donate because they care, but they do it for business reasons.
Very interesting topic. Sadly, lobbying is rampant everywhere. According to the NYT article, the park sells about $400k worth of bottled water annually, so I’m sure that revenue is a big factor too, although the proposed ban was limited to smaller bottles so I’m not sure how much of their sales a ban would have impacted.
It’s a shame that we’ve gotten to a point where bottles have to be banned to solve the problem – I wish people would be more mindful of the waste they create and clean up after themselves in the first place, you know what I mean?
another killer post- i love it. fab and well said!
What a fantastic program. I am definitely going to check it out!
oh sneaky sneaky, interesting topic
With anything there are some who donate because they care, while others do it for the control!