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How can locally oriented campaigns contribute to global rejection of petrochemical expansion?

zoefriese


Linking messages of community pride with political opposition to intrusion by petrochemical companies has interesting implications for collaborations across communities. Does this message enable partnerships in other regions and nations, and what is its relationship to the not-in-my-backyard/NIMBY mentality? How may it be interpreted in differing cultural and language contexts? 

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lucypei
  • Misinformation: Platforms (Facebook, Google, Instagram, Twitter, Apple App Store and Google Play app store): trying to curb misinformation and directing towards government sources of information.  Facebook giving WHO free ad space.
  • "Matching" Donations: Google and Facebook pledge 7.5 and 20 million in matched donations respectively, to WHO
  • Addressing price-gouging, [I'll need to look into this more] - Amazon
  • At the beginning, tech companies led the work-from-home before it became mandated, and voluntarily closing stores was also protrayed as CSR
  • App-supported delivery services adding non-contact options seems portrayed as social responsibility