10/30/2025
Sustainable: A Word That Covers a Thousand Sins âHow a buzzword became the ultimate greenwashing toolâ
by Kimberly Mann
A word that carries moral weight- a perfect term for people who use language for power. Industrial manufacturers invoke it to cover their environmental pollution, politicians use it to boost their ego and harvest votes, writers use it convince readers they are concerned about the environment, and citizens repeat it to feel part of the âin crowdâ.
Phrases such as âto power a sustainable futureâ, âcreating a sustainable worldâ, âto generate a sustainable futureâ lead the public to believe through the use of this one word that the manufacturers involved in the ongoing âsustainableâ revolution are part of the solution, not the problem.
Many manufacturing sectors are part of the Sustainable âproblem.â Solar Power. Data Centers. Wind Power. Battery Centers. Aluminum Bauxite Mining. Electric Cars. The list goes on and on. Many of these are relatively new manufacturing systems that received billions in tax dollars through the Infrastructure Act and billions more through the Economic Development Administration found to be âunethicalâ in many states, including Indiana.
Sustainable-Renewable-Tranparent are known to be associated with politically active investment companies who use their monetary power to promote and support âSustainableâ energy, also known as Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives including Solar and Wind. Financial giants like Blackrock who are known to be politically active through ESG investments are currently experiencing scrutiny by Attorney General Offices in multiple states.
Todd Rokita, Indiana Attorney General, in conjunction with 10 other states filed a lawsuit in Texas against State Street, Vanguard, and Blackrock for allegedly conspiring to manipulate energy markets, especially the coal market in Indiana.
Northern Indiana was especially hard hit when the Northern Indiana Power and Service Company (NIPSCO- a NiSource company) received a rate increase of 16.75% in 2025. Among the reasons cited: its transition away from coal.
BlackRockâs total holdings in NiSource rose to approximately 47.3 million shares in August 2024 just prior to NIPSCO rate hike request.
Meanwhile, Doral Renewables - one of the largest and newest Solar fields in Indiana- received millions of dollars in Economic Development approved by the former Indiana Gov. Holcomb who now sits on Doralâs ...." đ¨Cont'd at linkâŹď¸
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