Any company can claim it is green, which usually ends up being construed as “greenwashing”. But when a well respected and affiliated source gives a petroleum company the Green Company of the Year award, it’s time to take notice.
Forbes says “…Exxon's real thrust into green energy is a big bet on natural gas.” Forbes goes on to say “There are two ways for a big oil company to go green. There is the political approach and there is the engineer's approach. ExxonMobil uses both.”
It’s hard to imagine anyone naming the company responsible for the Exxon Valdez incident a green company. At least one generation will pass before the tree huggers will be seriously willing to consider ExxonMobil as an eco-conscious company.