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CEO raises, pay cuts; What a change 1 year makes
2013-05-23 19:49:21| Energy - Topix.net
Here's a look at the CEOs that received the biggest raises and the biggest pay cuts in 2012 compared with 2011, as calculated by the executive pay research firm Equilar and The Associated Press.
Whole Foods CEO On Climate Change: John Mackey Says Warming Is 'Not Necessarily Bad'
2013-01-24 17:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Whole Foods CEO John Mackey shared his views on climate change recently, saying that he is "not a 'climate change skeptic,'" but, contrary to the scientific consensus, suggested that "climate change is perfectly natural and not necessarily bad." Mackey, who founded the supermarket chain in 1980, told Mother Jones, "climate change is clearly occurring." He added, "What I am opposed to is trying to stop virtually all economic progress because of the fear of climate change." He suggested, "we will...
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Whole Foods CEO John Mackey Thinks Climate Change is Not Necessarily Bad
2013-01-21 11:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Triple Pundit: John Mackey, the co-founder and CEO of Whole Foods describes himself as an enthusiastic proponent of the First Amendment who believes business leaders should speak out openly when they believe it is appropriate to do so. Mackey certainly likes to exercise his First Amendment rights, whether it is in books (see his latest one Conscious Capitalism), public appearances, or even on Yahoo Finance`s message board under the pseudonym Rahodeb. Many times his controversial opinions on issues like unions,...
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Whole Foods CEO: 'Climate Change Is Not Necessarily Bad'
2013-01-18 18:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: It has been a week of controversial statements from Whole Foods CEO John Mackey. First, the self-described libertarian quickly walked back his statement that Obamacare is like fascism, admitting it was a bad choice of language. And on Friday Mackey a longtime denier of manmade climate change told Mother Jones that warming temperatures is not necessarily bad: Contrary to what has been written about me I am not a climate-change skeptic. Climate change is clearly occurring, and based...
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CEO: 'climate change is not necessarily bad'
2013-01-18 16:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mother Jones: In 1978, John Mackey and his girlfriend used $45,000 in seed money to start "Safer Way," a natural foods store in Austin, Texas, that was supposed to offer shoppers an alternative to "evil" profit-seeking corporations. But soon the long-haired 25-year-old found himself lumped in with the people he was supposed to be fighting. His customers complained that his prices were too high. His workers thought they weren't being paid enough. Austin nonprofits said he should give them more money. And government...
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