ECOSCAM

(EK.oh.skam)

n.

An ecological argument or policy supported by lies or inaccurate facts. Also:ecoscam.

Is Earth in the balance or is it just aneco-scam? We had better be paying attention and making up our minds.

— Gregg Brown, "Constant vigilance needed on environmental issues,"The Pantagraph, February 2, 2001

We've already had our first 'eco-scam,' with the introduction of so-called biodegradable plastics," he said."They are now doomed to fail, and they had so much promise. The fact that the truth was found out so quickly is a credit to consumerism.

—Kenn Marshall, "Producers accused of making false claims,"The Harrisburg Patriot, April 9, 1990

This term was popularized by Ronald Bailey, who in 1993 published a book titledEco-Scam: The False Prophets of Ecological Apocalypse.

419 scam

agnotology

biofraud

biostitute

eco-bling

eco-porn

fact-free science

greenscamming

greenwash

scam baiting

SUV Democrat

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