Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, April 5, 1990 TAG: 9004040944
SECTION: BUSINESS PAGE: A11 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: WASHINGTON LENGTH: Short
But some environmentalists weren't impressed and members of Greenpeace were escorted from one of the tents after several handcuffed themselves to a support pole near the Du Pont Chemical Co. exhibit. The U.S. Park Police said 19 Greenpeace members were arrested and charged with demonstrating without a permit.
The organizers of "Earth Tech" said more than 100 companies brought exhibits to the five-day environmental technology fair marking Earth Day, April 22. The exhibit and a series of technology forums, designed to attract members of Congress and other government officials, were estimated to cost about $1 million, with participating companies paying most of the bill.
Participants included Fortune 500 companies such as Du Pont and AT&T but also some unknowns such as Oil Stop Inc., which says it has invented a new type of boom to capture oil spills.
But Greenpeace USA executive director Peter Bahouth said it meant only that "Corporate America has begun a campaign to paint themselves green." A nearby banner read, "Don't Be Fooled - Industry Greenwash."
by CNB