Posted on 08/23/2004 1:16:08 PM PDT by lillian
Inside the Beltway- Wonder why they're called "green" groups?
Public Interest Watch is calling for the Internal Revenue Service to investigate some of the top environmental charities for paying "enormous" salaries to their executives. "These groups literally beg for donations, giving the impression that they cannot accomplish their mission unless the average citizen pitches in," says Lewis Fein, the watchdog group's executive director. "At the same time, they are quietly paying their executives huge six-figure salaries." How huge? Mr. Fein says contributors, for instance, might be "shocked to learn that their financial sacrifice is -- in part -- funding an executive-compensation package for Environmental Defense President Fred Krupp that is in excess of $320,000 per year, as well as enormous six-figure compensation packages for other Environmental Defense executives."
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Hurry! Someone report this to Ralph Nader!
He already knows. Where do you think the rest of them got the idea?
Elitist Watermelons (EWs)...green on the outside, pink on the inside.
Green used to be the color of money, before they started printing this pastel-shaded monopoly money. Comes from "The Greening of America", maybe?
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