Posts in "John Mackey"

By Dustin Reid at 6:42AM

Jan 5, 2010

Whole Foods CEO John Mackey Speaking Out Again

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Whole Foods CEO, John Mackey, is speaking up again. He is one of many prominent libertarian-minded voices that has decided to enter the spotlight and open himself up for criticism. This time it's on the subject of government involvement in climate change and Mackey's disapproval of current proposals. This comes despite his Whole Foods stores' notoriety of being proactive in the environmental movement. However, according to Mackey, the climate change hype is not supported by sound science.

An article by an independent blogger was published on the Huffington Post yesterday admonishes Mackey's nerve to take issue with climate change science. He notes how he's often fought for Mackey in defense of Whole Foods, but after Mackey's lashing out against universal health care and now climate change, he's lost all patience.

Read the article here.

I chose to engage with a few commenters at the Huffington Post. Read a few of my comments after the jump. Will others follow John Mackey's lead? I hope so.

Open Letter to Whole Foods Boycotters

Earlier, we mentioned Whole Foods CEO John Mackey's op-ed regarding health care reform. Although we greatly appreciated the article, many others did not -- and are touting a boycott of Whole Foods.

Now, we at YAL will always respect the right of individuals to boycott whatever business they want for whatever reason they wish as a matter of personal liberty. However, I'd like to ask anyone boycotting Whole Foods to consider a few questions first -- after the jump, of course.