Climate activists accuse Jeff Bezos of hypocrisy over his $10 billion environment pledge
pledged $10 billion on Monday to address climate change.
But Greenpeace told Business Insider that Amazon still maintained machine-learning contracts with oil and gas firms. Amazon has faced criticism for its greenhouse gas emissions and reportedly threatened to fire employees who engage in climate activism.Climate activists accused Jeff Bezos of "speaking out of both sides of his mouth" after the Amazon CEOBezos is contributing $10 billion — about 8% of his net worth — to a new entity called the Bezos Earth Fund. The fund appears to be separate from Amazon and his other commercial endeavors.
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