Comments on: GE Debuts Smart Grid Ad During the Super Bowl

By: Mina

Mina — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:34:32 +0000

Let me apologize preemptively for my comment regarding the previous two posts, IT’S ADVERTISING, nothing more and nothing less. Firstly, of course they are trying to change their image of a global polluting corporation to that of a green, earth friendly global corporation…and if you do a little research into the ‘now’ rather that the ‘then’, you’ll find that they are trying to do more than change the aesthetics.
To the other comment…really? It’s imaginary, it’s clever, and it’s not meant to be a tutorial on safety practices near or around conductors and/or power lines. He skips into Oz for goodness sake. Give the viewers a little more credit in the intelligence department than that…it’s insulting.
My apologies again if I offended anyone or came across as demeaning. Sometimes you should just take things at face value.
Mina

By: Kennith N. Johnson

Kennith N. Johnson — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:40:17 +0000

GE,
The scarecrow ad was absolutely appealing! Weather on purpose (I certainly hope not) or unintentially GE’s ad promoted the deadly practice of climbing on energized conductors! What an unsafe practice that may result in deaths and serious injuries to our public. The utility I work for makes an all out effort to educate our customers and contractors working in our service area NOT to be in substations on near overhead lines and equipment.
Sincerely,
Kennith

By: Kennith N. Johnson

Kennith N. Johnson — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:37:36 +0000

By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 02:33:38 +0000

Too bad GE is one of the largest polluters in the USA. They are responsible for 3 of the 10 largest superfund clean up sites, taxpayer money used to clean up thier pollution. GE over the last few years have been green washing thier image to seem less evil. Hope they are wasting alot on thier commercial rather than fixing thier polltion problems.