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Looking back: Were the 2010 Olympics green, green-washed, or green-wished?

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Jo Easton
Mar 1, 2010
The 2010 Vancouver winter Olympics were to have been the greenest in history and there's no shortage of hits when you search for "Green Olympics...
Posted In: Olympics, Sports
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Get a grip: Audi's controversial green police

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Heidi Siegelbaum
Feb 16, 2010
I must be the only environmentally active person in the United States who leans in the direction of actually liking the controversial Audi Super ...
Posted In: advertising, audi
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Is Delta really "Flying Greener?"

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Janne K. Flisrand
Feb 8, 2010
I recently got back from an international vacation. I don't usually read in-flight magazines, but I spied a headline while my neighbor perused his...
Posted In: Airlines, Delta, efficiency, tourism, Travel
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I am the Lorax and I speak for the...coal?

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Jim Nicolow
Feb 2, 2010
Unbelievable. Dr. Seuss must be rolling in his grave. Three businessmen have hijacked the name of the Dr. Seuss environmentalist classic, "The...
Posted In: clean coal, coal gassification, greenwash, Lorax, LoraxAg
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Mini Me Mini Green Vaio

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Heidi Siegelbaum
Feb 1, 2010
Sony recently released its spiffy new W mini series Vaio notebook which has a green keypad frame. I know. You would be reasonable to assume a gre...
Posted In: computers, Energy Star, EPEAT, Sony
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My annual offset disappointment

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Janne K. Flisrand
Jan 4, 2010
In the last week of the year, I have a ritual of calculating my carbon footprint and buying offsets....
Posted In: carbon offsets, climate
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Hope in the midst of global greenwash

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Janne K. Flisrand
Dec 23, 2009
I love Jim's items, but I've been advocating for a gift-free family Christmas for years because I dislike obligatory (and all) shopping and never...
Posted In: climate, consumer resources, mobile apps
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Bah Humbug to green(washed) Christmas gifts

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Jim Nicolow
Dec 22, 2009
As we take stock of the state of greenwash this holiday season, I thought it would be interesting to look at gift giving. We're bombarded daily...
Posted In: green gifts
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Heidi's favorite greenwashes of 2009

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Heidi Siegelbaum
Dec 21, 2009
Have a dollop of clean coal with your bottled water and compostable cups!...
Posted In: bottled water, clean coal, corn, PLA
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Wrapping up 2009 in greenwash

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Jo Easton
Dec 21, 2009
It's been a little while since the Greenwash Brigade has piped up, but never fear, dear readers -- we're not going anywhere. Throughout the week,...

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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Donald Rumsfeld's interview on Marketplace today was absolutely unbelievable. Really. Is one of his rules not to believe your own spin? I...

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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

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How World Finance makes a killing lending on the installment (loan) plan

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