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The Greenwash Brigade wraps: What's changed in three years?
Aug 23, 2010
Almost three years ago, Marketplace launched the Greenwash Brigade to explore the evolving green marketplace through the commentary of experts in...
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100% recyclable... bath tissue? Yuck.
Jul 27, 2010
A Minnesota colleague of mine, Cindy Ojczyk, sent me a tip on some bath tissue she'd spied that was labeled "100% Recyclable."...
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"Certified Naturally Grown." Really?
Jul 18, 2010
Yesterday, I visited Minneapolis' Mill City Farmers Market. As I wandered around, I noticed Burning River Farm had "certified naturally grown" o...
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Kill baby kill: BP's "energy mix" won't clean this bird
May 27, 2010
(photo: NewsHour via Flickr)
Beyond Petroleum?
Beyond Penny Wise, Pound Foolish
Beyond Pick up the Tab
Beyond Pigs Might Fly
BP, since its p...
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Happy Earth Day
Apr 22, 2010
No greenwash posts today. While it's easy to be cynical about the slow pace of environmental progress and the prevalence of greenwash, an article...
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The noisiest chip bag ever made - Sun Chips in your garden
Apr 15, 2010
The big story this year in sustainable packaging is about Frito Lay's ® Sun Chips 100% compostable bag (and I mean 100% - compared to what? 20% ...
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Found on my desk: a greenwashing overview from a new magazine
Apr 6, 2010
There's a somewhat new school at the University of Minnesota: the Institute on the Environment (IonE). They're publishing a magazine, Momentum,...
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The bold look of Kohler's double-speak
Apr 5, 2010
Now here's a double-speak that made me do a double-take: Apparently, depending on which magazine you're reading, Kohler plumbing fixture ads have...
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Is the Energy Star critique throwing the baby out with the bathwater?
Mar 28, 2010
You heard the news about the GAO report on Energy Star. (Scroll down to March 5.)...
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Another "natural choice," this one from Hormel
Mar 12, 2010
I'm the Brigadier who doesn't have a TV, so I'm always tromping around online to find the commercials we comment on. This week, however, I found...
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The Greenwash Brigade wraps: What's changed in three years?
Aug 23, 2010
Almost three years ago, Marketplace launched the Greenwash Brigade to explore the evolving green marketplace through the commentary of experts in...
4
100% recyclable... bath tissue? Yuck.
Jul 27, 2010
A Minnesota colleague of mine, Cindy Ojczyk, sent me a tip on some bath tissue she'd spied that was labeled "100% Recyclable."...
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The Greenwash Brigade wraps: What's changed in three years?
Aug 23, 2010
Almost three years ago, Marketplace launched the Greenwash Brigade to explore the evolving green marketplace through the commentary of experts in...
4
100% recyclable... bath tissue? Yuck.
Jul 27, 2010
A Minnesota colleague of mine, Cindy Ojczyk, sent me a tip on some bath tissue she'd spied that was labeled "100% Recyclable."...
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