<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Clorox’s Green Works line now top-selling green cleaners in U.S.]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by callalilyjen http://www.grist.org/article/grnwrks/ Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:37:26 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/grnwrks/1 life's a bleach...

now if only clorox would quit making bleach, which we know is very harmful to the environment.  I think that they are just being hypocrites and trying to "green" up their image, and possibly distract people from the fact that they make such a horrible product-bleach.  Clorox also now owns Burts Bees. Another possible decoy in their evil plan to continue to pollute our environment.  I will never buy any of their products.  I might as well hand my money over to a wolf in sheeps clothing.

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now if only clorox would quit making bleach, which we know is very harmful to the environment.  I think that they are just being hypocrites and trying to "green" up their image, and possibly distract people from the fact that they make such a horrible product-bleach.  Clorox also now owns Burts Bees. Another possible decoy in their evil plan to continue to pollute our environment.  I will never buy any of their products.  I might as well hand my money over to a wolf in sheeps clothing.

]]> Comment #2 by halli620 http://www.grist.org/article/grnwrks/ Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:15:46 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/grnwrks/2 Not SUCH a bad thing

You make it sound like a bad thing that Clorox "hasn't managed to shrink the other brands' market share," when this is the best case scenario. It means that it's not hurting other, greener, brands, but at the same time encouraging first-time green cleaner buyers to take a step forward towards greener living and to see that "green" doesn't mean "bad." You should have said that Clorox HAS managed to AVOID shrinking the other brands' market share, since that part's a good thing; so I also don't understand why you would joke about "blaming" Walmart for the strong sales.

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You make it sound like a bad thing that Clorox "hasn't managed to shrink the other brands' market share," when this is the best case scenario. It means that it's not hurting other, greener, brands, but at the same time encouraging first-time green cleaner buyers to take a step forward towards greener living and to see that "green" doesn't mean "bad." You should have said that Clorox HAS managed to AVOID shrinking the other brands' market share, since that part's a good thing; so I also don't understand why you would joke about "blaming" Walmart for the strong sales.

]]> Comment #3 by gvanbusk http://www.grist.org/article/grnwrks/ Mon, 03 Nov 2008 07:36:21 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/grnwrks/3 Note to callalilyjen

callalilyjen,

I am a Clorox scientist (since 1980), and a member of the team that produced GreenWorks.  First, putting on my green hat, I have been of the mind that the way to change the industry is to show that these products are economically viable -- vote with your pocketbook (and trust me, change can happen!)!

Second, pertaining to bleach, there was a study published just last year out of the European Commission (BTW, Europe, which is WAY ahead of us in the green movement, has never been a cheerleader for bleach...), assembling all known studies on the use of sodium hypochlorite bleach.  The essence of these studies, as well as the opinion of the European Commission and its Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks is that there are no significant risks in use of sodium hypochlorite, either to the environment or to human health:

 "Risk Assessment Report for Sodium Hypochlorite", prepared for European Commission by AISE, 2007 (http://ecb.jrc.it/DOCUMENTS/Existing-Chemicals/RISK_ASSES ...);
 "Risk Assessment Report on Sodium Hypochlorite; Environmental Part", Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks (SCHER), European Commission, 2008 (http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_risk/committees/04_scher/do ...).
 "Risk Assessment Report on Sodium Hypochlorite; Human Health Part", Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks (SCHER), European Commission, 2008 (http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_risk/committees/04_scher/do ...);

Here's the net-net:  the information about the harmfulness of sodium hypochlorite bleach, which has been widely communicated and assumed to be true...is not!  Why haven't you heard more about it this side of the story up until now?  Good question -- that, too, is changing.  Please also see http:www.factsaboutbleach.com.  In Data Veritas!



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callalilyjen,

I am a Clorox scientist (since 1980), and a member of the team that produced GreenWorks.  First, putting on my green hat, I have been of the mind that the way to change the industry is to show that these products are economically viable -- vote with your pocketbook (and trust me, change can happen!)!

Second, pertaining to bleach, there was a study published just last year out of the European Commission (BTW, Europe, which is WAY ahead of us in the green movement, has never been a cheerleader for bleach...), assembling all known studies on the use of sodium hypochlorite bleach.  The essence of these studies, as well as the opinion of the European Commission and its Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks is that there are no significant risks in use of sodium hypochlorite, either to the environment or to human health:

 "Risk Assessment Report for Sodium Hypochlorite", prepared for European Commission by AISE, 2007 (http://ecb.jrc.it/DOCUMENTS/Existing-Chemicals/RISK_ASSES ...);
 "Risk Assessment Report on Sodium Hypochlorite; Environmental Part", Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks (SCHER), European Commission, 2008 (http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_risk/committees/04_scher/do ...).
 "Risk Assessment Report on Sodium Hypochlorite; Human Health Part", Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks (SCHER), European Commission, 2008 (http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_risk/committees/04_scher/do ...);

Here's the net-net:  the information about the harmfulness of sodium hypochlorite bleach, which has been widely communicated and assumed to be true...is not!  Why haven't you heard more about it this side of the story up until now?  Good question -- that, too, is changing.  Please also see http:www.factsaboutbleach.com.  In Data Veritas!



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