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Is It Really Green?
Advice for navigating the wild world of products with eco-claims |
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28 Jan 2008 |
Grist Feature |
| Laundry detergent made from flowers! Cars that don't pollute! Potato chips fried in organic oils! These days, everything seems to be marketed with an eco-spin -- even products that are notoriously bad for people and the planet. So are companies truly seeing the green light, or are they just greenwashing? Photo: iStockphoto If green is the new black, then greenwashing -- the practice of putting an eco ... |
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| Topics: consumerism, green cleaning, green living, green products, shopping (all these topics) |
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