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Archives: March 2008

 
 

The Good in Greenwashing?

With all the negative talk around green marketing claims, L. Hunter Lovins, coauthor of “Natural Capitalism,” has decided to turn the concept on its head and point out the good in greenwashing. And she makes an interesting case. (Thanks to … Continue reading

EcoLogo Product Offers a Biodegradable Plastic Alternative

Word from a customer company clued me in today to further news on the plastic bag front. In addition to San Francisco’s ban and efforts underway in Maryland, activists and legislators in the city of Santa Monica and the state … Continue reading

Greener Surface Cleaners – An EcoLogo Trend

New products receive EcoLogo certification every month, and I thought it might be instructive to look at the last several months to see if there have been any trends. Turns out there have. While I knew green cleaning was a … Continue reading

Why Are Plastic Shopping Bags Still the Norm?

I try to avoid using plastic shopping bags. For small purchases I decline a bag altogether, and for larger ones I try to remember to bring along reusable bags. But I’ll admit that I don’t always remember my reusable sacs, … Continue reading

Canada’s New Tomorrow Today Report

Eleven influential environmental groups in Canada – including the David Suzuki Foundation, Greenpeace Canada and Sierra Club Canada – recently put together a roadmap for change called Tomorrow Today: How Canada can make a world of difference. The document reports … Continue reading