When business goes green, interest groups get mean.
National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" gave a report November 30 on misleading "green" products, charging companies with "The Six Sins of Greenwashing."
"You may have thought they were environmentally friendly just because the product says so, but some environmentalists think you're being ‘greenwashed,'" said host Steve Inskeep. "Is one of the sins just lying, then, basically?"
Scot Case of the environmental marketing firm TerraChoice conveyed that "the biggest sin [they] found ... was called ‘The Sin of the Hidden Tradeoff' for products that promote a single issue ... but there are a wide variety of environmental considerations."
TerraChoice evaluated 1,018 retail products for their environmental claims and only one was found to be without sin, while the rest were guilty of offenses like "The Sin of the Lesser of Two Evils," "The Sin of Fibbing" and "The Sin of No Proof."
So, what's TerraChoice's solution?
According to Case, consumers should reward products that provide the most accurate and useful information about how their products are eco-friendly.
No representatives for business were included in the report, although Case was careful not to name the products outright. Nevertheless, he was "absolutely shocked by some of the brand names that were committing these sins," which came off the shelves of six big-box retailers.
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huh?????
November 30, 2007 - 17:13 ET by red_dragon311what in the hell ths this Scot Case talking about, these products are not really green frienedly, but I'm not going to tell you which ones.
so the greenies are telling us green stuff isn't green......so WTF
how about they make up their collective minds
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The most frequent example of an irrelevant claim relates to chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) — a principal contributor to ozone depletion. Since CFCs have been legally banned for almost 30 years, there are no products that are manufactured with it. Such products included CFC-free insecticides, lubricants and disinfectants.
i'm 32 years old and Clinton banned this stuff in the 90's
Ewacko friendly
November 30, 2007 - 17:30 ET by JDWNot listed, vehicles which do not produce CO2.
We produce it, are we thus all polluters?
We cannot drive our cars because... Hydrogen cars?
This 'concept' has nothing to do with the environment, it's a means by which to control freedom.
JDW
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Hypocrisy much?
November 30, 2007 - 17:34 ET by Dave in TexasIt's funny how these self appointed environment police are so sceptical of corporation's claims of being environmentally friendly, but they won't apply those same standards to environmental group's claims of things that are supposedly environmentally damaging. From "The Sin of Vagueness":
"Non-toxic." Everything is toxic in sufficient dosage. Water, oxygen and salt are all potentially hazardous.
Funny how they forget that when there's a report on arsenic or mercury in the environment. Or when the latest toy is being recalled because of lead paint.
Changed
November 30, 2007 - 17:43 ET by JDWHow many times have they changed their minds on salt?
JDW
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One can hope. Those who
November 30, 2007 - 18:12 ET by danboOne can hope. Those who have gone green to satisfy these idiots learn there is no satisfying them. They need to tell the greens where to go.
"+There is a clear attempt to establish truth not by scientific methods but by perpetual repetition."
- Richard S. Lindzen, Ph.D. Professor of Meteorology, MIT
I keep hearing about these
November 30, 2007 - 19:12 ET by alamojbI keep hearing about these "green" cups made from corn starch. Is this something that is left over after ethanol is made, or is this another additional use of corn? Ethanol is driving up the price of food. Are the "green" cups going to do the same?
I notice they used the
November 30, 2007 - 19:25 ET by rb usmcI notice they used the world "SIN" "‘The Sin of the Hidden Tradeoff' for products that promote a single issue ... " as opposed to deciet or crime.
"only one was found to be without sin," Hmmm. this sure sounds like a religion to me. Will they stone or behead the sinners?
Greenwashed
December 1, 2007 - 07:50 ET by Seabeach4348"The Sin of Fibbing" and "The Sin of No Proof."
Sounds like things the MSM and liberals in general do everyday. And let's not forget lying with statistics.
"According to Case, consumers should reward products that provide the most accurate and useful information about how their products are eco-friendly."
You know what, Mr. Case? I haven't got the time for this ludicrous bulls**t! And I live on a budget like everyone else does, so I won't pay more for a product that touts "green". Many of the products that are "green" are also inferior to their "non-green", sinful counterparts......or you just get less of it for the same money.
Personally, I'm becoming really, really tired of the daily barrage of "green" products being shoved at me, and I think that I will avoid any company which announces that it's "going green"!
SeaBeach,
December 2, 2007 - 00:04 ET by rb usmcSeaBeach,
I like your thinking on this. I also am so fed up with these con artists I could scream. May I suggest you get yourself some "Hydro Carbon Powered Eco Vehicle " decals from Glenn Beck. I sport one on my 4x4 pickup and my wifes SUV.