Heidi Siegelbaum
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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...
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% ...
Get a grip: Audi's controversial green police
Feb 16, 2010
I must be the only environmentally active person in the United States who leans in the direction of actually liking the controversial Audi Super ...
Mini Me Mini Green Vaio
Feb 1, 2010
Sony recently released its spiffy new W mini series Vaio notebook which has a green keypad frame. I know. You would be reasonable to assume a gre...
Heidi's favorite greenwashes of 2009
Dec 21, 2009
Have a dollop of clean coal with your bottled water and compostable cups!...
Outdated mental models thwart sustainability -- details at 6
Sep 22, 2009
Last week, Andrew Revkin noted the recently released MIT Sloan Management Review/Boston Consulting Group report on the pace and substance of...
Answering your questions: Bottled water vs. soda?
Aug 13, 2009
Thanks to Toni from Winston-Salem NC for writing in to ask why environmental tips focus on reducing the use of bottled water, but don't tend to...
Horizon Organic to consumers: sewage sludge is good for you!
Jul 22, 2009
Already plagued for falling prices and other woes, the organic food industry is now confronting 800-pound gorilla Dean Food's decision to create a...
Monsanto pulls public radio into its greenwash
Jun 26, 2009
American Public Media has been getting flogged recently by some of its listeners, the environmental website Grist, and others online for accepting...
The 'fighting bull' goes green
Jun 11, 2009
Fuel economy and low emissions aren't what Lamborghini, or "Lambo," owners are typically after. They want (and apparently get) titillating, gut...