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The newest Boy Scout merit badge: Clearcutting and development
Feb 10, 2009
(Photo credit: Seattle Post-Intelligencer/Gilbert W. Arias)
The Company Line(s):
"The Boy Scouts were green before it was cool be to be green."...
A Wordle for your thoughts?
by
Jo Easton
Feb 4, 2009
Hi everyone -- I'm Jo, and I hide behind the scenes most of the time here. I've been thinking about the topics we cover on the Greenwash Brigade,...
Teaching climate change or a Sharp sales technique?
Feb 3, 2009
(Photo credit: Jared Flesher, New York Times' Green Inc. blog)
As a former teacher, this Green Inc. article caught my interest and raised a red ...
Making green sexy?
by
Jim Nicolow
Jan 26, 2009
Here at the Greenwash Brigade, we recently received a press release titled "Making Green Sexy," about a LEED certified mega mansion in Florida...
99% natural and 42% market share, GreenWorks flexes its muscle
Jan 23, 2009
Greenworks (tm) cleaning products have now captured a robust 42% of the consumer cleaning products market despite consternation over Clorox's...
"Go green" goes down -- send greenwashing with it
Jan 8, 2009
Sustainable Industries predicts that in 2009, going green will go down -- because everyone's done it. Thanks to its prevalence, it's harder for...
On how to find green cleaning, not green washing
Jan 6, 2009
I came across this 6-minute video on how to identify and avoid greenwashing when buying cleaning products or hiring someone to clean your home. ...
For public good, not for profit.
Start 2009 with Heidi's consumer resources list
by
Jo Easton
Jan 2, 2009
Heidi's consumer product posts have always generated discussion among Greenwash Brigade readers. Start 2009 with a list of Heidi's favorite...
2008's greenwashes of the year
by
Jo Easton
Dec 22, 2008
The Greenwash Brigade brings you our favorite greenwashes of 2008. Some good, some bad, some just plain funny -- and in no particular order. (V...
Angie's List invites (encourages) 400,000+ companies to greenwash
Dec 19, 2008
Angie's List is providing new tools and incentives for small and large companies across the country to slap on some green paint. They provide...