guardian.co.uk — More than 98% of supposedly natural and environmentally friendly products on US supermarket shelves are making potentially false or misleading claims, Congress has been told. And 22% of products making green claims bear an environmental badge that has no inherent meaning, said Scot Case, of the environmental consulting firm TerraChoice.
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shabanakJun 22, 2009
Good one article, 98% of "Green" Products in US Supermarkets Make False Claims
robotbuddhaJun 22, 2009
And you usually don't even have to worry about fines, because it's so easy to just phrase things in a way that's totally misleading while being technically true.
robotbuddhaJun 22, 2009
I don't find it all depressing that companies are doing this. I do find it depressing that so many people fall for it. Worse, actual environmentally sound things often fail because they need to have higher prices to justify actually doing what they claim.
vitriolandangstJun 23, 2009
Is it my fault that some people overuse the "do while" logic loop and are not correctly testing the value of the "if statement" at the end of their calculations?
axiom0Jun 23, 2009
Dug for having the same (correct) view as I do, may the treehuggers drop their kool-aid mugs and cry as their illusion of saving the planet is shattered.
Closed AccountJul 7, 2009
That sounded poetic but made no sense... Askantik is an ignorant brainwashed, child.Ha! I said it...
Closed AccountJul 7, 2009
thats da TROOF!
carterjsJul 12, 2009
Did anyone else notice the ad for "Green and Ethical Shopping" next to the article? LOL
estrategyMar 5, 2010
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