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Greenwash Alert: The GreenWash Ball
The GreenWashBall claims it can eliminate laundry detergent and save consumers money. Is it an eco-revolution -- or another case of greenwashing?
Greenwash Brigade Looks Back At 2008
Greenwash Brigade Looks Back At 2008
environmentalleader.com — American Public Media has put together a list of its “favorite greenwashes of 2008.” Here’s a quick look: Fiji Water Last April, the company decided to disclose the carbon footprint of its products and joined the Carbon Disclosure ... (more) Greenwash Brigade Looks Back At 2008
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Greenwash Alert: The GreenWash Ball
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Lighter Footstep Dissects the ‘GreenWashBall’
EarthFirst.com — ... ’, you’d better make damn sure that it’s not, um, greenwashed. You’d think that the makers of this laundry detergent replacement product would have thought of that, but it seems they didn’t. Lighter Footstep had the opportunity to test the product out and found that it lives up to its name, and not in a good way. ...

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