greenlagirl.com - 7/27/2009
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What disturbs me even more than greenwashing: Self-described green bloggers who help corporations greenwash. It is, I fear, a growing trend. The latest example: Lighter Footprint .
Let me back up: Not too long ago, I posted about Sustainable Group’s Green Back to School kit — a ...
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Is green worth the cost?
Green Home Huddler —
All I've been seeing lately are debates over green being worth the cost or not. A recent debate over eco school supplies was started over at Green LA Girl then to top it off a new post at Joel Makower is challenging ...
Beth's Big Back to School Binder Debate & Give-Away
Fake Plastic Fish —
... Green LA Girl responded back with her much longer, comprehensive analysis of the new vs. used binder debate, advocating support for green businesses and for the Rebinder products in particular. In her article, "When 'Green' Bloggers Help Greenwash," Siel suggests that Chris is actually helping non-eco companies greenwash their products by refusing to support new products from companies that are truly green. ...
Reusable Bags & Stainless Steel Bottles: Do our personal changes matter at all?
Fake Plastic Fish —
... for ourselves. We feel like we are doing our part. We learn that all of us are responsible for creating a healthy world. And then we come to understand, as I have, that while those actions are important for us as humans, they are not enough to ensure our survival as a species. If we care about that (and there are some who actually don't) we have to do more. But how can we go further if we haven't taken those first personal steps? In a reaction to a comment on her blog, Green LA Girl Siel writes, I do think that essay ...
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