Thursday, December 3, 2009

Greenwashed?

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/sweet-dreams-with-a-sprinkling-of-greenwashing.html

This is an interesting site with an article on Greenwashing...which is defined as basically a false claim that a product is "green". So many companies are claiming that their items are "natural" "organic" "green" "eco-friendly"...etc...but often the truth is that there is a shell game going on, or only certain ingredients are natural, or that it is all a marketing scam. So what do we do about it?

The best advice I have seen out there is to remain suspicious, read labels, and don't "buy in" to things that are too good to be true. Do research and stick to items you can trust. Also, don't over spend on items based on these claime. But also, don't get too bent out of shape when the "Green" product you bought turns out to be a rip. Just determine to do better the next time.

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