greenwashing
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Rupert Murdoch is totally against the global warming he told you not to believe in
It's probably not the first time Rupert Murdoch has been on a list with Charles Manson and Osama bin Laden. Turns out that media mogul/plutocrat Murdoch's company, News Corporation, is deeply and explicitly committed to reducing its carbon footprint, combating global warming, and encouraging its audiences to do the same. You know, except for the […]
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'Bio-based': organic’s sketchy new cousin
Will the USDA's new "bio-based" label, for products made with renewable ingredients, actually just enable greenwashing?
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Organic cigarettes on the rise, still bad for you
A small but growing number of tobacco farmers are going organic, giving smokers everywhere a potential out from New Year’s resolutions.
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Anatomy of a greenwash [VIDEO]
The good folks at Funny or Die have new video skewering Chevron's cynical "We agree" ad campaign.
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EPA captures latest environmental fugitive on 'Most Wanted' list
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency just nabbed the latest fugitive on its Most Wanted list. Hiding out in the Dominican Republic, this convict was on the run for giving green jobs a bad name.
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Chevron thinks we’re stupid [VIDEO]
Funny or Die shows us what Chevron is really trying to say.
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Most products claiming to be green are living in sin
A new survey shows that greenwashing is as rampant as ever--more than 95 percent of the products analyzed weren't as green as they said they were.
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Tar-sands bathrooms are eco-friendly, which makes up for all that other stuff
Sorry, marketers, it's going to take more than biodegradable shampoo bottles and "Lakefront Property" signs to clean up the Alberta oil sands.
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Green fraud is even more harmful than greenwashing
The Federal Trade Commission proposed guidelines to address greenwashing. It's a worthy effort, but they should go beyond greenwashing and tackle green fraud
