Comments on: Corporations, Products, and a Giant Greenwash

By: abruen (Anna Bruen)

abruen (Anna Bruen) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:26:16 +0000

A few definitions of, and thoughts about, greenwashing http://bit.ly/4LysWt

By: Dani

Dani — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:36:23 +0000

I don’t know why Simple Green is included in your list, unless of course you are working with a Simple Green competitor. Simple Green has been around for almost 35 years, longer that “green” has been popular. Simple Green was developed as an alternative to toxic chemicals. Simple Green has a 30+ year record that clearly proves it is not harmful. In addition, Simple Green has added natural products to its line in order to offer 100% naturally sourced, non-toxic, biodegradable products to the public.
However, due to the green bashing that publications such as yourself, that line of products may never make it into the hands of consumers.
Simple Green has documentation and 30+ years of use to back up its non-toxic and biodegradable claims. Simple Green is also continually developing new products that are safe and effective.

By: Natural Pod

Natural Pod — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:28:59 +0000

A great post. Seeing through things can always be difficult even for the pros. Who is a pro at this, I am not sure.

By: Christine

Christine — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:26:29 +0000

I’ve been looking for natural/organic makeup and cosmetics lately…it doesn’t matter what company. Almost every single one has some ingredient neatly tucked away that should disqualify it as natural/organic. Mainly natural. They just rename some ingredient and BAM! it’s natural. SO FRUSTRATING. But then again it’s also frustrating that the Skin Deep website isn’t complete, so it’s hard to get reliable info from them as well.

By: Tiffany Bjorlie

Tiffany Bjorlie — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:13:06 +0000

The Johnson & Johnson commercial for Windex always gets me. Sure they power the factories that make all kinds of nasty chemicals with methane, but what exactly is “Green” about Windex? Vinegar and water work better, costs less, and is edible. I guess the next step is to find a vinegar that is produced using alternative energies. Let me know if you know of any. Currently I buy Bragg’s Apple Cider Vinegar even for cleaning because it seems like they would be a little more thoughtful of the environment than the larger companies, but this is just a guess.