Comments on: Greenwash Of The Week: “Even Our Store Bags Are Disposable”. http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/03/18/greenwash-of-the-week-even-our-store-bags-are-disposable/ Sustainability, Environment, Progressive Politics, Peak Oil, Being Green. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:52:10 -0500 hourly 1 By: david http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/03/18/greenwash-of-the-week-even-our-store-bags-are-disposable/comment-page-1/#comment-19341 david Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:19:29 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2316#comment-19341 Oh believe me, I think they are horrible. It is a greenwash in a different way, for sure. Maybe will have to put something together about them, thanks for the encouragement! It makes me sick as well... Oh believe me, I think they are horrible. It is a greenwash in a different way, for sure. Maybe will have to put something together about them, thanks for the encouragement! It makes me sick as well…

]]> By: Adriana http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/03/18/greenwash-of-the-week-even-our-store-bags-are-disposable/comment-page-1/#comment-19340 Adriana Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:39:46 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2316#comment-19340 Thank you for responding David. What do you think of their company profile on their home page "...We help farmers grow yield sustainably so they can be successful, produce healthier foods, better animal feeds and more fiber, while also reducing agriculture's impact on our environment." I don't understand how can agribusiness even pretend to try to reduce their impact on the environment since all their efforts are focused on altering of the ecosystem - the very nature of nature. True they don't blatantly call themselves green but they try to appear as a company that cares for the environment. Meanwhile I shrink in horror reading about their genetically altered plants that produce sterile seeds, their awful lawsuits against small scale farmers etc... Thank you for responding David. What do you think of their company profile on their home page “…We help farmers grow yield sustainably so they can be successful, produce healthier foods, better animal feeds and more fiber, while also reducing agriculture’s impact on our environment.” I don’t understand how can agribusiness even pretend to try to reduce their impact on the environment since all their efforts are focused on altering of the ecosystem – the very nature of nature. True they don’t blatantly call themselves green but they try to appear as a company that cares for the environment. Meanwhile I shrink in horror reading about their genetically altered plants that produce sterile seeds, their awful lawsuits against small scale farmers etc…

]]> By: David http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/03/18/greenwash-of-the-week-even-our-store-bags-are-disposable/comment-page-1/#comment-19337 David Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:58:37 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2316#comment-19337 Curtis- it's not up to me to clarify for a company; it's their ad. If they choose to run an ad trying to sell products by being "green" but have no idea what they are talking about, it's greenwashing. These are the type of things that confuse people who don't know what is green and what isn't and dilutes the message. Adriana - I agree, they are a terrible company. But I don't think they proclaim to be "green" at all, unless you have seen something I haven't. If so, let me know! Curtis- it’s not up to me to clarify for a company; it’s their ad. If they choose to run an ad trying to sell products by being “green” but have no idea what they are talking about, it’s greenwashing. These are the type of things that confuse people who don’t know what is green and what isn’t and dilutes the message.

Adriana – I agree, they are a terrible company. But I don’t think they proclaim to be “green” at all, unless you have seen something I haven’t. If so, let me know!

]]> By: Adriana http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/03/18/greenwash-of-the-week-even-our-store-bags-are-disposable/comment-page-1/#comment-19336 Adriana Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:49:04 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2316#comment-19336 Monsanto.com is the most disturbing greenwash carried out on a large scale, it's only goal - profit regardless of the consequences. Monsanto.com is the most disturbing greenwash carried out on a large scale, it’s only goal – profit regardless of the consequences.

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