Report: 95% not green "green" products

by Wendy Koch - 26 October 2010 12 H.
USA Today

More than 95% of consumer marketed as "green", including all interviewed toys, false or inaccurate statements says a report released today.

The number of products claiming to be green increased 73% for 2009, according to a survey conducted by TerraChoice, a firm based in Ottawa, appartenue marketing especially in Canada.the network UL Underwriters Laboratories is product independent testing and certification.

"The greatest sin is to claim without evidence," said Scot Case of UL environment, adding that companies want consumers "just trust them."The report concludes "vagueness" is the problem of the second tip (a shampoo stated that he was "The approved mother earth") in "greenwashing" - a term that refers to misleading green claims.

Report comes from the Federal Trade Commission the United States offers advertising rules strictes.Mise guides green, last updated revised in 1998, it prevents companies not to make requests for coverage as "ecological" or quote the unqualified certifications.

"Consumers should seek more specificity," said James kohm the FTC consumer protection Office.

For his report "Sins of Greenwashing" TerraChoice visited 34 stores the United States and Canada from March to may and interviewed 5,296 products applications environnementales.Les products included toys, care for babies, materials of construction items products home goods and electronic consumer health.

Numbers soaring products claim to be free of phthalates, chemicals used to make plastics and BPA or Bisphenol A, a chemical estrogenlike product.

The report also found:

? A small but growing products is that precise-4,5_% green claims this year, composed by 2 per cent in 2009 and 1 per cent in 2007, when the first survey was conducted.

? "Big box" retailers are more likely to sell specific products the boutique.Ils stores may have more influence on their suppliers, said the case.

? Products such as building materials that were in the list of misleading green market less than such as toys and baby products that are new to it.

"Those space environment for some time learn from their mistakes," said case.

The report shows progress, but light, are produce, said Thomas Lyons, Director of the Erb Institute for a sustainable global enterprise at the University of Michigan.Pourtant, he said, the Green growing market is sensitive to consumers. ""There's all these false labels," says Lyons. "Should always do your homework.?

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Corvallis wins "Green Power community year EPA '.

By: Nancy Raskauskas | Posted the | 20 October 2010 | Without comments.

Corvallis received an award 2010 Green Power of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in recognition of its commitment and contribution to help advance the development of
market voluntary green power in the country.
Director of public works Steve Rogers accepted the award on behalf of the Corvallis community tonight (20 October) in Portland, with a demonstration held in conjunction with the Conference 2010 renewable energy markets.
In 2001, Corvallis city has become one of the first municipalities in the country of purchase of renewable energy, sign for 100 kwh per month – about 1.5% of the electrical charge of the Organization - through
Program blue sky Pacifique.En 2005 power, the city has increased its purchase approximately 7% and became the first city on the West Coast to receive the designation of the EPA as a community of green energy.Adding other purchasers of green power Corvallis (Oregon State University, residents and businesses), total electricity generated from green energy community is now over 100 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) or near 15%.
Green energy is electricity generated from renewable resources such as wind, solar, geothermal, biogas, biomass and hydro.These resources produce electricity with a net zero carbon dioxide emissions increase while being better for the environment that traditionnelle.énergie green power generation sources also purchases support the development of new sources of renewable energy production throughout the country.
Spending the Organization of the city on Blue Sky for nearly 10 years was approximately $ 52,000 when most of these funds to promote the development of clean energy, the city facilities saw its investment .the robust financial performance ' last year, the city received a grant from the power of Pacific Blue Sky ($ determine) to install a fire station No. have 2008 photovoltaic system, status of Corvallis community Green Power attracted by the Energy Trust of Oregon here to launch first program Community energy State .Au course challenge energy Corvallis year Energy Trust-funded energy audits,
advertising, sponsorship, solar assessment programs publics.Au one-half of the 112 on $000 Energy Trust on the challenge has gone directly to the people in this community.

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Corvallis wins "Green Power community year EPA '.

By: Nancy Raskauskas | Posted the | 20 October 2010 | Without comments.

Corvallis received an award 2010 Green Power of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in recognition of its commitment and contribution to help advance the development of
market voluntary green power in the country.
Director of public works Steve Rogers accepted the award on behalf of the Corvallis community tonight (20 October) in Portland, with a demonstration held in conjunction with the Conference 2010 renewable energy markets.
In 2001, Corvallis city has become one of the first municipalities in the country of purchase of renewable energy, sign for 100 kwh per month – about 1.5% of the electrical charge of the Organization - through
Program blue sky Pacifique.En 2005 power, the city has increased its purchase approximately 7% and became the first city on the West Coast to receive the designation of the EPA as a community of green energy.Adding other purchasers of green power Corvallis (Oregon State University, residents and businesses), total electricity generated from green energy community is now over 100 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) or near 15%.
Green energy is electricity generated from renewable resources such as wind, solar, geothermal, biogas, biomass and hydro.These resources produce electricity with a net zero carbon dioxide emissions increase while being better for the environment that traditionnelle.énergie green power generation sources also purchases support the development of new sources of renewable energy production throughout the country.
Spending the Organization of the city on Blue Sky for nearly 10 years was approximately $ 52,000 when most of these funds to promote the development of clean energy, the city facilities saw its investment .the robust financial performance ' last year, the city received a grant from the power of Pacific Blue Sky ($ determine) to install a fire station No. have 2008 photovoltaic system, status of Corvallis community Green Power attracted by the Energy Trust of Oregon here to launch first program Community energy State .Au course challenge energy Corvallis year Energy Trust-funded energy audits,
advertising, sponsorship, solar assessment programs publics.Au one-half of the 112 on $000 Energy Trust on the challenge has gone directly to the people in this community.

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