Only .05% of Green Marketing Claims Not False or Misleading

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  giorgio.nebuloni@...

  02/01/08 | Report as spam

  Suspicion above all

  Always thought there is something unclear about how everybody's starting to yell "greeeeen" all of a sudden. I really believe some (maybe a bit more than 0,05 % though...) companies do act consequently with what they claim. Only problem is to spot them from the mass ---
  
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  mbmattis@...

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  Air pollution

  I agree with Giorgio that one should always be skeptical of such claims. On the other hand it is also important that we not throw the bay out with the bath water, if you will. A lot of climate change deniers seem to be in the habit of trying to tell us that air polution is actually somehow good for the economy and we needn't worry about it, and that can't be right.
  
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  MylesK

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  RE: Only .05???0of Green Marketing Claims Not False or Misleading

  If pharmaceutical products with as low as a 2% incident of side effects need to include these in their fair balance statements, why don't auto manufacturers need to state the fuel efficiency and environmental ratings in their ads?

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  haeber

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  Green Ads vs. Cigarettes, Cars, and Pharma Companies

  If cigarette companies are required by law to state the dangers of smoking, should environmentally-conscious consumers be aware of the dangers of trusting too much in a green label product? Is it considered false advertising? You make good points, I think your comparison is apt.