Greenwashing

Many consumers — and investors — are attracted to companies and products that prioritize products that minimize ecological harms. Corporate marketing that makes empty eco-promises is so common that there’s a name for it: Greenwashing. A Wall Street Journal video.

Update:

“‘A sea of misinformation’: FTC to address industry greenwashing complaints,” Tom Perkins, The Guardian

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Read this blog and we’ll plant a tree. Okay, we won’t.

When a company tells you they’re going “carbon-neutral,” with “carbon offsets,” it’s a signal they’re about to make the world worse. “We cannot offset our way out of climate change,” explains John Oliver.

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