The Seven Sins of Greenwashing: Is Everybody Lying?

An updated version of the 2007 report The Six Sins of Greenwashing has just been released. And like its predecessor, this version offers sensational findings: of 2,219 products making environmental claims that researchers found in North American retailers, “over 98 percent” committed one of several “sins.” The 2007 report identified six such sins. This year’s edition adds a seventh.

Literacy to Save the Earth

What’s the value of an environmentally literate America?

According to Kevin J. Coyle, the answer is: about $75 billion a year. And that’s just the low-hanging fruit.