Green-wash (green’wash’, -wôsh’) – verb: the act of misleading consumers regarding the environmental practices of a company or the environmental benefits of a product or service.
Sin of the Hidden Trade-off:
A claim suggesting that a product is ‘green’ based on a narrow set of attributes without attention to other important environmental issues. Paper, for example, is not necessarily environmentally-preferable just because it comes from a sustainably-harvested forest. Other important environmental issues in the paper-making process, such as greenhouse gas emissions, or chlorine use in bleaching may be equally important.
Sin of No Proof:
An environmental claim that cannot be substantiated by easily accessible supporting information or by a reliable third-party certification. Common examples are facial tissues or toilet tissue products that claim various percentages of post-consumer recycled content without providing evidence.
Sin of Vagueness:
A claim that is so poorly defined or broad that its real meaning is likely to be misunderstood by the consumer. ‘All-natural’ is an example. Arsenic, uranium, mercury, and formaldehyde are all naturally occurring, and poisonous. ‘All natural’ isn’t necessarily ‘green’.
Sin of Worshiping False Labels:
A product that, through either words or images, gives the impression of third-party endorsement where no such endorsement exists; fake labels, in other words.
Sin of Irrelevance:
An environmental claim that may be truthful but is unimportant or unhelpful for consumers seeking environmentally preferable products. ‘CFC-free’ is a common example, since it is a frequent claim despite the fact that CFCs are banned by law.
Sin of Lesser of Two Evils:
A claim that may be true within the product category, but that risks distracting the consumer from the greater environmental impacts of the category as a whole. Organic cigarettes could be an example of this Sin, as might the fuel-efficient sport-utility vehicle.
Sin of Fibbing:
Environmental claims that are simply false. The most common examples were products falsely claiming to be Energy Star certified or registered.
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I am so excited that my greenhouse arrived yesterday! Kurtis and I immediately put it together in the kitchen and then moved it outside. It is not very big, but it will be perfect for my little deck! I was so excited when it arrived that I put all my plants out in it right away. Unfortunately it is still too chilly at night for my precious buds, so I had to move everything back in later on! 
On Sunday I went out to the commercial greenhouse with a bunch of friends/cousins and we cleaned out the place with our purchases! Well, not really, but it sure felt like it with plants crammed into every corner of the back of the vehicles... Jody even made a double decker out of her truck! The plants are so well kept and are ridiculously cheap, so I got a bunch of flowers for my non-existant pots that are going to be on my front and back decks. I can't wait for the next few weeks to fly by so that I can actually start planting outside!!! I love summer! Here are some of my lovely purchases... I bought an entire flat of strawberries and LOTS of fuscia!
