When ideas gain speed in the marketplace, marketers take note. So when the natural food movement became popular, we all noticed more "All Natural" stickers popping up on our grocer's shelves. Likewise...
We've blogged about the importance of maintaining awareness of greenwashing and even blogged about a A Greenwashing Index to help you identify products that are truly green and those that might be a...
Last week, The New York Times helped demystify the meaning of Thread Count. Today, they've moved on to the greenwashing of mattresses — how do the labels organic, eco-friendly and the very vague...
When it comes to green electronics, most of us are pretty skeptical -- worried about being greenwashed. We're also a bit confused. Actually, according to a survey done by the Consumer Electronics Asso...
Escape month is long over, but, in light of the economic situation, we're tempted to create another theme: green escapism. For those with an extra $869 per night (tax is extra), you can get a room in...
DC has a bureau for everything, including "Misdirected Destiny." But it turns out that there isn't much regulation on green product claims and you can easily be misled. Readers have pointed out tha...
Greenwashing stinks. Maybe you remember when we posted about PVC-laden dryer balls? Then realized we'd been duped? Have you ever been fooled by less than honest green advertising? Share your horror s...
We're moving and trying out with different ways to go green in the process. We liked the idea of U-Haul's reusable boxes. They are preprinted with labels for multiple moves so that they can be easil...
Since we started writing for re-nest, we've found ourselves on a number of mailing lists for all things green. We don't mind the deluge in our email box -- it's fascinating to see how people are star...
Alison Arief, former editor of Dwell magazine, blogged on what she sees as a rising tide of cynicism around all things green. She suggests that instead of gnashing our teeth over greenwashing, we "in...
What does green really mean anyway? Sometimes that's a difficult question to answer ... especially when the words "green" and "all-natural" and "sustainable" seem to be popping up on the labels of...
Why were we all drinking bottled water? Was it just nefarious marketing, or was it something deeper? Andrew Szasz thinks it's because it feels more reassuring to buy a solution to an environmental...
It's been a long time since this happened: we picked up a mainstream design publication and there's nothing green in it. No one's put down bamboo floors, used low-VOC paints, or made any other nod ...
It seems someone always has to be the contrarian. We're not too impressed by this article, which ran in the UK paper The Guardian. It lists six "myths" that "distract" people from the real problems ...
Yesterday's house tour post of the Santa Monica apartment renovation brought up a lot of questions amongst readers of what exactly made the renovation "green"...and even a debate/discussion about the ...
Wood may seem like an obvious choice for green homes, but certification matters. For now, we're talking wood in its full-fiber form: no MDF, OSB, plywood, Glulam, or other "carbohydrate" wood here. ...
The spring palette that graced the cover of Pottery Barn's most recent catalog got our minds a whirling. We loved the fresh look of their botanical pillows and the sweet as can be egg bud vases but...
In November, we blogged about our exploits with the Girl Scouts, Scientology, and CFL bulbs; Consumer Reports made it official: greenwashing exists; and Steph wrote about the importance of keeping...
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