The Low Down On Green Living
September 16th, 2009
New Green Product Reviews and Information
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While it’s easier than it used to be to find truly green products out there, it’s still not that easy. It’s often hard to find that Energy Star label on appliances or home electronics, even if the product qualifies. And there seem to be five dubious green claims for every one legitimate one.
Through time, better programs are being put in place by governments and companies to separate out the green from not-so-green, and journalists (including bloggers) are always there to poke holes in undeserved claims.
The past week brought a couple of items that all green shoppers will find useful / interesting:
- Inhabitat’s Evelyn Lee reviewed the green claims made by Method home products. Her verdict? Very green! Read her original post here.
- CNET wrote about the revised Energy Star standards for TVs, just released by the EPA on September 3rd. The new standards are pretty tight and draw a brave line in the sand: TVs over 50″ in size have to meet the same Energy Star limits as those under 50″, regardless of how it performs against its supersized peers. The standards for TVs smaller than 50″ have been tightened significantly too.
And, of course, you can make use of the green shopping tools we profiled awhile back. The Good Guide is always adding new products and categories to their 70,000+ item database, so with their help you’re likely to be able to find many green options in a store near you.
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Online Printing
January 12th, 2010 at 12:56 am
The printing industry is another area of consumerism often overlooked in regards to “green” practices. Some consumers mistakenly believe that printing companies only need to use paper labeled as recycled to be green. Others know that there’s more to it, but are not sure how to find truly “green” printing companies. The FSC and SFI are two organizations that insure the paper used by eco-friendly printers is legit. But other areas that printing clients need to investigate are inks, coating, energy-saving efforts, and recycling waste within the printing company. An environmentally conscious printer should provide all of the explanations needed for their green habits.
Deborah Clark
June 14th, 2010 at 9:43 am
Jason,
I thought your blog on New Green Products and Information was interesting. It really can be hard to find out what is out there in the way of green products.
Seeing that you have written on this area I wanted to invite you to take a look at a new website that has just launched today -www.scotiabank.com/ecoliving. It’s meant to help Canadians find all the rebates available in Canada, get expert advice, and see how much can be saved by going green at home. I’d be interested in hearing what you think! Would love to chat with you about your thoughts on green renos.
Green Blog
December 18th, 2010 at 6:19 am
Thanks for the excellent green product review information, we agree with Evelyn Lee, Method products are fantastic, we try to use as many Method products in our home cleaning as possible, one of my favorites are the Method Smarty Dish dishwashing tablets, they’re simply awesome.
Check out our online review;
http://www.oureverydayearth.com/method-smarty-dish-greener-and-cleaner-dishwashing/
Concrete Contractor
February 19th, 2011 at 3:21 pm
The concrete industry is moving in the “green” direction with such products as pervious concrete. Keep up the great articles.
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