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Greenwashing

Watchdogs Tackle the Murky World of Greenwash

Government enforcers are on the hunt for companies making misleading claims about their so-called ‘eco-friendly’ products.

By Patrick Temple-West, The Financial Times

A protester demonstrates at Kings Cross Square on Aug. 5, 2021 in London, United Kingdom. Credit: Mark Kerrison/In Pictures via Getty Images
Consumer clothing products for sale at Walmart store on June 1, 2012 in Rosemead, California. Credit: Getty Images/Bob Riha, Jr.

Analysis: Fashion Industry Efforts to Verify Sustainability Make ‘Greenwashing’ Easier

By Phil McKenna

Protesters carry a banner which says 'Stop The Lies - Action Not Greenwash' while marching during the demonstration outside Downing Street in London. Credit: Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Activists Target Public Relations Groups For Greenwashing Fossil Fuels

By Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson in New York, The Financial Times

Dan Duffy plants soybeans on April 23, 2020 near Dwight, Illinois. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Politicians Are Considering Paying Farmers to Store Carbon. But Some Environmental and Agriculture Groups Say It’s Greenwashing

By Georgina Gustin

Hogs are raised on July 25, 2018 near Osage, Iowa. Smithfield Foods and Dominion Energy have set out to capture the methane emitted from giant hog manure “lagoons,” convert it into biogas and inject that biogas into pipelines to heat homes and buildings.

As the Livestock Industry Touts Manure-to-Energy Projects, Environmentalists Cry ‘Greenwashing’

By Georgina Gustin

Media Savvy Youth Are Blogging Coal to Death

By Rachel Barge

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