Jen Y. (Jenny28) reviewed Should be called Your Guide to Greenwashing on 5/18/2009 + 8 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 2

I put this book on my wishlist before the publisher's blurb was posted on PBS. If I'd seen in, I may not have wanted it. The author assumes that the reader not only wants to incorporate more environmentally-friendly practices into their life, but that they've got lots and lots of money to do it. And, that the way to do so is to go on buying and acquiring at the highest possible rate. Very much a "consume, consume, consume" mentality. In addition, he hasn't done all his homework on what is actually eco-friendly. He recommends ethanol, for example, without counting the environmental cost of a fuel that can cost more energy to produce than it produces when burned.
It is a comprehensive list of retailers and manufacturers who either have a commitment to improved environmental practice or who've jumped on the bandwagon, but not much more.

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