Below you’ll find links to articles and news stories related to greenwashing and other environmental issues.

• California to investigate whether Exxon Mobil lied about climate-change risks
  LA Times
• More shoppers buying ‘natural’ food, yet most don’t know what it means
  USA Today
• Wet Wipe Manufacturer Agrees To Substantiate “Flushability” Advertising Claims under Settlement with FTC
  Federal Trade Commission
• gDiaper Settlement Shows the Challenges of ‘Green’ Marketing
  Consumer Eagle
• Consumers Falling For False Food Marketing: New Research Ranks Top Leanwashing Words
• Are you getting what you pay for with “green” products?
  KATU News Portland
• CBS Accused of ‘Greenwashing’
• Proposed Revised Green Guides, 16 CFR Part 260, Project No. P954501
• Consumers Want One Green Seal Environmental Leader
• Coke VP at COP16: Coke Climate Action Plans Advance Despite Politics Environmental Leader
• Uh-Oh, Is Your Company Listed on Anti-Greenwashing Sites?
  DIMEpr
• Federal News Roundup: Guides for Green Marketers, GHG Reporting Sustainable Business.com
• How to Spot Greenwashing Chicago Tribune
• H&M Introduces Its First Organic Skincare by Sarah Mahoney, MediaPost NEWS — Marketing Daily
• Dollars & Sense by Lisa Schmeiser, San Francisco Chronicle (sfgate.com)
• Green Diary Rescue Daily Kos
• FTC Charges Companies with ‘Bamboo-zling’ Consumers with False Product Claims FTC.gov
• Green’s Name in Vain Bohemian.com
• Too Green for Comfort Tehelka, India
• ‘Green’ Claims by Marketers Go Unchecked USA TODAY
• FTC Charges Three Companies with False Green Claims; Delays New Guides Environmental Leader
• Industry Ignored its Scientists on Climate by Andrew Revkin, The New York Times
• New Research: 18- to 34-Year-Olds Key to Green Economy
• USA Today’s Snapshots captured our research with partner Green Seal of what Americans think is most beneficial for the environment.
• Les achats verts américains résistent à la crise La Tribune, France
• What Marketers Say About Greenwashing May Help You Not Get Fooled by Shelby Wood, The Oregonian PDXgreen
• Green Products, Jobs Growing by Andrea Billups and Lauren Whetzel, The Washington Times
• What Should Portland Ad Agencies and PR Reps Do About Greenwashing? by Shelby Wood, The Oregonian PDXgreen
• Shell’s Green Ads Take New Tack The Wall Street Journal
• Green with Honesty by Karen Goldberg Goff, The Washington Times
• Consumers Won’t Be Fooled: Greenwashing Index Cleaning Up Advertising
• UK Ad Watchdog Says 94% of Green Ads Comply with Regulations Environmental Leader
• Some Products’ ‘Green’ Claims Misleading, False by Susan Salisbury, Palm Beach post
• Eco-Buyer Beware by Bryan Walsh, TIME Magazine
• Can Restaurant Chains Sell Las Vegans on Their New Eco-cred?
• Save the Planet, Lose the Guilt (Newsweek International, July 7)
• Avoid Being ‘Green-washed’ ABC-TV Seattle affiliate featuring Kevin Tuerff (June. 17, 2008)
• Texas Duo Patrols Ads for Abuse of Eco-claims (Washington Times)
• Does Being Ethical Pay?
• Companies’ ‘Green’ Claims Often Misleading: Experts
• Green Ads Draw Attention, but Raise Doubts
• Do People Care About Your ‘Green’ Message? Yes
• FTC Reviews Rules to Keep Advertisers True ‘Green’
• Consumers Can Check Integrity of Green Brands – KATU-TV (ABC) Portland
• Australia’s New Guidelines to Curb Green Lies
• Malaysia Palm Oil Ad Draws Scrutiny in WSJ
• U.S. News: A Way to Rate Green Claims
• Not All Businesses as Green as They Claim
• Ars Technica: Investigating Carbon Offsets: The Real Deal or Greenwashing?
• FTC Holds First Public Workshop on Green Advertising
• NY Times: FTC Asks If Carbon-Offset Money Is Well Spent
• Joel Makower: The Six Sins of Greenwashing
• How to Buy Green (and Not Get Fooled)