Monthly Blog Archive

Bulgaria’s Bio Baloney

The Sofia Echo reports that in many cases producers are falsely labelling their products as "bio" "eco" or "organic". The Bulgarian National Consumer Association has sent letters to producers advising them that they are actually breaking the law by using misleading advertising. So far they

Students Get Good Fish

Ok I am jealous. The lunch food at my school was these horrible sandwiches.
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Green builders positive despite slump in US housing

An article in today's Arizona Daily Star provides a great overview of the green housing industry in that state.
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Chorus for Airline Ecolabel Grows

According to Conde Nast's Perrin Post a number of groups at the recent World Travel Markets conference called for a CO2 based ecolabel for the airline industry. So far nothing from IATA, though their enviro.aero website logo looks suspiciously like an ecolabel.

Single Logo Green Packaging Plan

Fantastic news on the packaging front in the UK! The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is simplifying their array of logos to three categories: widely recycled; check locally; and not currently recycled. Brilliant. Steve Jobs would be jealous.

A Soap Company Stands up for Standards

According to an article in talking retail Ecover, a global manufacturer of eco-friendly cleaning products, has called for common standards for ecolabels as they expand across Europe.

A clean and green home

The USA today took note of the fact that there's no internationally recognized label for detergent and other house cleaning supplies.

Ecolabelled Schools Push for Greener Politicians

Students from schools that are part of the Ecoschools programme are pushing politicians in Malta to stop using disposable bottles, plates and cups at their meetings and to stop mailing political leaflets. According to an a

MSC hits 1,000 products

The Marine Stewardship Council has hit 1,000 certified products.  It took them seven years to get their first 500 products and they've doubled that in nine months. Well done! 1,000th MSC product to hit shelves - Fishupdate.com