Survey: Would You Pay A Premium To Go Green?
by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 09. 5.07
Tricina said:
"Consumers feel duped with all the greenwashing that companies have thrown at them. Fuji Water says they are "green to the last drop", Clorox has "G..." [read]
العاب said: "It seems we will never bring these anti nature pesticides to an end as long as these companies are eager to make material gains at the extent of en..." [read]
bryan said: "I pick up a piece of litter then drop it on the ground again. Is this littering? Releasing CO2 that would be released anyway is even l..." [read]
James said: "2 things not addressed: 1. If we are more mobile, then when a city makes a bad decision, businesses will migrate out faster. Okay, competit..." [read]
e. laud said: "I cycled and camped in Scotland this year for a week in the highlands. All the water I drank came from small streams and the odd river. Some ..." [read]
العاب said: "It seems we will never bring these anti nature pesticides to an end as long as these companies are eager to make material gains at the extent of en..." [read]
bryan said: "I pick up a piece of litter then drop it on the ground again. Is this littering? Releasing CO2 that would be released anyway is even l..." [read]
James said: "2 things not addressed: 1. If we are more mobile, then when a city makes a bad decision, businesses will migrate out faster. Okay, competit..." [read]
e. laud said: "I cycled and camped in Scotland this year for a week in the highlands. All the water I drank came from small streams and the odd river. Some ..." [read]
"A person is smart. People are dumb panicky animals and you know it." - MiB
If you don't want people to purchase something, don't give them the choice. I don't have an internet connection at the store to research every item I buy, nor does the 'highly trained' staff have any clue either.
Marketing will wash out anything that people are going to buy with buzzwords. Terms like 'organic' , 'green', or 'Eco-friendly' are being abused all the time, not only by marketing departments, but by the various websites (cough) that people go to to find answers. 'Cat Herding' comes to mind as a good analogy.
If you want to control the market you will have better luck attacking the source than trying to control the masses. Ban the sale of fish harvested in a un-Flipper-friendly way. Yeah prices will rise and sales will drop but money, like electricity, follows the easiest path.
-Lego
i wanted to vote for the "Regulation and public pressure should ensure that all tuna is dolphin safe. Sorry Charlie, no more Starkist for me." but it didn't really answer the question. The markup on fairly traded and organic food is usually more considerable than 1 cent, and despite the fact that i do believe money needs to be considered as well as the environment and ethics, i don't normally let it shape my decision making.