Green and Sustainable News for late August - early Sept 2008, including stories on bioplastics, retail, consumer products, flame retardants, sustainability metrics, and more
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Green News Roundup
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Submitted by mvellandi on Sat, 2008-09-06 22:47. | Tags: business | BASF | biomimicry | bioplastics | general electric | green chemistry | sanyo | sustainability metrics | tesco

GE ecomagination at war! All PR, no sustainability
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General Electric's biggest spending on "environmental initiatives" now to deflect criticism, corporate style, is ADVERTISING.
Submitted by deepgreen on Fri, 2007-12-21 01:43. | Tags: architecture | ecomagination | engine | ge | general electric | greenwash | imagination | turbine | war

Holding back on innovation
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If a company deliberately holds back the implementation of a product they've developed that could provide substantial energy savings to the world - should there be severe legal consequences? A scenario from the past - General Electric and the CFL.
Submitted by greenlivingtips.com on Sat, 2007-08-18 07:57. | Tags: business | cfl | general electric | innovation | patents