USDA Grass-Fed Beef Label in the Works
USDA Grass-Fed Beef Label in the Works
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced new rules for labeling meat from grass-fed livestock.
Kraft does organics right
We like to give praise where it's due, and today I'm happy to dole out my allotment to Kraft.
Where the rubber meets the road
A few weeks ago, in "Nothing for cars?", Jacob was wondering why we still hadn't seen an ecolabelling scheme for cars -- lots of stats and studies, but no comprehensive, consistent metric of which cars are out in front on environmental performance.
According to a recent article in the IHT (
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Posted by Trevor on Monday, October 29th, 2007
Home Depot’s Eco Options, Six Months In
Great interview by GreenBiz Executive Editor Joel Makower, speaking with Ron Jarvis, the Home Depot's vice president of Environmental Innovation about Home Depot's EcoOptions program.
While we're pretty skeptical of private label certification schemes, we're impressed by Home Depot's focu
Apples, Milk, Peanuts, Potatoes, Ketchup
Great post on the NY Times Blog today about five products to look for in organic.
What’s in a name?
We've been discussing how best to build naming conventions around the labels in this site. Particularly in the retail goods type this can be a challenge.
Under the same roof
Following Jacob's post on cement, I'm doing some research on green building schemes - specifically Built Green. I don't mean to pick on them - but it's a classic example of the state of ecolabels.
It's a messy family tree - there are a lot of children running around, but it's not obvious who the parents are.
Clean cement deserves a label
"In booming economies, cement is crucial for growth but an enemy of green" (IHT, 21 October 2007) outlines a major environmental issue: cement. According to the article, cement is now responsible for 5% of global CO2 emissions.
