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Gayle.....!

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 Written by :faithinfire


I like the idea, but I am wary of commercialization of "greenness"

 Written by :Dom


Actually, Gayle, what were you doing reading the Daily Mail!

Gayle.....!

 Written by :Stout


Up to 60% of "the building's needs " ? If they can get that much power from this system then the potential for being an "under sidewalk" alternative energy source might just help with our growing energy demands.

-Mike

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Also: piezos are expensive, electricity is cheap. Seriously. Picture a one-watt piezo generator; I suspect that's on the large and expensive end of the scale. Vibrate this thing as hard as it can handle, and it'll still take a thousand hours (over a month) of pounding on it to get one kWh of energy. One kWh is worth about a dime. How much did you spend installing, wiring, and maintaining this ultra-fancy power-generating tile? Is that investment really worth an income of $0.10/month? (And that's assuming the mechanical power is free.)

-Mike

Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella



A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura

 Written by NathanielEverist

Just wondering, why are you wary of the commercialisation of "greenness". I personally fully support its commercialisation..

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'Green washing'

Big-business green marketing claims under fire

As consumers continue to jump on the environmental bandwagon, so too is big business. With that comes an increase in questionable green marketing claims - a practice the competition watchdog is currently investigating.

But the growth in green marketing has led to a new trap for consumers: green washing. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is close to releasing its findings into questionable carbon offset claims.

It is already threatening fines of more than $1 million for companies that make false or misleading statements. But Climate Group spokesman Rupert Posner says that has not stopped advertisers testing the limits of fair representation.

"It's already important that claims are accurate and that they're clear. For instance, saying that a product is recyclable when the product's made of paper, really is nothing new, there's nothing special about it," he said.

"So, to try and market that product as green is really trying to pull the wool over the consumer's eyes."

Ms Bodger says existing trade practices laws should be adequate to deal with green marketing. But she says concepts like carbon neutrality are hard to measure and there needs to be a clear set of guidelines.

"They need to make sure that all the claims they make are absolutely accurate, they're scientifically sound and that they can be substantiated," she said.

"But there's further obligations than that. Advertisers need to step back and ask whether the overall impression of what they're saying is accurate, as well."

Mr Posner says companies who are advertising their products as environmentally-friendly need to be very honest about how that is so.

Even the competition regulator is finding it difficult to come to grips with green marketing. Earlier this year, the ACCC investigated Woolworths' Select brand of tissues and toilet paper.

Woolworths' sourced raw materials from an Indonesian pulp maker. Woolworths' labels said the products were from an environmentally managed company, but an Indonesian group argued the pulp mill was clearing natural forests in Sumatra for much of its timber.

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Cascade, which is owned by Foster's, unveiled its green brand in March, hoping to tap into the growing consumer movement for environmentally-friendly products.” "Many millions of dollars [have been] invested at the brewery to ensure that we do make year on year improvements in environmental performance. The Department of Climate Change has awarded Cascade a greenhouse friendly certificate and says the brewer has cut its carbon emissions by 16 per cent in six years. (above article)

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