Comments on: GreenBags versus Green-washing

By: Ian Harvey

Ian Harvey — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:20:09 +0000

Please, please, please do not repeat the lie that there is a shortage of food in the world. There is a FOOD PRICE CRISIS in the world thanks to capitalism because every year wealthy grain-producing countries like the US and Canada dump who knows how many tons of grain to keep prices up. None of this is news, by the way, but how the market has always worked. It’s like saying and believing that the price of gas is high because there is a shortage.

Ottawa

By: janice desjardins

janice desjardins — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 17:35:49 +0000

Ecolife Products is the Canadian distributor for Green Bag products. Purchase them locally at WheatBerry (excellent store!) or through http://www.ecolifeproducts.ca for a listing of retailers or on-line purchases.
They carry lots of Green Bag products including the fold up Velcro (in different colours), Wine Tote, Cooler, and the Standard Bag. On behalf of the environment- Thank you!

By: Cordie

Cordie — Sat, 03 May 2008 04:10:06 +0000

Please check out http://www.buymygreenbag.com my bag does not fold up as tight as the smaller bag but it is 100% recycled tent material. holds a lot of stuff and will last forever it has allready survived viet nam thanks for looking cordie

By: gillian

gillian — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:23:14 +0000

Awesome post, and awesome product! Thank you for sharing.

In response to Li’l Ol’Davey’s comment I have to disagree about biofuels; food-based biofuels are not green, like corn- and soy-based ethanol. However, there are fuels being made from products like algae and jatropha that are much more efficient in their production and do not compete with food crops. While it would be BEST if we reduce our dependence on fuel period, I hate to see discussions about biofuel presented in this light. It is likely that we will turn to some biofuels to help us out of this mess, and it’s important to know the difference between the good ones and the bad ones.

By: Li'l Ol' Davey

Li'l Ol' Davey — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:35:43 +0000

Right On, Sister!

Biofuels are far from ‘green’: they do not reduce greenhouse gas; reducing instead the supply of food

Even the current crop of ‘hybrid’ vehicles, led by Toyota, fail to significantly reduce greenhouse gas. A true hybrid would use a small efficient internal combustion engine, running at its most efficient speed, only to charge its batteries. It would also be rechargeable from the electrical network

Both biofuel and hydbrid vehicles are presently nothing but greenwash