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Earth Day 2000 lists companies harming environment Patrick Minford Ortffcn liathf £ r’HHW) You might call it a top ten list with a social conscience An environmental group unveiled it* annual list of the year * ten worst "green washers" — companies that make earth friendly claims in order to mar ket and sell products that pollute The list, produced by Earth Day 2000, wns released hy OSI’IRG. “From cloniiers to plates, I wop In have iMMtn fooled In envi ronmental product claims by companies," said OSPJRCs Uni varsity organizer, Matt Rabin “Companies are claiming their products are helping the envi ronment when they actually don't " The list, which was timed to coincide with April Fools' Day, is part of a nationwide effort to return Karth Day to its roots. Rabin said. Corporations have taken advantage of the environ mental movement while contin uing their environmentally dam aging practices, he said "The public wants green responsibility. not green rln'tnni ' Rabin sod YVind«* window i leaner topped the list fotw-auM* tt come* in a difficult-to-recycle plastic container. General Motors Corp made the list for its campaign to plant n tm* on behalf of Geo Metro buyers, one of the company's most fuel efficient cars It would take 734 trees to make up for the emis sion* of just one* of the c am in a 10-year lifetime, said Chris Kantrowitz. a student senator who helped OSI’IRG present the list Also on the list wore Amoco Foam Products, whic h mnnufac lures a line of foam plates ant) tups, and the Nuclear Energy Institute, which ran advertise menu touting the industry s pro tection of the environment , Earth Day 2000. a coalition formed in toot to create mot* sustainable patterns of living, annually selects the year's worst green washers 1’IKt.s held news i onforent »>s across the nation to publicise the list The Federal Trade Commis sion took action against several of the green washers, requiring • hanget in produi t pai kaging and advertising claims No PARKING HASSLES • No DOWNTOWN TRANSFERS • No MONKEY BUSINESS NT * ■ *% Cretin' to compos? It't • jengle oot there) So loovo yoor cor at Innm and catch a has to the UofO. Basts are free teal UofO faculty, staff, and stodoats*. So trost yoor instincts and hoed the cod of the has. It'*s the officio) sorvtval vehide of the 90's — and the easiest way to work, school, foothaB games, special •vents— wherever) Boses swing hy compos •very ton minvtes, with sixteen dhoct rentes to and from the UofO. ukplcie wcci options In ycui LTD ivicoi'u DUjotit icccy. ‘Term fmt paid by vtidenl mtdwtfo! fees 687-5555 (VOICE) o« 687 4265 (TTY) DON'T BE FOOLED Earth Day 2000 s Greenwash Awards, the year's top tee companies that misted consumers with false claims of environmentally safe products ■ SC Johnson & Sons, Inc,—Wmdex Cleaner ■ Creative Aerosol Corporation—"Funny Color Foam" children 3 bath foam ■ Amoco Foam Product Company—Pol ystyrene plates, cups, etc ■ lePages Inc—"Biodegradable' transparent tape ■ General Motors—Geo tree planting program ■ Whirlpool Corporation—Two refrigerator models ■ CP Industries—Sno-N-lce metter ■ America's Favorite Chicken Company—Fast tood packaging ■ T he Nuclear Energy Institute ■ Chevron—People Do campaign _I emerald Instant passport pictures to speed you on your way Flattering passport pictures, in full color or black and white, in just 60 seconds. WN?r ’ o: r»-fs » i' Dasspc-r ’ \ n Sense ? . *Mv»* ’•'*>! And y.Oti utf' a ’ * an<l A'*j ,i,-fl pictures * n n .1 matte* o* m - .Vs - vvr re yOu A.i•! Oo* •n’fj'ar ? passpod comp y * ?n *» r* 'H'W u S PjsspO'1 reijo.ai ns and !hey ><? g<xyj fuf oft oa« documents. ’oo Come *r. soon We'5» Spired yOu on y0of way* gerlach’s CAMERA CENTERS WHERE QUALITY COUNTS Eugene 849 E. 13th Springfield 651 W. Centennial
