European “gourmet” water brand Llanllyr Water showcased their “organic water” at the Fancy Food Show in Washington, D.C. According to Llanllyr Water, they source their water from beneath certified organic fields in west Wales in the UK. So does that mean the water is organic? They sure seem to think so!

SC Johnson will stop using the “Greenlist™” logo in its current form on Windex® products. The company has reached an agreement on two lawsuits regarding use of its logo and the parties have agreed to an undisclosed settlement.

The Greenlist™ logo was intended to signify that the Windex® products had achieved the highest internal ratings according to the company’s patented Greenlist™ process. The lawsuit resulted as plaintiffs opined that Greenlist™ was an internally developed process rather than that of a third-party and that the logo implied the products included environmentally friendly ingredients.

{From the editor: This guest post by Jack Simms highlights greenwashing claims that every consumer should be aware of. Consumers have immense power and making knowledgeable decisions when buying green products will go a long way in lowering our environmental impact and footprint} There are two sides to every story. Shell says it can drill offshore in remote Alaskan waters safely because it has a containment program that is better than BP’s – while Greenpeace points out that a bad…