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[Eclipse Now]

Hey, I agree with your rant against 'Greenwashing'. Some companies have the hide to call their products 'Green' because the product is wrapped in paper or cardboard that might be recycled... yet the 'Green' label appears to be indicating the company produced it without Co2 emissions, or at least has offset the emissions by carbon trading.

(And don't get me started on carbon traders that abuse that system!)

However let me just add that I take global warming very seriously. Human beings trying to make a quick buck is a story as old as the hills, and doesn't disprove the actual science of global warming.

As to your quote from Agent Smith: It's great! I love that quote... especially when looking at the maths of growth. It's so true of the population bomb that's been going off in slow motion over the last century. I'm a member of Sustainable Population Australia and take population growth and IPAT very seriously.

However, the Greenwashing is under attack from regulatory bodies, at least in Australia. The ACCC is going to regulate how products can be labeled and then police the claims of 'green products' and get some consistency in this field.