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Greenwash of the Week: Febreeze "Breath of Fresh Air"
spirithiker
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11-24-2008 10:20 AM
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odors
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environment
spirithiker
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Another, albeit old fashioned, way of making thing smell better: clean them.
For the sake of the environment and your hands, use a non-toxic cleaner. This way you actually help to remove odors instead of just masking them.
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11-24-2008
12:03 PM
Lexica
I don't mind giving up the Febreze, but if they tell us that
Nature's Miracle
is bad for us, I don't think life would be worth living.
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