greenwashing

More environmental destruction from the wine industry with no permits

Climate, News, Resources / September 10, 2019

EDITOR: Anyone who loves Sonoma County’s natural beauty has to be appalled by the recent story regarding the bulldozing and removal of 40 acres of oak woodlands and deep-ripping of more than 100 acres near Cloverdale for vineyard development (“Grower accused of code violations,” Aug. 13). Destruction included pushing trees, brush and soil into natural …

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Greenwashing 101

More greenwashing from chemically heavy wine industry:

Big Wine, Health, News / May 9, 2019

 Copper is benign compared to most of the horrific chemicals used in the vineyards.  Organic Wine’s Deadly Carbon Footprint © Genetic Literacy Project | Workers spray grapevines with copper sulfate in a Spanish vineyard. It should be the more eco-friendly option, but is organic viticulture bad for the environment? By James Lawrence | Posted Monday, …

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Wine research grant to fund sustainability study

Big Wine, Health, News, Resources / February 8, 2019

Sustainable does not mean ORGANIC! Greenwashing to confuse consumers? Don’t be fooled. The wine industry has found people will pay more if they think the wine was produced sustainably. There are multiple industry produced articles to support this. Organic wine is growing rapidly worldwide. Wine research grant to fund sustainability study $300,000 wine grape study …

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Can Sonoma County build its way out of growing pains? …..”no limits economy” not sustainable

Community Rights, News, Resources / January 26, 2019

…not to mention the hollowing out of neighborhoods by investors and loss of community. Tourism based economies are also the first to be hit in economic downturns.  See below… Self-inflicted pains EDITOR: In his Jan. 13 Close to Home column, Patrick Emery told the truth: “By no definition is an economy based on continued and …

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Sonoma Gets Its (Toxics) Closeup: What’s On Those Vines? by Pam Strayer

Big Wine, Health / July 9, 2018

It is important to know what is in our wine. We are reposting in case you missed it the first time. Thanks to Pam and her hard work…and for sharing. Here is an eye opening assessment report on the winegrowers ‘sustainability’ meeting by Pam Strayer, a leading specialist on organic and bio-dynamic wines. Originally published: Organic Wines Uncorked …

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Glyphosate: 5 billions pounds of this poison sprayed last year

Uncategorized / January 24, 2018

5 billions pounds of this poison sprayed last year, you heard that right. With staggering rates of autism, cancer and disease rising yearly our food supply and health is at  risk for corporate profit. Sonoma County uses over 2 million pounds of the poison a year and Napa isn’t far behind. No wonder there are childhood …

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