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title: "When is \"green\" really GREEN?"
date: 2009-03-04T16:14:38Z
modified: 2009-03-04T16:14:38Z
permalink: "https://elizabethyarnell.com/when-is-green-really-green/"
type: post
status: publish
excerpt: ""
wpid: 727
categories:
  - Living Naturally
tags:
  - green
  - recycled
  - Twilight Earth
author: Elizabeth
---

Check out this guest post on [Twilight Earth](http://budurl.com/ar46 "Twilight Earth") about one woman’s quest to find environmentally-friendly, non-toxic carpeting for her home. She brings up some interesting questions such as, Does 10% recycled material make something truly “green”? Can you call yourself “green” if the product still emits noxious gases after installation? What are the “green” standards?

Let me know what you think!