Final Exam short answer questions

Question 1

what does it mean to commodify nature

Answer 1

link to leisure, what we want to do

being promoted as leisure commodity and it affects the way we interact with it

Question 2

Why is greenwashing problematic

Answer 2

deceptive
FTC has no teeth, voluntary, companies lie
-labels not regulated or have no meaning
-meanings misunderstood by the public (ex: cage free)

Question 3

what are some examples of greenwashing

Answer 3

lady bugs - living with the land
the doggy bags that said biodegradable - technically all things are biodegradable
using “green” - green doesn’t mean anything

Question 4

what are some examples of misleading and or confusing food labels?

Answer 4

natural 
biodegradable 
green 
eco-friendly
nontoxic 
-free range/cage free

Question 5

why is food advertising specifically designed for kids problematic?

Answer 5

• child obesity has tripled in the last 30 years
• children do not know the difference between advertising and television content
• 80% of kids dreams are about animals until the age of six

Question 6

how is consumerism related to the environment

Answer 6

green consumerism : belief that purchasing environmentally friendly products can help save the earth

Question 7

how does food inc, exemplify the ideas discussed above

Answer 7

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