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PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE GREEN GUIDES

Clean energy group and smartpower do not assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product or process that is referred to in this report. References in this report to any specific commercial prod- uct, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply endorsement, recommendation or favoring neither by the united states government or any agency thereof nor of the individual members of the Clean energy states alliance. the views and opinions expressed in this web site do not necessarily state or re- flect those of the. | PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE GREEN GUIDES TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Overview.2 II. Background.6 A. The Green Guides.6 B. The Green Guides Review.7 1. First Request for Public Comment.7 2. Workshops and Corresponding Requests for Public Comment.8 3. Consumer Perception Evidence.9 a. Commenters Submissions.10 b. The Commission s Consumer Perception Study.11 C. Outline of This Notice.13 III. Proposed Non-substantive Changes to the Current Green Guides.13 IV. General Issues.15 A. Continuing Need for the Guides.15 1. Comments.15 2. Analysis.16 B. Industry Compliance.17 1. Comments.17 2. Analysis.19 C. Changes in Technology or Economic Conditions. 21 1. Comments.21 2. Analysis.23 D. International Laws.23 1. Comments.23 2. Analysis.25 E. Overlap with Other Federal State or Local Laws.26 1. Comments.26 2. Analysis.28 F. Life Cycle Analysis.29 1. Comments.30 a. LCAs as Marketing Claims.30 b. LCAs as Substantiation.32 2. Consumer Perception Evidence.33 3. Analysis.34 V. Claims Addressed by the Current Green Guides.35 A. General Environmental Benefit Claims.35 1. The Current Guides.35 2. Comments.36 a. Substantiating General Environmental Benefit Claims - Life Cycle Considerations.36 i b. Qualifying General Environmental Benefit Claims.39 c. Prohibiting All General Environmental Benefit Claims.40 3. Consumer Perception Evidence.41 4. Analysis and Guidance.44 a. Unqualified General Environmental Benefit Claims.44 b. Qualified General Environmental Benefit Claims.46 B. Certifications and Seals of Approval.50 1. The Current Guides.50 2. Comments.51 a. Use of Certifications and Seals in Marketing.53 b. Third-Party Certifications as Substantiation.56 3. Analysis and Guidance.58 a. Certifications and Seals as Endorsements.59 b. Certifications and Seals as General Environmental Benefit Claims.62 c. Third-Party Certifications as Substantiation.64 C. Degradable Claims.66 1. The Current Guides.66 2. Comments.67 3. Consumer Perception Evidence.69 4. Analysis and Guidance.69 a. Solid Waste - .