Monday, May 05, 2008 11:53:43 AM
Why cut a big corporation a break?
Monday, May 5, 2008; Page A16
Washington Post
WITH GOOD cause, Maryland and a growing number of other states have set deadlines for Proctor & Gamble and other manufacturers of automatic dishwasher detergents to rid their products of phosphates. But the soap industry, backed by its insider lobbyists in Annapolis, succeeded recently in persuading Maryland lawmakers to pass legislation that would extend the state's deadline by six months. Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) should veto the bill.
If you live in this region, each time you sprinkle Proctor & Gamble's Cascade detergent into your automatic dishwasher's dispenser cup you are contributing to the slow death of the Chesapeake Bay. Cascade -- the most popular but by no means the only offending automatic dishwasher detergent -- contains phosphates, a cleaning ingredient that is the proximate cause of the bay's "dead zones" -- clouds of algae that choke off sunlight, oxygen and life.
Spurred by legislative action in Washington state, whose ban on detergent-borne phosphates goes into effect this summer, the industry has said that it will market detergents without the ingredient starting in July 2010. Maryland set its deadline six months earlier, a deadline that Mr. O'Malley signed into law last year. Now the industry says that it would be inconvenienced by the Maryland deadline and prefers its own so it can coordinate the phase-in of a new product nationwide. Tough luck.
In fact, this is no more than special pleading by one major manufacturer, Proctor & Gamble, which controls well over half the detergent market through Cascade. A number of smaller companies, notably Colgate-Palmolive, have managed to make and market phosphate-free detergents. Why should Proctor & Gamble get to set Maryland's environmental agenda based on its own ease and convenience?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/04/AR2008050401575.html
Recent PG News
- Win the Ultimate Road Trip from Febreze • Business Wire • 05/01/2024 02:00:00 PM
- Procter & Gamble Brings Relief to Residents Affected by Tornadoes in the Great Plains • Business Wire • 04/30/2024 01:00:00 PM
- Gillette Venus soutient The Saltwater Collective pour lancer la nouvelle collection de maillots de bain inclusifs • Business Wire • 04/24/2024 12:00:00 PM
- Tide and Walmart Team Up to Expand Adoption of Washing in Cold with Consumers: For the Love of Their Laundry, Their Wallets and the Planet • Business Wire • 04/22/2024 02:00:00 PM
- Futures Pointing To Roughly Flat Open After Israel Retaliates Against Iran • IH Market News • 04/19/2024 01:15:30 PM
- U.S. Index Futures Decline Amid Israel-Iran Tensions • IH Market News • 04/19/2024 11:32:51 AM
- P&G Announces Fiscal Year 2024 Third Quarter Results • Business Wire • 04/19/2024 10:55:00 AM
- P&G Professional Helps Restaurants Work Smarter, Not Harder with Dawn Professional Products They Can Trust to Clean More Efficiently • Business Wire • 04/16/2024 02:03:00 PM
- Ericsson Soars with 66% Net Profit Growth; Live Nation Under Antitrust Scrutiny in US, and More News • IH Market News • 04/16/2024 11:18:19 AM
- Le programme Brassées d’Espoir Tide célèbre le Jour national du lavage avec un don à l’Œuvre des Manoirs Ronald McDonaldMD (OMRM) Canada • Business Wire • 04/15/2024 12:00:00 PM
- For Real Life. Pampers Easy Ups Launches New Prints Featuring Bluey • Business Wire • 04/10/2024 02:00:00 PM
- Mr. Clean Unveils Its Next Generation of NEW Magic Erasers That Clean Like Magic - Ultra Foamy and Ultra Thick • Business Wire • 04/10/2024 01:00:00 PM
- P&G Declares Dividend Increase • Business Wire • 04/09/2024 08:15:00 PM
- Procter & Gamble Recalls 8.2 Million Defective Bags of Tide, Gain, Ace and Ariel Laundry Detergent Packets Distributed in US Due to Risk of Serious Injury • Business Wire • 04/05/2024 01:29:00 PM
- Tide evo, a Revolutionary New Tile Form a Decade in the Making, is Now Available Exclusively in Colorado • Business Wire • 04/02/2024 12:00:00 PM
- P&G to Webcast Discussion of Third Quarter 23/24 Earnings Results on April 19 • Business Wire • 03/22/2024 01:15:00 PM
- Procter & Gamble Brings Relief to Residents Affected by Tornadoes in Ohio and Indiana • Business Wire • 03/18/2024 12:30:00 AM
- Tide Partners with Electrolux, GE Appliances and Samsung to Announce the First Tide Cold Certified Washing Machines • Business Wire • 03/13/2024 12:05:00 PM
- A Leap Forward in Laundry: Tide launches a revolutionary new tile form to transform laundry day • Business Wire • 03/08/2024 06:30:00 PM
- Olay Launches Indulgent Moisture Body Wash Collection With Innovative Technology For Visibly Glowing Skin • Business Wire • 03/07/2024 01:57:00 PM
- Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 03/05/2024 05:25:50 PM
- Form 144 - Report of proposed sale of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 02/29/2024 05:55:02 PM
- Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 02/26/2024 09:11:43 PM
- Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 02/26/2024 09:09:55 PM
- Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 02/26/2024 09:08:04 PM
NanoViricides Reports that the Phase I NV-387 Clinical Trial is Completed Successfully and Data Lock is Expected Soon • NNVC • May 2, 2024 10:07 AM
ILUS Files Form 10-K and Provides Shareholder Update • ILUS • May 2, 2024 8:52 AM
Avant Technologies Names New CEO Following Acquisition of Healthcare Technology and Data Integration Firm • AVAI • May 2, 2024 8:00 AM
Bantec Engaged in a Letter of Intent to Acquire a Small New Jersey Based Manufacturing Company • BANT • May 1, 2024 10:00 AM
Cannabix Technologies to Deliver Breath Logix Alcohol Screening Device to Australia • BLO • Apr 30, 2024 8:53 AM
Hydromer, Inc. Reports Preliminary Unaudited Financial Results for First Quarter 2024 • HYDI • Apr 29, 2024 9:10 AM