Eco-guilt

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Yes, there are those who disagree.

That's like saying, "Here are some links to people who have evidence that aliens do exist. There are those that disagree..."

It's the ones that claim NO evidence for human-caused/exacerbated climate change that are in disagreement. The vast majority of the scientific community agrees that there is a preponderance of evidence for the plausibiliy thereof.

There is no evidence that conclusively proves that humans are the cause of current climate change. I will grant you that, as will any reputable scientist in the field. What there is is, A) Overwhelming evidence that the climate IS changing, and B) Overwhelming theoretical and laboratory evidence that human activities can plausibly contribute to those changes. That the byproducts of our use of resources on this planet strongly correlate to the climate changes that are being observed. Enough to stop and say, "You know, seeing as there's a pretty damn good argument that we ARE at least making things worse, maybe we ought to avoid that, and, you know, not doom ourselves to extinction. Just in case."

Are there people who overstate it, or state it in misleading terms? Yes. But that's not a good enough reason to react with, "It's all bullsh*t."

[cirquelover]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

Because of the recent mention of Method products I gave them a second look at Target this weekend. I needed dishwashing soap and dishwasher detergent. The dishwasher detergent price was so close to my normal Cascade that I decided to give it a try, and after one wash, I am sold. No odors (I picked the unscented) and as promised on the package, no film. I compared them to some dishes in the cupboard and they weren't nearly as shiny as the ones that just came out of the dishwasher. They also got off the baked on and dried on ikkyness that was on some of the dishes and bowls. 2 up for Method dishwasher detergents.

Haven't tried the soap yet, but as my cleaning products run out I'll be giving Method serious consideration when it comes to replacement.

I had to go in search of this post today as I'm tired of my Cascade dishwasher detergent and knew someone was singing the praises of a better, for dishes and environment, soap. I have added it to my shopping list.

Is it only at Target?

Is it still doing a wonderful job for you?

[Morrigoon]

Has anyone tried it with hard water?

We have a BAAAAAD hard water problem, and all my dishes come out nasty cloudy. I always end up rinsing my dishes before using them because of it. I've even tried adding Jet Dry with only a moderate reduction in the milkiness.

I think I'd give my eye teeth to have my dishes start coming out looking actually clean

[Not Afraid]

I'm casting my vote to the knowledge of the Environmental Engineer.

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by cirquelover

I had to go in search of this post today as I'm tired of my Cascade dishwasher detergent and knew someone was singing the praises of a better, for dishes and environment, soap. I have added it to my shopping list.

Is it only at Target?

Is it still doing a wonderful job for you?

I wasn't aware of anywhere but Target to find it at since I only buy that type of stuff at Target. Using their site's "where to buy" feature I discovered it's at a bunch of places. I'm glad you asked because now I can be on the lookout for deals.

I still love the dish soap and dishwasher detergent. The detergent is capsules and they dissolve and wash away clean. I'm finding the bottle of soap to last as long as an equivalent bottle of Dawn.

I'll be trying their other cleaners as replacements are needed.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

I'm casting my vote to the knowledge of the Environmental Engineer.

Who would that be?

[Drince88]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Who would that be?

Steph is an Environmental Engineer.

[Stan4dSteph]

I like the Method stuff. The guy who started the company is actually in my graduating class from Stanford. I took some engineering classes with him. I wish I had wood floors. I have some of the cleaner and I love the almond smell. Right now I have the spiced pear and toasted hazelnut hand soaps, the tub and tile cleaner (works great), and the grapefruit all-purpose cleaner. Haven't dried the dish detergent things yet, but I have a box to start when my Cascade runs out.

[RStar]

Originally Posted by Morrigoon

Has anyone tried it with hard water?

We have a BAAAAAD hard water problem, and all my dishes come out nasty cloudy. I always end up rinsing my dishes before using them because of it. I've even tried adding Jet Dry with only a moderate reduction in the milkiness.

I think I'd give my eye teeth to have my dishes start coming out looking actually clean

I had a bad problem with that. I had switched to a phosphate free dishwasher soap and it caused a horrible white film problem. So I took the insides of the dishwasher apart and cleaned it real well, then ran the dishwasher with just vinegar. That took care of it.

[Betty]

Took the insides of the dishwasher apart? Is there any special knowledge needed for this or is it pretty straightforward?

Ours just does't clean very well - lack of proper rinsing by the kids over time = ew.