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EarthEnterprise <strong>Tool</strong> <strong>Kit</strong><br />

Product Certification and Labelling Organizations<br />

Canadian Standards Association<br />

Environmental Programs Director<br />

178 Rexdale Blvd.<br />

Rexdale (Toronto), ON M9W 1R3<br />

Tel: (416) 747-4003<br />

Fax: (416) 747-2476<br />

Contact: John Wolfe<br />

Environmental Choice M Program<br />

Environment Canada<br />

107 Sparks Street, Suite 200<br />

Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3<br />

Tel: (613) 941-6770<br />

Fax: (613) 952-9465<br />

Contact: Alayne Martell<br />

Public Relations Officer<br />

Industry Canada<br />

Merchandise Standards Division<br />

Consumer Products Branch<br />

Place du Portage, Phase I<br />

50 Victoria Street<br />

Hull, QC K1A 0C9<br />

Tel: (819) 997-1177<br />

Fax: (819) 953-2931<br />

Contact: Jay Jackson<br />

Federal Trade Commission<br />

Sixth St. and Pennsylvania Ave., NW<br />

Washington, D.C. 20580<br />

Tel: (202) 326-3158<br />

Fax: (202) 326-3259<br />

Contact: Michael Dershowitz<br />

Under FTC guidelines, each<br />

manufacturer, wholesaler,<br />

distributor or retailer making an<br />

environmental claim is liable <strong>for</strong><br />

substantiating it.The Commission<br />

has pursued dozens of<br />

environmental labelling claims and<br />

has issued 27 “cease and desist<br />

orders”. If they are violated, the FTC<br />

will impose $10,000 fines.<br />

Green Seal<br />

1730 Rhode Island Ave., NW<br />

Suite 1050<br />

Washington, D.C. 20036-3101<br />

Tel: (202) 331-7337<br />

Fax: (202) 331-7533<br />

Contact: David Hauck,<br />

V. P. ,Business<br />

D ev e l o p m e n t<br />

National Retail Hardware<br />

Association/Home Center<br />

<strong>Institute</strong><br />

5822 W. 74th Street<br />

Indianapolis, IN 46278<br />

Tel: (317) 290-0338, ext. 235<br />

Toll-free: (800) 772-4424<br />

Fax: (317) 328-4354<br />

Contact: Richard Lindsay,<br />

Director of<br />

Industry/Environmental<br />

Affairs<br />

Scientific Certification Systems<br />

The Ordway Building<br />

One Kaiser Plaza, Ste. 901<br />

Oakland, CA 94612<br />

Tel: (510) 832-1415<br />

Toll-free: (800) ECO-FACTS<br />

Fax: (510) 832-0359<br />

Contacts: Linda Brown,<br />

Vice President of<br />

Communications<br />

Chet Chaffee,<br />

Vice President of<br />

Marketing<br />

Directories<br />

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