In the previous post, Greenpeace & Trader Joe’s Throw Down, we looked at what’s been happening related to Greenpeace, Trader Joe’s, and our oceans and fish.

The post got sort of long so I didn’t give my opinion, which is…
I do like Trader Joe’s and I really like Greenpeace. One thing making me uneasy about this whole situation though is the fact that Greenpeace notes, “Of the 20 largest supermarket chains in the United States, nine have made no visible effort to increase the sustainability of their seafood operations and continue to ignore scientific warnings about the crisis facing global fisheries …read more

In case you’ve missed the recent eco-fish controversy between Greenpeace and Trader Joe’s, here’s the scoop…

Greenpeace recently released their latest version of their seafood sustainability scorecard, Carting Away the Oceans, and once again ranked Trader Joe’s as the worst of the national supermarket chains surveyed (three regional stores were below Trader Joe’s).
Two days after the release of the seafood scorecard Greenpeace visited Trader Joe’s stores in San Francisco where activists protested the company’s lack of sustainable seafood policies and purchasing practices.
Greenpeace has also launched a fake website – Traitor Joe’s in order to inform consumers about this problem.

Trader Joe’s posted …read more

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