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Meg Carney

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As seen in: Field & Stream, Outdoor Minimalist, Apple Podcasts, Illumination, MSN, Yahoo Life, Yahoo Canada, Aol, SFGate, U.S. News 360 Reviews, U.S. News and World Report, Chron and
Covers:  Outdoor Recreation, Pets (large breed dogs), Environmental & Climate Coverage, Water Quality & Industrial Pollution, Sustainable Production

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Meg Carney is an outdoor and environmental writer with a passion for environmental advocacy. She's been a freelance writer for outdoor industry publications and brands for over seven years and has a distinct focus on sustainable product design and environmental advocacy.

She combined her passion for outdoor recreation with environmentalism in her debut book, Outdoor Minimalist: Waste Less Hiking, Camping, and Backpacking, published in September 2022.

Since then, she has spent her time freelan…

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Some of the most popular “sustainable” products aren’t as green as they seem

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By Meg Carney 
| SFGate
Many products marketed as sustainable come with environmental tradeoffs that consumers may not realize. d3sign/Getty Images Walk through any store or scroll online, and you’ll find products marketed as eco-friendly, sustainable, green, natural, or climate-conscious. All of us, as consumers, are increasingly looking for ways to reduce our environmental impact, and brands know it. But not every product marketed as sustainable actually delivers meaningful environmental benefits.
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Some of the most popular “sustainable” products aren’t as green as they seem

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By Meg Carney 
| Flipboard
0:20 12 hours ago UK: Massive Meteor Explosion Off Massachusetts Coast Triggers Sonic Boom Across New England. StringersHub • 12h London, United Kingdom - June 08, 2026 A dramatic plume of thick black smoke was seen rising over the London skyline on the evening of June 8, 2026, as a major fire broke out at a recycling centre on Landmann Way in Bermondsey, in south-east London.
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Some of the most popular “sustainable” products aren’t as green as they seem

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By Meg Carney 
| Austin American-Statesman
Many products marketed as sustainable come with environmental tradeoffs that consumers may not realize. d3sign/Getty Images Walk through any store or scroll online, and you’ll find products marketed as eco-friendly, sustainable, green, natural, or climate-conscious. All of us, as consumers, are increasingly looking for ways to reduce our environmental impact, and brands know it. But not every product marketed as sustainable actually delivers meaningful environmental benefits.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Freelancing on UpWork... I was ghostwriting for a new website that covered outdoor gear. It paid pennies but everyone has to start somewhere.

How is social media changing news?

Viewers/readers expect real-time coverage, and news dies out and gets buried very quickly

What's your favorite social network?

LinkedIn

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