Dara O'Rourke

Dara O'Rourke
O'Rourke during the WEF 2011
EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology undergrad; University of California, Berkeley M.S. and PhD
OccupationsProfessor, author, social entrepreneur
Notable credit(s)environmental scientist, information scientist, and professor at the University of California, Berkeley; founder of GoodGuide

Dara O'Rourke is an environmental scientist, information scientist and professor at the University of California, Berkeley where he holds an appointment in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management.[1] O'Rourke was the founder of Tao It, a database that ranked consumer products based on how healthy and environmentally friendly they are.[2] After a name change, Tao it became GoodGuide,[3][4][2] an online consumer tool for retrieving information about the supply chain of consumer products such as toys, food, and detergents.[5] GoodGuide was acquired in 2012 and shut down in 2020.[6] Prior to teaching at Berkeley,[7] O'Rourke taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Dara O'Rourke | Research UC Berkeley". vcresearch.berkeley.edu. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Woody, Todd (November 29, 2009). "GoodGuide scanner makes healthy food shopping point and click". Grist. Retrieved April 2, 2026.
  3. ↑ Lee, Ellen (May 16, 2011). "GoodGuide rates products on ingredients' safety". SFGATE. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
  4. ↑ "GoodGuide Gets Social With Community Ratings, Product Recommendations". Fast Company. December 2, 2010. Archived from the original on May 27, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
  5. ↑ Waters, Daniel (October 3, 2021). "How Green Apps Are Revolutionizing Sports and Recreation". EarthTimes. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Amazon Tries to Make the Climate Its Prime Directive". Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2025. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
  7. ↑ "What Your T-Shirt Label Doesn't Reveal". www.wbur.org. May 17, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
  8. ↑ Greenhouse, Steven (September 28, 2000). "Report Says Global Accounting Firm Overlooks Factory Abuses". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 4, 2026.


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