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Just in time for Earth Day.
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| 4/22/2009
| ElkGroveDan
Posted on 04/22/2009 1:25:53 PM PDT by ElkGroveDan
Just in time for Earth Day. An example of the most annoying aspects of environmentalism I experience in my daily life; flawed products. In the name of feel-good, arbitrary symbolism we are stuck with poor quality, ineffective junk like this paper coffee cup that leaked on my desk this morning.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; US: California
KEYWORDS: earthday; environmentalism
There are hundreds of examples of this kind of crap, from the mercury in CFL bulbs to enviromentally correct foam packing peanuts that compress and leave breakables bouncing around in a box.
I'd be interested in commentary and discussion on the ways environmentalism causes difficulties in our every day lives.
To: ElkGroveDan
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:29:50 PM PDT
by
norraad
("What light!">Blues Brothers)
To: ElkGroveDan
I can’t buy the 50 mpg BMW Series 1 turbo-diesel I want.
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:30:07 PM PDT
by
Buchal
("Two wings of the same bird of prey . . .")
To: ElkGroveDan
The eco-friendly coating on the shuttle fuel tank top the list of environmental 2nd rate products, imho.
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:30:24 PM PDT
by
DonaldC
To: ElkGroveDan
Meanwhile, as Starbucks is busy kissing up to the Enviros. Who is one of the most hated companies by the anti capitalism groups? Starbucks that's who. Which proves the theory that you try to kiss your enemies butt to appease them and as always they will take more. Too bad the Pres. doesn't understand that.
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:32:42 PM PDT
by
JimC214
To: ElkGroveDan
HAPPY EARTH DAY!
SAVE THE WHALES!!
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:36:37 PM PDT
by
Dallas59
("You know the one with the big ears? He might be yours, but he ain't my president.")
To: ElkGroveDan
Plastic bags have become worthless too, they fall apart are you are carrying the items in them. And the grocery stores that use them want to double them up or give you your items in 6-10 different small bags.
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:47:51 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(IRONY - we know more about the First Dog's historical papers than we do of President Barack.)
To: Dallas59
Earth day. Time to
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:49:41 PM PDT
by
eyrish69
(Chaos, panic and disorder - my work here is finally done.)
To: JimC214
They also think that some coffee bean farming exploits the workers, you need to be buying fairtrade Sandanista coffee excreted by cute cat-monkeys.
And the girl behind the counter went out with their “ex”. They hate Starbucks for that too.
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:49:50 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(IRONY - we know more about the First Dog's historical papers than we do of President Barack.)
To: eyrish69
I thought this was a no smoking thread.
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:50:27 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(IRONY - we know more about the First Dog's historical papers than we do of President Barack.)
To: eyrish69
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:53:41 PM PDT
by
Dallas59
("You know the one with the big ears? He might be yours, but he ain't my president.")
To: Dallas59
How about the rest of the story.
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:55:27 PM PDT
by
Vinnie
(You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Jihads You)
To: ElkGroveDan
Can you imagine what the founders would have said if someone told them that there would one day be a _federal_ law regulating how much water you could use when using the toilet?
I know, they didn’t have flushers then, but it could be explained.
Maybe they would have put more safeguards on federal power... probably wouldn’t have mattered, the courts would have worked around any barriers.
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:55:59 PM PDT
by
MrB
(Go Galt now, Bowman later)
To: Dallas59
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posted on
04/22/2009 1:58:38 PM PDT
by
Dallas59
("You know the one with the big ears? He might be yours, but he ain't my president.")
To: ElkGroveDan
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posted on
04/22/2009 2:13:00 PM PDT
by
NellieMae
(Here...... common sense,common sense,common sense,where'd ya go... common sense......)
To: Dallas59
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posted on
04/22/2009 2:20:29 PM PDT
by
eyrish69
(Chaos, panic and disorder - my work here is finally done.)
To: a fool in paradise
As in PCU, we should all pass out smokes for a smoke-a-thon today.
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posted on
04/22/2009 2:23:40 PM PDT
by
eyrish69
(Chaos, panic and disorder - my work here is finally done.)
To: MrB
Can you imagine what the founders would have said if someone told them that there would one day be a _federal_ law regulating how much water you could use when using the toilet? How much water you could use in your bedpan or how many times you could visit your privy. How many candles you could own and who could manufacture them.
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posted on
04/22/2009 2:25:58 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(IRONY - we know more about the First Dog's historical papers than we do of President Barack.)
To: ElkGroveDan
How about the “safe,” environment-friendly fireproofing that has replaced asbestos in high-rise buildings? I was living in Manhattan when the designers of the World Trade Center were bragging that their buildings would be the first to use the new, non-hazardous fire retardant....
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