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  confusing

  Dell doesn't manufacture printers, they resell Lexmark's.  They've also resold TV's, yet TV's aren't covered.  Hard to know what they will/won't take.On Computer maker expands recycling efforts posted 8 months, 4 weeks ago 1 Response

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  Sweet irony

  I chuckled when I read the author's (deserved) disparagement of HFCS, followed by his admission that he drinks coffee, which is no less nutritionally void or toxic.  On The FDA sat on evidence of mercury-tainted high-fructose corn syrup posted 9 months, 2 weeks ago 13 Responses

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  missing the point

  Fish are never sustainable food for humans.  Better choices would be eg. avocado and cucumber.On Green groups to release sustainable sushi guides posted 1 year ago 5 Responses

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  partly right, partly red herring

  Many adults fade in the latter part of a long work day -- can't imagine it'd be any different for kids.  Schools could avoid this while still going with a 4-day schedule by dropping the stuff that has nothing to do with education, eg. "gym" (aka "phys ed").  An argument can be made that kids should be taught how to swim in school, but the rest isn't remotely educational.

  The issue of child care for parents is significant.  I telecommute and could adapt, but we're not going to see telecommuting rates climb significantly anytime soon.  Quite a few jobs don't lend themselves to it, but for the ones that do, corporate reluctance to change, and dependence on telecommuting-hostile tools (eg. Microsoft OS's) are a big roadblock.On More school districts consider four-day week posted 1 year, 3 months ago 4 Responses

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  hypocrisy abounds

  on all sides here.  Jason, do you eat animal products?  If so, then you're in no position to pretend to give a damn about the environment.  Drop your pretension and get off the religion-bashing bandwagon.  If you don't like this country's constitution, you're welcome to move to one that isn't encumbered by it.

  Yep, people have been burning wood and practicing selective breeding for millennia.  We didn't have 6+ BILLION of them doing it a thousand years ago, though, and farmers improving the characteristics of maize weren't splicing frog genes into it.

  I absolutely agree with caniscandida that animal rights / welfare are entirely in line with core Christian values -- eg., the sermon on the mount, and it's sad that more people don't see that.  I love what the CVA folks are doing along those lines, though.

  I do wish the RC church would drop the homosexuality thing, as there isn't a rationale that it hurts someone.

  Elective abortion, though, I don't jump on the bandwagon for.  The solution for an unwanted pregnancy is not to kill the weaker contestant, but rather to lose the elitism and NOT GET PREGNANT IN THE FIRST PLACE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE.  It's not that difficult.  The cause of pregnancy is well-documented, as are the trivial means to avoid it.
  On Pollution is on Vatican's updated list of mortal sins posted 1 year, 8 months ago 9 Responses