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  nonsensical

  John;  If Walmart starts encouraging the use of canvas bags, this will apply across the board to all cashiers.  Thinking this will hurt one employee over another makes no sense.  Also, my wife and I use them all the time and it doesn't slow down our purchase at all.  On the contrary it speeds things up because each bag holds more items.  Please don't pass judgement on something unless you've tried it yourself.On Wal-Mart will slice use of plastic bags posted 1 year, 1 month ago 5 Responses

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  It's a shame

  As a Bible believing Christian, I also hold a firm belief in protecting the planet and all it's resources.  Sadly, many of the Bible-thumpers find these 2 concepts mutually incompatible.  This lifetime Republican may find himself voting for Obama this time.On Why he picked Sarah Palin, carbon queen posted 1 year, 1 month ago 7 Responses

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  Puppet?

  Sadly, I think he's just a friggin' moron.  He makes grandiose statements, then Cheney pulls the strings and he dances.On Renewable energy subterfuge posted 1 year, 8 months ago 8 Responses

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  OK........

  I live in the suburbs outside NYC.  We heat with a woodstove in the winter which also dries all our wash on the line.  We have a clothesline outside for the rest of the year.  We don't own any other dryer.  Solar panels on our roof provide all electricity- grid intertied, our only bill is the monthly connection charge.  We are able to meet all utilities with the solar because; we have all energy star appliances, all cfls, all lcd screen tvs, LED nightlights.  House has been tightly sealed against weather and insulated.  Windows added strategically for daylighting/ minimal glass on the north side.  We have small 4cylinder cars (family of six).  I carpool to work and share the cost of fuel.  We bundle all trips and use canvas bags for all shopping.  We support local businesses and the local economy and avoid big-box stores as much as possible.  We recycle everything we can and usually have more recyclables than trash.   We compost. We are vegetarians (kids are meat-lite).  All our pets are rescue pets (3 cats/ 1 dog)- we spay and neuter.  Our clothing is often bought from thrift stores.  Almost all of our furniture is curbside/ dumpster finds.  We used to dumpster dive but stopped when we realized we had more than enough stuff.  We buy organic when we can and use no chemicals whatsoever on our lawn.  Whatever grows thats green we cut it (with the electric mower powered by the solar panels or the rotary mower powered by muscle.)  That's what comes to mind right now.......On How are you greening your suburban life? posted 1 year, 9 months ago 16 Responses

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  Stigma

  I am a vegetarian but speak very little of it on my job.  Sadly, there is a negative stigma attached to it that seems to generate very strong opinions in people, most of them negative.On Or, what I learned watching The King of Queens last night posted 1 year, 10 months ago 13 Responses