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  One on every corner!

  excellent point. but if they reach their (apparent) goal of having a WM on every #%&@ corner, eventually we won't be able to walk to the corner without wandering past one. A little gallows humor for ya. I could actually walk to WM from where I live, but drive to Target, Whole Foods and Trader Joes instead. Wal Mart is a depressing, horrible place. At least the TJ's and WF are walking distance to each other.On The impossibility of a green Wal-Mart posted 1 year, 5 months ago 27 Responses

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  local brew

  exactly why (coupled with local preferences) most beer is brewed somewhat locally. SABMiller talks about it on their website.On Target your peak oil message to your audience posted 1 year, 6 months ago 24 Responses

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  and don't forget about water...

  I recently discovered that the global average amount of fresh potable water needed to make a beer is 5:1. That's 5 bottles of water for every bottle of beer.

  Appalling.

  The brewery manager told me that most of their effluent goes into the municipal water supply, as brewery effluent contains microorganisms that eat bacteria, so they end up only wasting about 0.8:1.

  I suspect grain alcohols use less, but who knows. I keep it simple by just drinking my water neat and straight.On Umbra on organic liquors posted 1 year, 6 months ago 5 Responses

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  I'm sick of this.

  Corporations suing anyone who does anything even remotely like them. I mean really, the BIG APPLE was the Big Apple LONG before Steve absconded with some ideas from IBM or whatever to start Apple. On Apple Inc. files complaint over NYC's green branding posted 1 year, 7 months ago 8 Responses

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  so true...

  After a month in East Africa, there is nothing more luxurious and decadent than opening the spigot and drinkin' it straight from the faucet! Man, it feels good to be able to drink fresh tap water! Even a year later, and back to full health from the Giardasis, I still get a kick out of it.On Evian Is Just Evil Misspelled posted 2 years, 3 months ago 9 Responses