Comments pinkyracer has made

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Until there are toys in China...

    Isn't the root of the problem here our (US businesses and consumers) demand for increasingly lower prices? I mean, we sent all this production to China because they could do it cheap. Now we want them to do it safely too? Jeesh. Next thing we'll be demanding high quality too! And where will they find the desperate labor to produce at that level?On Lead, Swallow, or Get Out of the Play posted 2 years, 3 months ago 1 Response

  • Cheat Neutral

    Regarding #3...

    I though you'd mention this cheating offset program, I was sure I learned about it on Grist:

    http://www.cheatneutral.com/On From One Day to One Night posted 2 years, 3 months ago 3 Responses

  • No, prices are fine!

    The only reason you (and everyone else) won't pay so much is because you have no idea what it actualy costs to produce clothing. We have all been spoiled by the Wal-Mart Effect.

    Sure, most clothes are cheaper than the onse shown above, but come at a much higher cost. The cost of labor conditions, waste management, and resource allocation.

    I have worked for eco-designers, and seen firsthand the added time it takes to source used garments, sort, then cut them.

    My goal in life is to get people to stop thinking that clothing made at poverty wages from fabric produced in environmentally unsustainable ways should set the bar for pricing standards.

    If you don't want to spend too much, buy less, and buy stuff you'll wear for a longer time.

    Now, to my original point. You (Grist) forgot Burning Torch (www.burningtorchinc.com). They have these GORGEOUS recycled cashmere sweaters for men and women, as well as occasional pieces in other recycled materials. I don't work there anymore, so I'm not shamelessly self-promoting, but truly a happy customer. One who can promise you that nobody is ammassing a fortune at your (or the factory workers') expense.On 15 Green Fashion Finds posted 2 years, 3 months ago 10 Responses