Made in a sweatshop where the workers are subjected to verbal and emotional abuse.
So let’s see. Racial harassment, bullying, fear of retaliation. Can you imagine the mileage the left would get if a company connected in any way to Mitt Romney was exposed like this?
Move along, nothing to see here. No doubt that’s exactly what the MSM/legacy media will do. Prove me wrong.
The energy-saving light bulb ends up as hazardous waste, too much insulation promotes mold and household drains are emitting a putrid odor because everyone is saving water. Many of Germany’s efforts to protect the environment are a chronic failure, but that’s unlikely to change.
.. and this excerpt sounds “so Boulder”…
When something benefits the environment, the need to justify it suddenly disappears. The green label eliminates all controversy. And political parties are essentially in agreement that society cannot do enough for the environment. No progressive politician wants to expose himself to the career-ending suspicion that he lacks environmental consciousness.
Der Spiegel goes on to examine four environmental areas that are being dramatically effected by the greenies…
They conclude:
It would be nice if we would occasionally subject our certainties to a reality check. If it turns out that we made a mistake, there is nothing wrong with taking a step back and trying something different. A can deposit law that also eliminates the environmentally friendly deposit bottles should be thoroughly reformed, and so should the subsidization of inefficient solar energy, some of our insulation regulations and plastics recycling.
No one should be forced to bring toxic mercury-containing light bulbs into the house. It doesn’t make sense to shut down more nuclear power plants if it just makes us dependent on imported nuclear electricity from France. And as long as a disposal paper bag is worse for the environment than a plastic bag, the green morals police should think about whether it’s the plastic bag that they should be banning.
People who shop in organic grocery stores, eat a vegan diet or drive an electric car are free to do so. But this should not give them the right to lecture others on the environmentally correct way to live their lives. Things are sometimes more complicated than they seem at first glance.
Of course, as always, Boulder is smarter and better and will “do it right”.
5/10 @ 19:53: Added link and corrected spelling. 5/11 @ 8:59: Added emphasis
Hybrid car owners cite price, technology in refusing to buy again
Despite a desire to help the environment, lighten fuel bills or reduce dependence on foreign oil, hybrid owners’ decision to buy a second one comes down to dollars and cents. “There are a lot of gasoline-powered vehicles out there that are much more fuel efficient, and cost thousands of dollars less than their hybrid counterparts,” says Lacey Plache, chief economist with Edmunds.com.
I’m speechless.
Calculator math gone wild. Specifically we’re talking Berkeley of all places. Brad concludes…
The best students are great, but the quantitative reasoning skills of even the average student at a good university are worse than those of a typical waiter/waitress 40 years ago.
Geez, wouldn’t it be nice if Erika Stutzman would do a math column in place of 1/4 of her obesity columns. Of course, most likely she isn’t qualified to write about math nor passionate about it. Unfortunately, perhaps most math teachers aren’t particularly qualified either.
Conservative talk show host Michael Brown takes on the Colorado Replublican establishment in regards to civil unions.
I have never understood why I need a license from the state to get married. Marriage doesn’t need testing, a particular degree, continuing education, or any other licensure requirements that most other “licenses” need. Attorneys, cosmetologists, plumbers, electricians, doctors, et al are required to get a license to practice their craft, and are even required to keep up continuing education standards. Marriage requires no such pre-qualifications or post-licensure requirements. The only people who should sanction marriage in the first place are my church and my family. Think about it. A license to get married? It is ludicrous.
Michael concludes…
Yes, there was bipartisan support. This civil unions measure would have passed, and this issue would have been taken off the table. Instead, in our usual way, we have fumbled this issue beyond belief. Mark my words: unless extraordinary measures are taken by volunteers, supporters, contributors and others, the Colorado Legislature will be all Democratic next year – and in this economy, under this President and this Governor (Hickenlooper) we should be waltzing our way to landslides. Conservatives need to recognize that first this election cycle must be about the economy and jobs. Period.
Well said, both hands clapping.
If your living abode is full of clutter, get rid of it. Pure and simple, get rid of it. Do not, do not, do not leave it for your children to clean up. Uugh. We will be de-cluttering our house over the next year as a favor to our children.
.. he said.
“To try and squash those rights, at some point you’ve got to say: ‘We’ve rolled over enough. If we don’t stand up now, when will we?’”
“He” is Jonathan Friedt, Believers’ Fellowship Word of Faith Church in Lakeland Florida.
Perhaps there are so many people needing food because of burdensome licensing requirements for low income jobs.
Woman Jailed For Trying To Fill A PrescriptionIf I were them I’d decline to talk with the media too.
Boulder may waive rules to host USA Pro Cycling Challenge Common sense from Councilman Ken Wilson…
Wilson said the race has been advertised in national and international media and needs to go forward. “We’ve committed to do this, and we’re going to do it,” he said. “It’s a little late for cold feet now.”
Added: “So Boulder”
“What this means for us is a lot of uncertainty,” Eichem said. “It’s not a time to open up the faucet.”
Common sense from a Boulder official. Stunning! This seems like awfully aggressive planning…
The 2012 budget had projected a 4.1 percent increase in retail sales tax revenue — the sales tax collected in stores and restaurants — over the almost $75 million collected in 2011. That projection was based on improvements in retail sales in 2011.
From commentor Bruehaha…
Fact-Longmont sales tax revenues up 9.2% first quarter of 2012. Boulder tax revenues flat. It’s not the economy-stupid!! Boulder & its City Council continue anti-business, anti-Walmart & silly tax policies. Apparently, tax revenue shouldn’t even be a concern for the Republic of Boulder. Keep chasing businesses & consumers out so they can go to the surrounding cities. Longmont is thriving & loving it!!
Hopefully life and blogging will start to return to normal.
We’re talking the Wall Street Journal’s Peggy Noonan. I’m 100% behind Allahpundit’s next sentence…
At the rate she’s going, she’ll have fully atoned to the right for being soft on Obama in the last election within, oh, 30 or 40 years.
From Peggy…
There is a growing air of incompetence around Mr. Obama’s White House. It was seen again this week in Supreme Court arguments over the administration’s challenge to Arizona’s attempted crackdown on illegal immigration. As Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News wrote, the court seemed to be disagreeing with the administration’s understanding of federal power: “Solicitor General Donald Verrilli . . . met resistance across ideological lines. . . . Even Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the court’s only Hispanic and an Obama appointee, told Verrilli his argument is ‘not selling very well.’ ” This follows last month’s embarrassing showing over the constitutionality of parts of ObamaCare.
I apologize to my “extensive” fan base for the lack of blogging. I’ve been tending to my Mom’s estate and it’s been a little overwhemling. I’m hopeful blogging can start to pick up slowly this weekend. Chris
Pat Summitt stepping down from head coach of the University of Tennessee women’s basketball team.
Thanks Pat. Go Lady Vols
Jim Rogers: ‘There Aren’t Enough Trees to Print All the Money Bernanke Wants’
“Bernanke couldn’t get a job as a banker. He’s just a printer. That’s all he knows how to do. Print money. There aren’t enough trees to print all the money Bernanke wants.”
Margaret Thatcher: “The problem with socialism is eventually you run out of other people’s money” (turns out not to be an exact quote)
… and we will, run out of other people’s money that is.
