10-24-2007, 07:24 PM
[quote OWC Larry]Kills me when green promoters show themselves to be hypocrites through their own actions or inactions. Lots of opportunity for every INDIVIDUAL to make the difference when it comes to safe products, energy savings, etc - that's where it starts, not with overbearing regulation.
Tell me about it. The local Whole Foods allows a lot of activists to petition customers for donations and other causes. They also walk our neighborhood and ask for money. They'll tout something like "we should all be driving hybrids" and when I ask about then environmental impact the production and recycling of the batteries has on the environment, they are clueless.
When they tell me their group is a "non-profit" I put out the fine print on their materials says "[such and such], LLC" and they'll respond with "oh, but they don't really make much of a profit." Sorry, if you want me to give someone money, they had better as heck be a 501©(3). When I ask how much profit the company made last year they can't give me a figure. I doubt they had a clue it was even a for-profit corporation they were working (for free) for and requesting money-for-nothing from customers.
Some of them are vegans. They wont use any animal by-products, so a lot of their clothes are often some sort of plastic. Often when I ask, they aren't even aware plastic comes from oil.
Or when they get on me for driving a car that gets 20MPG, I ask how long their commute is. It's always longer than mine. Who cares if they get 50% more MPG, when they're driving 500% more.
Tell me about it. The local Whole Foods allows a lot of activists to petition customers for donations and other causes. They also walk our neighborhood and ask for money. They'll tout something like "we should all be driving hybrids" and when I ask about then environmental impact the production and recycling of the batteries has on the environment, they are clueless.
When they tell me their group is a "non-profit" I put out the fine print on their materials says "[such and such], LLC" and they'll respond with "oh, but they don't really make much of a profit." Sorry, if you want me to give someone money, they had better as heck be a 501©(3). When I ask how much profit the company made last year they can't give me a figure. I doubt they had a clue it was even a for-profit corporation they were working (for free) for and requesting money-for-nothing from customers.
Some of them are vegans. They wont use any animal by-products, so a lot of their clothes are often some sort of plastic. Often when I ask, they aren't even aware plastic comes from oil.
Or when they get on me for driving a car that gets 20MPG, I ask how long their commute is. It's always longer than mine. Who cares if they get 50% more MPG, when they're driving 500% more.