...like for example, our consumption of fossil fuels (continue to use up fossil fuels to make bags)...."
We don't really use up fossil fuels to make plastic bags; plastics are made as a byproduct of petroleum refined primarily to make fuels. So if we can reduce our use of fossil fuels sufficiently, we'll see a spontaneous reduction in plastic grocery bags at the checkout, together with more biodegradable, renewable wooden toothpicks instead of little plastic swords holding our club sandwiches together.
As for the textbook issue, IMO it takes a pretty apathetic parent not to get outraged about their kid being penalized at school for giving the wrong answer to please some grubby-pawed corporate interest.
That's easy. Who owns the media? If you know enough to be aware that the plutocracy has been eating our lunch for 30 years, you must know how they get it from us. But plutocracy assumes that there is a government. I read a few years ago about a parasite that takes over the brain of lobsters or something and makes it go and do whatever the parasite wants. The parasite in our politics is the corporations and the government is the host. Corporations only need governments to do wars and crowd control. This is a new twist on the old empire game which has never ended. This new empire is truly global, non-governmental, and utterly immoral.
The (corporate, for-profit) industry side-stepped the actual issue. The actual issue has been disposable bags(usually sheet plastic) vs re-usable bags/containers (usually cloth).
"Paper vs Plastic" is a dead issue! Virgin, kraft paper bags are virtually non-existant compared to single-use plastic bags.
Your funny. Most lawsuits are for very small amounts of money. Corporations sue for more, yet I see no cap on them. Also, Tort Violates the 7th-Amendment, in case you do not know the Constitution.
I agree with you, interceptmedia. Another problem that PR Watch is politely overlooking is how industry is also piling in on the Green Revolution lobbying - to ensure subsidies for eco-disasters like biofuels, the smart grid (all of those nice new gadgets IBM and GE can sell us), electric cars and solar panels (that consume so much more CO2 to make than they will ever save)- there is an environmental-industrial complex that is lobbying hard and controlling subsidies and legislation far more than Koch or Exxon (Toyota funds more research than Exxon - to prove that climate change is man-made!). PR Watch is following ideology rather than integrity. Expected, but still disappointing.
We don't really use up fossil fuels to make plastic bags; plastics are made as a byproduct of petroleum refined primarily to make fuels. So if we can reduce our use of fossil fuels sufficiently, we'll see a spontaneous reduction in plastic grocery bags at the checkout, together with more biodegradable, renewable wooden toothpicks instead of little plastic swords holding our club sandwiches together.
As for the textbook issue, IMO it takes a pretty apathetic parent not to get outraged about their kid being penalized at school for giving the wrong answer to please some grubby-pawed corporate interest.
The (corporate, for-profit) industry side-stepped the actual issue. The actual issue has been disposable bags(usually sheet plastic) vs re-usable bags/containers (usually cloth).
"Paper vs Plastic" is a dead issue! Virgin, kraft paper bags are virtually non-existant compared to single-use plastic bags.
I agree with you, interceptmedia. Another problem that PR Watch is politely overlooking is how industry is also piling in on the Green Revolution lobbying - to ensure subsidies for eco-disasters like biofuels, the smart grid (all of those nice new gadgets IBM and GE can sell us), electric cars and solar panels (that consume so much more CO2 to make than they will ever save)- there is an environmental-industrial complex that is lobbying hard and controlling subsidies and legislation far more than Koch or Exxon (Toyota funds more research than Exxon - to prove that climate change is man-made!). PR Watch is following ideology rather than integrity. Expected, but still disappointing.
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