Comments on: Local 16 Is Committed To Green

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:09:23 +0000

I love the stench of urine soaked river stones! Make me green all over.

By: JnDC

JnDC — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:41:15 +0000

Anymouse,
I do agree about the checking thing, it is a bit of a good faith thing on hoping the utilities are keeping their word. Don’t know what else to suggest on that though. Unless the wind farms had some details of how many people said they were purchasing wind power, and then could calculate what the utilities are paying them to see if there is any discrepancy?

By: Your a pickle and I am 2

Your a pickle and I am 2 — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:26:55 +0000

I could care less if a business is green/claims to be green. All I care about is my bottom line and how much will something cost me. I think being eco is just another way for people to be classist anyway.

By: ro

ro — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:47:12 +0000

I went to a seminar earlier this year for small business owners about how to take advantage of the “green” trend and there are a lot of smoke and mirrors available for those businesses that want to reap the benefits of appearing green without actually making a sincere effort to be green. make your choices as consumers wisely.

By: Lin

Lin — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:33:44 +0000

Ha, thanks for citing your quote, JY!

In most cases, I believe the rocks in urinals cut down on the amount of flushes needed. In other words, they can be used as water-free urinals (if the “user” doesn’t flush, or the establishments cuts off the water source). I saw these a number of years ago in a unisex potty in Germany, and the urinal was simply a drainage hose with no flush/water area. It was cool.

(Hi er’body, I’m new to PoP, but not to Petworth itself.)

By: Anymouse

Anymouse — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:47:17 +0000

I hope no one actually thought I was serious about the wind turbine. So who is actually monitoring and checking the power company when they say they are buying wind power? Isn’t it entirely possible that they are generating the same exectricty from some coal fired plant and marketing it as wind energy? It’s electricity fungible? Can they trace it back to the wind power? I am still very skeptical especialy since they are charging extra for so called wind power. Who’s to say they aren’t pocketing the extra $$ for their own good? Still not convinced….

By: AngryParakeet

AngryParakeet — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:31:10 +0000

When cleaning the urinal, wouldn’t the rocks be an obstacle to sanitizing?

By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:10:45 +0000

Seriously… I don’t understand the rocks. Can someone explain:
1) The point
2) How this is “green”?

By: Thor

Thor — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:14:58 +0000

Are the rocks there to “get your rocks off”?

By: Boomhauer

Boomhauer — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:55:02 +0000

Local 16 is engaging in pointless enviro-masturbation. How many people seriously go there for food?