I didn't realize that today is the actual observance of Earth Day. The marketing phenomenon it's become makes it seem more like a season than a holiday. I write this without derision: I'm a pretty green guy myself, but I think environmentalism is one area where we need, in the immortal words of Lynette Scavo, "less yakkin', more jackin'!" (hey, no comments from the peanut gallery!)
Unfortunately, I neglected to post this until now, but Stone Creek Coffee is offering free drinks (including specialty drinks) to those who bring in a travel mug or purchase one onsite. Yay Stone Creek!
In response to my post of yesterday regarding Alterra's environmental performance, reader dwillis posted the following insightful comment, which I find too informative and pertinent to languish in comment oblivion:
How about the lack of recycling of #1 plastic cups? Last summer they went through a phase with signage saying, to paraphrase, "hey, it's cool that we don't recycle plastic because we're spending extra for corn-based biodegradable plasticware".....which is a highly suspect position since the corn-based stuff is created mainly with oil products (gas, fertilizer) and irrigation, and doesn't get a chance to degrade when it's sealed up tight in a landfill. But now they're back to an even worse situation, using good quality #1 plastic and not a sign of recycling anywhere. How much wind power do they have to buy to offset that?
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