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Re: You Do Not Need A Guidebook To Travel

Austin — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:42:56 -0000

I couldn't agree more. I think that the information you could gather on the Internet before a trip, combined with what you get from fellow travelers and locals is all you need for a fantastic trip.

Re: Corn Prices: Now It's Getting Serious

Austin — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:16:49 -0000

What is happening to the price of corn syrup? I'd love to see the price of all the sweetened junk food increase as a result of biofuel usage.

All the whining about feeding cows just makes me laugh. Why don't we just let them roam around and eat grass, instead of corn?

Re: Farmer's Markets Are So Over

Austin — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 13:30:57 -0000

The farmers markets in Seattle require that the people selling produce/grow the things they sell. There are no wholesalers, which keeps produce local and great!

Perhaps you should bring up your concerns with the people who run the markets and get them to implement rules to prohibit wholesalers...

Re: U.S. and WWF Push for Ban on Tuna Fishing

Austin — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:26:52 -0000

Perhaps we should be focusing on the demand side of the equation instead of the supply side. Promote other, more sustainable fish, or other sources of protein.

If you cut off supply, but demand stays stable, then there will be more incentive to fish illegally, since prices will rise. Curb consumer demand (turkey, the new tuna!) and there will be less incentive to fish for tuna, legally or illegally.

I've vowed not to eat tuna any more, how about you?

Re: So Much For Fish & Chips: Greenpeace List Of Most Over-fished Species

Austin — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:28:21 -0000

I second using the Monterey Bay Aquarium site. I've been using it for the past few years and its been a great help in choosing fish to eat.

Re: Like Superhero, Dolphin Saves Beached Pygmy Sperm Whales

Austin — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:25:43 -0000

It's things like this that remind me that we really don't understand that much about the world we live in. How mind blowing is it that two different species of aquatic mammal can communicate well enough to save one's life, yet we can't yet understand either? It blow my mind, at least. What else don't we get?

Re: U.S. Army to Generate Electricity from Kitchen Waste

Austin — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:10:18 -0000

This is a great technology. I wonder what kind of waste is leftover from the process? Why not install a few of these at landfills?

I remember reading about many processes that produced somewhat similar results, I wonder what this one uses?

Re: Con-Way Limit Speed on Trucks to Conserve Fuel

Austin — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:45:10 -0000

As prices for fuel goes up, companies will be making these types of moves to save money, with a side benefit for the environment. If people who care about the environment can show these companies how they can save money, instead of trying to guilt them into helping the environment, we'd all likely be better off. Most companies exist to only make money, and if the people involved don't care about the environment, then we need to take a different approach in getting them to change their behavior. I think that more trucking companies could make moves like this if it offers a cost benefit. Does anybody know anyone in the trucking business?

Re: Survey: Do You Eat At Your Desk?

Austin — Fri, 02 May 2008 12:02:11 -0000

I eat at my desk, but only because I don't want to have to stay at work any longer than I have to. If I take a lunch break, then I have to stay at work until after 5pm. I'd rather be at home sooner.

Re: On Giving Up Salmon for Sardines

Austin — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:32:48 -0000

I've given up most seafood for the most part, even small fish, because I just don't think there is any way that we can feed the world with fish. I'm doing my part to simply eat very little, if any seafood.

I don't think that fish stocks will recover any until commercial fishermen can't afford to fill their boats with fuel, so I'm not going to hold my breath. I'm just going to alter my diet for the long run.

Re: Huge Jellyfish Numbers \"Signal Something Has Changed\" in Oceans

Austin — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:02:33 -0000

I actually agree with anonymous; when you're handed lemons make lemonade. In this case, the lemonade is tasty jellyfish. When I was in Singapore, I ate a tasty dish made from jellyfish. The flesh was chewy and not slimy.

So, if these jellyfish risk harming the ecosystem, let's act as predators for them, eat them, and not eat more endangered species. Plus, we get access to a, at least temporary, plentiful food source.