Posted in Consumerism, Economy, Environment, Liberals, Northwest Life, Politics, Society, government, tagged control, Environment, hippies, Seattle on July 31, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Just another fun Summer in Seattle:
Seattle business tax burden is among the highest in the nation.
Seattle Mayor proposes car-free days.
Even Trinidad doesn’t want our old ferries (filed under “Brilliant Infrastructure Management”)
And, of course, the plastic bag tax.
…Thank goodness for our barn-burning tech sector.
The irony is best laid out by a commenter on this blog post [...]
Posted in Consumerism, Economy, Media, News, Politics, Society, Uncategorized, tagged audacity, bailout, squandered, sub-prime on July 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The press would call them “the latest victims of the sub-prime meltdown”. Argh. No, this is simply another prime example of what has contributed to our current economic state.
Things couldn’t look better three years ago for Milton and Patricia Harper of Lake City, who giddily accepted the keys to a small castle, plus enough money [...]
Posted in Environment, Liberals, News, Politics, tagged carbon credits, carbon offsets, DNC, pipe dream on July 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
That’s what carbon credits are made of… from Face the State (please DO visit the web site):
The DNC has contracted with Vermont-based NativeEnergy to offer delegates “Green challenge” carbon offsets to soften the environmental impact of convention travel. That money is then invested in carbon-free “green” energy sources around the country, including a wind [...]
Posted in Automotive, Cars, News, Northwest Life, Police, Punks, Society, Transportation, tagged anarchy, civil disobedience, Critical Mass, cycling, cyclists, greivance mongering, illegal-detainment, Seattle on July 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Let me make this very clear: I like bicycles and I like the idea of biking to work/elsewhere without having to use gas and getting/staying fit in the process. In fact, I would REALLY love to start riding to my local Park&Ride instead of driving (it’s only 4-5 miles away). However, I DO NOT like [...]
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