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Posted on 07/20/2008 5:51:02 AM PDT by Libloather
Democrats: It's not easy being green
Eco-friendly convention vexes caterers, organizers, spinners
Valerie Richardson
Sunday, July 20, 2008
DENVER | Throwing the "greenest national political convention to date" is easier said than done, as Democrats are learning the hard way.
Amid much fanfare, Democratic National Convention officials have for months promoted their commitment to an environmentally sustainable event.
They've hired a first-ever "director of greening," set an ambitious recycling goal of 85 percent, and banished plastic water bottles and plastic foam cups from the premises.
With the convention a little more than one month away, however, it's apparent that some Democrats are greener than others. Only three state delegations have agreed to eliminate entirely their carbon footprints by purchasing travel offsets, despite the pleas of convention organizers.
The heavily vegetarian "Lean 'N Green" menu has touched off a slew of gripes, ranging from caterers who can't find enough Colorado-grown organic vegetables to Denver City Council member Charlie Brown calling menu planners "the food police."
**SNIP**
The decision to move to the stadium threw a Chernobyl-sized wrench into the sustainability plan. Switching the venue from the Pepsi Center, which seats fewer than 20,000, to Invesco, which holds 78,000, threatens to saddle the convention with the Shaquille O'Neal of carbon footprints.
Democratic officials have remained tight-lipped on the environmental impact of the move, saying they're still crunching the kilowatt numbers.
"We're still in the early stages of planning for Invesco, so we can't give any early estimates of what the impact will look like," said Damon Jones, spokesman for the Democratic National Convention Committee.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
In these parts, they're called trash collectors...
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Heh heh heh...I'd say that for most Democrats, then, money talks and green walks, after all is said and done. Their plantation doesn't sound too unified.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
For people who claim to be all about personal freedom, the RATS sure have a lot of rules about what their attendees must do. Not that they’re into totalitarianism, of course. Good thing we have a Republican party and the nominee pointing to this out to the voters.
Hardihar, I am just loving this. They are going to offend all the steak-eating Democrats. And perhaps, just perhaps, it will cause a significant number of politicians to run screaming from any ‘green’ bill. That would be wonderful.
McCain should hold BBQs.
Yep. It's all about negating the feeling of guilt. As is so much in the neoliberal agenda (like school self-esteem-building).
What a perfect opportunity for the GOP to provide contrast.
find later
McCain, you are the luckiest (expletive deleted) on the planet.
When the number one issue on the agenda is Drilling, their timing couldn’t be worse. National Lampoon couldn’t plan a funnier convention.
Pray for W and Our Troops
and the "high class hookers" set to service the RAT elite, have all been issued genuine lambskin condoms because latex does not decompose as quickly.
> They’ve hired a first-ever “director of greening,”
Is his official title, “Mr. Green Jeans”?
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
“Much complaining over inflicting their own idiocy on themselves”
Isn’t that the way they govern?
They have to BUY an offset in order to travel to their own convention? Is this the change you can depend on?
Some Denver entrepreneur is gonna make a pile of dinero with a fried chicken cart within sniffing distance of the DNC revival.
In the middle ages, it was called an "indulgence."
There's no actual environmental impact, only a mental one (guilt assuaged).
“In the middle ages, it was called an “indulgence.”
Exactly. Carbon offsets are the new indulgences for the pagan religion of liberalism.
Being “green” is for the “proles”, not for the party elites. We, the people, are no longer important. We are too stupid, so we need the party elites to do our thinking for us.
and let people tailgate from their SUVs.
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