Austinist: Whole Foods Now Selling Wind

cbot

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 09:46:06 -0600

Big picture comment: There are many, many problems with wind energy. First of all, wind generation necessitates huge transmission lines coming from West Texas (where the energy is made). And the Texas legislature's decision to allow all renewable energy credits to come from wind (which is already sort of reasonable cost-wise) means that other types of renewables that are more promising in the long run -- like solar energy -- are not being pursued. Small Picture Comment: Those cards are stupid.

Bill

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 09:01:25 -0600

sean, that was hilarious !

sean

Thu, 02 Nov 2006 15:32:57 -0600

Obviously they're running out of air to fill up the extra space inside those Kettle Chips Krinkle Cut Salt and Pepper potato chip bags. Don't buy these cards. They should fill up those bags with MORE CHIPS, not more wind.

kevin

Thu, 02 Nov 2006 13:43:40 -0600

you've all seen the History of Whole Foods 'timeline' that wraps all around their little eating area by the north entrance, right? every single 'plot point' begins with 'WF acquired...', 'WF bought...', 'WF merged with...' if walmart is an authoritarian enterprise, then whole foods is a totalitarian one. but their linzer cookies are sooooo good...

josh

Thu, 02 Nov 2006 13:05:05 -0600

One proven way of increasing our usage of renewable energy is via demand. I support companies like Whole Foods that buy wind energy; more demand for wind energy + profits for wind energy suppliers = more wind energy suppliers and a shift towards a greater wind energy component in our energy mix. But I don't know what these cards do. It sounds to me like you're buying electricity that is delivered to someone else. This is not, as they say in economics, a sustainable model. Ask your employer or retailer or electric provider to purchase more wind energy, and there might actually be sustainable gains.

josh

Thu, 02 Nov 2006 12:36:52 -0600

look, i'm all for green hippy bullshit, but this is ridiculous. it's like a vagrant asking for money, promising that he'll stay vegetarian.

M1EK

Thu, 02 Nov 2006 12:27:38 -0600

Like all other 'voluntary' emissions offsets, it's RE TAR DED. It just allows others to pollute more in your stead for less money.