Comments on: Green Party’s solution to the high oil prices and oil dependence

By: bosco

bosco — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:17:14 +0000

That’s a good point. Maybe I could collect a farm subsidy for growing a bean plant. I’m already considering asking the USDA for some bamboo rhizomes.

By: bile

bile — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:38:13 +0000

Note the text vertical on either side of the circle.

By: beetlbumjl

beetlbumjl — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:17:52 +0000

What’s the difference between the blue and the red dots? Are the blue businesses not benefiting from the farm subsidy?

By: bile

bile — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:56:28 +0000

http://farm.ewg.org/sites/farmbill2007/...
bosco, you aren’t trying hard enough.

By: bosco

bosco — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:44:21 +0000

On the subject of seasonal eating, I’ve got a farmers market down the street from my house that I love. It makes sense to have it down the road because the food doesn’t last as long and I don’t have to burn any gas to get it. Also you can talk to the people who grow the food AT LENGTH about what adjectives like "organic", "natural" and "sustainable" actually mean when referencing food.

As far as the community garden, I’m currently growing beans and doing a piss-poor job of it. I’m doing alright with Aloe, "Lucky Bamboo" and a tropical bonzai. I’m also really good at growing algae in my watering jug. I’m hoping to build some planters and start growing more useful stuff. Too bad I can’t grow America’s largest cash crop and subsidize all my ~~wacky ideas~~ cliche escapades.

By: beetlbumjl

beetlbumjl — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:42:26 +0000

NY Times link of the week. (Though I’ll admit to only skimming the article and really looking at the map.) I think bosco is right, without a cheap means of transportation, a lot of recent housing development isn’t going to make sense. Driving 30+ miles to work on $5+ gas changes the math for lots of commuters. On the other hand, how well does light rail work even with $4 gas? Good luck adding service to established population centers without resorting to massive eminent domain.

On the food front, I’d welcome a return to more seasonal eating. For example, Edible Boston - Cooking Fresh (Spring). I’m not sure if I subscribe to their assertion that "nature did not intend us to eat whatever we want, whenever we want it," but I can see the market leading people to following their general behavior. So bosco get crackin’ on that blog-of-bile-apartment-community-co-op-garden post haste!

By: bosco

bosco — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:21:27 +0000

The price floor/taxing thing confuses me. The address the problem of people in rural areas not being met by these services. I think we need to shift to more localized economies if we truly hope to save gas. If the price gets high enough people will live close to where they work and buy goods and services from people near them. That or become more self sufficient. Either way it turns out the trends that I have been attempting to initiate are obviously the best way of doing things and the way people would turn to in the future.