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Grumpy Mary commented on a story: Green or not? Barbie's reused girls accessories
Grumpy Mary commented on a story: Emirates to build zero-carbon desert city
The oil's going to run out eventually. Using their oil money to invest in alternative power sources seems smart to me, and if the rest of the world benefits from the research as well, that's a bonus. At least someone is thinking about the future.
Also, I don't think it's fair to ding the UAE for being the world's fifth largest oil exporter. They've got oil and they've got desert, and there are plenty of buyers for the oil. For the desert, maybe not so much.
Posted: 30 January 2008 06:03pm
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Grumpy Mary commented on a story: Green or not? You decide on British Gas 'Zero Carbon' advert
If the Coke Zero cans had fine print saying, "The calories in this can will be offset by exercising for 15 minutes," we'd call it a con, so I don't buy their argument about zero carbon.
Zero is, you know, nothing. Nada. Zip. Nought. Zilch.
Posted: 30 January 2008 01:03pmSee all comments on this story (14)
She's plastic, that's not fantastic (with apologies to Aqua). I'm not sure these accessories even count as recycled, since it sounds as if they are made from offcuts. The fabric hasn't actually been used once, so it's not really being reused.
A cynic might suggest that someone looked at the materials being wasted at Mattel and figured out a way to get some value out of them, then added a 'green' angle to help sell them.
Posted: 04 April 2008 06:02pm