[SustainableTompkins] Article on companies making major energy changeovers

[Andrew B Goodell]

Don't get me wrong, I think it's great that Frito-Lay is looking into going
off-grid and using solar, but I wouldn't jump to call it eco-friendly
guilt-free. These potatoes come in by the half million a day from New
Mexico. Did the workers get paid a fair wage? Did the growing of the
potatoes use water efficiently? I bought a bag of locally grown and baked
potato chips last week, and I think that would be more guilt-free than
buying from a large company across the country any day. Support the local
farmers! 


Andy Goodell
(603) 831-0356

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What a great example of moral ambivalence -- an eco-friendly junk food!

Of course, there is still the packaging and transportation to address.

Joel


At 08:36 PM 11/15/07 -0500, you wrote:
>Today's NY Times
>In Eco-Friendly Factory, Low-Guilt Potato Chips 
>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/15/business/15plant.html?th&emc=th
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