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- Monday, October 6, 2008, 8:55
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And here I thought Seattle was a haven for planet-loving people and companies. Guess I was wrong. Seattle-based Starbucks is in trouble over leaving tap water running constantly in their 16,000 stores worldwide. The water is used for cleaning utensils and says that it’s done to prevent bacteria from growing in their taps. This procedure wastes, on minimum, about 1.63 million liters of water per day as it is not recycled. Starbucks is known as an environmentally-friendly company, having reduced their paper napkin size to reduce solid waste and even donating coffee grounds for gardens. Looks like the internationally-known coffeehouse will need to work on reducing their liquid waste now as well.
Read more:www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1771553.ece
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A social and fiscal conservative, I scour the news for information that disputes the current man-made global warming indoctrination that takes place around the world. I take a rather sarcastic approach to reporting on the nonsense being spewed by the talking heads in the media and the governments around the world.
