tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post2814546797347404999..comments2023-09-06T05:58:02.522-07:00Comments on Palousitics: More on "Carbon Offsets"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-23242466739721741042007-03-14T20:12:00.000-07:002007-03-14T20:12:00.000-07:00The demand for consensus strikes me much more as b...The demand for consensus strikes me much more as being a demand for Solidarity, rather than of scientific agreement...NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358707844087117280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-23070679674079340202007-03-01T12:04:00.000-08:002007-03-01T12:04:00.000-08:00Tom: "A little off topic on Howard Schultz here, b...Tom: <I>"A little off topic on Howard Schultz here, but did you read the other day where he is worried Starbucks is becoming "cookie cutter?"</I><BR/><BR/>I saw an article in the WSJ detailing how Schultz wants the company to get back to focusing on coffee for fear that they're losing their distinctiveness as they diversify away from that core product.<BR/><BR/>The very next paragraph was about how they're going to expand the availability of their hot breakfast sandwiches. I couldn't help chuckling. :)Paul E. Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04480215501034566588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-33633246557643074482007-03-01T11:21:00.000-08:002007-03-01T11:21:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Paul E. Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04480215501034566588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-67253648593920319832007-03-01T08:52:00.000-08:002007-03-01T08:52:00.000-08:00A little off topic on Howard Schultz here, but did...A little off topic on Howard Schultz here, but did you read the other day where he is worried Starbucks is becoming "cookie cutter?" Really, Howard, after 12,000 locations worldwide. Who would have thought? Cheer up. There still may be some places in Seattle where two Starbucks are not across the parking of from each other.<BR/><BR/>Don't worry, I actually like Starbucks and Target. It just annoys me to no end the free pass the media and the left give them.Tom Forbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02080804561058476349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-54874511846236698932007-03-01T08:30:00.000-08:002007-03-01T08:30:00.000-08:00Nic - The difference is that Howard Schultz doesn'...Nic -<BR/> <BR/>The difference is that Howard Schultz doesn't run around telling everyone that we'll all die if we don't buy his coffee. Starbuck's product sells itself, while Gore's product requires fear to push it.Paul E. Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04480215501034566588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-20133766818733724552007-03-01T08:29:00.000-08:002007-03-01T08:29:00.000-08:00What I have found funny about Gore was his holding...What I have found funny about Gore was his holdings in Occidental Petroleum. An enviromentalist with considerable holdings in an oil/coal company whose founder had ties with the former Soviet Union.<BR/>Or how about the time when Gore was vice-president, sold the U.S. Navy's reserve fuel supply to Occidental Petroleum and that company was the LOWEST bidder.Satanic Mechanichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222551578840670157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-17971667909741075212007-03-01T08:15:00.000-08:002007-03-01T08:15:00.000-08:00sounds kind of like the same thing as Howard Schul...sounds kind of like the same thing as Howard Schultz buying a cup of coffee at Starbucks. if you own a company why wouldn't you support your company by making purchases from it? i'm not sure that puts them in the same league as your televangelist.Nichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04884645586554976389noreply@blogger.com