The Power Of The Boycott!

Conservatives don't like to tell other people how to live their lives. So the idea of going out and protesting is foreign to us. Same goes for boycotting something. Lefties on the other hand use both protesting and boycotting as a powerful tool to get what they want.

It can be effective (short term) like the prorogue scheme that was led by the opposition parties. It can also go seriously wrong like during the Olympics when the protesters themselves were hijacked by even more extreme protesters. Luckily the protesters at the Olympics have cooled off and protests are now close to none existent. Funny how moderate (is there such a thing?)protesters are now scared to protest because the hard line lefties might show up and break more windows and attack more police officers. Violence is not the Canadian way. Peaceful protests are democratic, hooligans breaking windows is not. It's good that Olympic protesters realize that the hooligans do more damage to their causes then help.

Why should a small proportion of people be able to dictate to the majority? Special interest groups use their voices by protesting and gaining the media attention. Protesting is changing as the facebook group on proroguing indicates, and Conservatives are catching on. Case in point, Bed, Bath and Beyond. They backed off within a day of coming out and stating their were boycotting Alberta's "dirty" oil. Why?

Rex Murphy: Bed, Bath & Beyond good sense

You know, some of their towels are not as woolly as this train of mush. “Our third-party transportation providers” — what would those be … truckers? And what does it possibly mean “to be aware of the issues associated with fuels generally”? That they are flammable? How much they cost? That they help things to run? And for sheer doughy padding, consider, “we have asked them to lessen their use of fuels which they know would be counter to this goal, where feasible.” It has all the clarity and solidity of a spring swamp wrapped in a blanket of fog.

My guess is the wavelet of backlash from Alberta at the ForestEthics press release was sufficient to haul the monks of BBB BBB BBB out of the eco-choir. BBB BBB BBB may have thought that sending a little incense to the Al Gore contingent of The Science is Settled and The Himalayan Glaciers are Toast Church of Global Warming (pre-Climategate Division) would titillate the balance sheet among the eco-fervent. But they quickly thought better of it. Oh that old Gloria Mundi. How Sic it Transits.

So, Alberta citizens got on their computers and emailed Bedbugs and gave them an earful. Good for them. It shows that we can have an impact without having to get out in the streets and protest.

Look at the board of directors for Forest Ethics. They are all lefty do gooders with an agenda. Notice how they own "eco-friendly" companies? So, what's in it for them? Profits. That "dirty" word, that allows them to live high on the hog by pressuring companies into submission, while they rake in the profits from their own capitalist businesses. Hypocritical much?



Interesting that Forest Ethics gets 77% of their money from grants which they fail to detail in their financial report. This organization clearly has no clue what ethics are all about. Let's find out who they get their money from, and start protesting them. We are now clearly seeing how these organizations survive, not by the average citizens support, but by sucking on the government teat.

It's time for us to play their game. It's time for us to start boycotting their businesses, and it's time for us to start supporting those businesses that are driving our economic engine.

My boycott list so far:

Bed, Bath and Beyond
Whole Foods
TD Canada Trust
Google
HP

I am sure you can help me add to the list. I would also like a list of companies that are buy worthy, those that are not buying into the global warming garbage. Let's show them the power of the boycott, not by protesting in the streets, but by protesting with our money.

The 100 Mile Limit? Fess Up Whole Foods!

Whole Foods doesn't want to use Alberta oil. Well I have news for you, Ontario doesn't get their oil from Alberta, neither does Quebec, they get blood oil from the Mideast. The oil gets shipped over the ocean, in huge oil tankers that pollute the ocean and kill fish like seals and tuna and dolphins and whales. Nice.

Whole Foods is going to move into the GTA, because people living in condos want organic close by. Good for Whole Foods, only problem is that organic products are not within the 100 mile limit that eco-nuts have imposed on lefties.

Whole Foods to double its GTA footprint

“We looked at the longer traffic patterns of our customers, and that is when you start forming ideas of where to put a store,” she said.

“There is a growing awareness of where food comes from, and a growing need or desire for organic products. People know we are not an average grocery store.”
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“There has been a migration to the 416,” said Ms. Evans. “With more people moving into condos and downtown living, these people want to have easy access to grocery stores and not have to schlep their groceries too far.”

But she says Whole Foods’ decision to turn to the suburbs is comparable to a more standard grocery chain’s decision to move downtown. In both cases, they are targeting areas underserved for their product.

“They had entered the urban market, that was their first store. They are looking at pastures that hopefully will be greener for them. The suburban customer really doesn’t have access to Whole Foods,” she said.

Growing awareness of where food comes from??? Are they kidding me? Hello urbanites, do you understand that food needs CO2, you know that POLLUTANT! Yikes, you better stop eating.

Here is a quick lesson. Our farmers plant seeds that sprout into plants that take in CO2 and give off oxygen. They grow better with more CO2, fertilizer and water. Then, to get rid of those yucky bugs, the farmers sometimes spray chemicals that kill the bugs but not the plants (or people), the plants can then continue to grow and end up on your plate. Now, for a veggie to be truly organic, no chemicals can be used, so watch out for the caterpillars in your cabbage and aphids on your herbs (they especially love dill, so watch out for those dill pickles you buy). Seeing as you are "growing aware of where your food comes from", don't be squeamish if your organic veggies contain the occasional slug, they really like lettuce.

Most concerning are the frozen dinners you buy because you have no time to actually cook anything from scratch. Read the labels. My rule is, if I can't pronounce it, it can't be good for you. Try it for one week, then you will see how stupid you are to pay extra for "organic" food, when you are stuffing your face with chemicals in all the frozen meals and canned goods you buy.

So, forget about the 100 mile limit. It's another scam just like global warming!

'Buy local' campaign is no help to environment

More heresy on the environmental correctness front.

The Montreal Economic Institute published a report today arguing that buying locally-produced food "is a poor indicator of a product’s impact on the environment and is thus not a valid way of reducing greenhouse gas emissions."

The authors, Pierre Desrochers and Hiroko Shimizu, write that there are "perfectly legitimate reasons" to buy products raised close to home, but, says Desrochers, “the supposed environmental benefits of buying locally just aren’t there.”

If you knew what a "free range" chicken ate, you wouldn't eat it. Better yet, really get with nature and go out to a farm and help kill a chicken for your meal, oh and you need to pluck it, and clean it too. Good luck with that! HA! While you are on the farm, why don't you muck out the barn (compost material), and feed the livestock.

Oh heck, that probably sounds like too much work, and it's disgusting too. But you idiots will pay twice as much for something that is labeled "organic" and Whole Foods knows that, they are playing you for suckers with their we won't use "dirty oilsands" but our food is organic so you can feel better by paying 2 times more for the same carrots. Try planting your own garden then you can observe the 100 foot rule and you can feel really really special because you grew it yourself.

Next time you go into Whole Foods ask them whether the strawberries you are buying are within the 100 mile limit, ask them that same question for every single item you buy there.

It's time for Whole Foods to fess up, I bet they do not observe the 100 mile rule.