tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post7178922906934042420..comments2023-10-17T04:51:08.765-10:00Comments on KauaiEclectic: Musings: Monday MixJoan Conrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-35201604363924277382010-02-08T11:14:38.931-10:002010-02-08T11:14:38.931-10:00dwps "(can cite studies)"
Great! Consid...dwps "(can cite studies)"<br /><br />Great! Consider this a gold star *<br /><br />(Can give awards)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-25325782581919537382010-02-08T10:42:08.520-10:002010-02-08T10:42:08.520-10:001) the "food transport problem" thing ca...1) the "food transport problem" thing can get overblown (can cite studies)<br /><br />2) biofuel merit - another thing not well understood by many<br /><br />3) RE "Otherwise, a lot of folks who are barely making it right now would be struggling even more." so, a $0.50 fuel tax, or added utility rate costs for customers via expensive underground power lines to save birds. an real and local example of difficult policy choices<br /><br />4) "the demand for food increased 40 percent from 2008 to 2009, with about 18 percent of the island’s total population now receiving assistance"...now that just sounds f-ing crazy. that has got to be way above the national average. man, not good news. if roughly accurate, that is sure as hell a pretty good barometer of how the poor here are fairing<br /><br />5) that lani info and furfaro comments are fascinating <br /><br />6) id still like to know what the supposed cause of action is in the bulldoze thing. would be nice to see it spelled out<br /><br /><br />all pretty darn important items for sure<br /><br /><br />dwpsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com