(09-29-2019, 02:07 PM)jeffster Wrote: But that's not the issue; the issue is that the photo was doctored to change the appearance. Had this been the NDP, Liberal or Conservatives it wouldn't make headlines. But this is the Green Party, therefor, it is showing people that they (not referring to the leader herself), the ones running the party itself, are really no different than the other parties.
Right, when they noticed something potentially embarrassing, they tried to cover it up, rather than explaining it. I can think of at least 2 better approaches they might have used:
1) Everybody will sometimes slip up; changing habits is difficult, even for those who are trying to lead
2) It was a compostable cup; let’s try to switch our single-use items to compostable and ensure that composting facilities are available everywhere
Incidentally, does anyone know how this came out? I mean, did they publish it without doctoring, then modify it and publish it again? Or something else?
Somebody else observed that even if compostable, it’s still waste. There actually is a significant problem with that framing. Re-usable items require cleaning, and while that doesn’t generate much in the way of output (just a small amount of water down the drain, combined with an infinitesimal amount of soap that needs to be handled by sewage treatment), it does use quite a bit of energy to wash. Also manufacturing of re-usable items requires a huge amount of energy and materials compared to typical single-use items. As a result, it is not actually possible for random individuals to easily determine which is the lower-impact approach: it requires a detailed study. This in turn is why strategies like a carbon tax (and other Pigovian taxes) are better than detailed regulations about exactly how everything must be done.