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Old 07-27-2010, 09:24 AM   #109 (permalink)
Piwoslaw
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One of the most frustrating things about this oil spill is its origin. The wasteful "Hummer H2 Lifestyle" encourages oil spills.
The suburbia I currently live in (for school only) is an example. In a bicycle/walking friendly town, I could go to a grocery store located not more than 20 minutes away. Instead, 3 major grocery stores are located within 1/4 mile of each other on the other side of town. The town just exudes wastefulness.
Zoning

What ever happened to sending the kid to the corner store? Now the kid gets in the SUV they got for their birthday, drive 10 miles through cookie cutter dollhouse neighborhoods, then past 5 miles of car dealers, just to get milk.
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