Viva Las Vegan?
Grist: "From vegan desserts to sustainable seafood, Sin City is polishing its palate. And with more than 1.8 million residents living in Clark County and 38.5 million tourists descending each year, there are plenty of mouths to feed."
In the sense that Vegas has to stay attuned to shifting American attitudes, the naturals trend is to be expected. But in the sense that anything Vegas does is faux and transitory, I'm not sure how much faith to put in any change of heart from the gaming denizens.
What's actually happening is that Vegas has grown to the point of enforced diversification, simply by size. I was astounded to find a Whole Foods there a couple of years ago, in an enclave of natural clothing and green living stores, including a filtered water outlet. But it was nigh the outskirts of town, and in an area one guessed was populated by California transplants escaping the high tax base of their home state.
Many factors are entering in, in other words. But no matter. Whatever it is, as long as it's green, Vegas loves it!
-- Paul Andrews, GreenforGood
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posted by Paul Andrews @ 2:47 PM
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Interesting about Vegas, altough it's true for here in Maryland as well. People plant flowers at a Metro stop and then defund further metro expansions. Sigh.
On the subject of Whole Foods, well it might not be as green as you'd think.
It's being revealed that their CEO Mackey has been funneling corporate profits from Whole Foods into the "global warming is a hoax" right wing think tank Cato Institute. Cato provides the Junk Science content for FOX, which regularly runs "global warming is only liberal hysteria" articles and interviews.
You can read the about the Cato Institute at Common Dreams and at the original source Corporate Crime Reporter Sigh. So needless to say I've emailed my displeasure (no response) and I'm not shopping there until their CEO gets canned. Cheers!!
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