Hutchinson Leader - Environment - Comments

Sounds to me that you have

JaneDoe_22 — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:10:16 -0500

Sounds to me that you have had a run-in with the folks from the McLeod Alliance and by the tone of your comments regarding your ex-wife, it is pretty obvious you have. Personally, I think she did well to rid herself of you. Also, I have to agree that you need to familiarize yourself with a dictionary.

I drove by it today and

itsjustme — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:11:49 -0500

I drove by it today and thought it looked pretty good as far as can collection trailers go. I'm not sure what your expectations are - chrome wheels maybe? I believe they are a non-profit organization that perhaps could use some voluntary assistance. If it bothers you that much maybe you could volunteer your time and/or money and spiff it up a little.

Who taught you how to spell?

timmies — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:30:46 -0500

Who taught you how to spell? Just throw your cans in there and forget about what it looks like.

They sure picked an eyesore

R. Jensen — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:17:26 -0500

They sure picked an eyesore site for the can trailer. That must be to agaisnt city ordnances. It is ugly as my ex wife just sitting thier on main street. I aint throughing any cans in their because it is an eyesore. My cans are going in the garbage.

The Leader has received word

Terry Davis — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:30:22 -0500

The Leader has received word that the city plans to have its contractor, Clarke, spray for mosquitoes Friday night, Sept. 18.

(Terry Davis is a Hutchinson Leader staff writer. E-mail him at davis@hutchinsonleader.com.)

Thank you arcy. Yes,

Terry Davis — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:56:29 -0500

Thank you arcy. Yes, slightly cooler evening temperatures.
Terry

What?? "Slightly warmer

arcy — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 06:27:08 -0500

What?? "Slightly warmer temperatures"??? I think you meant cooler. I have been wondering if spraying is over. The mosquito population has certainly increased and with the warm week ahead they will experience a population explosion no doubt. With all the yard work yet to be done I am hoping they vote to use their last spraying option!

Good luck to our youth to be

freetime — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:19:02 -0600

Good luck to our youth to be challenged on how to come up with renewable energy solutions. The Southwest Initiative Foundation is a good organization and are a great resource.

My only concern is for whatever renewable energy that comes on line, it is not subsidized by the government where it ought to compete equally in the free market. Innovation is definitely needed in this field, but only when it can compete commercially with tried and true methods of power generation.

monkey, I believe "going

BirdFluPandemic — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:11:40 -0600

monkey,
I believe "going green" means cleaning up our world by using less polution causing materials.
It's using items that were made with less energy... thus saving energy.
Many industrial plants have released tons and tons of polution into our environment. To force them to clean up their act is only good for everyone else.
We have simply shrugged at the notion our water and air will take care of themselves... hopefully we haven't waited too long to clean our enironment due to our misguided and lazy thinking of the past.

Psycho monkey, a lot of what

Terry Davis — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:00:54 -0600

Psycho monkey, a lot of what Pawlenty is talking about are industries that will help break our dependency on foreign oil. Improving the environment is a likely side benefit.

Yes, there are those who would say the incentives he would offer are nothing more than corporate welfare, the same charge leveled at his similar JOBZ program now in place and used by Hutchinson to bring Warrior Mfg and Customer Elation to town. Companies that take part in this, if it actually is approved, would get tax incentives, such as lower or no taxes, or perhaps they would not have to pay sales taxes. This doesn't sound like a burden for the companies participating. Hence the accusation from some that it is corporate welfare.

Understand that this is just an initiative that he still needs the Legislature to approve during the next session. It is not currently law or a funded program. It likely will be a hot topic seeing as how JOBZ has been much criticized and was itself modified last session.

(Terry Davis is a Hutchinson Leader staff writer. E-mail him at davis@hutchinsonleader.com.)

O.K. so in this perticular

psycho monkey — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:18:02 -0600

O.K. so in this perticular case they are not forced - yet. To do these "incentives" cost money. I think when we saddle companies with unnecessary costs they burden said company and make it harder for them to compete with other companies around the country and world.

I guess what bothers me is the fact that we spend millions of dollars to combat greenhouse gasses that supposablely cause "Global Warming" (which is what all the GREEN is about) when the whole theory of Global Warming is yet unproven and dare I say a farce?

Did you hear in the news that the earth's temperature has actually declined the last several years? Didn't think so.

"To do this crap"?....you

oatmealio — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:08:39 -0600

"To do this crap"?....you mean help save the environment and create new jobs? Ya gee what a horrible plan and a waste of money. Good for Gov.Pawlenty!

Psycho monkey, I'm not

Terry Davis — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:07:03 -0600

Psycho monkey, I'm not seeing the word "force" in this article, but I am seeing the word "incentive" a lot.

Pawlenty might be the true "maverick" in the Republican party because he believes, contrary to many in the party, that continuing the U.S.'s dependency on foreign oil is a losing proposition and that we should be developing alternatives. It seems he is encouraging business and industry to take the lead on this through the help of incentives so as to create a whole new industry and thus jobs.

(Terry Davis is a Hutchinson Leader staff writer. E-mail him at davis@hutchinsonleader.com.)

Seriously?? Why are we

psycho monkey — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:28:38 -0600

Seriously?? Why are we forcing our great companies to do this crap and waste more money? To be globally competitive?? I think not.

I have always read that

B@ssDoctor — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:58:52 -0500

I have always read that termite flatulance gives off more methane than cows do. I don't see alot of Organizations trying to exterminate termites for this reason.