Comments on: New Scarpa Boots Are Made From Beans http://www.wildsnow.com/1654/scarpa-backcountry-skiing-boots/ Backcountry Skiing Weblog Blog, FAQs, more, links and info about randonnee, telemark and backcountry ski mountaineering. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:30:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Kevin http://www.wildsnow.com/1654/scarpa-backcountry-skiing-boots/comment-page-1/#comment-14127 Kevin Sat, 21 Feb 2009 02:21:10 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1654#comment-14127 Tucker, Should we just abandon, then, any efforts to create more sustainable products? What your argument fails to recognize or address are the huge subsidies paid by the American taxpayer to the petroleum industry in the form of tax breaks and military protection/intervention which obscure the true price of those products. Without these subsidies, your petroleum-based products would be considerably more expensive. Perhaps plastics made from castor bean oil are not the end solution -- it would be a bit depressing if we never innovate past where we are -- but why not embrace the effort, particularly if it comes without a hefty (skiing-performance) price? Tucker,

Should we just abandon, then, any efforts to create more sustainable products? What your argument fails to recognize or address are the huge subsidies paid by the American taxpayer to the petroleum industry in the form of tax breaks and military protection/intervention which obscure the true price of those products. Without these subsidies, your petroleum-based products would be considerably more expensive. Perhaps plastics made from castor bean oil are not the end solution — it would be a bit depressing if we never innovate past where we are — but why not embrace the effort, particularly if it comes without a hefty (skiing-performance) price?

]]> By: JIm http://www.wildsnow.com/1654/scarpa-backcountry-skiing-boots/comment-page-1/#comment-13572 JIm Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:29:38 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1654#comment-13572 As a Nebraska farmer I like to new products made from plant materials. The national media has made corn based ethanol the whipping boy for last summer's 150 dollar crude and higher prices in the grocery stores. Don't fall for it.http://www.ne-ethanol.org/pdf/CornPrices_Food_prides.pdf Corn is trading about 75% of value of this time last year, if someone will pay me 27% more I have a Peterbilt of corn headed your way soon. Anyway good story, great site, lots of good info here As a Nebraska farmer I like to new products made from plant materials. The national media has made corn based ethanol the whipping boy for last summer’s 150 dollar crude and higher prices in the grocery stores. Don’t fall for it.http://www.ne-ethanol.org/pdf/CornPrices_Food_prides.pdf
Corn is trading about 75% of value of this time last year, if someone will pay me 27% more I have a Peterbilt of corn headed your way soon.

Anyway
good story, great site, lots of good info here

]]> By: Lou http://www.wildsnow.com/1654/scarpa-backcountry-skiing-boots/comment-page-1/#comment-13546 Lou Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:26:10 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1654#comment-13546 Still, the best way to save oil is just drive less. I wonder how many miles of driving the plastic in one pair of ski boots is equivalent to? A couple? Ten? Twenty? So, a couple less trips to the grocery store and you don't have to worry about what kind of plastic your boots are made of... Still, the best way to save oil is just drive less. I wonder how many miles of driving the plastic in one pair of ski boots is equivalent to? A couple? Ten? Twenty? So, a couple less trips to the grocery store and you don’t have to worry about what kind of plastic your boots are made of…

]]> By: JD http://www.wildsnow.com/1654/scarpa-backcountry-skiing-boots/comment-page-1/#comment-13545 JD Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:09:21 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1654#comment-13545 Props to the folks who can save some oil. Good on ya SCARPA. Now if we can just get recycled packaging for those new good-karma-boots. Don't forget to drive your Prius or Greisel car to the TH :) Props to the folks who can save some oil. Good on ya SCARPA. Now if we can just get recycled packaging for those new good-karma-boots. Don’t forget to drive your Prius or Greisel car to the TH :)

]]> By: Tucker http://www.wildsnow.com/1654/scarpa-backcountry-skiing-boots/comment-page-1/#comment-13457 Tucker Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:40:51 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1654#comment-13457 Greydon: "Why Ethanol Production will Drive Food Prices Even Higher in 2008" http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/02/why_ethanol_pro.php The largest components of the price of Coke and Fritos are the marketing budgets, not the raw materials. Besides, most of the really poor people in the world can't afford a Coke or a bag of chips. "Adding to the pain, U.S. futures for corn - a primary ingredient in soda sweeteners - are up 27% from a year ago, according to Reuters. This especially hurts Coca-Cola because 80% of its revenue comes from soda sales. Only 20% of the sales of rival PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) come from soda, Bloomberg reports." http://www.moneymorning.com/2007/10/18/coca-colas-big-third-quarter-highlights-its-rivalry-with-pepsi/ Greydon: “Why Ethanol Production will Drive Food Prices Even Higher in 2008″

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/02/why_ethanol_pro.php

The largest components of the price of Coke and Fritos are the marketing budgets, not the raw materials.

Besides, most of the really poor people in the world can’t afford a Coke or a bag of chips.

“Adding to the pain, U.S. futures for corn – a primary ingredient in soda sweeteners – are up 27% from a year ago, according to Reuters. This especially hurts Coca-Cola because 80% of its revenue comes from soda sales. Only 20% of the sales of rival PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) come from soda, Bloomberg reports.”

http://www.moneymorning.com/2007/10/18/coca-colas-big-third-quarter-highlights-its-rivalry-with-pepsi/

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