Comments on: Biogas digester http://polizeros.com/2008/03/05/biogas-digester/ Musings on politics: anti-war, global warming, peak oil and otherwise Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:02:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Bob Morris http://polizeros.com/2008/03/05/biogas-digester/comment-page-1/#comment-149615 Bob Morris Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:02:16 +0000 http://polizeros.com/2008/03/05/biogas-digester/#comment-149615 In The World is Flat, Friedman talks about Wal-Mart. Terrible health benefits for employees which costs both the employees and municipalities considerable money. And they grind their suppliers unmercifully. But according to some studies, they have saved their mostly lower-income customers hundreds of billions because of their low prices. Technology and flattening worlds have strange, sometimes seemingly contrary effects. In The World is Flat, Friedman talks about Wal-Mart. Terrible health benefits for employees which costs both the employees and municipalities considerable money. And they grind their suppliers unmercifully.

But according to some studies, they have saved their mostly lower-income customers hundreds of billions because of their low prices.

Technology and flattening worlds have strange, sometimes seemingly contrary effects.

]]> By: DJ http://polizeros.com/2008/03/05/biogas-digester/comment-page-1/#comment-149612 DJ Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:35:52 +0000 http://polizeros.com/2008/03/05/biogas-digester/#comment-149612 Interesting to note that widespread use of such an obvious improvemment would cause hundreds of thousands to starve, as those whose job (or caste) it is to make dung cakes for fuel would be thrown out of business. Interesting to note that widespread use of such an obvious improvemment would cause hundreds of thousands to starve, as those whose job (or caste) it is to make dung cakes for fuel would be thrown out of business.

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