this has been an eye opening documentary about the misuse of dogs
it talks about the British Kennel Club and the inbreeding health problems of the dogs
inbreeding makes dogs that conform more to the breed standard but health problems are not really taken into account
most common issues include hip, elbow problems, cancer (usually bone or brain tumor), heart, breathing problems, shorter life span etc.
I personally like dogs and have thought about getting a pure bred dog or two, maybe starting a breeding business but after seeing this I have doubts…
I guess working dogs and mixed dogs, those that aren’t bread for beauty, are much healthier and should be a choice when getting a dog
as one person said in a movie, if you punch a dog in the head with a stick and the dog develops head problems you’d probably get arrested or something but if you breed a good looking dog with visible genetic health problems and pass on those genes that replicate the problems to the puppies you are not held responsible
think about it…
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now, I didn’t understand it 100% but the main thing is that he grows organic food and that people invest in him financially so that they may have like a basket of food each week
the people also work on his farm and have fun doing things
I think the idea is great
I for one am sick of the food I buy at big supermarkets
food with pesticides, genetic modifications etc.
so, whenever I can, I buy food from peasants I know
that way I support my community instead of filling pockets of rich corporations
but probably the most selfish are the big corporations.
why?
well, because they make BIG profits. and the more they make the more selfish they become
they don’t care what they manufacture as long as it brings them money. environment? community? what’s that?
corporations just don’t give away their money. they may give some to make an impression to the public that “they care” when in fact they don’t
don’t fall for that
what’s the problem with the electric car?
the problem is that it works. right here. right now.
and they don’t want you to know about that.
because if they were to implement the electric car on your request
the oil companies could loose A TON of profit on gas, gas that is about to get ridiculously more expensive than it already is
the car part companies would also loose money on maintenance because electric cars have so few spare parts
and the winner would be you, John Doe, Jane Doe
because you would charge your car at your home
your environment would be better (no exhaust on electric car) and your children would have less asthma
you could lower CO2 emissions and control the global warming
you would pay like a quarter of the prices for fuel you’re paying right now
you would feel better driving in a lot less noise and your engine would have a good torque
you would not need all those pricey repairs
you would not use the motor oils that pollute
etc.
sure, the electric cars have their problems
like the limited milage (batteries related)
actually the biggest problem are the batteries
but, it is usable if you don’t drive more than 60-100 miles before recharging (battery dependent)
actually there are better batteries nowadays, that give more driving economy
the thing is
those companies do not want to bother to make the electric car work
because of their profits
they want something that will drain the money out of you
a fuel that would have a lot of problems before getting to you
a fuel that they can charge you more because of those reasons so their profit could increase (take a look at the hidrogen fuel problems and the fuel cells george bush is promoting)
the whole corporate economy is based on profit
not on ecology (global warming)
not on what you consumers actually need
well the thing is, by using corporate owned media (TV, newspapers etc.)
they are telling you what your needs are, what you should think about various issues
they modify you so that when voting time comes, they know you will make the right choice
and that you’d feel good about that choice because they’ve also told that to your peers, you all think now the same
today, the electric car technology is usable
we need an effort from the people to make those companies manufacture it
or we have to grow aware that we can modify existing cars
an interesting thing happened in California, one of the most polluted countries in the USA
they made a Zero Emission Act (or something like that)
requiring companies to sell like 5% of the cars that do not pollute
at all!
and while the companies didn’t like that, they did it
because they wanted the market share of those few %
and then they lobbied
so that the act was canceled
also, at one time, the government was giving 4000 $ tax reduction when buying electric car
but the government was also giving 100 000 $ tax reduction when buying a truck like a hummer
the message there?
go buy a big car that will use A LOT of fuel
by using A LOT of fuel the oil companies profit will get A LOT bigger
you just have to be smart enough to actually go with the scheme
search for it on youtube, maybe you’ll find something
I’ve been investigating on the electric cars, and I’ve found websites selling conversion kits for various cars
I’ve also read a thing or two about the flywheel
that can be used to store energy instead of batteries (is more efficient)
but as long as they can charge you on an obsolete fuel technology they will do that and their profits will grow since the there’s so little of oil left
my idea was about using flywheel to store cheap electricity at night and use it at daytime, maybe sell it to my electricity company
I even found some products on the market based on flywheel
but those need to get improved and I’m not optimistic in that regard
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