Re: Budwieser's Social Conscience? was Re: [Biofuel] U.S. awash with experimental GM crops - new report
Anheuser Busch does virtually nothing that is contrary to netting a dollar. True -- They've even gone so far as to convince their customers that beer is made from rice!! Mike --- Appal Energy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The makers of Budweiser Beer have taken the daring step of refusing to use GMO rice or the purchase of ANY uncertified NON-GMO grains for their use. I think that their position is 2 fold. The first being that they do not want to get into any future litigation regard potential ill effects from drinking their brew containing such additives. The second, may be, just may be, that they have a social conscience. Chuckle..., Snort..., Snarf, Hick... :-) Surely you jest on that last line. Anheuser Busch does virtually nothing that is contrary to netting a dollar. If they really had a social conscience they wouldn't be brewing rice beer and they wouldn't be pumping millions of dollars into ONDCP with a strong penchant towards erradication of cannabis sativa, in both it's industrial and smokeable varieties. As well, take a look at their marketing schemes and tell me their objectification of women is evidence of a social conscience. The more cleavage and thinner the thong the better, all to snag the eye of male passers-by of all ages and generate a twisted association between physical attractiveness and their product. While they are far from the only firm that does this, being one of thousands certainly isn't a mark of social conscience. Mainstream, sure. But miles away from the cutting edge of social responsibility. Todd Swearingen ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
Re: Budwieser's Social Conscience? was Re: [Biofuel] U.S. awash with experimental GM crops - new report
I am glad that you got the joke. Charles Leveque --- Appal Energy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The makers of Budweiser Beer have taken the daring step of refusing to use GMO rice or the purchase of ANY uncertified NON-GMO grains for their use. I think that their position is 2 fold. The first being that they do not want to get into any future litigation regard potential ill effects from drinking their brew containing such additives. The second, may be, just may be, that they have a social conscience. Chuckle..., Snort..., Snarf, Hick... :-) Surely you jest on that last line. Anheuser Busch does virtually nothing that is contrary to netting a dollar. If they really had a social conscience they wouldn't be brewing rice beer and they wouldn't be pumping millions of dollars into ONDCP with a strong penchant towards erradication of cannabis sativa, in both it's industrial and smokeable varieties. As well, take a look at their marketing schemes and tell me their objectification of women is evidence of a social conscience. The more cleavage and thinner the thong the better, all to snag the eye of male passers-by of all ages and generate a twisted association between physical attractiveness and their product. While they are far from the only firm that does this, being one of thousands certainly isn't a mark of social conscience. Mainstream, sure. But miles away from the cutting edge of social responsibility. Todd Swearingen ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
