Get Drunk And Help The Planet
From CleanTechnica today:
Anheuser-Busch Unveils Massive Green Beer Plan
from CleanTechnica by Ariel SchwartzBud Light
But is it greenwashing?Anheuser-Busch, the largest brewer in the US, announced today that it plans to have its breweries rely on renewable energies for 15 percent of its needs by 2010. The Houston brewery plans to use biogas from a nearby landfill combined with an on-site bio-energy recovery system (BERS) that will make use of brewing wastewater, and the Fairfield, California facility will use solar panels in addition to a BERS. The other US breweries will use only BERS.
When the facilities are completed, 10 out of the 12 Anheuser-Busch breweries in the US will use alternative fuels.
It’s tempting to shake our heads and exclaim that this is just another example of corporate greenwashing that doesn’t mean anything. But in this case, that might not be entirely true.
Anheuser-Busch’s plan will produce 1 in 7 beers using alternative energy—that’s over 5 billion 12 oz. servings. Additionally, Anheuser-Busch is the world’s largest operator of BERS. Such cogeneration is extremely important for large breweries to pursue if they want to be at all sustainable. As I mentioned earlier, Anheuser-Busch is the largest US brewer. As such, they set an example for other large companies.
If other breweries choose to pursue BERS, even if it is just to look good in the public eye, I won’t complain. I don’t know anyone who plans to stop drinking beer in the name of sustainability anytime soon, so Anheuser-Busch’s plan is an excellent step forward.
They Must Be Stopped!
Someone please put a stop to this! It will all end in tears, I just know it….
The Time Warp — Again: MTV to Remake “Rocky Horror Picture Show”
By Andrew Gans
24 Jul 2008It’s been a hit stage musical. It’s been a cult film. Now, it’s set for a TV production. MTV plans to film a remake of the cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”
Variety reports that Lou Adler, the executive producer of the 1975 film, will partner with BermanBraun and Fox Television Studios for the new film, which will utilize the original Jim Sharman and Richard O’Brien screenplay. Additional music may be added to the remake.
No director or casting have been announced for the MTV telepic.
Adler told Variety, “I’d like to see it shown a year from this coming Halloween, but that’s up to MTV.”
Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun will executive produce the film, and Fox is currently in discussions with BSkyB and Sky Movies to help finance the film and distribute the product abroad.
I Paid For This?
I found this wonderfully funny site through Joe.My.God’s blog posting:
All the cakes you see were done by “professionals”. The blog is pretty new so you can get through all the entries pretty quickly.
Who Needs A Hero?
Here’s a very funny dose of Neil Patrick Harris as Dr. Horrible!
Hope On The Horizon?
It’s got a lot of technical talk in it, but it leaves me with some hope:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080715165520.htm
Woot!
It’s not very work safe. No nudity but he’s wearing very little.
The Pink Carpet
We saw Leslie Jordan last night at the PH’s Footlights Theater. He was piss-your-pants funny. His celebrity stories about people like Mark Harmon and Boy George were hysterical. We really enjoyed it. Got to read his book that just came out.
Leslie
