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Would you be more likely to shop at a store if you knew it was environmentally friendly?

Asked at Massachusetts Street on August 29, 2012

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Photo of Jenny Ferguson

“Probably. Knowing that it’s environmentally friendly, I would probably want to shop there.”

— Jenny Ferguson, works at Burger King, Oskaloosa

Photo of Reed Jones

“Not at all. In fact I wouldn’t shop there just because of that fact.”

— Reed Jones, unemployed, Austrailia

Photo of Lana Messner

“Yes. Mostly because the people who built it cared about the impact it could have on the environment.”

— Lana Messner, consultant, Lawrence

Photo of Will Averill

“Yes, I think we should all be more environmentally friendly.”

— Will Averill, stage director, Lawrence

Comments

RoeDapple 8 months, 4 weeks ago

The burn barrel don't care.

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vertigo 8 months, 4 weeks ago

LOL @ Reed Jones.

"I'll only shop at stores that make it a point to dump chemicals in our waterways."

Good on ya mate! Love the Aussie humour. (Queen's English)

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rockchalker52 8 months, 4 weeks ago

Australian? I thought Jim Carrey was Canadian.

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RETICENT_IRREVERENT 8 months, 4 weeks ago

I like people who smile and wave..

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snap_pop_no_crackle 8 months, 4 weeks ago

HWMNBN was more a pretentious git than an Australian, I'd say.

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fan4kufootball 8 months, 4 weeks ago

I think most people shop where its most convenient for them - either close to their home or at least on their way home.

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Andini 8 months, 4 weeks ago

So will it be ok to buy gas at the new green hyvee to kill unwanted weeds?

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gphawk89 8 months, 4 weeks ago

Use diesel. Does a good job on the weeds and isn't nearly as flammable.

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Liberty275 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Oreilly's sells battery acid. Give some to the weeds, the ph goes to 2, the plant dies, then the limestone neutralizes the acid. Keep the hose near in case you get some on you or your clothes as it is very corrosive. And don't taste it.

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LadyJ 8 months, 4 weeks ago

Hopefully some future employer doesn't see Reed's comment, they might be put off by it. Once it's on the internet, it's on there forever.

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innerpeace 8 months, 4 weeks ago

If Reed Jones is in fact his real name, he's probably wanted in Austrailia under his real name.

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CWGOKU 8 months, 4 weeks ago

Nobody likes environmentally friendly stores, nobody

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Liberal 8 months, 4 weeks ago

No, do they have the selection and prices I want to pay?

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Eddie_Haskell 8 months, 4 weeks ago

You fools. That's Robbie Williams. He's British, and he's still singing that Angels song.

Robbie Williams Angel live by heliosjuju

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switch 8 months, 4 weeks ago

Aussies have always been friends of the US. Not sure if he is a wannebe, though.

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CWGOKU 8 months, 4 weeks ago

I only shop at stores where one can club baby seals

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switch 8 months, 4 weeks ago

Unwanted weeds? Who wants weeds?

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Andini 8 months, 4 weeks ago

I only shop at Exxon & BP and where Al Gore says it's ok.

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gphawk89 8 months, 4 weeks ago

I shop at a store if: 1. It has the product I want. 2. It's cheaper than other stores. 3. It's convenient to get to. 4. It's in a safe area. 5. I need the product NOW (otherwise I might order online). Environmental friendliness is pretty far down on the list.

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consumer1 8 months, 4 weeks ago

Do you mean like the Natural Grocer store that replaced an existing building with one three to four times larger? Is that what you mean by environmentaly friendly? Leaving a larger carbon footprint in the name of progress?

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consumer1 8 months, 4 weeks ago

Reed has the courage not to be a sheeple. Or believe in something because it is "trendy".

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consumer1 8 months, 4 weeks ago

But I forgot, Many people in Lawrence don't like opinions that vary from theirs.

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he_who_knows_all 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Yes. I'm always looking for an excuse to drive my Hummer by myself.

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he_who_knows_all 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Especially when my Corvair is in the shop.

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merrill 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Any building using less energy somehow is significant. Means less radioactive waste coming out of the smokestack .

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snap_pop_no_crackle 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Only if all the store's electricty is generated by unicorn toots. And all their employees make at least $17.50 an hour.

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who_does_care 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Only if I was driving a LPG or a electric powered vehicle and my house was using the solar panels for the electricity.

Question is how green are the batteries that store the charge and, when the batteries done then how green is it to dispose them?

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Liberty275 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Maybe. If they are demonstrably more environmentally friendly and they aren't excessively more expensive. A "We fight global warming" sign on the door won't work.

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mommatocharlie 8 months, 3 weeks ago

no

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misterlee 8 months, 3 weeks ago

I do most of my shopping at the Dillons near my home. Everything else I buy online.

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libbyw 6 months, 4 weeks ago

Reed has the right idea. Reminds me of this little clip, http://www.freakonomics.com/2011/04/21/conspicuous-conservation-and-the-prius-effect/

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