Comments on: My new crush: A Starbucks barista who advocates fair trade http://greenlagirl.com/2005/09/04/my-new-crush-a-starbucks-barista-who-advocates-fair-trade/ Urban environmental lifestyle blog in Los Angeles Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:40:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Fletch http://greenlagirl.com/2005/09/04/my-new-crush-a-starbucks-barista-who-advocates-fair-trade/#comment-249 Fletch Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=107#comment-249 Whoa... "B1" sounds like a pretty cool dude indeed. Surprising case, but I'd follow the policy anyday. We'll see if they really understand your concerns too... I'd verify from a third-party any corp. prop. handed to you, if possible.<BR/><BR/>So, I'm a "green economist," huh? Mmm...<BR/><BR/>Incidentally, if Alex Singleton walked into that Starbucks, he'd ask for "protectionist" coffee. Both clerks would either laugh at each other or just stare at him - huh? Whoa… “B1″ sounds like a pretty cool dude indeed. Surprising case, but I’d follow the policy anyday. We’ll see if they really understand your concerns too… I’d verify from a third-party any corp. prop. handed to you, if possible.

So, I’m a “green economist,” huh? Mmm…

Incidentally, if Alex Singleton walked into that Starbucks, he’d ask for “protectionist” coffee. Both clerks would either laugh at each other or just stare at him - huh?

]]> By: Andrea http://greenlagirl.com/2005/09/04/my-new-crush-a-starbucks-barista-who-advocates-fair-trade/#comment-250 Andrea Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=107#comment-250 Wow, that's great news. Maybe I'll have better luck if I ask for the Cafe Estima Blend (or whatever.... I'll check before I go in!) at our one and only Starbucks.<BR/><BR/>Still on the fair trade beer hunt....<BR/><BR/>Andrea Wow, that’s great news. Maybe I’ll have better luck if I ask for the Cafe Estima Blend (or whatever…. I’ll check before I go in!) at our one and only Starbucks.

Still on the fair trade beer hunt….

Andrea

]]> By: Siel http://greenlagirl.com/2005/09/04/my-new-crush-a-starbucks-barista-who-advocates-fair-trade/#comment-251 Siel Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=107#comment-251 Fletch -- I thought of dubbing you green-ish as opposed to straight-out green, since you're a self-described moderate, but I haven't seen much evidence of your "moderate-ness" on your blog. Perhaps I should go through the archives? In any case, explain. :)<BR/><BR/>Andrea -- good luck with the fair trade beer hunt :) Finding organic's a little easier -- and they're subversive too -- Try to make it a local brew :) Fletch — I thought of dubbing you green-ish as opposed to straight-out green, since you’re a self-described moderate, but I haven’t seen much evidence of your “moderate-ness” on your blog. Perhaps I should go through the archives? In any case, explain. :)

Andrea — good luck with the fair trade beer hunt :) Finding organic’s a little easier — and they’re subversive too — Try to make it a local brew :)

]]> By: Fletch http://greenlagirl.com/2005/09/04/my-new-crush-a-starbucks-barista-who-advocates-fair-trade/#comment-252 Fletch Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=107#comment-252 I posted something long here yesterday and it got erased. Bummer. Anyway, my definition of moderate is rather broad. Basically, unless you're some wide-eyed socialist or a libertarian freakazoid, you're "moderate." I don't like the term "liberal" because many libertarians call themselves classical "liberals." I posted something long here yesterday and it got erased. Bummer. Anyway, my definition of moderate is rather broad. Basically, unless you’re some wide-eyed socialist or a libertarian freakazoid, you’re “moderate.” I don’t like the term “liberal” because many libertarians call themselves classical “liberals.”

]]> By: Siel http://greenlagirl.com/2005/09/04/my-new-crush-a-starbucks-barista-who-advocates-fair-trade/#comment-253 Siel Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=107#comment-253 Ha ha -- I like the libertarian freakazoid description. There was a really, really funny article in JANE a few months ago written by a girl who tried dating a libertarian. Needless to say, the fling ended. But you think socialists are naive? Ha ha — I like the libertarian freakazoid description. There was a really, really funny article in JANE a few months ago written by a girl who tried dating a libertarian. Needless to say, the fling ended. But you think socialists are naive?

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