There's a good environmental case for vegetable substances
But does anyone ever consider the feelings of the cotton plant - noooooooooo
Plants have feelings too, ya know. My first wife used to talk to her plants
all the time because she said they felt her karma and grew stronger and
bigger with praise. So there.
No, the only solution is to use petrochemical based coverings because the
petroleum products never involved hurting an animal (except for when the
massive hydrocarbon laden comet hit the earth several million years ago and
killed everything. What? You didn't know all our petroleum came from outer
space? Like they could get that many animals and stuff in one place for
them to be covered up and decompose into the gazillions of barrels of crude
oil that make 93 octane motor fuel. Pish and tosh. Silly concept at best.)
Say - does anyone have a tongue-in-cheek jack? I seem to have lodged it
REALLY deep this time.
--
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"Paul" > wrote in message ...
> Robert Sand wrote:
> > Dad > wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Activists for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), whose
> >>campaigns are colorful, demonstrated against the use of animal fur by
> >>fashion designers in Paris March 7, 2004. Now Mercedes-Benz has agreed
to
> >>offer 'leather-free' versions of all its luxury cars to pacify the
group,
> >>which says thousands of cows are slaughtered each year for leather car
seats
> >>and interiors.
> >
> >
> > Is the Corvette only available in leather? There is a replacement called
> > Alcantara. Jaguar is using that for people who want leather without
> > sitting on dead animal skins. Alcantara feels like leather (suede?), is
> > a dozen times stronger, and is a kind of textile.
> >
> > Robert
>
> There's a good environmental case for vegetable substances and animal
> byproducts like cotton, wool and leather. Unlike most synthetics they
> are more bio-degradeable when returned to the environment.
>
> On the production side, I've heard it may be a toss up. The feedstock
> refinery (producing the synthetic) produces global warming gasses much
> as does the leather production system (farting methane). Haven't heard
> MB's position on latex versus polyurethane foam--probably more worrisome
> to the environment than the leather or nylon (it's just hidden from view
> in Madame's E Class).
>
> I rather like the look and feel of a good woman, sporting silk and mink,
> sitting in a leather seat--particularly after a steak dinner! More
> 'environmentally friendly' than the 'pro' dressed in rayon & faux fur on
> naugahyde--following a vegeburger. Plus, my dog wags her tail when I
> return to the cave with steak bones.
>
> Since film photography is on the wane we need to find a new use for the
> hooves. {:-) Meanwhile, when we stop killing each other I'll consider
> the plight of farm animals. Until then PETA & MB can stick it up their
> exhausts!
>
> Paul.
>