Comments on: Green building, brown bushes: Charlottesville’s colorblind environmental hypocrisy http://www.schillingshow.com/2010/09/01/green-building-brown-bushes-charlottesville%e2%80%99s-colorblind-environmental-hypocrisy/ Where the News is Made!™ (online) Tue, 22 May 2012 00:46:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: M@gnolia http://www.schillingshow.com/2010/09/01/green-building-brown-bushes-charlottesville%e2%80%99s-colorblind-environmental-hypocrisy/comment-page-1/#comment-991 M@gnolia Sun, 17 Oct 2010 18:56:20 +0000 http://blog.schillingshow.com/?p=3718#comment-991 Guys! This is so man bites dog. "Stop the presses: Junipers die in drought!" Well, you know, it didn't rain from June to September--a lot of stuff died and the stuff that didn't die ... well, it was getting watered every day. I have the water bills to prove it. Now, I do think it's appropriate to ask how much we're spending on annuals and perennials. I also think it's appropriate to ask how much green money is being spent here--did they source the plants or the expertise for those green roofs locally? I'm curious much you could save by having the city propagate and grow that stuff here or close to here ... but dead junipers? Get a life... Guys! This is so man bites dog. “Stop the presses: Junipers die in drought!” Well, you know, it didn’t rain from June to September–a lot of stuff died and the stuff that didn’t die … well, it was getting watered every day. I have the water bills to prove it.

Now, I do think it’s appropriate to ask how much we’re spending on annuals and perennials. I also think it’s appropriate to ask how much green money is being spent here–did they source the plants or the expertise for those green roofs locally? I’m curious much you could save by having the city propagate and grow that stuff here or close to here … but dead junipers? Get a life…

]]> By: Cville Eye http://www.schillingshow.com/2010/09/01/green-building-brown-bushes-charlottesville%e2%80%99s-colorblind-environmental-hypocrisy/comment-page-1/#comment-820 Cville Eye Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:09:02 +0000 http://blog.schillingshow.com/?p=3718#comment-820 Why didn't they use the water that they use to water the city's other plants? The bus station is a project of Public Works. Maybe if Gary O'Connell and Judith Mueller weren't so busy giving away our water facilities... Why didn’t they use the water that they use to water the city’s other plants? The bus station is a project of Public Works. Maybe if Gary O’Connell and Judith Mueller weren’t so busy giving away our water facilities…

]]> By: Frugal DIY http://www.schillingshow.com/2010/09/01/green-building-brown-bushes-charlottesville%e2%80%99s-colorblind-environmental-hypocrisy/comment-page-1/#comment-819 Frugal DIY Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:53:36 +0000 http://blog.schillingshow.com/?p=3718#comment-819 Stop the complaining! They are not done with the landscaping yet. Before you can apply green spray paint to Junipers, you have to allow the wood of the shrub to dry out, otherwise the paint will not adhere properly and they'll need to be painted again sooner rather than later. I'm sure they are going to paint them soon. One they are painted, they'll be green forever, just as nature intended. Geesh, what a waste! In today's economic climate do they really need to spend any money on shrubs? If they're going to plant something, at least put in some veggies or berry bushes so we can feed the hungry. Stop the complaining! They are not done with the landscaping yet. Before you can apply green spray paint to Junipers, you have to allow the wood of the shrub to dry out, otherwise the paint will not adhere properly and they’ll need to be painted again sooner rather than later. I’m sure they are going to paint them soon. One they are painted, they’ll be green forever, just as nature intended.

Geesh, what a waste! In today’s economic climate do they really need to spend any money on shrubs? If they’re going to plant something, at least put in some veggies or berry bushes so we can feed the hungry.

]]> By: Gary http://www.schillingshow.com/2010/09/01/green-building-brown-bushes-charlottesville%e2%80%99s-colorblind-environmental-hypocrisy/comment-page-1/#comment-818 Gary Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:07:06 +0000 http://blog.schillingshow.com/?p=3718#comment-818 Rob, this appears to be an example of environmental neglect. Perhaps, some feral CAT(S) urinated on the juniper plants while the City wasn't watching. From your experience in City Hall, Rob, what department head is responsible for watering these plants? Can you file a Freedom of Information Act request to determine how much it will cost taxpayers to replace these plants? Could Charlottesville Area Transit have used wastewater to irrigate these plants? For a City that is so concerned with appearances, this is an eyesore. Attention to detail anyone? Do we need "stimulus" funds to water City plants on City property? Rob, this appears to be an example of environmental neglect. Perhaps, some feral CAT(S) urinated on the
juniper plants while the City wasn’t watching. From your
experience in City Hall, Rob, what department head is
responsible for watering these plants? Can you file
a Freedom of Information Act request to determine how
much it will cost taxpayers to replace these plants?
Could Charlottesville Area Transit have used wastewater
to irrigate these plants? For a City that is so concerned
with appearances, this is an eyesore. Attention to detail
anyone? Do we need “stimulus” funds to water City plants
on City property?

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