Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Small wineries want opportunity - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
As a old time moderate/progressive type who believes in Free Enterprise, and much less government intervention, patronage systems such as the PA Liqueur Control Board should go, and if Tea Partiers are serious they should start their endeavors here, not in the taxation and Commonweal programs they are attacking.
I have traveled intensively in my career, but I will only talk about the US part of that when it comes to choice.
In states that have privatized and reformed their systems, there IS more choice, more outlets, and usually lower prices or prices competitive to PA.
Sure the convenience stores have less of a selection, but they cater to a clientele that opts for that, the stores won't sell what doesn't make a profit. There are speciality retailers that have large and diverse collections in these states that can provide product.
I can go into stores in Ohio, Alabama, and a few others and pick up excellent domestic and imported wines for less than $5.00 a liter. Local wines and even private label are available for even less. I remember years ago seeing NY state wines for sale in PA's system, but not wines from Erie, wines that I either had to drive to purchase or buy in NY for consumption there.
While we are at it, allow restaurants & pizza shops to deliver beer and wine to hotels to accommodate the traveler eating in or even delivery to homes for consumption. In the past, it has been great working in a state that allowed a bottle of beer to be delivered with my sandwich or a multi-pack with my pizza.
Bring back freedom of choice!
Small wineries want opportunity - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
I have traveled intensively in my career, but I will only talk about the US part of that when it comes to choice.
In states that have privatized and reformed their systems, there IS more choice, more outlets, and usually lower prices or prices competitive to PA.
Sure the convenience stores have less of a selection, but they cater to a clientele that opts for that, the stores won't sell what doesn't make a profit. There are speciality retailers that have large and diverse collections in these states that can provide product.
I can go into stores in Ohio, Alabama, and a few others and pick up excellent domestic and imported wines for less than $5.00 a liter. Local wines and even private label are available for even less. I remember years ago seeing NY state wines for sale in PA's system, but not wines from Erie, wines that I either had to drive to purchase or buy in NY for consumption there.
While we are at it, allow restaurants & pizza shops to deliver beer and wine to hotels to accommodate the traveler eating in or even delivery to homes for consumption. In the past, it has been great working in a state that allowed a bottle of beer to be delivered with my sandwich or a multi-pack with my pizza.
Bring back freedom of choice!
Small wineries want opportunity - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Monday, April 11, 2011
EU plan to phase out 'conventionally fueled' cars by 2050
The European Commission has released a white paper detailing ambitious plans to transform Europe's transport infrastructure by 2050. The roadmap for a Single European Transport Area includes forty initiatives for road, rail and air travel that aim to increase mobility, reduce reliance on oil imports, cut emissions by 60% and combat congestion by halving the use of "conventionally fueled" cars in urban transport by 2030 with a view to phasing them out in cities by 2050.
EU plan to phase out 'conventionally fueled' cars by 2050
EU plan to phase out 'conventionally fueled' cars by 2050
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