Golden Spiral has started the west coast version of the “This Store Blows”.  This is a web site I came across that posts pictures of stores that keep their doors open and cool the streets, despite common knowledge of our impending energy crisis. 

The beautiful part of this is that, people got involved.  I think you guys should to... I’m will to bet that all of you have a camera phone.  So people snap pictures of store fronts that are wasting energy to cool the side walk and after gaining enough momentum, the site along with the local legislature, made a difference.  On August 14th, 2008, the city council in  (NYC) approved a measure that fines stores that leave their doors open $200 for the first offense, $400 for repeat offenses. 

http://racked.com/archives/2008/08/13/this_store_blows_the_law.php

This is the best example folks, that the people always have the power to make a change.  It’s just that they need to do their respective jobs.  I urge you all to participate in Shelley’s “This Store Blows”, and post photos.  Just snap a photo and send it to her, she will do the rest.  We can change this. 

Here is my contribution to her site last week:

http://goldenspiral.wordpress.com/2008/08/12/this-store-blows-08-12-08/

“So here it is folks:  absolute stupidity in our very own Studio City!

I was walking back from lunch at Vegan Plate, when I saw the Lucky Brand store with it's doors open!  I thought... THIS STORE BLOWS!  So I took a picture with my handy dandy militant environmentalist iPhone... and then the retard you see in the store, walks up to me and tells me I CAN"T TAKE PICTURES!  Now, last I checked, this is the United States of America; and unless I am stupid or ignorant of reality, this is NOT a totalitarian country.

This guy actually came up to me and argued that I can't take a photo.  Well... BIG MISTAKE... he didn't know who he was dealing with... I told him off, and told him why I am taking the picture and what I intend to do with it, and why he and his company are ignorant.  After educating him about the waste of energy and the open door with A/C blasting in 84° weather... he just shook his head and walked away... like he didn't care!  So to the retard who works at Lucky Brand Jeans in Studio City, I say "you are one of the idiots who is drowning in his own ignorance, and for that I now consider you my enemy.  You are causing damage and necrosis to my temple... the Earth.".

Dr. Ali Sadrieh”