As someone who works in the plastics industry (Polyurethane) I find the

double standard and lack of knowledge about products and their components whether it be a cell phone or tablet, textile, automotive or building products from environmentalist / progressives to mind boggling. I've had people tell me they hope I lose my job so I / my company can stop destroying the world. OK then, hand over your cell phone and turn in your EV (electric vehicle). Rant over.

In response to this post by MikeVT85

Posted: 06/08/2021 at 1:19PM

The North Face . . . the hits kept coming . . . -- MikeVT85 06/08/2021 12:00PM

That’s awesome. ** -- HokieSignGuy 06/08/2021 2:55PM

Made in China...nuff said. -- Vtskier1 06/08/2021 2:06PM

Seriously, they're probably not even a company anymore in the traditional -- `lag 06/08/2021 2:37PM

A whole lot of marketing and sponsorship for sure. -- Vtskier1 06/08/2021 3:55PM

Read it thanks. Enuf said. -- `lag 06/08/2021 5:25PM

I personally think that Derrick Zoolander should be on this case. :) ** -- Vtskier1 06/08/2021 6:02PM

As someone who works in the plastics industry (Polyurethane) I find the -- JoseyWales 06/08/2021 1:19PM

And the electric cars are made from a lot of plastic and the electricity -- IB4TECH 06/08/2021 6:20PM

and what about the disposal of all of those batteries? -- vt90 06/08/2021 7:21PM

I kinda look at waste batteries like nuclear waste -- Tafkam Hokie 06/09/2021 10:20AM

It is going to be a MASSIVE problem. The number of electric vehicles has -- vt90 06/09/2021 10:28AM

Yep. The concept is good but we don't need to hoodwinked into thinking it -- IB4TECH 06/08/2021 10:41PM

"Destroying the world".....such an inspired insight. Boobus Americanus ** -- ColoVT82 06/08/2021 4:09PM

I retired from the metals mining industry...hard rock mining. The dumb... -- Major Kong 06/08/2021 2:54PM

Yeap, from someone in the chemical industry, and pharmaceutical at that... -- chemhokie 06/08/2021 5:47PM

Humans are dumb ** -- fordham 06/08/2021 2:22PM

Sequenced genome of chimpanzees indicate 96% similarity to humans. -- MikeVT85 06/08/2021 2:00PM

Some people certainly illustrate that 96% is an average ** -- chemhokie 06/08/2021 5:33PM

Don’t try and argue with the woke. ** -- GreenvilleVT 06/08/2021 1:27PM

Get woke, go broke. ** -- Major Kong 06/08/2021 1:16PM

They are a joke. Their revenue is about to tank ... -- vt90 06/08/2021 12:38PM

In fairness, they probably don't really know how China manufactures -- Gobble Gobble 06/08/2021 12:26PM

Where they are made is largely irrelevant. But any apparel made for -- Tafkam Hokie 06/08/2021 2:25PM

If it's made in China, it could be made by actual slaves...like Nike gear ** -- EDGEMAN 06/08/2021 6:02PM

Do as I say and not as I do. ** -- GreenvilleVT 06/08/2021 12:18PM

Two Face ** -- MP4VT2004 06/08/2021 12:27PM

North and South face? ** -- psychobilly 06/08/2021 1:00PM

Money talks and wokeness walks. Every time. ** -- RoswellGAHokie 06/08/2021 12:35PM

If you want to be environmentally responsible, by all means do that -- Tafkam Hokie 06/08/2021 1:35PM

Right. And has been PROVEN mathematically and scientifically ... -- vt90 06/08/2021 2:02PM

So VERY true ** -- fordham 06/08/2021 2:23PM

China is starting to make some changes -- Tafkam Hokie 06/08/2021 2:09PM

Yeah, a couple stories related to covid, in India one town could see -- `lag 06/08/2021 2:44PM

Yeah, western Europe is doing pretty well ... -- vt90 06/08/2021 2:13PM

The frustrating thing to me is that the US is one -- YardBird 06/08/2021 2:08PM

Thats because the (true) objective is not what is stated. ** -- ColoVT82 06/08/2021 4:06PM

As someone who works in the plastics industry (Polyurethane) I find the

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