Green Tape

Croton on Hudson took a step forward to revitalize the Harmon District, an area hit particularly hard by the recession. The village board approved a resolution to rezone the Harmon district, a first step toward enabling entrepreneurs to build profitable retail space with rental units. The Mayor (Leo Wiegman) also announced a new “green tape” initiative.

Green Tape?

Its the antithesis of Red Tape. Green Tape is his word for process re-engineering, removing extra layers of red tape, streamlining local government. The title is catchy. It calls to mind other green initiatives, conserving natural resources, preserving our environment.

We all spend a lot of our waking hours at work, in our towns, working with people. Green Tape. We need more of it, conserving one of life’s most precious resources — time.

Perez Hilton. Content free edition.

I’ve admired Perez Hilton’s amazing rise from rags to riches. He entertains millions of people, makes them feel giddy or warm for a few seconds, providing enormous value (in aggregate) for people during tough times. He deserves every penny.

But now he’s jumped the shark. I went to his website today. It looks like he cut a sponsorship deal with a mecca of young readers, MTV. Yet the sponsorship obliterated all content.

Now THAT’s an idea. Turn a famous blog into a single ad. Its like a thick Vogue magazine, with no articles whatsoever.

OK maybe its a bug.