June 30th, 2008 posted by christo
Big orange balloons protest power lines in Canada
Last month, high school students near Vancouver, BC floated large orange helium filled balloons in their neighbourhood to symbolize the intrusive height and size of the powerlines that the local power line company planned to erect.
Residents started filing complaints with the police when the balloons began to mysteriously [...]
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June 1st, 2008 posted by jim
On Friday, May 30, the California Senate passed the ban on foil balloons. Enactment of the ban will become effective in January 2010 if the bill passes in the California Assembly. If you sell balloons in California, it is time to put more muscle in your hustle. Communicate with your Assembly representative now!
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May 2nd, 2008 posted by jim
Reliable sources report that since the failed vote on Monday, April 28, no new activity has taken place with SB1499, the proposed bill which would ban foil balloons in California. Another vote is possible during the next few weeks, but if that does not take place, the bill will die. All we can do is [...]
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April 29th, 2008 posted by jim
We often receive calls asking for the rocket balloon shown here attacking the truck. The images have been circulating on the internet for several years. We think this clever concept was created in Photoshop. Too bad, because we could sure sell a bunker load if we could get our hands on the real thing. Please [...]
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