Bottled Water: Killing The Planet

EXCELLENT VIDEO!! I do drink a lot of bottled water. I will change that starting today!! Thank you for this wonderful piece.

Great Points.

Count me in on this. I'm here to help!

Brilliant! I will share this information with my kids and friends.Let's all start this boycott today.

DHR

Mr.Thorne;
Don't know why you are so hostile, but I don't produce it, hence I can talk the talk. I also don't know Madonna, but if you do and what you say is true then by all means direct her here. And as for the other thing you mentioned, I never delivered water to a concert though I was at Live Earth in NY and saw recycle bins filled and painstaking efforts taken to reduce GHGS and waste. So I don't know where you are getting your information from, though I could take a guess. However, a point you raise regarding bottled water at such functions isn't all wet, pardon the pun. Perhaps you then should make that your mission regarding this important issue because I am sure you also walk the walk. Right?

lakehousegal:

Thank you. I have been boycotting for quite some time, and that boycott has extended to bottled sodas as well. Although, it isn't easy as practically everything now comes in plastic, but I do a lot of iced tea brewing, drink tap water, and occassionally I do have a Snapple or a bottle of soda which I make sure to recycle. So it is possible if you put your mind to it, so thanks for your comment and I really hope to see this issue getting more attention as people are coming around to the schemes of these companies that are exploiting a natural resource unneccesarily for profit. I also read where the average person spends about 1400.00 a year on bottled water that would only cost them pennies if it were from their tap. We need to get states to upgrade infrastructure because there is no reason why we can't get good water from our taps. Also, if you would like to read up on a great organization working to bring water to those who lack it around the world, please check out this site: http://www.water.org. They truly do great and important work.

twodee:

Aquasana is a great system. I have a Brita which gets the job done for me. I also have one on my shower and it is a great water saver.

Creative_Lee:

Thankyou, and I especially send this out to young people, because I too have a teen and am very concerned about the world that will be left behind for the next generation. Any little bit you can then do now to lighten the load on this planet will go a long way to a better future.

kim0512:

Thank you, and that's great. You made a good decision today.

Great video. Thanks. I will think about it next time I drink.

danieldewinter:
But it says their bottle is processed from corn which is a water intensive crop. Does that mean that food is being used to make bottles?

goatea:

Thankyou.

Yeah, corn in processed into a bio-degradable plastic

Janforgore.....I wonder how you got to Live Earth. I wonder how the whole crowd got to Live Earth. I wonder how many others didn't recycle, or when they did recycle the bins were too full to put anymore bottles in the beautiful bins they made out of all those recycled bottles from previous occasion, or just started from scratch to make those beautiful recycle bins , just for Earth day. I wonder whom paid whom enough money to clean all that mess that was left, when finally the last person left the concert field. I wonder how many trucks it took to take all that trash out of all those "earth concerts," and how the waste management fellows cared ten times more about picking after you when you had such a great time at the earth concert. I wonder why you didn't stay and helped out for free the waste management employees. If they were doing such a great job you should have given them a hand in sorting out the mess you consumed while you enjoyed your earth concert. Burn Cali Burn. Burndown all the media studios burn down there homes. A lesson will be learned when "their facade" burns down too.

Great video, i have just recently quit using plastic bottles. I am now reusing those small glass tea containers and filling them with tap water.

Mr.Thorne:

If you must know, I carpooled in a hybrid car to the event and know for a fact that many came in groups in order to minimize the use of cars. I also spent much time there and saw a very well run event both regarding cleaning up trash that was recycled and also with security. The stage and all the other set ups were greened as was the message. And I made minimal waste that day because I had a sports bottle with me. And it really is sad that you sound so consumed with animosity. Go to the Live Earth site if you want to read up on just how it was accomplished. It was a truly great event.

Deragon:

Thank you!

Janforgore,

Great video on a important topic. No one thing is going to be enough, but this is an important step that many of us could take - and are taking.

Mr. Thorne, you can be pissed about how things are or work to make things better, it is all up to you.

Your post is weak though, aside from the hate and anger I havent a clue what you are trying to say.

That's crazy, I feel so bad. I drink a couple of bottled waters everyday. Not anymore.

abbym:
Message In A Bottle is a very good article which I also noted on my blog. And yes, SHAME on Fiji Water!

meggie-lola

Thank you. And it is the companies perpetrating this on the people who should feel bad.

dotcommodity:
I share your concern regarding this. In Africa especially, much water is wasted through antiquated agricultural methods. They need drip irrigation, water catchement, and solar powered water pumps. And there are organizations working to bring these to the people as well as helping them conserve what they have. But you are correct. It will be a great challenge now especially with glacier melt as exacerbated as it is in comparison to an ever growing population and changing rainfall patterns. And over population has to be a part of this discussion if we are to find a way out of this. However, agriculture is the big problem now as is mismanagement, corporatization, and climate change. It may come to pass where areas in Africa like Kenya that grow much corn which is water intensive and China which is experiencing severe drought grows rice, another water intensive crop, will have to switch to crops that are not as water intensive in order to save water which of course will then affect their economies. Whatever the solutions to this that must come they will more than likely mean that we will have to change the way we do much... but that doesn't have to be negative if we use innovation and plan now. But it does begin with us and with us realizing the consequences of our actions before we act. I only hope that the international community steps up now in a true concerted effort to not only mitigate this crisis, but to give the poor in this world for once a chance to be a part of the solutions through education, opportunity, and hope. This will require a moral cooperation like never before.

CocaCola should be cited for this.This is a human rights issue as well. They need to be boycotted big time. SHAME on them!

This issue needs to be kept to the forefront of our consciousness. I like the idea that the City of Chicago is now going to tax bottled water. Hit the public in their pocketbook and maybe, just maybe they will not continue to purchase this huge disaster in the making.

Yes, and I hope they use the tax money to update infrastructure to bring better quality tap water.

You state the intellectually obvious transportation of water cost. Then you suggest we drink filtered fluorinated water? as a solution. If you are concerned about your health drink distilled water (it removes 99.9% of the unwanted chemicals from the water and by the way the plastic bottles leach chemicals into the water and reusing plastic sports bottles is a bad idea glass is the best choice. So may be it would be worth your time to investigate below the surface of the obvious.

the video could have been put together better. the "blue background, white text, and picture" model is not that captivating. this is filled with lots of good information it just needs better presentation. who wants to smell flowers covered in shit?

donkeyfly69

Not all of us have what othes have to work with, so we have to work with what we've got. I think the point was made however, which is the point. When I get better I can do more with it. Until then, I will work with what I have to get the message out because it is that important to me. But thanks for your critique.

StevenSullivan:

Hey, I'm for that. As long as it doesn't profit Coca Cola, Nestle, Pepsi, Bechtel, Halliburton, or some other ENRON type company that preys on the poor and depletes their right to water resources.

Time to get a brita! I also took the issue to work, which will save us 500 dollars a year. But what is even better than that is knowing the fact that we are contributing to saving our planet. I wanna be able to retire on this planet ya dig!

Great stuff. Who the hell spends $1.50 on water anyway? Oh yea, I'll put it on my credit card.

Great video. Thanks for spreading the word.

The water is one.

Never makes sense to pollute water by using petroleum to produce plastic to store water.

Next step = Rethink putting waste into water.

If bottle water comes round my way ill have it good and proper! ill av its guts fr garters! not that nice goverment though their alright matey! and them offer companies ats poluting n fit printing n at traditional in it?

nice.
Way to spread awareness!