Not in today's world an economy. Companies hire employees knowing they can let them go at will. Why shouldn't employees not have the same mindset and opportunity. After all employment is a two-way street.
Bottled "tap" water should be labeled as such...matter of ethics...
May see more of a push for "honest and ethical" marketing....
At least tabacco products have been labeled (in this case with respect to health issues)...ooops they were FORCED to ... Oh...
What about cloned meat products...they dont have to disclose that....yet....Nice
No. Their product is at least a healthier alternative than soft drinks or even juices, which have the same if not more of an environmental impact. Additionally, these are often high-calorie, low-nutrition beverages which contribute to health problems. So not as bad as tobacco companies whose products are ONLY detrimental to both the environment and health - although not 'good' either.
The ethical line for companies that sell bottled water and companies that sell tobacco is blurry at best. There is no doubt that both have long since leaped over and sprinted past this line on their way to ridiculous revenue figures, but last time I checked nobody died from drinking bottled water.
No, bottled water is going to kill you or harm those around you that you're drinking in front of. Yes, bottling water may seem a little silly but it's a healthy alternative and it's quick to grab and take with you as you're walking out the door.
Even though the business of bottled water is a tragic result of our way of living it is not in contradiction with its promise of a "Healthy way of living".
So it´s impossible to compare them as a similar business.
The tabaco industry lives in a pretty uncomfortable spot that´s is finally coming to an equilibrium after years of adjusting. They sell a product that harms the consumers life; but now the consumer is well aware of that and its up to him to use the product or not. They had given to every condition the government has put in the middle of the cycle and it adjust it self to every country's believes and laws around the matter . There is a huge market (one that is growing) of self destructive products. And the only thing you have to do to play in it is to tell the "truth". Tabaco industry does that and that makes them legit
When it comes to bottled water it's all about context.
If you're selling bottled water to the poor in a country where it is a strain for the population to purchase water, and there are few resources for clean water then...
Shipping bottled water consumes enormous amounts of oil, warming the climate. And the bottles the water arrives in end up leaching poison into the enviroment for hundreds of years. The alternative, turning on a tap, does none of this. Butit's the fault of the consumer as much as the companies for not caring.
The big difference is that the government makes a huge amount of money off tobacco. It might be that tobacco would be long gone if it weren't for government greed.
Yes. True, tobacco destroys your system. But these companies are destroying our way of life as well as those for future generations. You're paying an extreme price for a product that takes pennies to create. Tobacco companies are required by law to let you know of the consequences of using their product. However, bottled-water companies do not put in big BOLD letters that their water is almost the same as tap. Also, it's been documented that tap water is preferred over its bottled sister since the minerals and elements are actually better for your body's overall health: better immune system, less cavities, natural digestion aid, among others.
Neither are "Bad". It's about choices. We have (or should have) the right to choose to either not use tobacco or not use bottled water. Period. We need to grow up a little here folks. It's time to turn off the television "news" and live life. What will be the next "evil empire"? Organic fruits and veggies?!!
Well,(no pun intended) perhaps we should think of the water as belonging to everyone, if not to the municipality that it is drawn from, or the watershed that feeds it. Then the Bottlers would need to pay for the resource that they use and we could use that money to attempt to preserve the watershed, and repair the riparian areas that surround the surface waters, and attempt to insure that there will be water there when we need it in the future.
Dick Nepon says: "Then the Bottlers would need to pay for the resource that they use and we could use that money to attempt to preserve the watershed, and repair the riparian areas that surround the surface waters, and attempt to insure that there will be water there when we need it in the future."
How on earth does this sentence even make sense? And, by the way, the only other 'person' I've known to use the word riparian has been Mrs. Bucket, (or, Bouquet) on the BBC show Keeping Up Appearances. It symbolized her stupidity by having her use a word that was so ungainly and remote that no one knew what on earth she was talking about.
I think perhaps there's too much looking out the window and not looking in the mirror. I think Dick should look in the mirror and wonder why he needs to be so riparian, I think Doug needs to watch less TV,
I think (since I'm a smoker) anyone who buys bottled water should have to pay the same tax on water that I do on tobacco, they have a bigger part in today's market of polluting. uP yours kids- I am contacting my legislators now. My second hand smoke is in the air and your carcinous plastic bottles filled with tap water are littering the walkways as much as a cigarette butt. My butt will disintegrate long before your plastic Goo-Goo will.
I do believe it's time to tax the PC crowd with all the great ideas they brought forth- plastic clothes (ever smell vinyl), plastic bags (we'll protect the trees, heh- trees grow on their own), people who write grants to alllow housing for "rehabilitaion"- converting single family home into multi-dwelling crash pads foer illegals(knowing they're only the destruction of working communities).
Then there's context- If you're selling bottled water to a poor country???? How the hell does that happen, all of the sudden the poor country has money?
Have you been to a beach lately and seen all the plastic bottle caps and other plastic parts litering our shores, especially after winter storms? Did you know that bits of plastic (which never degrade, only get smaller and smaller) now outnumber plankton in the ocean 6-1, and that birds and fish eat them, and are dying, because they can't distinguish between the two? So yes, plastic water bottles may harm your health by accumulating toxins up the food chain. And more immediately, by sunlight or microwave warming the bottles and releasing hormones into your "pure" bottled drinking water (which has fewer health restrictions than tap water). Few types of plastic can be recylced, despite the little triangles on the bottom, and even fewer are. It is not a question of evil, it is a question of convenience and a world of people who do not think about where it all goes when you throw it out. Without trying to sound like I'm up on a soapbox, What we need are smart entrepreneurs, inventors and leaders to invent better ways to reduce, reuse, recylce plastic, create alternatives - and maybe some super-bacteria to digest it.
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February 13, 2008 at 11:06am by Anthony Armendariz
Not in today's world an economy. Companies hire employees knowing they can let them go at will. Why shouldn't employees not have the same mindset and opportunity. After all employment is a two-way street.
February 13, 2008 at 11:54am by Heath Row
No.
February 13, 2008 at 12:06pm by m e
Bottled "tap" water should be labeled as such...matter of ethics...
May see more of a push for "honest and ethical" marketing....
At least tabacco products have been labeled (in this case with respect to health issues)...ooops they were FORCED to ... Oh...
What about cloned meat products...they dont have to disclose that....yet....Nice
February 13, 2008 at 12:11pm by April Joyner
Bottled water isn't harmful to your health, so I'd have to say no.
February 13, 2008 at 12:19pm by Julie Magaziner
No, bottled water won't kill you.
February 13, 2008 at 12:43pm by JLA Weber
No. Their product is at least a healthier alternative than soft drinks or even juices, which have the same if not more of an environmental impact. Additionally, these are often high-calorie, low-nutrition beverages which contribute to health problems. So not as bad as tobacco companies whose products are ONLY detrimental to both the environment and health - although not 'good' either.
February 13, 2008 at 1:21pm by Tyler Adams
The ethical line for companies that sell bottled water and companies that sell tobacco is blurry at best. There is no doubt that both have long since leaped over and sprinted past this line on their way to ridiculous revenue figures, but last time I checked nobody died from drinking bottled water.
February 13, 2008 at 3:00pm by Kathryn Collins
No, bottled water is going to kill you or harm those around you that you're drinking in front of. Yes, bottling water may seem a little silly but it's a healthy alternative and it's quick to grab and take with you as you're walking out the door.
February 13, 2008 at 3:08pm by Federico Barragán
Huge difference.
Even though the business of bottled water is a tragic result of our way of living it is not in contradiction with its promise of a "Healthy way of living".
So it´s impossible to compare them as a similar business.
The tabaco industry lives in a pretty uncomfortable spot that´s is finally coming to an equilibrium after years of adjusting. They sell a product that harms the consumers life; but now the consumer is well aware of that and its up to him to use the product or not. They had given to every condition the government has put in the middle of the cycle and it adjust it self to every country's believes and laws around the matter . There is a huge market (one that is growing) of self destructive products. And the only thing you have to do to play in it is to tell the "truth". Tabaco industry does that and that makes them legit
February 13, 2008 at 5:24pm by Timo Riedle
Here in Europe we only have bottled water and I can't see anything that is bad about it. So....NO.
February 13, 2008 at 6:02pm by DJ Francis
No, but I do have some thoughts on water bottle guilt: http://onlinemarketer.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/water-bottle-guilt-now-wi....
Enjoy!
February 13, 2008 at 6:41pm by Alan McCann
Why do you consider bottled water companies to be bad?
February 13, 2008 at 8:24pm by William Doust
When it comes to bottled water it's all about context.
If you're selling bottled water to the poor in a country where it is a strain for the population to purchase water, and there are few resources for clean water then...
February 13, 2008 at 9:23pm by Edward Sussman
Shipping bottled water consumes enormous amounts of oil, warming the climate. And the bottles the water arrives in end up leaching poison into the enviroment for hundreds of years. The alternative, turning on a tap, does none of this. Butit's the fault of the consumer as much as the companies for not caring.
February 13, 2008 at 10:40pm by Gary Mead
No.
February 14, 2008 at 4:27am by Kevin Milden
No.
February 14, 2008 at 9:52pm by Marc Stender
NO!
February 16, 2008 at 12:38am by Steve Rosenbaum
The big difference is that the government makes a huge amount of money off tobacco. It might be that tobacco would be long gone if it weren't for government greed.
February 17, 2008 at 3:19am by Paul Acosta
Yes. True, tobacco destroys your system. But these companies are destroying our way of life as well as those for future generations. You're paying an extreme price for a product that takes pennies to create. Tobacco companies are required by law to let you know of the consequences of using their product. However, bottled-water companies do not put in big BOLD letters that their water is almost the same as tap. Also, it's been documented that tap water is preferred over its bottled sister since the minerals and elements are actually better for your body's overall health: better immune system, less cavities, natural digestion aid, among others.
February 17, 2008 at 1:07pm by Garry Rodgers
Neither are "Bad". It's about choices. We have (or should have) the right to choose to either not use tobacco or not use bottled water. Period. We need to grow up a little here folks. It's time to turn off the television "news" and live life. What will be the next "evil empire"? Organic fruits and veggies?!!
Garry Rodgers
February 18, 2008 at 9:17am by Dick Nepon
Well,(no pun intended) perhaps we should think of the water as belonging to everyone, if not to the municipality that it is drawn from, or the watershed that feeds it. Then the Bottlers would need to pay for the resource that they use and we could use that money to attempt to preserve the watershed, and repair the riparian areas that surround the surface waters, and attempt to insure that there will be water there when we need it in the future.
February 18, 2008 at 9:02pm by Doug Brunner
Dick Nepon says: "Then the Bottlers would need to pay for the resource that they use and we could use that money to attempt to preserve the watershed, and repair the riparian areas that surround the surface waters, and attempt to insure that there will be water there when we need it in the future."
How on earth does this sentence even make sense? And, by the way, the only other 'person' I've known to use the word riparian has been Mrs. Bucket, (or, Bouquet) on the BBC show Keeping Up Appearances. It symbolized her stupidity by having her use a word that was so ungainly and remote that no one knew what on earth she was talking about.
Get the point??
February 18, 2008 at 9:33pm by Nate Bombeck
I think perhaps there's too much looking out the window and not looking in the mirror. I think Dick should look in the mirror and wonder why he needs to be so riparian, I think Doug needs to watch less TV,
I think (since I'm a smoker) anyone who buys bottled water should have to pay the same tax on water that I do on tobacco, they have a bigger part in today's market of polluting. uP yours kids- I am contacting my legislators now. My second hand smoke is in the air and your carcinous plastic bottles filled with tap water are littering the walkways as much as a cigarette butt. My butt will disintegrate long before your plastic Goo-Goo will.
I do believe it's time to tax the PC crowd with all the great ideas they brought forth- plastic clothes (ever smell vinyl), plastic bags (we'll protect the trees, heh- trees grow on their own), people who write grants to alllow housing for "rehabilitaion"- converting single family home into multi-dwelling crash pads foer illegals(knowing they're only the destruction of working communities).
Then there's context- If you're selling bottled water to a poor country???? How the hell does that happen, all of the sudden the poor country has money?
I am really confused.
February 18, 2008 at 11:34pm by Lisa Post
Have you been to a beach lately and seen all the plastic bottle caps and other plastic parts litering our shores, especially after winter storms? Did you know that bits of plastic (which never degrade, only get smaller and smaller) now outnumber plankton in the ocean 6-1, and that birds and fish eat them, and are dying, because they can't distinguish between the two? So yes, plastic water bottles may harm your health by accumulating toxins up the food chain. And more immediately, by sunlight or microwave warming the bottles and releasing hormones into your "pure" bottled drinking water (which has fewer health restrictions than tap water). Few types of plastic can be recylced, despite the little triangles on the bottom, and even fewer are. It is not a question of evil, it is a question of convenience and a world of people who do not think about where it all goes when you throw it out. Without trying to sound like I'm up on a soapbox, What we need are smart entrepreneurs, inventors and leaders to invent better ways to reduce, reuse, recylce plastic, create alternatives - and maybe some super-bacteria to digest it.