As the Business and Media Institute reported, ABC’s “World News” on Sunday castigated people for drinking bottled water.
Yet, it seems the folks at ABC weren’t aware that environmental activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., actually owns a – wait for it! – bottled water company (h/t to NBers lumberjack and dscott).
As BMI’s Jeff Poor reported Monday:
“With every sip are you actually hurting the environment?” teased anchor Dan Harris.
Deliciously, the New York Times reported on June 3, 1999, the formation of a new venture by Kennedy (emphasis added):
IT is a seemingly incongruous image: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. -- crusading environmental lawyer, member of the famous Kennedy dynasty and potential political candidate -- in a meeting with local supermarket executives to persuade them to distribute a new product.
But the product has a catch that helps the picture make sense. Keeper Springs' Mountain Spring Water is being introduced to finance efforts to preserve and protect local waterways nationwide."This is not just about selling a bottled water, it's about getting out a message," Mr. Kennedy said during an interview at Pace University Law School's Environmental Litigation Clinic Inc., where he runs a team that has successfully won more than 150 legal actions totaling more than $1 billion in judgments against polluters of the Hudson River over the last decade. The cleanup of the Hudson River is now a national environmental model.
Using seed loans from friends and family, Mr. Kennedy and other environmentalists formed Tear of the Clouds L.L.C. to introduce Keeper Springs, which is named after the 35 "keeper" groups across the country that protect and improve local waterways. To get out its message in the crowded field, Keeper Springs is introducing a print and outdoor campaign in the New York area, with a budget estimated at $2 million to $3 million that zeros in on the clean waterways cause.
I guess the folks at ABC weren’t aware that one of the nation’s leading environmentalists owns and manages a bottled water company.
Maybe even more comical, Kennedy must have forgotten his involvement with this company himself when he made the following statements at Saturday’s Live Earth concert in New Jersey:
And so I am going to tell you this, that the next time you see John Stossel or Glenn Beck or Rush Limbaugh or Sean Hannity --- these Flat Earthers, these corporate toadies, lying to you, lying to the American public, and telling you that global warming doesn't exist --- you send an email to their advertisers and tell them that you are not going to buy their products anymore.
If ABC is right, and bottled water is such a terrible thing for the environment, maybe folks ought to be sending e-mail messages to RFK Jr. to get him to stop selling Keeper Springs, and ABC’s “World News” should be doing a segment on this delicious hypocrisy.
Or, would that be too much like journalism?
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OMG, this is just too rich.
July 10, 2007 - 11:52 ET by motherbeltOMG, this is just too rich. LMAO!!
Oh, wait a minute!! Keeper Springs is a Liberal bottled water. It helps to safeguard waterways!!! That means it's good for the environment!! It's just that lousy commercial bottled water that's bad!
Geez, I'd think you guys wo
July 10, 2007 - 12:09 ET by dervishGeez, I'd think you guys would have the hang of this by now: Keeper Springs pays carbon credits to offset their petroleum-based bottles, and a percentage of their would-be-evil corporate profits go to a clean-water foundation! It's not like those other corporations at all!
Actually what Bobby did NOT k
July 10, 2007 - 16:03 ET by Gat New YorkActually what Bobby did NOT know was that the people who actually were behind it and running it were all REPUBLICANS (seriously).
"This is not just abou
July 10, 2007 - 11:59 ET by MightyMouth"This is not just about selling a bottled water, it's about getting out a message"
And the message is: "Do as I say, not as I do..."
ROFL!
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Exactly right. In fact, the B
July 10, 2007 - 16:06 ET by Gat New YorkExactly right. In fact, the Board of the Hudson Riverkeepers did not approve of this enterprise. So Bobby systematically began to get rid of each of the original founders (he was not one of them). The founders included Hudson River fisherman who were Vietnam Vets and with the help of the Sports Illustrated outdoor editor set up this organization to clean up the Hudson. Kennedy was the one who bull dogged his way into this and turned it into a tree hugging operation of left wing nuts.
You gotta love the tagline
July 10, 2007 - 12:00 ET by Dave in TexasYou gotta love the tagline on the FAQ page at the company's website:
"Drink Keeper Springs and do your part to help protect the environment"
Shouldn't that change to "Don't drink Keeper Springs ..."?
Actually the moron did that o
July 10, 2007 - 16:08 ET by Gat New YorkActually the moron did that on the day it was being introduced. He did an AP interview stating that NY tap water is the best and there is not need to drink bottled water. Not too smart.
There's a sucker born every m
July 10, 2007 - 16:18 ET by Jack BauerThere's a sucker born every minute. Can't remember whether it was P.T. or W.C. who coined that accurate aphorism?
But people who'll pay 100 times the cost of water for a fancy bottle, must top the all time Suckas List.
That's what the world needs:
July 10, 2007 - 12:02 ET by Jack BauerThat's what the world needs: another company selling water for more than you pay for gas.
You may as well save your money. Liberal bottled water... who's gonna swallow that one?
Alright, this question has be
July 10, 2007 - 12:05 ET by WhoIsJohnGaltAlright, this question has been eating at me for a while now. Can some global-warming alarmist please tell me how they are so certain that what we have now is the PERFECT climate? What I mean is, if indeed the globe is warming (I'm not conceding that humans are the cause-it's just what the climate does; changes), what makes them so sure that a warmer climate is evil? How about the ability to grow crops in hitherto too cold places, or maybe that many humans will no longer freeze, or other such effects?
Why is the earth "perfect" now? I'm just sayin...
Having asked that question as
July 10, 2007 - 12:26 ET by dscottHaving asked that question as to what static state of the climate liberals wish to preserve, doesn't that make them conservative???? After all aren't conservatives supposed to be stuck in the mud types who refuse to change or try something new??? LMAO
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” – Marcus Aurelius
You're asking the $64,000 Que
July 10, 2007 - 12:44 ET by GalvanicYou're asking the $64,000 Question, and the GWers don't have an answer. To even come close to an answer, we would have to know
1. The median temperature of the Earth
2. The historical median temperatures of the Earth (to determine the trends and pinpoint the medians)
Then ask: Are we attempting to hold or restore the Earth's median temperature to an ideal median, or to a historical median temperature?
And how much can we really manipulate climate change?
}}----> Keeper Springs
July 10, 2007 - 12:08 ET by Cool ArrowI've seen this brand. It's claimed to be 50 yr scotch filtered through the kidneys of a Massachussets Senator.
Many Lefties like to get it directly from the spigot.
Can someone please explain to
July 10, 2007 - 12:13 ET by Hero SquadCan someone please explain to me how this water is supposed to be bad for the environment?
And what exactly did concertgoers drink at the concerts Saturday? Pureed granola?
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"I'm sorry, you must have mistaken me for a clown that gives a damn!" - Sticky the Clown
Environmentalists are opposed
July 10, 2007 - 16:12 ET by Gat New YorkEnvironmentalists are opposed to bottled spring water because they believe it corrupts the natural water table. Pure spring water should naturally flow from the ground without being pumped.Unfortunately too many spring waters are forcibly drawn from the ground through a method called bore holing. There have been many lawsuits brought against Poland Springs and their sister water companies for environmental violations.
If these hypocrites were real
July 10, 2007 - 12:31 ET by HelenSIf these hypocrites were really concerned about the bottles that bottled water is kept in, they'd also be concerned about the plastic bottles that soda is in, that fruit juice is in, that milk is sold in, etc., etc...
For them to say that bottled water is a problem, they are trying to imply that the water is a problem (or at least that's what the "BREAKING NEWS" scare headline looks like.)
Is there a tap water activist out there who wants more of the market? Why pick on the containers of water and say not a word about pepsi or coke or ... containers?
Why do I bother to keep asking why?
"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war" - Shakespeare
And there's a company -- I
July 10, 2007 - 12:34 ET by sarcasmoAnd there's a company -- I believe in S. Florida -- which makes these bottles into park benches. I've sat on one. If anything, they're superior to the natural-wood alternative because they shed water better, last far-longer, and don't need paint or have splinters.
JMR
Wouldn't people steal those b
July 10, 2007 - 12:52 ET by Roger the ShrubberWouldn't people steal those benches for the deposit they'd receive in Maine or Hawaii? We're talking 5 cents a bottle, man! That's alot of gorditas!
These plastic benches and tab
July 10, 2007 - 13:28 ET by upcountrywaterThese plastic benches and tables, burn really well.. Just place a barbeque on the table, spill a few drops of lighter fluid, presto! 10,000 bottles traveling to the same place as all the "SAVED" trees.. fodder for the recycle god.
IRANIAN URANIMUN, 220 lbs and counting.
Oh, yes there is a group who
July 10, 2007 - 12:35 ET by dscottOh, yes there is a group who will capitalize off this PC fear mongering, it's called Pure and Brita! Who owns Brita????? Anyone?
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” – Marcus Aurelius
Well, no one else "bit&q
July 10, 2007 - 13:53 ET by Cape ConservativeWell, no one else "bit" - so I will :-) Who owns Brita????
I don't know, that's why I'm
July 10, 2007 - 14:29 ET by dscottI don't know, that's why I'm asking. Given Al Gore's direct profiting scamming the public using carbon credits, it seems to me when someone shouts THAT'S NOT PC!, there is an ulterior motive in which someone profits handsomely, all the people collecting government grants to study a non-existant problem (AGW), MSM ratings from doomsday pronouncements, or any number of other hucksters who have some angle they are playing on the gullible masses by stoking a climate of fear.
Someone in the AGW crowd has a monied vested interest in PUR or Brita, so who is it????
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” – Marcus Aurelius
Brita is a German company...C
July 10, 2007 - 14:45 ET by Mean Gene Dr. LoveBrita is a German company...Clorox handles their U.S. products.
PUR is owned by Proctor & Gamble
You can look both companies up on Wikipedia.
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." --Thomas Jefferson
Brita is a wholly owned subsi
July 10, 2007 - 14:45 ET by dscottBrita is a wholly owned subsidiary by Clorox. This is the board of Clorox.
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” – Marcus Aurelius
Dscott
July 10, 2007 - 14:49 ET by Noel SheppardDan,
I just looked at all the holdings of Gore's GIM portfolio and didn't see anything related to water or that would benefit from folks moving away from bottled water. ns
We need to check PUR owned b
July 10, 2007 - 15:25 ET by dscottWe need to check PUR owned by P&G. We know Harry Reid does land deals, Gore does carbon credit deals, Pelosi tried starkist tuna on the minimum wage exemption which be default forces their competitor's labor cost higher, so who else might potentially profit?
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” – Marcus Aurelius
Who else has ABC been really
July 10, 2007 - 15:28 ET by dscottWho else has ABC been really pushing lately in terms of candidates or political figures, this might give us a clue to other potential culprits that may own a significant stake in Clorox or P&G. Any consulting companies that are "poltically" connected that stand to make the big bucks from a "marketing" campaign pushing Brita or PUR over bottled water?
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” – Marcus Aurelius
Don't forget those Breck sham
July 10, 2007 - 12:39 ET by JerryDon't forget those Breck shampoo bottles. John Edwards goes through those faster than exLax through a dysentary ward.
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).
}}----> Right Jerry
July 10, 2007 - 12:46 ET by Cool ArrowEdwards has to look pretty while he installs "pay as you go" locks on those Dysentary stalls.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
Hah! With those 1 sheet lim
July 10, 2007 - 12:48 ET by JerryHah! With those 1 sheet limits, it won't be a pretty sight.
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).
I've never bought into the bo
July 10, 2007 - 13:05 ET by HypocriteHaterI've never bought into the bottled water craze after seeing a report (on 20/20 if memory serves correctly) that found more bateria in bottled water than regular tap water. Just add a filter to the tap and it tastes as good if not better than bottled.
You should watch, if you ha
July 10, 2007 - 13:13 ET by dervishYou should watch, if you haven't, Penn and Teller's "Bulls**t" episode where restaurant patrons were induced to ectasy over bottled water varieties, all of which came from the same water hose in the alley.
I had never bought into it ei
July 10, 2007 - 13:15 ET by HelenSI had never bought into it either but this hype makes me desperately want to. Maybe we can buy up cases of it, use the water on gardens or plants and then fill the bottles with tap water and walk around sipping it ostentatiously?
I would love to irritate some self-righteous self-appointed proxy-conscience sort.
"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war" - Shakespeare
The rub, Helen
July 10, 2007 - 13:18 ET by Cool ArrowBut if you buy it, Bobby Junior still gets the money.
RFK jr. the Big Oil Planet Raper
July 10, 2007 - 13:18 ET by Lame CherryWhile people focus on this Kennedy who is no different than old Joe running moonshine to build his fortune while in public acting like he was the Pope jr, has anyone actually gone on RFK's wacko enviromental site and shopped around?
I researched him last year when he was ranting on about something and was surprised to see all the "goodies" he was selling. There were all kinds of synthetic hats, clothes etc... which if you realize EVERYTHING RFK jr is selling is made from crude oil which he is ranting against.
Now someone is going to say, "Oh it might be soybean oils", well farmers don't plow with horses, use cow manure for fertilizer or ship grain by floating it down the river.......every part of farming is now deliberately tied into big oil from fertilizers to processing. So RFK in his gleano eco the sheepo for profit is polluting the planet with his carbon footprint the size of a crater compared to a normal person.
You know very well RFK does not ride his bike to GlobAl Gore concerts, he does not ride a bike to work daily and he does not ride anything which does not produce massive amounts of pollution in "creating" a green car......those things just don't grow on trees, but require huge amounts of coal, plastics and various poisons to come up with those batteries, wiring and high grade metals.
If you bother to research all of the Clooneys, Whoopies, Rosies, GlobAls to RFK's they are the biggest planet rapers ever produced. Larger than the industries which fouled the Great Lakes (but they came back to life in God's plan).
It is time more information came out about these advocates of communism. It is though working in I was reading the RFK report last evening and in hundreds of comments people understood the earth is naturally warming, this is a power grab by the elite and that RFK is a raving kook.
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According to Bobby and the re
July 10, 2007 - 16:22 ET by Gat New YorkAccording to Bobby and the rest of the Kennedy clan, old Joe was not a bootlegger. They refer to him as a speculator.
Bobby uses private jets from corporate toadies as he refered to them the other day. He also has a beat up van that probably gets 12 mpg.
Bob never cared about facts unless they supported his political point of view. He is a convicted felon (heroin) and will never get elected to even dog catcher. For him this is his entire political world and uses it as such. That has included his hijacking of the Hudson Riverkeeper organization from all of its founders.
GATThey refer to him as a spe
July 10, 2007 - 16:27 ET by Jack BauerGAT
Yeah, one of Nazi supporting Joe's biggest speculations in 1938-9 being that Hitler was okay, the Nazis would crush England and win the war.
And that the US should make an accomodation with Nazi Germany.
He lost his shirt on that one.
Jack - the speculator thing i
July 10, 2007 - 16:39 ET by Gat New YorkJack - the speculator thing is like the windmill thing off the coast of Hyannisport. It is okay to have a wind farm as long it is not in my backyard.
Very good point on Hitler. The family still tries not to associate with Jews.
Joe Kennedy's association wit
July 10, 2007 - 18:20 ET by Jack BauerJoe Kennedy's association with the Nazis may as well be airbrushed out of lib***l history.
Oh hang on... it has been.
Not heard about the Jewish "problem" for the Kennedys. But nothing would suprise me. I mean Bobby Kennedy did authorize the bugging of MLK Jnr.
In the lead upto WWII Joe Ken
July 10, 2007 - 18:27 ET by Gat New YorkIn the lead upto WWII Joe Kennedy was one of the leading appeasers supporters of Hitler in this country. He was also anti-Semite in addition to Henry Ford and Charles Lindbergh. Much the same way Jimmy Carter is an appeaser of every radical Islamist and has always been a vocal anti-Semite except for when he was running for President.
Seem to recall something abou
July 10, 2007 - 18:29 ET by bigtimerSeem to recall something about the stock-market crash too with ol' Joe....
....hmmmmm....
Good things securities laws w
July 10, 2007 - 18:46 ET by Gat New YorkGood things securities laws were much more liberal then particularly when it came to insider trading. Ole Joe just happened to get out with lots of cash just before the crash.
I wonder how Li'l RFK is res
July 10, 2007 - 13:23 ET by Hero SquadI wonder how Li'l RFK is responding to the report, "Fake Drinking Water Hits Beijing"
These evil water drinkers are traitors! Perhaps they should be dealt with the way China just handled its former Food and Drug Chief.
*****
"I'm sorry, you must have mistaken me for a clown that gives a damn!" - Sticky the Clown
...I'm still looking for an a
July 10, 2007 - 13:42 ET by Mean Gene Dr. Love...I'm still looking for an all-natural hemp water bag...preferrably with genuine Saskatchewan seal-skin bindings....
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." --Thomas Jefferson
Noel,Great post and that is s
July 10, 2007 - 15:31 ET by LeonNoel,
Great post and that is some GREAT (*sarcastic) journalism you highlighted. Great research ABC! Somebody should email them and let them know about this stellar new invention called GOOGLE.
To be honest though, I'm anti-bottled water for 3 reasons:
1) I live in Philadelphia and we already have enough garbage on our streets, I'm up for anything that will limit the litter around here.
2) Why would you buy water when you can get it for free? Waste 'o cash.
3) Bottled water doesn't have fluoride so it's not so good for your teeth.
That's why I don't like bottled water.
"As such, young, social
July 10, 2007 - 15:36 ET by vrwc13"As such, young, social progressive, scene hopping socialite(s), like myself " ...I would have thought you would be into Perrier!
Do you drink soda??? I had
July 10, 2007 - 15:42 ET by dscottDo you drink soda??? I had the same objections years ago, however, as I get older those pesky calories stick as fat. I go with bottled water over soda even my addiction to coca-cola had to give way. BTW-if you are out and about either doing work in the heat or as a tourist in sunny climates, the worst thing you can do is drink a soda, the sugar throws off your metabolism and gives you heat exhaustion or heat stroke.
1. It's called recycling, you do that for soda right? so if you drink water instead of soda, no change.
2. Not free when you're out of the house in many cases.
3. Ok, how much water are you really drinking from the tap? Most people now a days drink soda, juices, etc. You only get that benefit when brushing your teeth, cooking with it, or mixing water with concentrate like OJ.
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” – Marcus Aurelius
dscott,I never drink soda.
July 10, 2007 - 15:48 ET by Leondscott,
I never drink soda. Probably haven't had a single soda since High School.
It's bad for you, it makes you fat, and it doesn't even quench thirst. I find that soda makes me more thirsty.
I am a strong advocate of drinking diet based heavily on water. I just choose to drink tap water over bottled water.
Go with water, but get a water bottle and fill it from the tap. Cheaper, less wasteful, and it'll help to keep those pearly whites nice and clean.
Leon...We agree on something.
July 10, 2007 - 15:53 ET by bigtimerLeon...
We agree on something....at long last!
Btw...we have our own well we put in ...so the water is great.
I have never cared much for pop either...does make one thirstier.
(with the exception of a few Mist and Seven's about once year...hehehehe)
BT,A well would be nice, but
July 10, 2007 - 15:57 ET by LeonBT,
A well would be nice, but I'm not sure if they'll let me dig one in the middle of the city :)
Not much better than nice cold glass of fresh well water. That sounds delicious.
Believe it or not the best water I've ever had was New York City tap water. It was delicious. But then again, as I said before, it's tough to beat good well water.
I can't even drink soda with my liquor. I'm a wild turkey man and go rocks style. Even a splash of coke puts me off.
Yep...it has been years reall
July 10, 2007 - 16:02 ET by bigtimerYep...it has been years really now that I think about it that I have had a mist and seven...
I too either have it straight on the rocks with some lemon if it is whiskey, say JD...
...but I do like a good Gin and Tonic with Roses Lime in summer-time....which it is now....hmmmmm, now that is a thought ....
LOL
Actually, when Bobby introduc
July 10, 2007 - 16:16 ET by Gat New YorkActually, when Bobby introduced this bottled water he actually said that NYC tap water is the best and there is no reason to buy bottled water. Of course his water packer told him where to go and every retail buyer walked out of the room. True story.
Agree with no more litter..
July 10, 2007 - 16:04 ET by Conservative VoiceAgree with no more litter...in fact there should be stiff penalties for litter or destruction of property you don't own ( like painting gang symbols and such ) as when we keep our streets clean, people will more likely take pride in their community and there would be less crime. Broken windows, trash, and what not invites a crime element because you advertise you don't care.
Tap water is great, but I filter mine...don't like the taste.
Not a fan of fluoride in the tap water...in favor of parents buying their own fluoride tablets.
Becoming less of a fan of soda, but I do like an ice cold vanilla coke.
I know it's been said the Ken
July 10, 2007 - 16:37 ET by drillanwrI know it's been said the Kennedy Family is under some sort of curse ... But somebody PLEASE tell me, exactly what the hell did we do to deserve them?