Saturday, April 26, 2008

Al Sharpton and Pat Robertson, together?? on a couch!!???


I have a dream. That liberals and conservatives can live together, play together, and protect the climate together. In this commercial produced by "WeCanSolveIt.org," an organization sponsored by former President Al Gore's Alliance for Climate Protection, my dream was realized. Although most politically balanced individuals like myself do not wholeheartedly agree with either of these religious and political figureheads, the fact that conservation and climate protection now knows no political alignment is enlightening. After many years of conservation and climate protection efforts being politically labeled as an interest of the "Green" party, Big Tent politics has finally emerged from its cloud of ignorance to see the ever increasing importance of conservation. Protecting the environment isn't just for tree-hugging hippies anymore.

Thursday, April 10, 2008

expensive water

HAHA I wonder if this fancy water place sells Fuji, Amazon, or Agua de Culo. I found this video hilarious, especially after watching the Penn and Teller episode on bottled water. Enjoy.



In this interesting episode of "Penn and Teller: Bullshit!," the host investigate the hype behind bottled water. Apparently, the appeal to bottled water is unsubstantiated in many different aspects. If bottled water doesn't live up to consumer expectations, why is the industry booming? While some may attribute the success of this $15 billion industry to the ignorance of consumers, I believe the advertising strategies of these water bottling companies are to blame. Furthermore, it also seems as though a select few self-inflated individuals perpetuate this blatant abuse of consumer gullibility by pretending to acknowledge a difference in quality between bottled water and tap water. Agua de Culo anyone???

Colbert Report on Water Purification



The above video addresses an impending international crisis, a shortage of potable water. The video states that over 50% of disease worldwide is caused by contaminated water. Through the use of the showcased filter-free water purifier, it seems as though science has found a solution to the future "water crisis." However, it must be considered that the machine produces deionized or distilled water, water that has been clinically proven to shorten ones lifespan due to its tendency to increase blood acidity. While this water purification system may seem like an effective solution for the lack of potable water, it may only create further health related problems caused by the consumption of "soft" distilled water.