news.com.au— The Australian town of Bundanoon has voted to ban bottled water, just hours after the New South Wales Government announced its own H2O boycott.
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First off, I doubt they're installing water fountains in a shopping centre and many other indoor places people go...the cinema/movies, concerts etc etc2nd, have you had a look at a water fountain lately? No f**king way I'm touching one of those.
At what point do we have the right to ban something?I'm reasonably sure that we're all OK with 'banning' murder.I'm reasonably sure that we're all opposed to banning relaxing in the backyard on warm Autumn nights.So, there's our limits. Clearly, some things are OK to ban, some aren't. Where do we draw the line?A popular line is 'the tip of my nose.' However, when it comes to pollution, that easily crosses the tip of my nose. Hell, some of it gets absorbed into my bloodstream. At the same time, it is a very indirect effect; I can't usually blame one person's car for my smog-infested lungs.So, opinions?
"voluntary ban" is an oxymoron. if something is banned, it is banned BECAUSE people are using it - otherwise there would be no need for a ban.the environmentalists should have just stopped using bottled water themselves and tried to convince others to stop using it, instead of resorting to legal force and infringing on my right to drink out of whatever container i please.
Whoa. I had not even thought of that angle. That's a really, really good point, though. I'd be willing to bet that there's a fair amount of water 'withheld' amongst the millions upon millions of discarded water bottles out there.
solkreJul 9, 2009
Definitely trying to help, in the wrong direction. What about people who like bottled water, and recycled them responsibly?
scrptkidJul 10, 2009
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ross_Jul 11, 2009
First off, I doubt they're installing water fountains in a shopping centre and many other indoor places people go...the cinema/movies, concerts etc etc2nd, have you had a look at a water fountain lately? No f**king way I'm touching one of those.
rowbotJul 15, 2009
SjzeroI don't see a /s tag.... dugg down.
bottledviolenceJul 15, 2009
"dieing from hard water"?
overtokeJul 16, 2009
They didn't ban water. Read the article.
jgzmanJul 18, 2009
At what point do we have the right to ban something?I'm reasonably sure that we're all OK with 'banning' murder.I'm reasonably sure that we're all opposed to banning relaxing in the backyard on warm Autumn nights.So, there's our limits. Clearly, some things are OK to ban, some aren't. Where do we draw the line?A popular line is 'the tip of my nose.' However, when it comes to pollution, that easily crosses the tip of my nose. Hell, some of it gets absorbed into my bloodstream. At the same time, it is a very indirect effect; I can't usually blame one person's car for my smog-infested lungs.So, opinions?
anthropodeusJul 21, 2009
"voluntary ban" is an oxymoron. if something is banned, it is banned BECAUSE people are using it - otherwise there would be no need for a ban.the environmentalists should have just stopped using bottled water themselves and tried to convince others to stop using it, instead of resorting to legal force and infringing on my right to drink out of whatever container i please.
xnaquadaJul 23, 2009
It's your, not you're.
lastangryclownJul 27, 2009
Whoa. I had not even thought of that angle. That's a really, really good point, though. I'd be willing to bet that there's a fair amount of water 'withheld' amongst the millions upon millions of discarded water bottles out there.
screensnotJul 28, 2009
I know you were kidding, but..
molecaatSep 27, 2009
this is an old story<a class="user" href="http://digg.com/d3w9ak" rel="nofollow">http://digg.com/d3w9ak</a>
nodramaOct 13, 2009
Over 2 billion people do not have adequate water to handle basic sanitation needs - and now, local governments in some places turn to PRIVATE, multi-national corporations to provide water rather than familiar municipal systems. How long until what comes out of your tap is as expensive as bottled water? <a class="user" href="http://henoticworld.blogspot.com/2009/10/helping-local-communities-thrive.html" rel="nofollow">http://henoticworld.blogspot.com/2009/10/helping-l ...</a> How's YOUR consumption? How much do you know? <a class="user" href="http://zennie2005.blogspot.com/2009/10/tom-hayes-will-next-wars-be-fought-over.html" rel="nofollow">http://zennie2005.blogspot.com/2009/10/tom-hayes-w ...</a>
arguehowNov 29, 2009
Two bottles of Evian every day for a year: $726.35.A year's worth of Brita pitchers and Nalgene bottles: $30.99<a class="user" href="http://www.arguehow.com/index.php?t=67&amp;n=arguments-for-and-against-bottled-water" rel="nofollow">http://www.arguehow.com/index.php?t=67&amp;n=argum ...</a>