tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19211014.post1721974257370467499..comments2023-10-23T04:11:36.413-04:00Comments on Lavs Blog: Evil Bottled Water?glennlavenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14297126957276750178noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19211014.post-58570331610375942412007-05-24T20:29:00.000-04:002007-05-24T20:29:00.000-04:00i've also encountered Christians whose attitudes t...i've also encountered Christians whose attitudes toward "Global warming" and "green" or "environmental awareness" are disturbingly apathetic, unconcerned and, like Sue mentioned here, even 'anti'! I can't understand it. For me, i can't separate the gift from the giver because they're so intertwined. God gave this place to us, made us caretakers. . .he used great creativity and ingenuity forming everything. How can people who believe God created this earth not care about it?kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05786278167953612058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19211014.post-72721943708009011922007-05-24T11:44:00.000-04:002007-05-24T11:44:00.000-04:00Very interesting post. We've got a guy from our c...Very interesting post. We've got a guy from our corps currently working in Zambia through Engineers Without Borders. His job is to provide water in small rural African communities. His blog is http://www.zambiantrevor.blogspot.com/ and I'd highly recommend his most recent post with some more info about water.<BR/><BR/>Before he left I talked to him and his dad about how bottled water makes something that should be free a commodity. As a result, their family swore off purchasing bottled water in favour of bottling their own. I'm still a slave to convenience and haven't gone that far yet. I know I need to.<BR/><BR/>As for the naive thing, that really made me laugh. I hadn't realized that before. I know that Evian is the name of the town in France where the water is bottled (you can see the town across Lake Geneva from Nick's Grandmaman's house), but I wonder how much coincidence there is there.<BR/><BR/>I also listen to an American conservative Christian radio show every afternoon. He is so anti-Gore that he really seems to be anti-environment. He thinks we are meant to use the earth as we see fit (I don't know the exact Scripture reference, but he currently refers to the passage where we're told to subdue the earth). I think that's just poor stewardship. He raises a lot of interesting information about whether or not global warming is a real phenomenon, but even if it isn't, what harm can come from making decisions to have a positive impact on the environment? I can't see any. <BR/><BR/>Sorry this is so long!Sue Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13519504490810723846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19211014.post-53787156533481702852007-05-23T15:14:00.000-04:002007-05-23T15:14:00.000-04:00We would need a pretty huge box to bring them all ...We would need a pretty huge box to bring them all home and it would just be a headache to try to make that happen. I'm thinking we try to find out where the local recycling is in each town and try to encourage the local promoter to take care of it.<BR/><BR/>I don't really know of any bands that talk about "green" issues in our world. It seems to be so much of a political hot button that likely no one wants to do it. Also, since it's "Liberal" Al Gore who's got this whole thing rolling the "Conservative" voting Christians (from my experience) don't seem too interested in having anything to do with it.glennlavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14297126957276750178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19211014.post-26541493167079680112007-05-23T14:38:00.000-04:002007-05-23T14:38:00.000-04:00wow, 88% of the plastic bottles are thrown in the ...wow, 88% of the plastic bottles are thrown in the trash? Oh my! <BR/><BR/>so, Glenn, you take part in lots of Christian shows, do any artists, bands ever talk about 'green' issues on tour? do venues have 'green policies' for dealing with the refuse when there are beverages and food served on their premises? just wondering. I wonder if any Christian artists have written any songs about environmental stewardship as part of a Christian's responsibility while living 'down here'? Melissa Etheridge wrote one for Al Gore's movie. . Madonna just wrote one. .kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05786278167953612058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19211014.post-29431194875116130962007-05-22T23:31:00.000-04:002007-05-22T23:31:00.000-04:00Wow, a lot to think about!I always recycle my bott...Wow, a lot to think about!<BR/><BR/>I always recycle my bottle and will only buy water cases when they're on sale! Still, as you said, it seems weird to 'pay' for water. <BR/><BR/>I have mixed feelings after reading your blog and the article. I find re-usable bottles (at least the ones I've used) can make the water have a 'plastic' taste, especially in the summer. But as you and the article said, that's still a lot better then what a lot of the world has to drink.<BR/><BR/>I guess I have more thinking to do!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19211014.post-57316102195102233102007-05-22T23:27:00.000-04:002007-05-22T23:27:00.000-04:00maybe you could get a blue box just for the downhe...maybe you could get a blue box just for the downhere van or trailer? collect the recyclables and then someone can take them to a depot when you all get back to home base? They have depots there, right, instead of curbside recycling? I'd also feel bad throwing recyclables in the garbage. Bottled water has been proven to cause tooth decay (no fluoride). Yes, there is always something, isn't there?!kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05786278167953612058noreply@blogger.com