Comments on: The Monday news wrap: More killings in China … and don’t drink the water

By: The OTHER Pat

The OTHER Pat — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:06:07 +0000

On a bit of a lighter note - yet ANOTHER reason to boycott the Olympics in China!

http://ap.google.com/article/A.....gD8VGF6HG0

By: cheriecat

cheriecat — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:18:00 +0000

I heard on local news that none of the filtration systems currently installed on home plumbing or the water pitcher filters take out drugs in the water. The public water suppliers and the other filtration systems have not been designed to filter out any kind of drugs. I believe over time any person or animals drinking drug-contaminated water are affected by these drugs.

By: Trudy Jackson

Trudy Jackson — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:53:36 +0000

I am Boycotting the Olympics. A lot of people i know are.
Over on Itchmo We have in the forums a lot of address’ to send letters about this terrible abuse of the animals.
It’s under- Cruelty and animal abuse.
It has a whole lot of people and We have been writing letters like crazy. Please write and let China know how you feel.

By: Colorado Transplant

Colorado Transplant — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:08:06 +0000

I wrote a letter to my local newspaper because the groundwater might contain uranium leakage once the Canadian company Powertech starts drilling. Unless, of course, the state stops them. They will be drilling for uranium because they own the mineral rights.

Unfortunately I wrote a letter yesterday which the paper published in the opinion section about the right of privacy law, so I guess the very important issue of our water might have to wait. Pets will more more affected than adults by contaminated water because they are smaller.

By: The OTHER Pat

The OTHER Pat — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:02:25 +0000

An article on how buying it bottled is no insurance against drugs in your water:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH.....index.html

This passage:

“‘The industry is monitoring it,’ said Bob Hirst, a vice president at the International Bottled Water Association, which represents dozens of brands. ‘But we haven’t seen anything to alarm us at this point’.”

is somehow less than reassuring when compared to the following passage from the article posted above:

“Water providers rarely disclose results of pharmaceutical screenings, unless pressed, the AP found. For example, the head of a group representing major California suppliers said the public ‘doesn’t know how to interpret the information” and might be unduly alarmed’.”

By: The OTHER Pat

The OTHER Pat — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 04:39:45 +0000

I think that only distillation or RO (Reverse Osmosis) would have any reasonable shot at getting the drugs out of the water.

By: Marcy

Marcy — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:53:33 +0000

Don’t know how many people would boycott the sponsors…it would take a good number to be noticed and felt by the businesses.

We could let them know of our dissatisfaction with their sponsorship of the “Cruel China” Olympics anway. Just write them a letter and say so.

China is cruel to both humans and animals. I don’t know how anyone, in good conscience, could support anything connected with them.

By: John

John — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:17:36 +0000

I read with interest about the medication levels showing up in municipal water, but none of the articles I saw offered any way to treat/filter that water at home - has anyone seen any info? I’d be curious to see if the average Brita pitcher/boiling has any effect at all.

By: perkysmom

perkysmom — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:58:21 +0000

There was an article in the New York Times about how the Olympics Committee over here is bringing 25,000 lbs of protein (food) to the Olympics because they don’t trust eating the Chinese food.

Boycott boycott boycott. Tell sponsors why you are not buying their products. Why should we support the cruel Chinese government?

By: The OTHER Pat

The OTHER Pat — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:55:13 +0000

Sadly, he’s still planning to compete in other events. He’s not boycotting the Olympics, but rather, taking care of his own health (important, of course - but not nearly the “statement” impact a boycott would have).