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Destroying fruit to get water.
2007-02-22 16:34:00
An Australian company called O18 has come up with the idea that they can extract water from fruit, and thus produce the purest water on Earth since it's been inside the fruit and sheltered from the world's impurities. So now they're probably destroying tons of oranges and apples to produce their water, that reportedly does not even taste of fruit. What happened to the vitamins, God only knows. The cost, both economically and ecologically, of going the long way around by growing apples and oranges to produce water, instead of purifying already existing water, seems to us to make cthis a really bad idea.
More About: Fruit , Water , Troy

Internet censorship growing...
2007-02-22 16:34:00
Saudi Arabia has joined the United Arab Emirates, Quatar and several other fun-loving countries in censoring, among other sites, one of our favourite reads ? Boing Boing. But not-so-democratic countries are not the only ones actively working against freedom of speech in the world. Several large American corporations also seem to be on the side of repression. Among these are reportedly Dell, Prudential, American Express, and Halliburton. Read more on Boing Boing.
More About: Internet , Censorship , Inter , Wing , Growing

Second hand electronics outlawed.
2007-02-22 16:34:00
Japanese consumers are in for a bad time. Buying and selling second-hand equipment is a norm for the Japanese, who take care of their electronics leaving them in good condition. Still, manufacturers aren't too crazy about the fact that this activity endangers profits, or rather stagnates it. To keep manufacturers happy, the Japanese government has passed a bill making all electronic goods sold before 2001 illegal on the second hand market. The government's excuse for the new ruling are security reasons. Who's security? Consumer's or management's?
More About: Electronics , Electronic , Electro , Second , Hand

Florida cops intimidate people asking for complaint forms.
2007-02-22 16:34:00
A CBS undercover reporting team went into 38 police stations in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties in Florida , asking for a set of forms they could use to complain about inappropriate police behavior. In all but three of the stations, the police refused to give them forms. Some of the cops threatened them (on hidden camera, no less) -- one of them even touched his gun. Officer: Where do you live? Where do you live? You have to tell me where you live, what your name is, or anything like that. Tester: For a complaint? I mean, like, if I have -- Officer: Are you on medications? Tester: Why would you ask me something like that? Officer: Because you're not answering any of my questions. Tester: Am I on medications? Officer: I asked you. It's a free country. I can ask you that. Tester: Okay, you're right. Officer: So you're not going to tell me who you are, you're not going to tell me what the problem is.You're not going to identify yourself. Tester: All I asked you was, like, how do ...
More About: People , Skin , Comp , Plain

As if our kids didn't get enough sugar.
2007-02-22 16:34:00
The Soda Pop Tops looks like the sports tops you see on water bottles in the gym for instance. You know the open/close nipple like jobs. But they are not so innocent, since the Pop Tops are candy, lollipops made of sugar and flavouring. So every time you sip from your bottle of (sugar seetened) soda, you get an additional dose of sugar from the Pop Top. Now isn't that a clever way to get our children to ieat more sugar. Well, it would be, if lack of sugar was a problem. Unfortunately it's the other way around. Our kids ger more than enough sugar as it is. Soda Pop Top.
More About: Kids , Sugar , Enough

Organic farm to be destroyed for Wal-Mart?
2007-02-22 16:34:00
An organic farm that supports 250 families in the urban decay of South Central L.A., and has been operating for thirteen years, is threatened with eviction from their site. The farm is nearly self sufficient, and uses very little organic fuel. The city, it seems, would prefer a new Wal-Mart in it's place. Links to the farm's website, the eviction notice, and the mayor's email address are included here.
More About: Wal-Mart , Troy , Organic , Wal Mart