We were very pleased with an excellent turnout at Thursday’s event at the Whatcom County Council Chambers. Dr. Moola’s talk was informative, instructive and inspiring. Many thanks to Michael Chivario for making this event happen...
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Dr. Moola (Suzuki Foundation), Bottled Water, and the Facts
As a matter of record, we would like to present the facts on an item concerning bottled water that was raised in the blog Life in Bellingham on March 5, 2010.
In this blog, Jeff Westcott deems Dr. Moola a hypocrite:
"I would like to say that I found it uplifting, but the hypocrisy of someone like Dr. Moola - a person with good intentions and purpose - amaze me. Here he is talking about the degradation of our natural resources and drinking water, in the same breath (literally) taking a drink from one of the myriad Dasani water bottles scattered about his podium. I almost walked out I was so apalled (sic)."
For the record, it is entirely the fault of the hosts of the event who inadvertently forgot to provide Dr. Moola with a cup for tap water, his usual means of acquiring fluids required for public talks. In the minutes prior to the talk, with no available cups on the premises and with a corner store open nearby, an attendee with good intentions ran out to purchase the water so that Dr. Moola could speak. In a more perfect world, a cup would have been provided, and the attendee would have purchased or found a cup instead of the bottles, but time had run out and Dr. Moola reluctantly but gratefully accepted the water.
It is widely agreed that bottled water is not environmentally friendly, and Dr. Moola do not support its purchase. Under the circumstances, we hope that people will not hold Dr. Moola responsible, and will forgive the use of bottled water. In the words of event organizer,
"We need to have compassion for each other as we make the journey from a destructive industrial culture to an earth friendly culture."
In this blog, Jeff Westcott deems Dr. Moola a hypocrite:
"I would like to say that I found it uplifting, but the hypocrisy of someone like Dr. Moola - a person with good intentions and purpose - amaze me. Here he is talking about the degradation of our natural resources and drinking water, in the same breath (literally) taking a drink from one of the myriad Dasani water bottles scattered about his podium. I almost walked out I was so apalled (sic)."
For the record, it is entirely the fault of the hosts of the event who inadvertently forgot to provide Dr. Moola with a cup for tap water, his usual means of acquiring fluids required for public talks. In the minutes prior to the talk, with no available cups on the premises and with a corner store open nearby, an attendee with good intentions ran out to purchase the water so that Dr. Moola could speak. In a more perfect world, a cup would have been provided, and the attendee would have purchased or found a cup instead of the bottles, but time had run out and Dr. Moola reluctantly but gratefully accepted the water.
It is widely agreed that bottled water is not environmentally friendly, and Dr. Moola do not support its purchase. Under the circumstances, we hope that people will not hold Dr. Moola responsible, and will forgive the use of bottled water. In the words of event organizer,
"We need to have compassion for each other as we make the journey from a destructive industrial culture to an earth friendly culture."
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