Nice rebuttal, however, your premise, although it may be sound is not valid to this discussion. I never once said anything about the companies that produce sugary drinks or those products produced with chemicals. I was only asking questions in regard to your product and your company, considering that you use such strong languauge in your marketing efforts.
Taste doesn't matter to me in this discussion nor does PH balance/levels matter to me in this discussion, what does concern me is your own points that we should "Live Green! Think Organic!" and "Help Us Reduce Global Warming!"
My statements are based on the fact that you are espousing the "Living Green" and "Organic" lifestyle by bottling a natural resource of a given community and then shipping it outside that community, thereby not living "green" nor living "organic".
I have no problem with a supposed "Global Warming" statement put out by your company because in all honesty I think the Global Warming argument is somewhat on the same level as the abortion issue, either you believe in it or you dont. However, with that being said, if you do make statements in the belief of Global Warming and then do things that are contradictory to the premise of those beliefs then I must say something about it.
Taking a bottled water from its natural point of origin, S. America, and then transporting it 1000's of miles away, to N. America, is to me, counterintuitive to the argument of being "green" and "reducing global warming". It doesn't add up.
Now to back up a bit I will say that if a soda company, cigarette company, alcohol company, etc made statements similar to yours I would have the same reaction. Those companies may seek ways to be cleaner and greener, which is fine, but I have never seen them make assertions that they are an embodiment of a green or organic lifestyle.
With all that I have said I am not ANTI-Rainforest. I understand the importance of the rainforest and its benefits not only to S. America but of the World.
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