On Monday I watched a Panorama documentary on BBC 1 which was about the environmental impact of consuming bottled water. And for once I found Panorama to not really be giving me the facts.
In the first half they went through statistics and figures about how bottled water was affecting the environment, all of which were supported by figures and statistics. And then folowing this the second half descended into what seemed to be based on tenuous linkage and some causal relationships that seemed to be over simplified.
- Paying £21 for a bottle of water does seem excessive - but if idiots will pay for it who gives a damn
- The claim that London tap water is drinkable - no it’s not! - its vile.
- Plastic bottles litter the UKs coast and are causing environmental damage. Seems reasonable - they float and coasts are surrounded by seas and coeans that contain currents which pushes anything that floats toward the coast. Find the idiots who throw the bottles away and give them a slap or put them in jail
- The guy presenting it goes to Fiji - whilst earlier having highlighted the Carbon Footprint of bottled water. what was his carbon footprint in getting him and his crew to and from Fiji?
- Dirty water causes infection - yep seems reasonable. Water factory opens and people still get water bourne infections and illnesses. Hmm - is that not a governmental issue - and what did the Fijian government spend the money from this internationally available water - maybe improving the quality of the water supply would be a good start.
God - I’ve just ranted against Panorama. One of the greatest series of programmes that the BBC, who I love, have produced. The main reason being that I can’t agree with dodgy reporting that makes inference rather than having something factual to report. It was the equivalent to the BBC making a blog post…
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