Comments on: Is Jennifer Aniston More Water-Friendly Than We Thought?

By: Is Jennifer Aniston Planning A Green Wedding With John Mayer? // Archives // ecorazzi.com :: the latest in green gossip

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:02:06 +0000

[...] are a bit of an enigma. On one hand she claims to practice water conservation — and has contributed thoughts on the subject in The Green Book. She’s also building an eco-friendly ‘green mansion’ with a [...]

By: Jenjen

Jenjen — Mon, 05 May 2008 06:42:24 +0000

Tap water in my town is contaminated with arsenic as well as high levels of chlorine (you can smell it on your hands after you wash them with it). I own a water filter, but don’t always bring enough water with me for my family and me to drink. In those situations, I decide often to buy water rather than drink the funky tap water.

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Sun, 04 May 2008 14:26:47 +0000

[...] to plug bottled water, Jennifer Aniston is making plans to add some green into her life (beyond the three-minute showers she enjoys) with the construction of an eco-friendly pad in Malibu, [...]

By: Michele R. Lyons

Michele R. Lyons — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 00:48:03 +0000

In DC (yes, our Capital, Washington, DC), the water is not drinkable and is dangerous, especially for pregnant women, children, and pets. The city has hidden the dangers of lead and chlorine in the water, but everytime the information “leaks.” The lead pipes that the city is ever slowly changing (and at each homeowner’s personal expense (our house was $4000!), still has not changed the lead levels in our water, as older pipes still connect to the newer pipes. Just last month, an independed non-profit discovered that the chlorine levels in the water are dangerously high, causing risks for cancer and seizures in our children. The city admitted knowing about these levels and hiding them! Children, especially in lower income families that cannot afford the expense of bottled water are in danger in our city, and more so, with the tactics of hiding the problems by our government. Developing countries are not the only ones with poor public water sources. To learn more about these and other issues affecting parents (especially pregnant mothers) and children (especially infants), read my blog at http://mothersrights.blogspot.com.

By: Water-miser

Water-miser — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:10:23 +0000

I thought I was the only one in the world that saw the “three minute shower” quote by Jennifer- and then two days later- there was a giant side of the building advertisement of her with a SmartWater. It’s reassuring to find out that there are other folks who notice such things. Next time- I’ll be quicker to do a internet search.

In all honesty- I have to admit that my disappointment at seeing the ad was primarily selfish. I’ve been working on an “internal water conservation campaign” at my office for about a year. The awareness is there- so it is time to move on to shooting for “behavior change”. The social marketing books advocate the “power of celebrity”- and I thought with Jennifer we could come up with some “attention grabbing” message. But with the bottle water building right next door- kind of ruined that idea.

By: Are you for real?

Are you for real? — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 15:38:49 +0000

If she does something like that she would do it quietly I’m sure. If she starts making noises about it, the media will compare her to you know whom. It’s difficult for her. I think it’s best that she keeps everything quiet. I think it’s a smart choice to mind her own business. But that’s just my view.

By: michael

michael — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 15:33:30 +0000

And I understand your point of view as well. It’s a tough call here on the site what battles to pick, what actions to call out, and what should simply be left alone. Our goal is not to bash people. We love promoting the good that’s being done — and there’s plenty of it. Our purpose is to inform. For all I know, Jen will take the millions she makes off of this deal and invest it in 2,000 wells for the needy one day.

I feel that if she’s going to use her face to promote this industry, then I should take a moment to point out some impacts that the clever marketing folks won’t tell you.

And on the flip side, there are some bottled water companies out there that take a sizeable portion of their profits and donate them to H20 projects in developing countries. I think Jen, with her power of fame, could most certainly inspire SmartWater to potentially develop a similar program.

By: Are you for real?

Are you for real? — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 15:22:54 +0000

I understand where you’re coming from michael

By: Are you for real?

Are you for real? — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 15:21:51 +0000

Someone who means well in the spot light does not have to be perfect! If we demand them to be ‘the perfect saint’, soon nobody famous would want to take a chance of doing something good or encouraging people to do something for the environment. I’m sure Leo flies all over the globe when he doesn’t really have to do it half of the time. He chooses to go places far away from the states with his girl. Are we meant to give the boy a rough time too?

By: michael

michael — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 15:15:54 +0000

Anyone that partakes in modern society is a hypocrite, no matter how green their values. Anyone who admits otherwise is lying. However, that doesn’t mean we can’t live better lives and understand how industries — such as bottled water — affect the world around us. I don’t think anyone here is holding Aniston personally responsible for bottled water — that’s certainly not what was intended with the post. What is intended is to say “Hey, Jen, do you know the impact of the product you’re supporting?”