6 chapters across the catalog
European Union Plastic Bottle Cap Attachment Regulations
A new environmental regulation in the Netherlands and the broader European Union requires plastic bottle caps to remain attached to the bottle after opening. The hosts critique the design as annoying for consumers and question the environmental efficacy compared to traditional crushing and capping methods.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is mocked for his comments on "speaking moistly" and "drink box water bottles." This is followed by a clip of Joe Biden discussing the "Build Back Better" initiative and its relation to global climate change funding for poor countries.
California is reportedly moving to exclude hydropower from its "renewable energy" targets to drive more investment into wind and solar. Meanwhile, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is mocked for a "virtue signaling" failure during a press conference where he struggled to explain how his family is reducing plastic use, mentioning "drink box water bottles."
Heinz announces plans to make its packaging recyclable by 2025, which the hosts dismiss as virtue signaling. They also discuss a documentary about a woman who successfully campaigned to ban plastic water bottles in Concord, Massachusetts, and briefly mention a gaffe by Governor Andrew Cuomo regarding American greatness.
Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak open the program from Austin, Texas, and Northern Silicon Valley. They briefly discuss a glass award received by the show and debunk the "giant island of plastic bottles" in the Pacific Ocean as a bogus environmental claim. The hosts note the tendency for major news events to break immediately following their show recordings.
BPA Safety Shift, FDA Warning, Plastic Bottles
In a significant policy reversal, FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg announced concerns regarding the safety of Bisphenol A (BPA) in plastic bottles and food packaging. The agency now warns that BPA may affect the brain and prostate glands of infants and children, despite declaring it safe in 2008. Mothers are advised to limit exposure by avoiding scratched plastics and not heating liquids in BPA-containing vessels.
