Ah America, where corporations are put above citizens

@aturchomicz821

3 жыл бұрын

Dont dillude yourself thinking that its diffrent here in Europe xd

@alien2393

3 жыл бұрын

HELLO

@lourencovieira313

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the world

@dayspoiler4608

3 жыл бұрын

even the govt.

@danteg8754

3 жыл бұрын

It’s the same in México bro

I'm glad Mark Rufulo is taking his influence to talk about issues like this

@shitlordflytrap1078

3 жыл бұрын

He calls himself an activist so he better.

@bipindixit2033

3 жыл бұрын

He even made a movie 'dark water' on this issue

@wiski7077

3 жыл бұрын

@@bipindixit2033 I'd love to check that out, where can I watch it?

@tapio_m6861

3 жыл бұрын

I would worry not to do as he says because you really do not want to get him angry.

@bipindixit2033

3 жыл бұрын

@@wiski7077 Amazon prime video

Isn't poluting drinking water basically an act of terrorism in most of the 1st world?

@angelcarias3579

3 жыл бұрын

Not when it come to making money

@hosuerodriguez8262

3 жыл бұрын

Terrorism has a specific meaning for a reason. Don't get me wrong these compaines are evil should be held responsible. Shouldn't call it terrorism though.

@STOG01

3 жыл бұрын

@@hosuerodriguez8262 Fair point. Then some national security concerns ought to be involved. Although it's the US and they have state-by-state regulations. Still - this strikes me as a rather serious issue not to be hidden underneath a rug.

@MY-zj8pb

3 жыл бұрын

America isn't 1st world other than military

@djohn4904

3 жыл бұрын

stochastic perhap[s

The true American way: privatize profits and socialize losses.

@edisg

3 жыл бұрын

It's the truest kleptocracy

@yacine.3_2023

3 жыл бұрын

accurate

@joshuaespinoza8325

3 жыл бұрын

well the opposite would be communism.

@twonumber22

3 жыл бұрын

And destroy anyone or anything in the way of a profit.

@snowsnow4231

3 жыл бұрын

same in russia

With special guest "Smart Hulk"

@Dreamz99

3 жыл бұрын

He has more personality in him than just being referred to as 'Hulk' all the time

@billfoster5257

3 жыл бұрын

Bruce Banner*

@someguy6422

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dreamz99 true but that's what everyone knows him as

@andresfelipeod6819

3 жыл бұрын

so... ¿the another Hulks (Bill Bixby, Eric Bana, E. Norton) aren´s Smart?

@mattwinward3168

3 жыл бұрын

I know the dude does lots of other things, and he didn’t just play the hulk, but because everyone knows him often exclusively as the hulk, I wish Vox had addressed better why they choose him to be their speaker. My first thought when I saw him was definitely, “why’s the hulk here?”.

American companies: What is most important? ❌ Safety of all Americans ✔️Stonks

@SerenityM54L2SAM5L5N1

3 жыл бұрын

If you think this is a US exclusive issue, I've got news for you.

@beastybacon199

3 жыл бұрын

Someone hasn’t been around the world 👁 👄 👁

@shimo4175

3 жыл бұрын

@@SerenityM54L2SAM5L5N1 I am aware this doesn't only happen in America, but I just think that's kinda shocking. You wouldn't expect something like that from the richest country in the world.

@sparrow56able

3 жыл бұрын

@@SerenityM54L2SAM5L5N1 it's the worst in the US though (among western developed nations)

@heartcomedy5

3 жыл бұрын

Serenity, actually it is mostly in U.S because foreign governments are smart and regulate all things coming in.

Americans: Stop poisoning my drinking water! American corporations: Prove it's poison, then maybe. Americans: It's poison! American corporations: Ehh...

@nullnull2945

3 жыл бұрын

Corp: here’s an analog; prove that it’s poison. Americans’: it’s worse Corp: Prove it.

@taiwoolaleye6333

3 жыл бұрын

companies cry that they now have to filter the pollution no one asked to make

@hizand.5346

3 жыл бұрын

american corporations: haha its not my responsibility to prove the chemicals are safe before it enters the market and spread regionally

@jofx4051

3 жыл бұрын

Make them drink it

@jayjohn9680

3 жыл бұрын

You forgot to include: corporation executive (on phone with local politician): we’ll keep funding that school health program... just help us out buddy. Politician: yes thank you for helping cough cough

“Accidentally exposed to.” No. This was intentional. And the heads of these companies belong in handcuffs.

@blancslate176

3 жыл бұрын

They WILL Be Arrested, Or End Up Bringing Their Own Downfall.

@Alexander_l322

3 жыл бұрын

They just pay a nominal amount of money that sounds like a lot of money to the every day man let’s say 1 billion dollars but to the people who are paying it is a drop in the ocean and they would already be making new chemicals to replace the old and they’ll be just as harmful if not more so.

@crazychimp1324

3 жыл бұрын

I’d love to see a head in a hand cuff

@user-os7qq9xk4o

3 жыл бұрын

Really just the people who made this video should be arrested.

@mareksicinski3726

3 жыл бұрын

well they didnt specificallt fo out of their way to do it

If people are wondering why mark ruffalo is here, it’s because he made a movie on pfas. Edit: bruh why does this have 2k likes

@chrisdecokere2899

3 жыл бұрын

He already did, It's called dark waters. It was horrifying. The laws need an overhaul. Companies need to prove that it's safe, preferably done by an independent agency since Dupont knew it was harmful, but hid the truth from the public

@therealeikichionizuka

3 жыл бұрын

Chriscross DC oh yeah, I meant that he made it. I saw dark waters, and I thought it was really good.

@Wasserkaktus

3 жыл бұрын

What if PFAS is what turned him into Hulk?

@sinoroman

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisdecokere2899 corporations, super pacs, and lobbying are gonna stop the law from being effective enough

@nacs

3 жыл бұрын

George then he can go SMASH these companies that are polluting our water

When did environmental protection become a “radical political” idea?

@kylewood5607

3 жыл бұрын

When it was made so by the political parties. The same as climate change, the same as this pandemic. Its viewed as political problems, and its getting people killed

@nulnoh219

3 жыл бұрын

Regulation is Communism! lol

@danielf3623

3 жыл бұрын

2000, Gore vs Bush. With an environmentalist vs an oil baron, and nothing scaring the populace but environmental issues, the GOP had no choice but to go into full denial and redirect attention towards other "threats." Everything else is echoes of that election.

@justsomeoneelse5942

3 жыл бұрын

Short answer America

@ashlikefrompokemon4327

3 жыл бұрын

Because when you mix science and politics, you get politics

Where's the government shutting these plants down and fining them? Oh yeah, they give those companies tax breaks in first place...

@michaelstevens8073

3 жыл бұрын

Yep and probably subsidies and rona relief.

If the Karen's of America United against companies, this would be solved in 24 hours.

@iamtheruraljuror9257

3 жыл бұрын

Too bad Karens don't believe in Science, and busy calling the police to report any minority.

@veltix2292

3 жыл бұрын

I am the rural juror TRUTH

@bignerd0452

3 жыл бұрын

If we told them they were putting gluten and vaccines in the water, you’re right, this problem will be solved in a day

@imchris5000

3 жыл бұрын

@@iamtheruraljuror9257 ignore crime and you too can live in a ghetto

@iamtheruraljuror9257

3 жыл бұрын

@@imchris5000 didnt realize black kids selling water is a crime

I was thinking "that guy looks like mark Ruffalo" Then i thought "that is mark Ruffalo"

@elinewllms

3 жыл бұрын

He plays the main role in the movie Dark Waters, about the Dupont pollution. Thats the reason I think why they interviewed him

@rj-mu7ns

3 жыл бұрын

He's the hulk.........

@shellcraigmiles5253

3 жыл бұрын

@@elinewllms it says hes an activist so maybe they interviewed him because hes an environmental activist with knowledge about this GenX and pFas due to the movie you mentioned. The way you word it its like he has no credibility.

@shellcraigmiles5253

3 жыл бұрын

@@rj-mu7ns yeah i dont watch superhero movies 🤷‍♀️

@flashstar1234

3 жыл бұрын

SAMEEEE

Is anyone tired of learning how bad things are and actually want to see things CHANGE?

@kylewood5607

3 жыл бұрын

@Kamali Burns who? Vox?

@kylewood5607

3 жыл бұрын

You ready to be a part of that change ?

@michaelpugh2617

3 жыл бұрын

TW GER ah yes because he really likes regulating corporations, especially for environmental reasons

@267cal

3 жыл бұрын

@TW GER we got a boomer Its bcuz of yall this even happens

@virgobro2025

3 жыл бұрын

@TW GER no

The world: “Americans, your water is being polluted.” Americans: “yeah but we have freedom.”

@carnosinehobs7759

3 жыл бұрын

@Planet Earth yep. Partisan media (FOX) makes sure that their supporters think that’s good though, taking advantage of their lack of common sense and ability to reason and do research. The root problem is arguably the education system.

@salamallami5622

3 жыл бұрын

Attempting to destroy federal buildings is not "Freedom".

@jovenchngx

3 жыл бұрын

@@RanchDressingPop-Tarts not really LOL didn't you listen to the video? 8:20 - "precautionary principles". Many countries such as Singapore applies it because these countries make sure the basic essential goods - water, food and air are certified to be SAFE. It is not a global issue. It is a US issue due to over-capitalism and being too money-oriented.

@ideeyes4054

3 жыл бұрын

@@jovenchngx Same with EU. But of course some unsafe stuff gets through the filters. In EU every new substance that gets approved by regulators to EU market gets a unique E-code. You can find all info about the substance using that code.

@Alexander_l322

3 жыл бұрын

Freedom isn’t free

11:01 If this pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that public health and safety is extremely political.

@SANTANA1deep

3 жыл бұрын

All about power and control

@jasonmueller5541

3 жыл бұрын

@@SANTANA1deep everyone is so kind to one another

Americans drinking water: why is it spicy 👁👄👁

@Janoip

3 жыл бұрын

lol 😂

@emir4126

3 жыл бұрын

they said it has no taste or color

@justsomeoneelse5942

3 жыл бұрын

O.o

@streampunksheep

3 жыл бұрын

@@emir4126 /whoosh

@garlicidk8554

3 жыл бұрын

😐

"They feel like the water isn't safe." Because it isn't.

@tardwrangler

3 жыл бұрын

Marie Lastname So you feel like you agree

PFAS producing conglomerates: “We have billions of dollars, senators whose races we’ve funded and a million lobbyists to argue in favour of us, what do you have?” Vox: “We have a hulk.”

@declaniii6324

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t understand why they can’t just start filtering iy

@iainronald4217

3 жыл бұрын

Baconninja I’m no biologist, I am however in university for urban planning. And, if my interests thus far prove to be a glimpse into the future I’ll be a wastewater planner so here’s the short explanation. Chains of atoms from chemicals easily bond with hydrogen and oxygen. The complicated part which is a delicate science is un-bonding them. In wastewater we can filter out some chemicals with advancements, the big one being Solar Acquatic Water Treatment Centres which are comprised of tanks with different life in them that eat the minerals and toxins in the water as it passes through. But, the name Forever in Forever Chemicals kind of tells you all you need to know. It’s unlikely we’ll find a way to remove them from the water, we’ll see though.

@declaniii6324

3 жыл бұрын

Iain Ronald okay, I don’t know much about the forever chemicals. This seems like a good explanation. The video just said they don’t filter it not they’re difficult/expensive to filter so it just made it seem like there was a simple solution

@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721

3 жыл бұрын

It's great that Mark Ruffalo is using his influence to support a cause like this. The most effective thing he could do would be to turn angry and just punch the lawyers of corporations who oppose the reform legislation.

Hasn’t this exact thing been happening in Flint since 2014? There’s literally children that have illnesses for life because of the government’s racism and negligence

@kaitlyn__L

3 жыл бұрын

yes, though in flint's case it was because they failed to do federally mandated filtration to keep the lead out of the water, which itself then led to bacterial infestations and so forth. it was technically illegal what they were doing in flint, but they tried to skew the tests to hide it. but factories dumping all but a select handful of chemicals into water willy nilly is unfortunately not even illegal :V

@kaitlyn__L

3 жыл бұрын

@Warren552011 the reason, unfortunately, was just to save money :( the citizens were told it'd be great for taxes and public finances and so forth. to stop having to pay for that water and to use "their own". the cost cutting is also why they failed to put in the mandated lead prevention. since that water source hadn't been used for drinking water for a while, they had to set up the treatment plant sort of anew for that stuff. if the local govt had kept buying the water they'd been using until then, it wouldn't have happened at all. although it would've been possible to do the change responsibly, and it could have been actually safe to switch, but the motive would've had to be something other than cost cutting in that case.

@camerontaylor7471

3 жыл бұрын

Warren552011 yeah it’s 50% them wanting to save money... and then the rest is to literally oppress and discriminate against an entire group of people... why? Because they can... they want to see how far can they go without any interference....

@rickiex

Жыл бұрын

Michigander here, pfas is present in Michigan waters, but the flint water crisis isnt about pfas. It was about the switch between tap water sources. In short, flint is broke, so the governor(Rick synder) sent an overseer to balance their budget. flint has been getting their tap water from Detroit, so he had flint tried to save money and switch providers and their water source to the flint river, instead of Detroit. The switch in water source caused the lead pipe to corrode and the lead started to leach out from the pipe and into the water source. This is how the people of flint got poisoned. It was later found out that it would have only costed the city 20-50$ a day to treat the water and prevent this. The blame is shifted around, to the city council, to the governor. No one has faced justice so far, and the people of flint will live the rest of their lives poisoned due to profits. It's honestly the most American thing ever, profit over lives.

When Hulk has to tell you about pollution, you know it's bad.

@DarlingPhenylethylamine

2 жыл бұрын

We'll be calling him Swamp Thing next.

@DarlingPhenylethylamine

2 жыл бұрын

Or Toxie.

It's probably the case for almost every river in the country. This is like Lead poisoning, well see the results a few years from now

@TheAkashicTraveller

3 жыл бұрын

Alonside all the other chemicles no one's thought to test for yet.

@user-qk5mm1yw7y

3 жыл бұрын

Jack Evans but this is honestly so scary! we humans are literally digging our own grave.. may we finally come to our senses and stop harming mother earth and all the animals alongside with it..

@guy2574

3 жыл бұрын

Vote. You say “we” but we can’t do anything about it. Only the politicians can.

@EricLS

3 жыл бұрын

Might want to look into lab animals, with extremely controlled diets, who have gained weight across the board, right along with Americans.

@campkira

3 жыл бұрын

not really alot of company now they made enough profit to the point they can spend money on water purify... before they dump it away... so if the company still think they can cut cost not purify.. it just mean they don't made enough profit so we just shut it down since it won't last that long anyhow...

Same in Brazil, so many rivers and reservoirs there are super toxic and nobody gets held accountable because: money. In terms of political culture, the US has way more in common with Latin America than with Europe or even with Canada.

I wish people would stop destroying the earth’s beauty.

Just another thing to be depressed about as an American

@mr.knowitall5019

3 жыл бұрын

You can change it though. With voting and protesting.

@kylewood5607

3 жыл бұрын

@Dinuka W no

@mr.knowitall5019

3 жыл бұрын

@Dinuka W We have to atleast believe in process to bring change. If the american public unites and fights to bring a new legislation change will happen. But everyone must care enough for that.

@scarpfish

3 жыл бұрын

@@mr.knowitall5019 Protesting is overrated, and the more people protest, the less likely they are to vote. Spend your energy where it counts and quit wasting it on posterboard and Sharpies.

@mr.knowitall5019

3 жыл бұрын

@@scarpfish And where did you find this info? And where should we spend our energy. If we don't fight for our rights who will?

This is what hulk was doing when he was “unavailable”

@decafforlife8797

3 жыл бұрын

*NOICE*

The fact that I’ve lived in North Carolina all of my life and have never heard about this.

@ahuddleston6512

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@nosky2142

2 жыл бұрын

It’s the whole world, anatarctica is the most ‘untouched’ place on the earth and its still riddled with plastics

I’m from Fayetteville NC and my mom has had throat cancer and she would LOVE drinking tap water as a kid. For years she would drink tap water with ice and since we are in the country and had our own water pump we thought it was cleaner.....seems we were wrong. She now can’t live without the medicines that got her off the cancer.

@benl308

3 жыл бұрын

Did yall get the water tested? Isn't it ground water?

Me: drinks the water My body: ☢️☣️🆘⚠️💀🏴‍☠️

@cyka8881

3 жыл бұрын

The people don’t drink it,they know about it.

@imnotracist960

7 ай бұрын

did u even watch the video

And suddenly it makes sense why Americans don't wanna drink tap water

@dantemanshred5807

3 жыл бұрын

Glorbiie But we have a lot of water treatment plants!

@GokkeSokkenDK

3 жыл бұрын

@@dantemanshred5807 I know, but as far as I'm aware, most Americans prefer bottled water whereas here in Denmark most people just drink tap water. We do have really strict rules as to how ours is treated and what material piping is made from though

@spacetechempire510

3 жыл бұрын

Glorbiie to quote half life 2 “ don’t drink the water”

@mechamicro

3 жыл бұрын

Was water bottle safe enough to drink? I think it have the same amount of that chemical then we are completely doomed

@LordKalerran

3 жыл бұрын

FYI PFAS contamination is happening in many European countries as well

I'm a Fayetteville native. For several years, my family has switched to drinking bottled water exactly because of this. We're connected to the land (farming family), so moving isn't likely to happen. The Chemours Company needs to fix this mess ASAP.

@eamonnschnell5373

Жыл бұрын

and bottled water has microplastics and BPA which both cause cancer!

@Explosher

Жыл бұрын

It can't be fixed, no rain water will ever be safe again. These people at power have the nerve to say rain water will never ever be safe again, and they're part of it, too

@Gaelic-Spirit

Жыл бұрын

Good on you, as an American you need to be careful with your tap water, since there's so much lead in it to poison your brain. (instead drink bottled tap water inside a plastic container)

@blueeleephant6o4t

11 ай бұрын

Bottled water is tap water, just microscopicly filtered

Hey Vox, thank you for making this video. I live in Wilmington, NC and this is a huge issue here. Many citizens, like myself, cannot afford regular bottled water when we're already paying for tap. Most of us, especially renters, cannot pay for an osmosis filter either. We need national knowledge and understanding of this problem if it is to be fixed. The local legislature has done little to help us and I wouldn't be surprised if they and other NC leaders are being paid for their silence. Thank you for bringing national attention to this. We need all the help we can get if anything is going to change.

Bruh, how does Vox make news seem like a Hollywood movie

@elinewllms

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe because they got the idea for it in a Hollywood movie "Dark Waters" ;)

@alinnson3256

3 жыл бұрын

Simple clips and after effects nothing new

@kevkwa

3 жыл бұрын

Because real life is actually more scary than reel life.

@billfoster5257

3 жыл бұрын

By exaggerating the facts

@obviouslymatt6452

3 жыл бұрын

Kyle Booth better overestimate the danger than underestimate it.

I thought when Ruffalo said "We don't really do that here in the US." It was just a dark joke about US's lack of caution with companies in general, but then they said they literally don't test these chemicals 💀💀

“Even burnt food won’t stick to Teflon!”

@winecrimesfoodandtime7119

2 жыл бұрын

Wow! 💀

Vox in my recommend: Me: lives in NC Me after watching :😐

@GoddamnManbat

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine growing up in the region.

@WeekendFilmCo

3 жыл бұрын

Lol I am

@theknowgo5186

3 жыл бұрын

Same here they literally listed my city in the video 😬

@primeroyal7434

3 жыл бұрын

@@GoddamnManbat this post was made by non American gang

@GoddamnManbat

3 жыл бұрын

@@primeroyal7434 your grammar ain't American, boy. Gtfoh.

This is one of the reasons why I quit my job at DuPont to work at a cancer research center. This is not cool.

@christopherspecht2660

3 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome of you

guys bruce banner is a scientist thats why he’s here

@trystanexul5681

3 жыл бұрын

mike chill

@ayoubalrfadey3031

3 жыл бұрын

mike wazowski yeah and I'm an astronaut

@tylerhackner9731

3 жыл бұрын

Yep

@dayspoiler4608

3 жыл бұрын

he was in a movie recently about this. called "dark water" it's quite a good court drama flick

@2KOOLURATOOLGaming

3 жыл бұрын

@@dayspoiler4608 IKR, I had scenes from the film recommended to me earlier today and then this gets uploaded...

Just found out the military sites near my childhood home have known for years that our water is probably contaminated but they released very sparse reports on it with conflicting information. They said they were ‘looking into it’. That was nearly 5 years ago. They’ve been using toxic foam since the 1950s. The pets don’t even drink the tap water. Now I know why. I lived there for more than 20 years and never new my family and I could be in danger.

Their chemicals will last forever. So sad

@ryanhall8770

3 жыл бұрын

I swear you comment on half the videos I watch

@audiofunkdialect

3 жыл бұрын

Well there’s a thing called entropy so if they’re in their lowest energy state yes they’ll stay stable but pretty much nothing is.

@Kawaties1977

3 жыл бұрын

Ray Mak hi

You know it's serious when the Hulk himself is concerned.

@giovannip8600

3 жыл бұрын

He has 7 PhDs he should be the president not Trump (Bruce Banner that is lol)

7:02 "nobody wants to be on top of that list" is the reaction to every list the us is on top on

@TheGiddyUps

3 жыл бұрын

@The Random House well if you want a quick awnser you are right. but if you think about it gdp is not a measurement of wealth, gdp per capita is

@justalostlocal

3 жыл бұрын

The Random House Yeah and where do money end up? In already rich people‘s pockets. If you are the richest nation on earth, then you should be able to take care most of your people, but strangely you can’t. GDP per capita is where it’s at.

Pepole will get life threatening calls if someone spoke like this in India.

@the-iter8

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely agree. We probably drank more toxins till date than the waste of an average water treatment plant.

@jazzypari

3 жыл бұрын

People will straight disappear or get murdered " under mysterious circumstances" if they raise their voices or investigate something

@nikhilkkannur

3 жыл бұрын

Now they implimenting EIA

Thank god someone is talking about this, I live in Wilmington and this has been such a major issue

@bassmouter4694

2 жыл бұрын

Watch ABC News AUSTRALIA, they published last week 2800 contamined citys at THE US. Watch YT August 14 THE Final days.

hey that mark ruffalo guy looks like he could make a great actor

@sofetch2289

3 жыл бұрын

He could act in one of those Marvel movies

@GalaxyAeterna

3 жыл бұрын

Like maybe as the hulk or something

@christekam

3 жыл бұрын

I heard when he's angry he turns green..

@authenticNL2

3 жыл бұрын

Thomas Jefferson bruh

@chrono-glitchwaterlily8776

3 жыл бұрын

@@authenticNL2 why you ruin the thread

Thank you for this! I'm an environmental engineering student in NC and we always use this as a case study on water contamination. It amazes me how little so many people know about what's really going into their water

Thank you for this story. I wish you had spent more time on the amazing difference in levels between Wilmington and Brunswick County. We are frequently in Brunswick County. Brunswick is really the end of the line. It scares me for myself and my kids. Even with avoiding drinking the water- which they say is within safe limits- what about bathing, swimming on our beautiful beaches, eating our seafood?

And then we wonder why so many Americans are dying from Cancer... "Oh it's because of testing", "but what about jobs?"

Mark Ruffalo: is on the video for like a minute 99% of the comments: all about him

@olemartinstonghaugen1722

3 жыл бұрын

he is in like half the video

@Antrikshy

3 жыл бұрын

I barely see comments about him.

"Water Repellent, Flame Retardant, Stain Resistant" *That's how Americans gain superpowers.*

@chrono-glitchwaterlily8776

3 жыл бұрын

They won't become as powerful as they could be until they develop something called Karen Repellant

@joefraser855

3 жыл бұрын

It is compound 'V' 🦾🦾🦾🌀

@queenofallmonkeys

3 жыл бұрын

That sounds like a Marvel superhero's description.

I actually did my undergraduate research on GenX in 2018-2019. When C8 and other long chain fluorocarbons were banned, they just decreased the amount of Carbons in the chain. So it was really going from C8 to C4-C6 chains (but calling it C4 obviously would have been problematic). That's why my Toxicology group at East Carolina University and many others have been testing these shorted chain fluorocarbons. Better laws are key to avoiding these issues in which companies exploit obvious loopholes.

@MrsJedmo

2 күн бұрын

It's 2024 and c8 is not banned. I just found it in my dam mascara... 😢

Trump: “The water and air have never been cleaner”

@storm9149

3 жыл бұрын

Haha. People actually voted for him. It’s kind of scary

I am a chemist working with PFAS: PFAS is a family name for all materials, chemicals, liquids, solids that consist of organic molecules that have some fluorine in them. Many of these are not toxic and does not cause harm (in fact many are used in the medical industry for good). However some chemicals in this large group do cause harm, example of names of individual molecules that are bad is: PFOA (also called C8), GenX, and PFOS. Hence it is unfortunate that the word "PFAS" looks very similar to that of "PFOA, PFOS, etc", since the first is a name for many things, and the latter is names of individual chemicals that are bad. This causes confusion to the public and also in this video as PFAS is confused with PFOA on several occasions. However the overall message of the video is correct.

@effleurager

3 жыл бұрын

the equivalent of "Not all men"

@erimcfadden3

2 жыл бұрын

how do we filter this?

@jddonmoyer2489

29 күн бұрын

I mean just by being in us it causes harm.

Im sick of this world, i want change

I did a research paper on this last year for an environmental politics class. If you have a manufacturing plant, current or former military facility, airport or anywhere they use or have used chemical firefighting foams near your water source, that water is pretty much guaranteed to be contaminated

@remedy00

3 жыл бұрын

I just looked it up. Yikes

GenX is also dumped into the Ohio River at Parkersburg, WV

@binabella9658

3 жыл бұрын

I grew up in Huntington, WV and just found out it’s a hot spot for PFAS. Wonderful.

@winecrimesfoodandtime7119

2 жыл бұрын

Wow! How can they still be doing that!

" Dr. Banner, I think this is the right time to get angry. "

Thanks for covering this topic, @Vox! This is highly interesting and important for the people to know.

@capivara6094

2 жыл бұрын

Real life has the best crossovers

The hulk explaining science to me was something I did not know i needed until today

Just took my 4 year old son down a pollution rabbit hole and I think we have another eco warrior on our hands, I had his undivided attention for nearly 2 hours!

Why no one talking about wild animals who also rely on that source of water🤔

@chrono-glitchwaterlily8776

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe because they can't directly contribute to the economy. At least that's how I think they see it

@DeathnoteBB

3 жыл бұрын

Because we already know pollution is bad for animals. But people ignore that pollution is also bad for humans

@22lilacsky

Жыл бұрын

Also farm animals.... that's the scariest part about it.

Ah, another story of "human life and health doesn't matter as long as the thing endangering it is profitable"

@tapwater424

3 жыл бұрын

It's obviously not profitable in the long run when they always get in a fuckton of PR and legal trouble. Lawyers and fines aren't cheap. Incompetence is the main driver for these events, not profit.

I’m from Michigan and I never heard of these chemicals. Never knew we were such a hotspot for it either!

DuPont is back at it again.

I live in the triad of NC! Why is this not on my local news!😨

@ricardobarahona3939

3 жыл бұрын

Me too. I'm from Winston-Salem and I have not heard about this. I do study in Charlotte and I did hear a lot about water contamination there but I didn't know it was all over North Carolina.

@ankithd5242

3 жыл бұрын

It was actually a big news story a couple years ago, but the American news cycle moves on far too quickly.

@amberb.3490

3 жыл бұрын

@@ricardobarahona3939 I live in greensboro the only thing I heard was that pig feces was leaking into the water from all the rain we had gotten 2 yrs ago! This is so creepy how the public is told anything about this!

@amberb.3490

3 жыл бұрын

@@ankithd5242 I wish this was kept in our local cycle, like a update 1 a month or something!😰

@drivebay6479

3 жыл бұрын

are yall deaf or sumn? this is all I heard about for like 2 months, even had a filter installed

As someone who is entering his last semester as an environmental science student in Michigan, I genuinely appreciated this video. Our curriculum has brought up the issue of PFAS in Michigan (where I attend school), but I felt that the people at Vox did a great job at taking a complex subject - that often gets overly-technical and confusing when discussed by the environmental science and hydrogeological community - and breaking it down into a digestible format for the general public and the informed environmentalist.

the dupont company has always been shady...

well written and well sourced story! More news should be like this!

You know it's serious when the averagers are here.

@sharjeelhumayun2691

3 жыл бұрын

Avengers, not averagers....

@zack7122

3 жыл бұрын

Sharjeel Humayun averagors*

@rigatonithetiger9986

3 жыл бұрын

zack Averagors Assombol

@zack7122

3 жыл бұрын

Rigatoni the Tiger can i have some rigatoni

@marinathewise9410

3 жыл бұрын

I guess you could say that this is an Avenger’s level threat

Shows we the people realy are not cared for in the long term.

@HelgaCavoli

3 жыл бұрын

Your current president protects the reck out of industries and CEOs.

@GamerbyDesign

3 жыл бұрын

Capitalism protects Capital.

@Blunderful19

3 жыл бұрын

*at all - says 150,000 American citizens. "... it is what it is." - says the POTUS.

@FirstNameLastName-wt5to

3 жыл бұрын

Helgali And so has every other President we’ve ever had.

@killero00

3 жыл бұрын

Planet Earth he’s been trying to leash the FDA, CDC and EPA among other agencies. Agencies that protect the consumers and citizens of the United States by forcing companies and corporations to behave to a higher standard. It’s as the video says, the ability to regulate and restrict has all been gutted and now agencies that protect people can only take action once people have been hurt and a problem has already been created instead of catching the problem early. Trump is fundamentally nothing like other presidents.

Bro is that the Hulk? Can’t believe he’s the one telling me about dangerous stuff being put in our bodies.

Wait. Why is Hulk there?

@Realyo235

3 жыл бұрын

Because he smart

@stevenuez5941

3 жыл бұрын

That's not the Hulk. That's Bruce Banner. Dr. Bruce Banner.

@shreyankpatel2591

3 жыл бұрын

Cause of Dark Waters

@BloBlas123

3 жыл бұрын

to SMASH! (the companies)

@teenagoel1771

3 жыл бұрын

He actually did a documentary called "dark waters". You should check it out, it's about DuPont only.

I've lived in Brunswick county and Wilmington (new Hanover county) for about half of my life, and gen x contamination is a big issue. A lot of Wilmington has lead levels that are hazardous as well because of aging infrastructure! We need education about the problems we're facing (like this video), regulations to limit exposure, and investment in new improved infrastructure to cope with these dangerous chemicals both for our health and the health of the planet we share!

As I always told my children, the easiest and least expensive mess to clean up is the one that is never made. Shame on these people who run these companies.

Vox and The Infographics Show has taught me a lot. Thank you guys.

and just so that you know, this is also the reason why many companies move abroad, in order to avoid strict legal retaliation; they end-up doing the same in so called developing countries (Latin America) where they can get away with much more due to trade agreements and legal protection gained by America's foreign policy.

Welcome to another part of "Why is America?"

@degeneratefest

3 жыл бұрын

When is America

@victxrium8325

3 жыл бұрын

@@degeneratefest How is America

@nate9361

3 жыл бұрын

@@victxrium8325 Where, exactly, is America?

@TheAkashicTraveller

3 жыл бұрын

@@victxrium8325 Not well from the looks of things.

@ZaxorVonSkyler

3 жыл бұрын

What is America?

All of this carelessness for short term profit.

@ANTINATALIST_lewis

3 жыл бұрын

Yap

@railroadforest30

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@winecrimesfoodandtime7119

2 жыл бұрын

Tragedy

Thanks for your work.

I swear I feel like I'm watching a film each time vox releases a video, it's all just so well done

I watched the movie about this (Dark waters) on a school trip and it was very eye-opening, would highly recommend watching it

citizens: you're polluting the waters! politicians and corporations: yeah, that's right. what you gonna do about it

@sinoroman

3 жыл бұрын

politicians and corporations: nothing, you gonna do nothing. yeah, that's right, you better leave

@sinoroman

3 жыл бұрын

@Will Reddish true

It's wild that even though we know for sure where this stuff is coming from, its so difficult to actually do something about it.

@camerontaylor7471

3 жыл бұрын

Now you know what the matrix really is... it’s the borg queen from Star Trek... resistance is futile...

Thank you for doing this story. Great job.

@imnotracist960

7 ай бұрын

luv u

USA - Land of the FEE

@SliceofBread123

3 жыл бұрын

The American way

@Racko.

3 жыл бұрын

It's not a country, it's a bunch of companies pretending to be a Nation

This and many more issues in this country is what the government should be worried about, not a TikTok app.

@rjfaber1991

3 жыл бұрын

I mean, an app collecting large amounts of private data that is being run by a company with véry close connections to the government in Beijing is a danger as well. Let's consider both to be dangerous and worthy of some attention.

@ArelyJi

3 жыл бұрын

Robert Faber 100% agree. My apologies.

I CANNOT get over how good the editing is in these videos

"If I knew that I could potentially get cancer from a stain resistant carpet then I would make a better decision" 😂 it might be messed up but I laughed

I love the editing in this video! That clip in the beginning with the news anchors and special guests all overlapping each other was soo cool. Thanks Vox team for another great video!

Vox:GenX was found in our water Me: Starts seeing people in the water

@TheShubLub

3 жыл бұрын

I read this right as the video said it

That‘s why we went back to good old cast iron pans. They are cheap, hold with a little bit of love forever and have no strange chemicals on it.

wow thanks Rufulo for telling me what I need to hear

This is why government regulation is necessary.

@focusstudios1296

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Free enterprise should not be so free that massive corporations are allowed to destroy the freedom of everybody else

@SANTANA1deep

3 жыл бұрын

Government allowed this to be ongoing

@pablosmith2412

3 жыл бұрын

Government is the root of all evil.

@yoholup19

2 жыл бұрын

@@SANTANA1deep yes because of a loop hole that allows the companies to test their products instead of letting government officials to do it

America the laughing stock of the world

@cyka8881

3 жыл бұрын

Americans: bad stocks, what’s that ,never heard about it.

@pobblebonkk

3 жыл бұрын

As a Canadian I can say that if you think we’re nice you have never heard us talk about America.

@kiararose8896

3 жыл бұрын

Like 1984 says: ignorance is strength

@thechameleon2636

3 жыл бұрын

Kiara Rose Very true, there’s a reason why America is the richest country in the world. The world wars and the ignorance of its people.

@metalvideos1961

3 жыл бұрын

they have been for decades.

its not just an issue in the USA. This company Chemours has plants all over the world. And in the Netherlands there has also been the issue of them dropping PFOA and GENX pollution into the Dutch water system...people near the plant are getting sick with cancer....so this is a world issue ! These corporations need to be held responsible and these plants need to be shut down.

India’s Holiest Ganga River: You rivers have defenders?

it seems like bruce banner knows a thing or two about chemicals

@someguy6422

3 жыл бұрын

He has chemicals in him so obv he's an expert

So what you're saying is.. even the Amish aren't safe 🤦

Freshes off from John Oliver Show talking about PFAS. And it’s been at least three years. Nothing Changed!

3M in Belgium did the same! The worst thing is that it is still going on at other companies in the Antwerp harbor. And all the water is flowing into the Netherlands via the Westerschelde.