Drinking bottled water? Bad! Drinking water from a reusable plastic container while driving in your car? Still ok!

The ‘green’ world of Mayor Nickels continues to amuse me. He likes to issue edicts condemning small environmental transgressions, while at the same time ironically overlooking his own.

Here’s the latest ‘green’ admonishment from the Mayor, the Seattle Times today reports about his latest efforts to inspire Seattlites to curb their use of bottled water.

When Mayor Greg Nickels drives in his car, he carries a plastic container filled with tap water.

He says it’s his small effort to save the environment.

Thanks for the leadership here, Mayor Nickels. You’ve inspired me to curb my anti-environmental ways in a way similar to yours - I have now stopped clubbing baby seals with disposable pre-filled water bottles and instead club them with reusable plastic containers filled with 100% Seattle tap - ‘the finest-tasting, purest-source water in the world’.

Anyway, how about building some more drinking fountains then. I know these kids would appreciate it.

Thanks Mayor Nickels for your leadership!