Posted on 02/03/2011 11:04:21 AM PST by Hotlanta Mike
Two years ago, when Los Angeles businessman Alejandro Viecco visited the agave-fields surrounding the Mexican town of Tequila—where the eponymous liquor is made—he made a startling discovery. The process of making tequila, it turns out, can be as messy, smelly and disgusting as the aftermath of drinking too much of it.
“When you go to [the town of] Tequila, there’s this beautiful fresh spring water coming through the lava rock,” he says. “Then not that far away you have this waste that’s being dumped. It has hot alcohol content and it’s destroying everything in its path. If you looked at the creek, it was like running mud, and very pungent.”
(Excerpt) Read more at latino.foxnews.com ...
Tia ?
Especially around gas stations and construction sites.
I am going to avoid tequila in the future....not because of environmental problems, but because it supports the gov’t of Mexico.
Polish vodka for me -— Zubrowka
At least they don’t have those pesky EPA guys poking around.
They need to make a fuel out of it for boilers! they were pissing on the Corona bottles.
OK. I’ll say it.
When tequila is outlawed, only outlaws will have tequila.
Tequila Sunrise
It’s another tequila sunrise
Starin’ slowly ‘cross the sky, said goodbye
He was just a hired hand
Workin’ on the dreams he planned to try
The days go by
Ev’ry night when the sun goes down
Just another lonely boy in town
And she’s out runnin’ ‘round
She wasn’t just another woman
And I couldn’t keep from comin’ on
It’s been so long
Oh, and it’s a hollow feelin’ when
It comes down to dealin’ friends
It never ends
Take another shot of courage
Wonder why the right words never come
You just get numb
It’s another tequila sunrise,this old world
still looks the same,
Another frame, mm...
I’ve never understood the popularity of Tequila, it’s about the only hard liquor I can’t stand. To me it tastes like somebody let a bunch of old cigarette butts steep in vodka for a few weeks. I guess it’s just personal taste, I have friends that love the stuff, but I wouldn’t pay a dime for it.
mexico isnt a country and has no gov. Just a zone.
Proof, that if left alone, Capitalism will solve almost any problem.
I like the Cabo Wabo - normally around the price of Patron silver (about $55/bottle), but when Walgreens has it on sale here (gotta love NM for availability of alcohol), I can get it for about $25/bottle.
Making mescal is even worse.
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Tequila!
Why is it that enviro-weenies always seem to have a problem with anything people happen to enjoy? Just once I’d love to see them have a complaint against something like lima bean or brussel sprout farming.
CARB shuts down Margaritaville
Sacramento - The Air Resources Board this month fined Orange County-based On the Edge Marketing and CSK Auto Inc. of Phoenix $240,000 for selling gasoline-powered blenders using illegal uncertified small off-road enginesto California businesses and residents.
“Gasoline-powered blenders may be this year’s tailgate sensation, but drinkers should not be polluting our air while having a good time,”
said ARB Chairman Mary D. Nichols.
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/2009/nr091609b.htm
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