Thursday 17 November 2022 05:29 PM Jason Momoa SLAMMED for climate hypocrisy as star is accused of 'demonizing ... trends now
Jason Momoa has been accused of climate hypocrisy and plugging his own water brand after he encouraged fans to use aluminum cans over plastic bottles in a recent video.
Back in a September video the actor, 43, buzzed off his long hair to bring awareness to the single-use plastics crisis - encouraging fans to switch over to reusable water bottles, while prominently sipping from an aluminum water bottle from his brand Mananalu.
The star, who has long campaigned for ocean conservation, was called out in a full-page ad from the Center for Organizational Research and Education (CORE) in USA Today on Thursday - with the star's video blasted as a cynical ploy to make money for his own company.
Oh dear: Jason Momoa has been accused of climate hypocrisy and plugging his own water brand after he encouraged fans to use aluminum cans over plastic bottles in a recent video
The ad headline read: 'DOES MOMOA CARE ABOUT THE PLANET OR PROFITS?' along with the text: 'Jason Momoa’s new movie Slumberland must have him dreaming if he believes canned water will help the planet.
'He might make money off cans, but the planet will suffer.'
The ad features a link to the website MoronicMomoa.com with a video explaining that aluminum is more damaging to the environment than plastics.
The video said: 'Jason Momoa recently delivered a self-serving statement on the environment
Video: Back in a September video the actor, 43, buzzed off his long hair to bring awareness to the single-use plastics crisis - encouraging fans to switch over to reusable water bottles, while prominently sipping from an aluminum water bottle from his brand Mananalu
'The silly message was a stunt that involved shaving off some of his long locks
'The haircut was apparently linked to saving the planet because it brought attention to switching plastic bottles for aluminum ones. He claims the switch will help save the planet but like the required suspension of belief when watching his movies, we're now to believe that aluminum cans are better than plastic bottles
'Plastic bottles are better than aluminum ones as the bottles are made of ultra-thin multi-use plastic, they're easily recycled and aluminum ones are littered five times more than plastic...
'Bauxite emits twice the greenhouse gas of plastic bottle production.'
Speaking to Fox News, Richard Berman, the executive director of CORE, accused Momoa of being a hypocrite for 'touting his overpriced canned water' instead of encouraging recycling.
Fury: The star, who has long campaigned for ocean conservation, was called out in a full-page ad from the Center for Organizational Research and Education (CORE) - with his video blasted as a cynical ploy to make money for his own company.
He said: 'Jason Momoa is attempting to hoodwink his fans into believing he cares about the environment by demonizing plastic water bottles. But unlike the setting of his new movie, this isn’t the dream world, and he can’t fool his fans.
'The actor founded an aluminum canned water company—a material that is dirty to produce and a product that is littered five times more than plastic water bottles. If Momoa cared about the planet, he’d encourage recycling instead of touting his overpriced
