Looking for a home appliance that will clean up what gets spilled and sort out the stains that are already there? The Vax ONEPWR SpotlessGo Spot Washer might just have grabbed your attention as the perfect solution for your home and car.

I've tested a range of the best vacuum cleaners on carpet, hard floors, and upholstery, and challenged it with new spills and old stains to give you the lowdown on how efficiently it will get rid of them, how easy it is to use, and how much space itll take up in your cupboard.

Those with young families and messy pets facing lots of spills and wanting a ready-to-go solution.

Simple to operate, this handy machine is easy to prepare for action and tackle spills with.

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I challenged the Vax ONEPWR SpotlessGo Spot Washer with both old stains and new spills in my testing. I inherited marks from an unknown source on a carpet in one of the bedrooms when I moved into my home, and with new carpets on the horizon now I had suspended my (unsuccessful) efforts to remove them. Using the SpotlessGo was the ideal opportunity to see if they could be removed after who knows how long in place.

The result? Yes, the Vax ONEPWR SpotlessGo Spot Washer cleaned up these marks effectively and with little effort on my part.

It was also a winner on hard flooring, sucking up a tea spill in a trice and leaving white tiles white, and worked equally well with a spill on upholstery.

The machine comes with a multipurpose attachment in the form of a brush that slots easily onto the wash tool on the hose and helps you work into carpet fibres. Theres also a pet attachment designed to pick up (yes, youve guessed it) hair and fur that was easy to swap into place. You also get a squeegee thats handy for the shower screen.

I found the Vax ONEPWR SpotlessGo Spot Washer to be an effective worker on all that it was challenged with once I got into the swing of using it. It came with a starter bottle of the brands Multi-Floor Solution. A measured quantity of this had to be added to the tank (which lifts easily out of the machine), along with water, and there are markers to indicate how much of each you need. The Multi-Floor Solution cleaner is antibacterial, and promises to remove up to 99% of bacteria.

Once youre working on a spill or stain, the key to using the machine is knowing that the floor head sprays the cleaning solution forward when the trigger is squeezed, so I needed to position it a small distance away from what I was tackling. Once this is done, the flooring could be agitated with the appropriate attachment. Releasing the trigger and re-angling the head was necessary to suck up the solution and dry the floor. It took me a couple of tries to get the hang of all this, and it would have been handy to have this information in the instructions and skip the learning curve.

Once I was in the swing, I was impressed by how dry the machine left the floor, which obviously makes things safer than cleaning up with cloths and buckets then leaving the floor wet, and is a huge plus point for the machine.

The machine has a run time of 15 minutes when the batterys charged, which was enough for me to tackle plenty of problems, and I dont think would prove insufficient for most households because its a machine for immediate clean-ups rather than the whole house (as a vacuum is). Charging time for the battery (see more on this design below) is a swift one and half hours.

The dirty water tank, like that for the cleaning solution, was fuss-free to remove from the machine. Its transparent so you definitely get to experience the yuck factor even before you pour the filthy contents down the sink.

The Vax ONEPWR SpotlessGo Spot Washer is part of the ONEPWR family along with cordless vacuum cleaners the Vax ONEPWR Blade 3, and Vax ONEPWR Blade 4, as well as the hard floor cleaner the Vax Glide. The lithium-ion ONEPWR battery can be shared between appliances so the battery from your Blade 3 or Blade 4 vac, for example, will work in this spot cleaner. Then again, you can buy an additional battery so theres always a charged spare for your Vax appliances.

Lithium-ion batteries do come to an end of their lives, but the ONEPWR version can be replaced when this happens, which means your cleaner isnt redundant for want of a functioning battery. This isnt the case with all appliances, so its worth bearing mind when youre purchasing a cordless.

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With dimensions of H21.6 x W28.9 x D32.4cm, the Vax ONEPWR SpotlessGo Spot Washer shouldnt be a nuisance to find storage space for after all its not much bulkier than a bucket and the shape makes it easier to accommodate than one of these. The hose coils neatly round it, too, so it didnt get tangled with other items when I put it away.

The Vax ONEPWR SpotlessGo Spot Washer wasnt heavy and it was comfortable to move around the house with as well. Although I had teething troubles with positioning of the wash tool, it wasnt hard to put in the right place nor to use once I had the knack.

The ratings of reviewers on the Vax site give this spot cleaner an average 4.3 out of five rating. Ease of use and cleaning results receive the highest ratings, but value for money isnt far behind. Users say its cleaned up spills and mud effectively. They also acclaimed its light weight and easy portability. Negatives from these reviewers included that it left some surfaces more wet than theyd like.

There arent a whole lot of similar cleaners although users of these machines definitely see the value of a portable machine for homes with kids and pets. The price of this version puts it head to head with other designs, but it is more compact and lighter than others factors that might well put it at the top of your list if storage space is short and weight crucial.

Sarah Warwick has specialised in homes and interiors for over 20 years. She was Executive Editor of Ideal Home magazine, and has written for nationals, magazines and websites including Real Homes, Homebuilding & Renovating, Grand Designs, Homes & Gardens, Houzz, The Guardian, House Beautiful and Country Homes & Interiors.

She put the vacuums through their paces all round the house, on all sorts of dirt and debris, and a variety of flooring and surfaces.

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The video camera visibly shook in the nervous hands of Rashawn Bass as he entered an Ocean County burger restaurant on Sunday looking for a bearded man sitting at a table with a chocolate milkshake. Bass said he knew the man as Steve Chase, a Skout app user who had spent the last day arranging a meeting with someone he believed to be a teen girl.

The confrontation at the Toms River restaurant was a first for Bass, the YouTuber behind the Minority vs. Predator channel he started four months ago. Bass continued filming as he followed Steve Chase outside and peppered him with questions about why he was trying to meet a teen for sex.

I was thinking I hope everything goes smoothly and thankfully it did, Bass told NJ Advance Media. I was scared to no end, but had to hold my composure as best as I could."

The YouTube video posted Sunday by Bass, an Ocean County resident who works at a carpet cleaning service in Toms River, quickly circulated on social media. After people recognized the man and shared his real name, Bass went to law enforcement.

By Monday evening, Phillip Stone, a 34-year-old real estate agent from Lacey Township, was facing charges of luring and attempted sexual assault. Attempts to reach Stone by phone and email were unsuccessful. It was not immediately clear if he had retained an attorney.

Bass said authorities appeared appreciative of his effort. But they warned him against doing it again.

This is a dangerous thing for private citizens to do, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer told NJ Advance Media on Tuesday. "Anything couldve gone wrong there. It couldve turned violent. Innocent people couldve been hurt. Were fortunate in this case that it didnt go wrong.

Bass posted the phony profile of a teen girl on the messaging app Skout about a week ago, using photos of a childhood friend. The first messages from Steve started on Saturday.

"Do you like older men, or are you just here to chat? the man said. The conversation, detailed in numerous screen captures on Basss video, quickly turned sexual and led to the in-person meeting less than 24 hours later, Bass said.

The video has now been viewed more than 150,000 times.

Bass said he started the YouTube channel to raise awareness about the dangers of online predators and teach parents to keep open lines of communication with their kids. He hopes his videos - there are 15 in total so far - help victims feel more comfortable reporting incidents to authorities.

It is very difficult to keep a child safe with guys who are expert child groomers, Bass said. "They are the ultimate sociopaths. They know what to say, theyre very charming. You have to teach children early on to not trust everyone they come across. Parents, build a rapport with your child.

While the Ocean County Prosecutors Office filed charges in this case, this type of sting by private citizens could be problematic, Billhimer said.

Text exchanges leading up to the meet-up may not be admissible in court if a defense lawyer successfully argues entrapment." Entrapment means a law enforcement agent induced a person to commit the crime, but professionals are trained to avoid that, Billhimer said.

These are very delicate and intricate investigations, Billhimer said. "People that work in our Special Victims Unit and our High Tech Crime unit... theyre trained to say the right things so that when ultimately the case goes to court, we have a case we can win.

In this case, though, Billhimer said he is confident Stone will be convicted. But the safety concerns remain. During undercover operations, there is back-up law enforcement nearby in case the suspect is armed or turns violent.

It would be better for civilians to turn over text message evidence to the prosecutors office rather than meet with a suspect in person, said Elie Honig, executive director of the Rutgers Institute for Secure Communities.

If (civilians) were to take information, take the names of individuals they had identified, to take transcripts of chats they had had, to take evidence they generated into law enforcement and let law enforcement handle it from there, I think that would be a way better model here, Honig said.

Bass said he turned over his footage to the prosecutors office on Monday. While he is laying low for the time being, Bass says he plans to continue his vigilante work at some point.

With caution, I plan to continue. Itll be a day-by-day decision, he said. Parents need to know about stuff like this.

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If youre a sucker for a cleaning hack then youre in luck, because theres a new one on the scene which will remove all of the unwanted hairs from your carpet, and you can achieve it simply by using a 1.99 window cleaner 'squeegee'.

Taking to the popular Mrs Hinch Cleaning Tips Facebook page, one woman posted a video of her hair-ridden grey carpets, writing: Window cleaner (squeedgy) really works to lift stubborn dog hairs from stairs! Thank you to whoever shared this tip. [sic]

In the clip, the woman can be seen dragging a window cleaner, better known as a squeegee across her carpets and, as a result, a whole host of pesky hairs are lifted off.

Fans of the hack were quick to share their love for the cleaning tip.

I need to buy one of these, one person wrote, with another adding: Oh my days, Im off to B&M tomorrow to get one of these!! Genius idea, [sic].

A third wrote: I love this tip, and a fourth added: I love it! Know what Im buying next !!! [sic]

The comments for the hack rolled in thick and fast with members of the Mrs Hinch Cleaning Tips Facebook group eager to get their hands on the carpet cleaner.

And it turns out the tool is extremely cost-effective, and can be found online at B&M for just 1.99, named the Addis Premium Squeegee, in grey.

Famed cleaning sensation Mrs Hinch has also been known to rave about this carpet cleaning hack, taking to Instagram to share the tip in 2019.

The Essex-based cleaning pro shared images of herself scraping the squeegee over the carpet to lift away hair, dust and more, causing her fans to take to their Instagram stories to show themselves doing the same.

One wrote: Oh my - when you think your floors are lovely and last night try a new trick and this happens. 'Major squeegee cleaning after work tonight on ALL carpets and stairs. [sic]

Meanwhile another penned: Im so shocked at this! I Squeegeed my stairs which I hoovered before this and look at how much fluff I brought up. [sic]

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Even the thought of cleaning tires me out, and I usually have to spend a few hours (okay, more like days) mentally preparing for the chore.

However, Ive found that once I start cleaning one of the rooms in my apartment, I get into a productive groove that whisks me from the bathroom and kitchen to the living room and bedroom with montage-like ease. Having both the mental strength to clean and a proper toolkit of products on hand helps me reach this cleaning groove and get the chore over as quickly and seamlessly as possible.

If youre equipped with thorough, durable, and easy-to-use cleaners and appliances, you can clean your entire home and barely break a sweat in the process.

So what products should you fill your cleaning basket with? We looked to the top-rated ones first to see what everyone else swears by to catch dust bunnies, clear out clogged drains, and make their countertops sparkle as much as when they first moved in.

Though the price is a lot to pay for a vacuum, the V10s powerful and thorough cleaning capabilities make every dollar worth it. The battery only runs when you push on the trigger and it lasts for up to 60 minutes, letting you clean your whole apartment more efficiently than ever before. It comes with two cleaner heads (one for hardwood floors and one for carpet) and four additional tools so you can reach every inch of any surface.

If you absolutely hate cleaning, let a robot vacuum do the work for you. While youre outside of the house, it can make use of all that empty time to clean your home and even automatically return to its docking station to recharge. It senses where there are concentrated areas of dirt and moves around your furniture so you wont return home to find it jammed in a corner.

The app lets you schedule cleaning sessions anywhere, while Alexa and Google Assistant compatibility integrate it seamlessly into your smart home set up.

Check out our guide to the best robot vacuums for more options.

Youll see these bleach-free wipes in nearly everyones cleaning cabinet because theyre thick and durable, kill 99.9% of viruses and bacteria, and come in three fresh scents. They dispense easily out of the canister and dry quickly, plus theyre safe on hard and nonporous surfaces like finished hardwood, sealed granite, and stainless steel.

This soft, fluffy duster captures all the dust settling on your shelves and countertops in one fell swoop. Flexible and lightweight, its comfortable and easy to maneuver around tight, tricky spaces. Its reusable head is machine washable, though its best if you simply handwash it in cold water.

If you need something to reach tall surfaces, OXOs 3-in-1 Extendable Duster is also highly rated. It extends to 8 feet, collapses to 3 feet, and comes with three interchangeable brush heads.

Whether youre dealing with thick pet hair or a slippery spill, this dual-use broom can handle it. The 100% natural rubber attracts hair and debris like a magnet from hardwood, linoleum, and traditionally difficult surfaces like carpet and rugs. Then use the built-in squeegee edge if you need to wipe off liquids from windows, showers, tile, and hardwood. It can extend out to 5 feet.

This well-designed system allows for hands-free wringing. The bucket has a special spinner, activated by a foot pedal, that spins your mop and keeps water splashes contained.

The mop head itself rotates 360 degrees and is shaped like a triangle to better clean the corners of your home. Microfiber is equally effective on hardwood floors and tiles, like the ones in your kitchen, when used wet or dry.

Natural cleaning brand Mrs. Meyers makes this plant-based multi-surface cleaner that cleans as well as traditional chemical-laden ones but doesnt leave any harsh odors behind. Instead, after its removed dirt from your countertops and surfaces, it has a sweet, pleasant, and flowery honeysuckle scent. Other nice scents from the brand include Basil, Lavender, and Lemon Verbena.

Rather than stick your head in your microwave and hack away for half an hour at the food crud that has been in there since 200 heating sessions ago, use this accessory to loosen it up first.

Add vinegar, water, and lemon juice to the fill lines on the body and microwave the Angry Mama for 5 to 7 minutes, after which any stains will be loose enough to wipe down quickly. It should cut down your cleaning time in half and make your microwave usable again in time for dinner.

People rarely ever wipe up their oven messes immediately, but they come to regret it weeks later when the baked-on spills and grease dont budge. Make your oven look brand new again with this affordable, fume-free cleaner, which works on ovens, oven doors, broilers, broiler pans, and stainless-steel surfaces to clean up those tough messes. Spray it and leave it on for at least 5 minutes and up to 40 minutes, then wipe down with a cloth or paper towel.

Living in a house involves the constant battle of unclogging pipes and drains. If youre not fishing out bits of food from the sink, youre probably unraveling a never-ending string of hair from the shower drain.

Green Gobblers clog remover clears your drains by liquifying everything in its path grease, hair, scum, food, and more. It comes in a dual-chambered bottle and you use one chamber for sinks and tubs and both chambers for toilets.

This multi-use cleaner can be used all over your house, including exterior parts like driveways and patio furniture. As a powerfully concentrated degreaser, its especially useful for your kitchen because it can take out food and drink stains, grease, oil, gum, and soap scums. Dilute one part concentrate with 10 parts water and you can cover up to 75 square feet of surfaces.

People who have tried this glass cleaner, available in both aerosol and spray form, never go back to any other products. Your mirrors and glass surfaces will emerge sparkly clear and streak-free since it doesnt contain any soaps, scents, or dyes. Its also ammonia-free.

Once all your bathroom and living room glass surfaces are clean, feel free to use on your car to remove the stains, droppings, and other dirty casualties of driving outside.

While far from being super plush or thick, these basic cleaning cloths are absorbent and durable enough to get the job done. The pack includes cloths in three different colors, so you can separated them by cleaning tasks. If youre on a budget, its hard to find a better deal than this value pack.

If you have the double whammy of a pet (or pets) and carpeted floors, youll want this specialized Hoover cleaner. The under-$100 appliance both cleans and offers antimicrobial protection, and it comes with a removable nozzle so you can rinse off dirt and grime.

It also has a dual-tank system that keeps your clean water separated from the dirty water, and its signature HeatForce technology means your carpets will dry faster.

The fresh Eucalyptus Mint scent of this cleaner might motivate you to actually use this cleaner every single day to prevent scum and grime build-up. Its made from non-toxic and biodegradable ingredients that you can feel better about going down your drain. Other than in the tub itself, you can use it for chrome faucets and shower doors.

The ToiletWand comes with disposable sponges that are preloaded with Clorox cleaner, eliminating the need to buy a separate toilet bowl cleaner. The sponge pad clicks securely onto the wand and gets into areas of your toilet that a brush cant, and once youre done cleaning, it comes off with one click so you never need to touch anything beyond the stick itself. This system also means you wont have a dirty toilet brush sitting in your bathroom at all times.

Getting into the tiny lines of your bathroom is difficult without a specialized, narrow brush like this. It has sturdy, angled brushes to reach the soap scum, grime, and mold stuck in your grout, but its equally easy to wash afterward in hot, soapy water. The thick 1-inch handle is fairly comfortable to hold, which certainly helps as you dig into the floors and walls of your bathroom.

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Greensboro, North Carolina (forpressrelease) February 17, 2020 - The Greensboro carpet cleaners at Safe-Dry Carpet Cleaning recently created a blog listing the benefits of professional carpet cleaning . In addition to the aesthetic benefit of a clean carpet, hiring professional cleaners can also improve the air quality in the home, among other benefits.

Homeowners often find it difficult to properly clean their carpets. Vacuuming can only do so much to remove dirt and contaminants, and it does little to remove stains and odors. The embarrassment many feel about their stained, dirty, and ugly carpets may even prevent them from inviting guests over or enjoying their homes on their own as well. Professional carpet cleaning may be necessary for this reason alone, but it can also provide numerous other benefits for your family.

The most apparent benefit of cleaning your carpet is, of course, the enhanced appearance of the room after removing dirt and other materials from the carpet. Professional cleaners deep clean your carpet, removing traffic line effects that differentiate commonly used paths from less-traveled areas for a uniform appearance. The deep cleaning process also removes dirt and bacteria from your carpet, which can improve the health of your friends and family. Carpets act as filters, trapping these contaminants and preventing them from entering the air. When carpets get full, however, these materials will remain in the air instead of being absorbed, damaging the air quality. Cleaning your carpet helps empty them of contaminants and continue cleaning the air. Finally, professional cleaning can prolong the life of your carpet. Instead of purchasing a new one when it appears worn, give your carpet a thorough cleaning to return it to its former appearance and performance.

Reach out to Safe-Dry for more information about getting your carpet professionally cleaned or for more information about the benefits of professional carpet cleaning. Safe-Dry uses a proprietary, organic cleaning solution that is safe for children and pets. Its trained technicians can provide a deep, refreshing, and odor-removing cleaning for your carpet, area rug, oriental rug, and upholstery, ensuring that each area of your home looks its best. The company can be contacted online at https://www.1800safedry.com/ or by phone at 336-560-9630. Safe-Dry's Greensboro location can be found at 7343 W. Friendly Avenue, Suite K, Greensboro, NC 27410.

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When it comes to the best carpet cleaning service in Winnipeg, Carpet Cleaning Winnipeg is a wise choice. Not only do they offer excellent carpet cleaning service, but they also offer upholstery cleaning, fabric protection, and leather cleaning.

Winnipeg residents looking for the best carpet cleaning service can stop there search because carpet cleaners Winnipeg is here. Their cost is the most competitive in the business and they will provide the best service. They provide both commercial and residential carpet solutions. Not only that, but they also offer the best and most thorough upholstery cleaning service. They also cater to stain and pet hair removal when conventional ways just won't do. Upholstery cleaning is another one of their specializations to help customers who suffer from allergies and constantly getting cold. With Carpet Cleaning Winnipeg's help, they can get rid of all the harmful particles that can potentially create health problems. Other services they offer include area rug cleaning, duct cleaning, fabric protection, and leather cleaning.

It has always been Carpet Cleaning Winnipeg's goal to provide the best service to Winnipeg residents. They cater to all kinds of clients and offer services such as general carpet cleaning, spot carpet cleaning, and even oriental carpet cleaning. They only use environmentally friendly products to clean not only carpets but also upholstery and furniture. This ensures their customers are protected from the harmful effects of a dirty carpet and upholstery. All their services are done by extremely skilled and trained professionals that use state-of-the-art cleaning tools and equipment to ensure high-quality results.

Carpet cleaning is something everyone is familiar with but not all are willing to take on the task. Carpets, whether at home or in the workplace, might make the space comfortable and cozy but it can also become the source of harmful bacteria and germs that can harm within its vicinity. In order to preserve the health and wellness of residents and workers, it's important that a carpet cleaning specialist is called to handle the all-too-important task of carpet cleaning. Carpet Cleaning Winnipeg is simply the best in the area. In order to provide quality services, they only hire the best cleaners, use the best cleaning products, and use the best cleaning equipment. Choosing them over other cleaners will ensure customers get high-quality carpet and upholstery cleaning without having to pay a ton of money for the service.

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Recently an episode of NBCs Today show recommended eight cleaning products for clean living that it said were both effective and environmentally friendly. Given EWGs longstanding work evaluating cleaning products based on the ingredient safety and disclosure in our Guide to Healthy Cleaning, we wanted to see if those choices really make the grade for a healthier lifestyle.

The Guide to Healthy Cleaning, which rates more than 2,500 products, is an online database created to help consumers learn more about the ingredients used in household cleaning products and find options with less toxic ingredients. Products are scored on a scale of A to F, based on the hazards associated with their ingredients and how transparent the manufacturer is about those possible hazards.

Good news: Overall, we were pleased with the shows recommendations. Our guide scores most of the products A or B. Here are the recommended products and our scores:

Laundry Products

Today recommended two laundry products:

Eco Nuts Organic Laundry Soap isnt in our database, but the products only ingredient is deseeded organic fruit of the Indian soapberry tree. Soap berries, sometimes called soap nuts, contain saponin, a natural cleaning agent that washes dirt and stains from fabrics. They are an excellent alternative to dangerous and poorly degradable conventional detergents.

The Guide to Healthy Cleaning rates almost 1,000 laundry products. Click here to see the 8.5 percent that score an A.

All-Purpose Cleaners

Today recommended three all-purpose cleaners:

We give Seventh Generations All-Purpose Cleaner a fairly low score because it contains the preservative methylisothiazolinone, which is linked to serious allergic reactions.

Our guide currently rates more than 600 all-purpose cleaners. To see the more than 150 that score As or Bs, click here.

Carpet Cleaner

For carpet cleaning, Today recommended one product:

All the Dr. Bronners products in our database score an A or B. They can be diluted to make a variety of cleaning products.

Only 7 percent of the carpet cleaners and stain removers rated in our guide score As. Click here to see the four carpet products.

Toilet Cleaner

To clean toilets, "Today"Show recommended this product:

Our guide rates 74 toilet bowl cleaners. Currently only four score an A this Seventh Generation product, along with three others.

Towels

Today recommended this reusable microfiber cloth:

Our guide does not score towels. However, we recommend consumers consider using reusable towels such as this one. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, a vast majority of tissue products sold in North America come from boreal forests, adversely affecting wildlife and climate. A reusable towel is more sustainable and can help save money.

Note: Manufacturers frequently change product formulations. The product scores shown here reflect our most recent assessment of these products. The formulations may have since changed. Also, the formulation in the product you are using may differ from the version in our guide. Match the ingredients on your product to what we have reflected in the guide to ensure that the product is the same.

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Do you ever watch awards shows and wonder what planet these people are from? Or maybe if you are on another planet? For example, I used to watch the Grammys back on the old paths, but when I looked at the lineup of performers for last weeks show, as well as the nominated singers, I recognized so few of them that I decided to forgo this annual event.

After my Facebook friends posted about the vulgarity of some performers, I was glad I opted instead to watch The Help on DVD with my hubster. I am also relieved I didnt bother with the recent Golden Globe awards after I heard how the hosts language often had to be bleeped out.

Sometimes I still watch the Oscars just to see if Ive even heard of the nominated movies. The artsy powers-that-be dont usually nominate the types of movies I frequent pictures from the Star Wars or Marvel superhero franchises, flicks that even kids could enjoy, faith-based films for the family.

However, occasionally the Emmy folks take into account some of the social justice movies I love, (although I still think Viola Davis shouldve won Best Actress for The Help back in 2012 no offense, Meryl). Yes, I am a sucker for a movie about a cause, but especially one based on facts.

I have seen some especially powerful ones in recent months. One was Dark Waters, starring my favorite Incredible Hulk, Mark Ruffalo, as corporate defense attorney Rob Bilott. I am beyond puzzled as to why it received no Oscar nod.

This riveting drama tells the true story of a lawyers fight to hold the giant corporation DuPont accountable for supposedly knowingly poisoning people with some of their household products, as well as with the wastes from making those products. The movie had some bad language and purposely-dreary sets and scenery, but it is a story everyone who owns a Teflon pan should acquaint themselves with.

This movies premise felt uncomfortably familiar to someone who has fought against improper disposal of coal ashthe toxic fly ash that once coated our cars, roofs, garden soil over in Dry Hollow where I grew up. When I mentioned the uncanny similarities to my daughters as we exited the dark theater, an older man walking in front of us suddenly turned to me and asked, Are you from West Virginia?

No, sir, I replied, explaining that I identified with big companies polluting the areas here in N.C. He told me he was from the very areas depicted in Dark Waters economically depressed regions in WV where big business could more easily dump on those they considered less-equipped to realize the risks and fight back. We two strangers spoke for a few minutes, feeling an unexpected kinship.

As a conservative who is very much pro-life, I find it extremely ironic that many national leaders of the same conservative party which fights against abortion dont seem very concerned these days with environmental pollutants that arent pro-life at all. If you are concerned about the life of a babe in the womb (as am I), shouldnt you be just as concerned about the lives of people outside the womb who are being slowly poisoned by the toxins some wealthy companies are producing and dumping?

In other words, why is it only wrong when a life is suddenly terminated before birth? Isnt slow and agonizing termination over many years just as bad or even worse? When the Bible said that the love of money is the root of all evil, it wasnt kidding. Money is not inherently evil; the love of it is as in greed that cares more about profits than humanity.

Dark Waters explores that type of greed where the bottom line obviously matters more than the people in poor rural areas who are having groundwater and farmland tainted with toxic chemicals. And these arent just toxins that will eventually fade away; they are called forever chemicals because they do not totally leave the bloodstream, thus slowly accumulating over a lifetime.

As part of the PFAS family of chemicals, these man-made toxins wear titles such as PFOA or PFOS. Studies have estimated that at least 98 percent of humans have some amount of these forever chemicals in their bodies already. The same is true of animals, as the toxins have been found even in seawater in remote locations.

(You should Google what happens to pet birds when a Teflon pan is heated to extremely high temperatures. The result might shock you.)

These chemicals were used for decades in stain-resistant carpets, microwave popcorn bags, carpet-cleaning liquids, Teflon products, upholstery, apparel, floor wax, textiles, firefighting foam, sealants and even some foods. Due in part to Lawyer Bilotts fight against DuPont, public awareness of forever chemicals has led to many U.S. companies ceasing to use them, but some imported goods may still contain these toxins.

Some populations at high risk of danger are those who live near industrial waste dumping sites IF the wastes were not properly disposed of. Studies have conclusively proven that such dumping sites tend to exist in rural areas where the citizens are poorer and more likely to be of minority status. The implication is that such people are of little value.

And that, my friends, is unethical. As one of my favorite movie characters Malachi Johnson (played by Danny Glover in the western Silverado) says, That aint right, and Ive had enough of what aint right.

Once again, the answer to all of this is found in the Good Book. If everyone yes, even big business interests and wealthy industries loved their neighbors as themselves, none of this would be happening. If you love your fellow humans as much as you do yourself, you would never dump toxic waste in someone elses backyard because you wouldnt want it in yours. You would not knowingly cover up the fact that the chemicals you are using to make it easier for us to fry food or clean our carpets have been proven to pile up inside our bodies and cause many kinds of cancers and diseases.

The Bible says that love covers a multitude of sins. In truth, it prevents sins, too. I pray that love for humanity will one day trump the greedy love of money. Miracles do happen.

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