Web Site Recommends Limiting Bottled Water Use

webwire.com     May 13, 2008            

WEBWIRE – Tuesday, May 13, 2008 Nevada City, CA -- As the production and consumption of bottled water continues to grow at a rapid pace worldwide, many environmental activists and water safety advocates are urging consumers to curtail their use of throw-away water bottles. Citing environmental... [read full story]                

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It's only water

nwsource.com     May 11, 2008          

John Kelso: I think all bottled water is filled up in the sink. I'm thinking of getting some plastic bottles, filling them up at the sink and creating my own bottled water and marketing it. ... The great comedian Jonathan Winters once said, "Don't touch that groundhog,...                

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Seattle Water: Rethink the drink

nwsource.com     May 12, 2008          

P-I Editorial: Anyone who has spent time where tap water is not drinkable can attest that our city water is far from sub par. Yet we seem addicted to bottled water, piling 350,000 small, petroleum-based plastic bottles into trash or recycling bins each day.                

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Gretchen Rubin: Do You Really Need To Resolve To Drink More Water?

huffingtonpost.com     May 12, 2008          

I was astonished to see that the goal-tracking site 43 Things reports that "Drink more water" is in the Top Ten list of people's goals. This is a waste of precious resolution-making energy! ... I was astonished to see that the goal-tracking site " 43 Things reports that...                

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At the Food Co-Op, the Politics of Tap Water

nytimes.com     May 14, 2008          

It took two years of debate at the Park Slope Food Co-Op, but last month, the organization decided to end the sale of bottled water, as detailed in – about a quarter bottle of oil is needed to produce and deliver a bottle of water – those who advocated the ban also argued that bottled water was a...                

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City Room: The Politics of Tap Water

nytimes.com     May 14, 2008          

It took two years of debate at the Park Slope Food Co-Op, but last month, the organization decided to end the sale of bottled water, as detailed in – about a quarter bottle of oil is needed to produce and deliver a bottle of water – those who advocated the ban also argued that bottled water was a...                

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