Tapped the Movie Edited Video Portion –

This portion of the movie "Tapped" was edited out of the film..Please watch it. It is quite disturbing, and if it doesn't stir up an emotion in you, I would be surprised. When you get the time, Please get this film and watch it. I promise it will open your eyes.When you think about the product of a plastic bottle, you don't think about the process and the health effects of living next door to where that product is created. Tapped visits those sacrifice zones in Corpus Christi, Texas and examines ...[READ MORE]

Multi-Pure Partners with Environmental Education Week and Earth Day

Multi-Pure is a proud partner of "Environmental Education Week" this week, which involves thousands of educators and millions of students across the United States to increase environmental learning and stewardship of our planet. In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Multi-Pure and Earth Day this year, a new online curriculum unit has been created which includes free activities and lesson plans that introduce a broad history of the environmental movement. You can also find a Student Fact ...[READ MORE]

Recycle Your Bottle Caps With Aveda

Aveda found that a majority of plastic bottle caps do not get recycled today. Often these caps end up as litter or trash and migrate into our rivers and oceans. Birds and other marine creatures mistake them for food with tragic results. The magnitude of this pollution problem is devastating to our oceans and wildlife. Your school can be part of the solution by joining recycle Caps with Aveda.* Join Aveda's caps recycling initiative that helps extend the current boundaries of recycling and ...[READ MORE]

The Truth About Obama's Cap & Trade Plan

Can we trust our government to get anything right?On the surface the cap and trade bill looks like a good thing. Reduce green house gasses, help our environment, stop global warming. All good right? Think again!Annie Leonards video "The story of Cap & Trade" Puts the Obama cap and trade plan into perspective. Watch here:AT the international climate talks in Copenhagen, President Obama is expected to announce that the United States wants to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to about 17 ...[READ MORE]

IBWA Lawsuit Filed Against Zero Water Technologies, LLC

Source: International Bottled Water Association. IBWA Files Lawsuit Against Zero Water for Making False and Misleading Claims about Bottled Water For Immediate Release March 11, 2010 Alexandria, Virginia -- On March 10, 2010, the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) filed a lawsuit against Zero Water Technologies, LLC, the seller of at-home water filtration devices, for repeatedly engaging in false, misleading and unsubstantiated advertising designed to confuse consumers about its ...[READ MORE]

Tap vs Bottled Water Debate by Kacey Bruce & Dasha Fitzpatrick

Over at the timesunion.com there is a fierce debate going on. Tap vs. Bottled water by Kacey Bruce &  Dasha Fitzpatrick. Dasha and Kacey recently discovered that they have differing opinions on a few savings-related subjects. So, they have decided to post their opposing views and see what y’all think about whatever they're discussing. This week’s face-off: tap water v. bottled water. Which do you prefer? Which one saves you money? You decide.

The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard

"In her new book The Story of Stuff: How Our Obsession With Stuff Is Trashing The Planet, Our Communities, And Our Health - And A Vision For Change, author Annie Leonard connects the stuff you consume with everything and everyone that made it and will be stuck with it when you're done."The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute film that takes viewers on a provocative and eye-opening tour of the real costs of our consumer driven culture—from resource extraction to iPod incineration. Annie Leonard, an ...[READ MORE]