Source: http://storyofstuff.org/ Nestlé’s “Stolen Springs”: Great news for the embattled town of Fryeburg The Issue: Around the world, Nestlé is threatening local water rights. For nearly a decade, Nestlé has been attempting to strong-arm the town of Fryeburg, Maine, into a 45-year contract to control its spring water. Our response: Thousands of us spoke up … [Read more…]
Bottled water has become a bit of a trend – specific brands with unique shapes that tell the world a little something about you. While your bottle of water might make you appear to be a purveyor of optimal hydration, it is also a red flag that you may be exposing your body to an … [Read more…]
By Catherine Clarke Fox If your family is like many in the United States, unloading the week’s groceries includes hauling a case or two of bottled water into your home. On your way to a soccer game or activity, it’s easy to grab a cold one right out of the fridge, right? But all those … [Read more…]
People often claim the reasons they buy bottled water is because of convenience, supposed health benefits, and better taste. Yet, a majority of consumers cannot identify any valid reasons as to why they choose bottled water over a reusable bottle. In a way, you could assert that filling up a reusable water bottle for the … [Read more…]
Students Demonstrate That Anyone Can Take Back the Tap Elizabeth Klein from University of Cincinnati was announced as the winner of our I Heart Tap Water video contest with her stop-motion animation video. Klein’s video and other finalist videos fulfilled the following requirements: a declaration of love for tap water, some discussion about bottled water … [Read more…]
Date: January 10th, 2012 Author: Tomas Bosque www.banthebottle.net I recently stumbled across an article created by our friends at the highly controversial International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) encouraging consumers to increase consumption of bottled water in 2012. Essentially encouraging consumers to create a New Year’s resolution to drink more bottled water. I read the article … [Read more…]
There were meaningful plans brewing for America’s most iconic national park before Coca-Cola stepped in to protect its own interests. The National Parks Service was weeks away from finalizing plans that would have eliminated the sale of plastic water bottles in the Grand Canyon when Coca-Cola, who sells water under the Dasani name, stepped in … [Read more…]
by Jennifer Mueller/Care2.com Two bottled water companies and a plastic bottle manufacturer are misleading California consumers by claiming their bottles are biodegradable, charged California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris in a lawsuit last week. The state is suing to immediately remove thousands of bottles of Balance and Aquamantra water made by ENSO plastics from store … [Read more…]
Erin Brockovich wants consumers to put down the bottle and turn on the tap. “Bottled water is expensive,” Brockovich told The Price of Fame at the Toronto International Film Festival. “People can save money by not buying as much bottled water and maybe investing in a good filter for the house.” (Brockovich is still looking for a … [Read more…]
Help Clean Up Florida Waterways Bottled water does serious damage to our environment, and it should pay its fair share of the cleanup. Ask the Florida Legislature to pass SB 118, a bill that will use a surcharge on bottled water to fund a new program to clean up bottled water trash from the environment. … [Read more…]
Glacier Water Services, the largest seller in California and the U.S. of filtered water from vending machines, claims its machines dispense chemical-free drinking water. But the first statewide tests of vended water for chemical contaminants found that one-third of Glacier machines sell water that fails state health standards, and two-thirds fail to live up to … [Read more…]
A friend of mine over on facebook (Tom Morrison) & Blog Author of Enraged911 and I were having a discussion regarding water mining, bottled water and fluoride being added to the drinking water where he lives (Griffin Georgia). He tells me that they are water mining there. “They” meaning he cant tell me who “they” … [Read more…]
Over half of Americans drink bottled water, spending 240-10,000 times more per gallon for bottled water than they do for tap water, a trend largely fueled by the belief that bottled water is safer and healthier than tap water. Is the cost worth it? Controversial reports from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in … [Read more…]
Use Less Plastic from TakePart on Vimeo. Every piece of plastic ever made still exists today, and much of this plastic has traveled from our hands to our oceans. The most important thing you can do is use less plastic. Join the Blue movement and sign the plastic pledge at SaveMyOceans.com.
Across Canada and the world, people are taking a stand in support of public water and against the privatization of our water resources. It is time to unite and ban bottled water. Join the Canadian Federation of Students, the Canadian Union of Public Employees, the Sierra Youth Coalition, Development & Peace and the Polaris Institute … [Read more…]
Contestant #3 in our blog contest: Article by Paula van Dun I visited the waterfilterladysblog and the first line that caught my eye was the line “Are you still drinking bottled water?” My answer to this is no. I seldom drink bottled water. I drink the water as it comes out of my tap. I … [Read more…]
Contestant #1 in our blog contest: Article by Jay Glasgow 60+ Million Plastic Bottles enter our Oceans, Bays & Rivers every year! Monday, February 21, 2011 Jay Glasgow Drinking Water Containers – Fashionable & Eco-friendly? You would think there’s not a decent source of water for thousands of miles, considering the billions of dollars we … [Read more…]
Ed Amerault – Multipure independent distributor discusses the reason why solid carbon block technology is better than the old gac (granulated activated carbon) water filters.
The Life of a Water Bottle – CNBC
“In the past few months, activists have made claims that the bottled water industry ‘manufactures demand’ for bottled water,” said Tom Lauria, IBWA vice president of communications. “But the truth is that demand for bottled water is ‘consumer driven’, and our video illustrates this important difference by giving viewers insightful background information about the industry … [Read more…]