Guide to Safe Tap Water and Water Filters Drinking tap water should be safe, affordable, and taste good. Follow our guide to check your tap water quality and find the best filtration system for you. The word is out: bottled water can be bad for our wallets, our health and our environment. If you’re among … [Read more…]
The bottled water industry has generated demand for its product through marketing, persuading Americans that bottled water is purer and healthier than tap water, even though the U.S. federal government requires more rigorous safety monitoring of municipal tap water than it does of bottled water. Take Back the Tap Factsheet by Food and Water Watch Take Back the … [Read more…]
Join the Global Frackdown September 22nd 2012 Fracking for oil and gas poses a direct and immediate threat to our drinking water, our health and our communities. But the oil and gas industry is ramping up its PR machine to try and convince the public and decision makers that fracking is safe. It’s time to … [Read more…]
By Darcey Rakestraw On April 23, Nestlé announced it had purchased Pfizer’s infant nutrition unit, which will strengthen their ability to sell infant formula in emerging markets, particularly in Asia. The move is not surprising, since 85 percent of Pfizer’s infant nutrition revenues came from developing countries, where Nestlé is also looking to expand its … [Read more…]
It’s a new year, and it’s time to launch our campaign to get Walmart to reject Monsanto’s genetically engineered sweet corn. Genetically engineered sweet corn could be planted this spring, but Walmart can refuse to accept it, protecting consumers from this untested and unlabeled product. Can you sign our new petition asking Walmart to reject … [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…]
By Mark Schlosberg Join thousands of Americans across the country who are calling on President Obama to tell him enough is enough – it’s time to ban fracking now. Photo by Pete Souza. There are countless reasons fracking for natural gas and oil is a bad idea, and it’s about time President Obama heard the … [Read more…]
Recent coverage of hexavalent chromium (also known as chromium 6) in some of our nation’s water supplies vilified the wrong institutions: our municipal water utilities. The real culprits are the industries that dump this and other pollutants into our drinking water sources, and the elected officials who are short-sightedly failing to fund our drinking and … [Read more…]
Food and water watch has put together a video and guide for safe tap water and how to chose a water filter. Take Back the Tap Guide to Safe Tap Water Tap water is tested more frequently for safety concerns than bottled water, but the water quality reports issued by local utilities can be confusing … [Read more…]
Speak out and demand an equal public voice on fracking! We all know how democracy works. Every citizen gets an equal voice when it comes to important decisions facing our country. But it seems like the Department of Energy is forgetting the rules — favoring the oil and gas industry’s position on fracking and limiting … [Read more…]
Why We’re Organizing for a Ban on Fracking By Mark Schlosberg, Food & Water Watch National Organizing Director There is a growing grassroots movement against fracking for natural gas. From New York to California, Michigan to New York, Ohio to New Jersey, citizens are rising up against big oil and gas companies whose insatiable quest … [Read more…]