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…]
Tell Congress to stop wasting tax dollars on bottled water During and after the State of the Union last Tuesday, President Obama and Congressional Republicans waxed poetic about the need to cut wasteful spending in Washington. Here’s an easy place to start: According to Corporate Accountability International, Congress spent nearly $200,000 on bottled water in just … [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.
Tap or Bottled – What Water Is Better?
Companies graded on getting chemical BPA out of cans – USATODAY.com
After years of drinking bottled water, I finally came to my senses after seeing the documentary “Tapped” by Stephanie Soechtig. Even though I owned a water filter, I would still purchase bottled water for the convenience while on the go, at the beach, on vacation, at restaurants, etc. I never gave any thought to where … [Read more…]
Heres a great story I read today over on Good Green Witch. Good Green Witch: Bottled Water, Delivered
The Life of a Water Bottle – CNBC
Multi-Pure Urges Families to Have an Emergency Plan and Kit in Place…
NSF listing by manufacturers shows that Multi-Pure filters reduce the largest range of contaminants! The effectiveness of any drinking water treatment device is measured by the performance of its filter. NSF testing, in accordance with NSF/ANSI standards, provides the consumer with the highest level of assurance that certified products will perform as claimed. A close … [Read more…]
A VERY interesting article hit cyberspace this week on http://www.wowowow.com/, identifying a class of chemicals in your water that can make you fat! On May 11, the White House announced it was targeting a new threat to America’s health and security. It wasn’t some rogue nation or terrorist organization, or a newfound disease or environmental … [Read more…]
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A bonus clip from “Tapped” the documentary movie.A clip about the chemicals that run downstream that may eventually appear in your water. Concerned about contaminants in your water? Have your water tested._____________________________________________________________
Harvard study finds hard plastic drinking bottles leach BPA – The Boston Globe
Are you sure you know all the facts about bottled water? Check out this video and find out! Help to put the bottled water industry out of business! Buy a water filter Start your own water filter business ___________________________________________________________
Are you sure you know all the facts about bottled water? Check out this video and find out! Help to put the bottled water industry out of business! Buy a water filter Start your own water filter business ___________________________________________________________
GOOD Instructions: Enjoying the Beach—Without Ruining It Summer is officially here, which means many of us will be beach-bound. Before you slip into your swim suit and pack up the station wagon, however, we have some important reminders. Last year, the Ocean Conservancy organized it’s 25th annual International Coastal Cleanup—an enduring effort worth celebrating, but … [Read more…]
In the U.S., 1.5 million tons of waste is created per year from plastic water bottles resulting in more places putting a ban on them. Katie Couric has more.
The award-winning documentary “Tapped” is embarking on an eco-aggressive 30-day/30-city cross country tour to get Americans “Off the Bottle.” Plastic water bottle, that is. Beginning World Water Day (March 22nd) Tapped’s Producer Sarah Olson and Director Stephanie Soechtig will take their mobile showroom on the road, collecting pledges from people to reduce their bottled water … [Read more…]