Water news for a thirsty world…

Toilet (to Top of the Line Purification System) to Tap [Voice of San Diego]

For years, bottled water companies have advertised their water as being collected from springs high atop mountains or from crystal clear rivers that meander through secluded meadows. This water is often seen in the hands of movie stars and politicians. This water is socially acceptable. This water is not “disgusting.” Imagine the shock that would [...]

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Website Spotlight: takebackthetap.org

A possible signal of a new movement, takebackthetap.org is a site run by Food & Water Watch to create awareness in the public of the misconceptions most have about both tap water and bottled water, especially in terms of cleanliness and environmental friendliness. The bottom line? Just because water comes in a sealed plastic bottle [...]

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L.A. city departments defy mayor, spend even MORE on bottled water!

(from the LA Times) Three years after Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said city departments should not spend taxpayer money on bottled water, several municipal agencies have increased their purchases of it, according to a report released Tuesday. City Controller Laura Chick found that 13 city departments spent more than $184,000 last year on water [...]

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They’re Drinking It Up In New York

(From the LA Times)Reporting from New York — Two teachers on their lunch break scanned a refrigerated shelf inside a Manhattan coffee shop lined with drink bottles: Naked Juice, Perrier, Smartwater, New York City tap water. “Tap water?” said Alison Szeli, 26, picking up the clear plastic bottle with orange letters: “Tap’d NY. Purified New [...]

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