Is banning bottled water really in the best interests, if jobs are lost and more money is spent to do so? From the Toronto Sun…
The ‘Freakonomics’ of Bottled Water
Daniel Hamermesh, a writer for the Freakonomics blog at the New York Times, writes this month about the foolishness of banning bottled water on a university campus…
Obama Style: Soon-to-be Prez is a Fan of Bottled Water
If Obama does it, it’s gotta be cool. From the Orlando Sentinel:
Bottled water and bottled iced tea are often seen in the hand of President-elect Barack Obama. Bottled water is a natural hydrator and makes sense for the First-Exerciser.
So Much For a Ban in St. Louis
In August, the city of St. Louis joined one of a very few others around the country to ban bottled water in government offices. But according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch…
A Senator lends a voice
In a state looking to protect its waters, Michigan Senator Patty Birkholz steps up to defend those who say bottled water harms the environment. In response to a column by Mike Delp, Birkholz writes in the Traverse City Record-Eagle…
Bottled Water To The Rescue…Again
At a school in northern Indiana, it’s bottled water in lieu of drinking fountains, and bottled water for food prep. Why? Because municipal water samples tested positive for an unspecified type of bacteria.
Bottled Water: The Government’s Top Priority? Shouldn’t Be.
Sometimes, government actions are misinformed and misplaced, notes Donald A. Mounce, the senior editor of Water Conditioning & Purification Magazine. (Not quite as well known as Newsweek, but still…)
Yale Scientist Refutes Bottled Water Study Issued By Environmental Working Group
One of the nation’s leading microbiologists today strongly the Environmental Working Group’s study on bottled water quality, citing the study’s flawed methodology and lack of sound science.