A new book, “Bottlemania,” used the bottled water industry as a launch-point for what could have been an instructive view on the importance of drinking water and environmental protection and sustainability.  Rather, the book presents a misinformed, slanted view of the bottled water industry that will only confuse consumers who choose the healthy benefits of bottled water and misdirect what should be an all-encompassing, science-based approach to environmental policy. 

When opponents of bottled water such as Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels attempt to stop its consumption, where does it end? The question is asked by Knute Berger at Crosscut.com in Seattle, who appears to be one of many local residents fed up with the crackdowns in the city, home of Starbucks and a large chunk of Boeing…

INTERNATIONAL BOTTLED WATER ASSOCIATION SUPPORTS FDA FUNDING INCREASES IN FY 2008 EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL LEGISLATION. The Bottled Water Industry is a Model of Successful FDA Food Safety Regulation…