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Seattle Post-Intelligencer runs Op/Ed from Tim Dougherty, Northwest Bottled Water Association
The Northwest Bottled Water Association responded to by Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels’ recent action to try and curb the use of bottled water, in an op/ed carried today by the the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
“Bottlemania” Dilutes the Real Environmental and Drinking Water Challenges and Opportunities
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.
Where does it stop?
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…