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Concord, MA Residents Ban Bottled Water Sales

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Jennifer Lance.

If you live in Concord, Massachusetts or will be traveling there, be sure to bring your own reusable water bottle.  Starting January 1, 2011, the sale of bottled water will be banned within city limits.  Concord is the first city in America to completely outlaw bottled water, and the bottled water industry is not happy.

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Hormone Disruptor BPA is in the Water Now

Posted on Apr 16, 2010 by Zachary Shahan.

Scientists have now confirmed that an increasingly infamous chemical (or hormone disruptor) that is linked to obesity, miscarriage, breast cancer, prostate cancer, and other health concerns is not just in our plastic bottles, soda cans and canned food, but it’s also in the water.

What is likely to be the number one source? “Unbreakable” polycarbonate plastic — the plastic they use in screwdriver handles, shatterproof eyeglass lenses and other things that are “unbreakable”.

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The Rise and Fall of Bottled Water

Posted on Mar 22, 2010 by Jennifer Lance.

The evolution of the bottled water industry has finally crested and demise has begun.  I admit, I fell for bottled water’s marketing strategy in believing tap water was not safe.  The H2O held in those clear plastic bottles was safer, I believed, until I learned that the plastic containers leached BPA.  After successfully convincing us all that bottled water was healthier, the industry is finally facing a decline in sales thanks to environmental movements educating consumers that tap water is safe and plastic water bottles are creating a waste nightmare.  
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Extracting Pure Water from Thin Air with Wayne Ferreira of EcoloBlue

Posted on Mar 10, 2010 by Sean Daily.

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GreenTalk Radio host Sean Daily talks with Wayne Ferreira of EcoloBlue about water extracting from air. Wayne started his career as a professional tennis player at the young age of 18. While on the pro tennis circuit, the he had more on his mind than tennis which serendipitously lead to his next career. He became acutely aware of serious water issues regardless of the country in which he was playing. Water supplies were threatened and pollution was posing a serious health threat for millions upon millions.
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Bottled Water Giant Nestle Wins Approval for Colorado Spring

Posted on Aug 26, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.

In recent years, Nestle has been hard fought by communities across the country over bottled water plants, as citizens are concerned that local aquifers will be depleted.  From Washington to California, towns have been divided and long battles fought as the maker of Perrier, Poland Spring, S. Pellegrino, and Arrowhead bottled waters plans to expand.  Nestle is the largest bottled water company in America.  Recently, the company won approval in south central Colorado for another source of its bottled water brands.
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