Mt. Shasta Voters May Outlaw Cloud Seeding and Bottled Water Plants - Blue Living Ideas

Mt. Shasta Voters May Outlaw Cloud Seeding and Bottled Water Plants

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Jennifer Lance.

Despite the fall in popularity of bottled water, there is still large consumer demand. Major corporations are looking for new sources, and in many cases, communities are fighting back. In Mt. Shasta, California, not only are residents concerned about the “large water draws” of bottled water plants, they are also worried about the health effects from cloud seeding that occurs in the area.  Thus, citizens collected signatures and the city council has decided to place on the ballot an ordinance that would ban bottled water plants and cloud seeding giving the people local water control.  
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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 Birth Control Pill Threatens Fish Reproduction

Posted on Apr 12, 2010 by Jennifer Lance.

An estimated 80 million women worldwide  take oral contraceptives (aka “the Pill“) to “inhibit ovulation and thus prevent pregnancy”.  First available to the public in the 1960s, the Pill has been pronounced as “the most significant medical advance of the 20th century”.  Although the Pill revolutionized women’s health, traces of the contraceptive are ending up in treated wastewater and harming fish.
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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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