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28 Oct 2009 IN INSTRUMENTAL | COMMENTS
Bottled water, we all know, is a waste of energy that creates a serious plastic trash problem. Though the water companies would have us think otherwise, tap water is safe and healthy almost anywhere in the United States. Still, we spend more than $15 billion a year on bottled water. No one is more...+ READ MORE
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30 Sep 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
In our latest scan to see what water bottle alternatives are out there, we found one idea that has it all - eco-friendly and nontoxic materials, DIYability, and it just looks cool. + READ MORE
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22 Sep 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
Everyday, you can visit Woot.com for a deal. It might be a discounted laptop computer, a digital camera, a conference tchotchke, or, in this case, a pair of excellent water filtration pitchers from Clear2O. But if you missed it, that's ok, because there's a free alternative right in your own home.+ READ MORE
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26 Aug 2009 IN TRAVEL & OUTDOORS | COMMENTS
If you're on Facebook, you and your friends may have posted notes with 25 facts about themselves. We wanted to share with you 25 things we think are really interesting about water.+ READ MORE
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13 Aug 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
You can save energy, conserve water and reduce pollution by keeping a water in your fridge. + READ MORE
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13 Aug 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
With water so weighty on our minds this Blue August, we were excited for the chance to speak to Scott Harrison, the young founder of the developing world's thirst-quenching non-profit, charity: water.+ READ MORE
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28 Jul 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
Ever heard this one? "I don't need to carry my own reusable water bottle. I'll just recycle this disposable one later." It might sound like a reasonable compromise, but let's not delude ourselves here. Sure, recycling can have a green impact, but it's important to be able to triage one supposedly...+ READ MORE
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26 Jun 2009 IN FOOD & HEALTH | COMMENTS
New research published in the journal BMC Public Health shows that most people are not drinking bottled water because they think it is healthier. People are buying it for the convenience and taste. Most purchasers were already aware that bottled water's health benefits are negligible.+ READ MORE
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21 Jun 2009 IN FOOD & HEALTH | COMMENTS
If you haven't ditched your Bisphenol A (BPA) yet, now is a good time. New research out of North Carolina has linked BPA, a chemical often found in #7 plastic water bottles, to reproductive health effects.+ READ MORE
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22 May 2009 IN FOOD & HEALTH | COMMENTS
Could New York be finally joining the green urban ranks of eco-impressive cities like San Francisco and Chicago? Just last week, Governor Paterson, inspired by Illinois’ identical move, announced plans to phase out the purchase of pesky plastic bottled water.+ READ MORE
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15 May 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
Bonnaroo is going green. Eco-friendly initiatives are not a new thing for the 4-day music festival, held each year in Tennessee, but a special new green feature will be highlighting Bonnaroo's environmental efforts this year. A company called Stanley is working with Bonnarro to provide concert-goers...+ READ MORE
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15 May 2009 IN FOOD & HEALTH | COMMENTS
The annals of common knowledge suggest that we need to drink eight to ten eight-ounce glasses of water per day. That's over a half a gallon of water. Obviously, most of us don't drink that much water in a single day. There are a lot of "health gurus" out there that claim that the US population is...+ READ MORE
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28 Apr 2009 IN FOOD & HEALTH | COMMENTS
We all know that bottled water has a larger carbon footprint than tap water. Those bottled water people have to harvest water, construct a plastic bottle for it, ship it the water to the bottles or the bottles to the water. Then they have to transfer the products to stores, refrigerate a percentage...+ READ MORE
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17 Apr 2009 IN FOOD & HEALTH | COMMENTS
Boxed water is not to confused with a musical Box of Rain. Rather, we're literally talking about water being sold in boxes.The aptly named Boxed Water sells the H2O in a container they say is "far more sustainable than plastic bottled water. About 90% of the box is from a renewable...+ READ MORE
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16 Apr 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California, is a great place to go on Saturday, April 18 if you're hoping to make a difference by recycling plastic bottles, and then ditching them altogether.+ READ MORE
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