Articles tagged “Bottled Water”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Hexavalent Chromium Found in Majority of U.S. Tap Water - But Why You Still Shouldn't Drink Bottled Water By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Dec 20 2010 Hexavalent chromium, the "Erin Brockovich chemical" widely believed to be a human carcinogen, has been found in the tap water of 31 of the 35 cities tested recently by Environmental Working Group. Here's why that still doesn't mean you should head for the bottle. + READ MORE

U.S. Cigarettes Lead In Carcinogens, Canada's Bottled Water Ahead In Bacteria By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Jun 4 2010 As if we don't talk about the down sides of cigarettes and bottled water enough here, here's one more for each. + READ MORE

How to Go Green: Water By Jessica Root IN Travel & Outdoors Jun 1 2010 With so many of life's activities based around water--from washing the dishes to swimming at the beach--it can be overwhelming trying to figure out where to start implementing eco-water practices. That's where the How to Go Green: Water guide comes into play. + READ MORE

10 Surprising Reasons to Drink More Water By Care2.com IN Food & Health Apr 28 2010 We hear about importance of drinking enough water constantly. On the flip side, there has been a growing trend in the media lately that the commonly recommended eight cups of water daily is a myth, which is technically accurate, but not the whole story. Whether you need eight cups of water daily, or four or ten, most people are not getting the message that whatever their particular water needs are, + READ MORE

Top 5 Household Tips for Earth Day By Care2.com IN Home & Garden Apr 21 2010 With Earth Day just around the corner, now is the perfect time to reassess our habits and look for ways to be more eco-friendly by cutting back on waste and energy consumption. And what better place to start than in our homes? + READ MORE

Water: Get to Know It, Then Conserve It By Mickey Z. IN Food & Health Nov 20 2009 Only 3% of the Earth's total water is freshwater. Of that, only 1% is available for human consumption. Do the math and you've a grand total of 0.01% of the Earth's total water being usable. + READ MORE

Make a Reusable Water Bottle...Out of Bamboo! By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Home & Garden Sep 30 2009 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

Did You Miss the Clear2O Water Filtration Pitcher On Woot? By David DeFranza IN Home & Garden Sep 22 2009 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

25 Things You Might Not Know About Water By Care2.com IN Travel & Outdoors Aug 26 2009 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

Meet Scott Harrison, Founder of charity: water By Jessica Root IN Work & Connect Aug 13 2009 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

Why It's Green to Keep a Jug of Water in the Fridge By Josh Peterson IN Home & Garden Aug 12 2009 You can save energy, conserve water and reduce pollution by keeping a water in your fridge. + READ MORE

Why Should I Choose Reusable over Recyclable? By Collin Dunn IN Home & Garden Jul 28 2009 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 green action above another. Here's the scoop on 'reusable' vs. 'recyclable' when it comes to bottled water + READ MORE

Convenient, Tasty, Healthy Water is Only a Tap Away By Josh Peterson IN Food & Health Jun 25 2009 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

Ditch Bisphenol A (BPA) Now if You Want to Have Kids! By Josh Peterson IN Food & Health Jun 19 2009 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

New York Takes a Big Step Toward Banning Bottled Water By Jessica Root IN Food & Health May 22 2009 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

Meet Stanley, The Company Bringing Free Water to Bonnaroo By Elizabeth Seward IN Work & Connect May 15 2009 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 with clean drinking water throughout the festival—for free. + READ MORE

How Much Water Do You Really Need to Drink A Day? By Josh Peterson IN Food & Health May 14 2009 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 walking around all dehydrated and unhealthy. Are we risking health problems by not drinking the recommended amount?First off, your body needs to replenish the water it has lost, so there is no correct answer. If you are going to do something with water, drinking it is probably the least wasteful thing you can do. So if you are thirsty, it is suggested that you drink water. + READ MORE

Which is Healthier: Tap Water or Bottled Water? By Josh Peterson IN Food & Health Apr 27 2009 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 of the bottles and then consumers have to drive to store and get the bottled water. It's a mess, a mess I tell you. + READ MORE

Green Glossary: Boxed Water By Mickey Z. IN Food & Health Apr 14 2009 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 resource, trees. The trees used to make our box come from certified, well managed forests. These forests remain healthy and stable through ongoing replanting while removing CO2 from the atmosphere." They add: "The creation and distribution of our box has a significantly lower carbon footprint compared to plastic bottles, up to 80% lower in some cases." + READ MORE

Recycle Plastic Bottles on Earth Day for a Free Reuseable Filter Bottle By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Home & Garden Apr 14 2009 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