Alternative News and Information. en-us http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2012 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. http://www.alternet.org/story/140946/will_bottled_water_companies_suck_the_great_lakes_dry/ A loophole in a recent interstate compact leaves the door open for bottled water companies to take what they wish. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:00:01 PDT Dave Dempsey, AlterNet -0a0840b53c650499906b526f112827b1 http://www.alternet.org/story/100837/are_mccain_and_obama_sincere_in_protecting_our_greatest_source_of_drinking_water/ Past politicians have sough to protect our most important source of water. So far, their words have been empty promises. Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:00:01 PDT Dave Dempsey, AlterNet -86dc080e74a9e11f0ac8cb7c0551c46d http://www.alternet.org/story/96079/will_thirsty_states_get_great_lakes_water/ A new compact protecting the Great Lakes is set to pass Congress, but there are a few green critics with serious concerns. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:01 PDT Dave Dempsey, AlterNet -df78d747f0784e23a3cd52b84c542846