On AlterNet: bottled water
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "bottled water"
Tara Lohan, AlterNet AlterNet: Water. December 17, 2009.
Sometimes though, we have to laugh at ourselves a little. And this seems to be one of those moments.
Joe Cressy, Polaris Institute. December 17, 2009.
Seventy-two municipalities from 8 provinces and 2 territories have implemented restrictions on bottled water.
Anna Brones, EcoSalon. December 17, 2009.
Now you can down a beverage originating in one of the most guarded and protected areas on earth. So, what?
Elaine Shannon, AlterNet. November 17, 2009.
Erectile dysfunction and ejaculation problems were two side effects in a recent study of men exposed to high levels of bisphenol A, or BPA.
David DeFranza, Planet Green. October 28, 2009.
In an industry that uses disposable products without a second thought, Jackson Browne's efforts to reduce packaged water waste are inspiring.
Dan Bacher, AlterNet. October 20, 2009.
Grassroots community activists are mobilizing against the internationally boycotted corporation that is planning to bottle water in an already parched state.
Robin Madel, Green Fork Blog. September 17, 2009.
The recent NY Times article about unsafe drinking water in West Virginia shouldn't be a call to rush out and fill your pantry with bottled water.
Elizabeth Royte, AlterNet. August 26, 2009.
Instead, we must fix our municipal systems and, most important of all, better protect our watersheds from chemical and other pollution.
Peter Asmus, AlterNet. August 19, 2009.
The latest fight between activists and companies such as Coke and Nestle is about who really owns water -- corporations or communities.
Anna Lenzer, Mother Jones. August 18, 2009.
How did a plastic water bottle, imported from a military dictatorship thousands of miles away, become the epitome of cool?
Stacey Folsom, Corporate Accountability International AlterNet: Water. August 6, 2009.
Will Coke also announce its intention to put this information on labels?
Jenny Tomkins, In These Times. July 13, 2009.
Communities across the country are fighting back as Nestle tries to drain their water and their finances.
Kristin Urquiza, Corporate Accountability International. July 8, 2009.
Congress is taking a critical step forward in regulating a product that has historically been one of the least regulated.
Wenonah Hauter, Food & Water Watch. July 8, 2009.
The people have prevailed in this battle for control of their water resources, but the larger fight still continues.
Dave Dempsey, AlterNet. July 6, 2009.
A loophole in a recent interstate compact leaves the door open for bottled water companies to take what they wish.
Leslie Samuelrich, Corporate Accountability International. July 1, 2009.
Multinational giant Nestle is trying to out-money Michigan citizens -- help stop the corporate water grab.
Jared Simpson, Waterblogged.Info. June 15, 2009.
It's an uphill battle. Italians imbibe more overpriced, overrated and overhyped H2O per capita than any other country on the planet.
Richard Girard, Polaris Institute. June 15, 2009.
Market reports predict that over the next four years sales of bottle water will grow most quickly in Asia, Latin America and Africa.
Stacey Folsom, Corporate Accountability International AlterNet: PEEK. May 8, 2009.
New York Governor David Paterson issued an executive order to phase out state spending on bottled water.
Deborah Lapidus, Corporate Accountability International. April 28, 2009.
Nestlé's global bottled water sales declined by 1.6 percent thanks to the economy and mounting grassroots pressure.
Kristin Urquiza, Corporate Accountability International AlterNet: PEEK. April 23, 2009.
Coke's latest shareholder meeting exposed their hypocrisy.
Corporate Accountability InternationalApril 10, 2009.
What's Nestle doing with the water in Michigan, California, Maine and other places? Hear the truth from the people who live there.
Ina Pinkney, Huffington Post. March 15, 2009.
The restaurant industry is now better educating itself, just like so many of our patrons.
Richard Girard, Polaris Institute. March 11, 2009.
These are desperate times indeed for bottled water companies, which means they're resorting to desperate measures.
Yee Huang, Center for Progressive Reform. March 9, 2009.
While new regulations can respond to the wastefulness of bottled water, solutions are also found in existing state water law.
