Where does the water come from that we buy bottled in our
supermarkets and, in fact, anywhere we look?

Little did I know,
and you may not either, that as co-author of Blue Gold, the Fight
to Stop Corporate Theft, Maude Barlow says: “Fierce disputes are
being waged in communities around the world where companies like
Coca-Cola and Nestle are aggressively seeking new sources for their
‘boutique’ water, draining acquifers and even buying up whole water
systems. The bottled-water industry is growing at a rate of more than
twenty per cent a year.” Author Vandana Shiva has written a book
illuminating similar issues, called Water Wars.

It seems to me it is time to mind our own watersheds, buy good
filters for our taps so we can safely drink our local water, and
when we want to take bottled water with us, we go with stainless
steel thermoses. This way we protect ourselves from plastics, don’t
use water that belongs to others, and ensure our local water is
safe. I’ve put together some stainless steel thermos resources for
you here:

The idea I had for metal water bottles was inspired
my nephew, David, who had a very cool one that he used
in his first triathalon in NYC recently. I couldn’t
find anything on the internet that looked like it.
I think he said he bought his at Eastern Mountain
Sports. But after spending some time searching
google.com, I found that the key is putting the
words “stainless steel water bottle” into the
search, and up pop a number of sites offering
stainless steel water bottles that look like
plastic bottles, but they are safer, reusable,
stainless steel.

Here are some of my leads:

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