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Rethinking Bottled Water: What You May Not Know
By Annie B. Bond
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 20 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 bottles. This way we protect ourselves from plastics, don’t use water that belongs to others, and ensure our local water is
safe.
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add your comment »In theory, tap water is highly regulated, however, in practice, the EPA routinely allows cities to fail tests for bacteria, toxins, etc. Therefore, the regulations are rendered completely useless. Fact is that the tap drinking water in the majority of metro areas in the U.S. is, essentially, undrinkable. I'll take my chances with bottled water over tap water any day. I recycle all of my bottles.
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Bottled water is not tested by any government Authority. Every Canadian and most American municipalities are constantly testing their water. If you want to know that your water is safe - drink tap water.
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The amount of plastic water bottles in the environment now is staggering. I saw a power point photo demonstration of this and was appauled. I take all my own water with me in glass jars wherever I go which I distill. Look up distilled water, it's actually recommended by Andrew Weil. However you can get filters that take out meds, chemicals and more. You can find them at www.icnr.com. This man is a dentist that I heard recently on a radio show that sells them.
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What exactly is reverse osmosis?
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I also don't want pesticides in my water. I know that filters don't catch every metal and chemical and certainly not the pharmaceuticals that are flushed every day. I like to know that my water is coming from a local mountain spring in our protected watershed. I prefer a little bear pee to Dioxin or left-over medications, not to mention chorine, ammonia, and all the other chemical crap they put in our local water. They tell us not to use it for our fish, even if it's filtered. That's because it will kill them QUICKER than it kills me. If it isn't safe for them short-term, it isn't safe for me long-term.
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I also don't want pesticides in my water. I know that filters don't catch every metal and chemical and certainly not the pharmaceuticals that are flushed every day. I like to know that my water is coming from a local mountain spring in our protected watershed. I prefer a little bear pee to Dioxin or hormones.
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I have questioned the bottled water available commercially. It may not be any better than the tap water in my home...just from some source with a marketable name. Then there was the issue of the plastic bottles and the added cost to my already stretched budget. The filter and stainless steel bottle will provide a much better alternative.
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