Wednesday May 7, 2008, 1:32 pm
noted

Wednesday May 7, 2008, 4:19 pm
Noted! Thanks for this great story we should all drink local water!
The technology is great we can produce clean water everywear on earth!
No more San Pellegrino, Spa, Perrier Vitel and so on....

Wednesday May 7, 2008, 5:24 pm
I do not drink bottle water much. If I do I buy it in gallon bottles. I am concerned about my CITY WATER tho. I do not think it is safe to drink. I was raised on well water......City water does not taste good to me. I do not agree with all the *STUFF* they put in our city water. I wonder what the answer is in making sure I have safe water to drink! I do not believe in all the PLASTIC that is being thrown in the landfills for drinking water tho. It has gone a little overboard in that way also!

Wednesday May 7, 2008, 5:29 pm
Everybody should pay out for their own rain water tanks and that would solve the problem. Being on small acreage, we have a total of 11,000 gallons available to us, but of course that's for everything, from washing machine to showers, toilets and drinking. Hate town water.

Wednesday May 7, 2008, 7:12 pm
He almost had me 'til he mentioned "even has fluoride" !!!! That's when he lost me. Fluoride is poison!!!! An excuse to kill bacteria, but actually a mind altering chemical.

Wednesday May 7, 2008, 7:57 pm
I suggest the mayor filters his water and uses a glass container as we all should. I'm fortunate enough to live in Portland where there is no Flouride(poison). No Plastic! Thx Mirror!

Wednesday May 7, 2008, 8:14 pm
Agree with everyone.....Short of the H-bomb plastic presents a real catastrophy to everything in the environment as well as human health problems.

All of us must heed what we know and ditch this damned stuff.........

“The human race is challenged more
than ever before to demonstrate
our mastery -
not over nature but of ourselves”
Rachel Carson.......Plant trees for life........

Wednesday May 7, 2008, 9:46 pm
Oh my stars, why doesn't the concerned mayor start the city on a recycle program? We have had one here in Lafayette for years now and we recycle everything.

Thursday May 8, 2008, 12:35 am
there are places in the world where the water is so toxic one will not be able to drink it..I lived In Florida and the water was smelly and horrible tasting..bottle water is not the answer, everyone should have clean drinking water available..we need to fight for clean drinking water

Thursday May 8, 2008, 8:42 am
Thanks!

Thursday May 8, 2008, 11:06 am
Kathy C, City of Seattle began enforcing mandatory recycling two years ago. People caught not recycling are fined.

Still not to use is the ultimate solution and more enviro-friendly compare with recyling.

Thursday May 8, 2008, 9:36 pm
I'm in Seattle and I recycle everything at home and at work. I did it before it was mandatory and did it in Portland years ago as well. That said, the water from my tap smells so strongly of bleach I'm afraid to give it to my dog sometimes. I'm in an older condo (with brand new plumbing)so I'm not collecting rain water, of which there never seems to be a shortage but I really don't know what to do. Ideas?

Thursday May 8, 2008, 11:45 pm
To,Kimber rrr, Before I give you my idea, I'd like to premise the answer with by telling you me and my husband use to live in downtown Seattle. We now live in the Burien area. The water is much better here, then downtown. We were also in a very old building. Built in 1902. Very old pipes. (Lead lined I'm sure.) When we lived downtown we used a Britafilter pitcher. wanted to buy a Brita filter that goes on top of the water tap itself, never did that though, due to limited funds. There are also commercial filtering systems you can buy through health food stores, places like Fred Meyers in there health department. You can also purchase them online. Shakelee, Amway,ect sell them. But they are very expensive. Good Luck

Friday May 9, 2008, 7:08 am
Does anyone really know where the water in those bottles comes from???? Are you sure it's not just tap water anyway....I have been lucky enough to NEVER drink bottled water. I have always been able to taste the plastic. I have, when given bottled water, poured it in the toilet and filled the bottle with tap water. We are lucky enough, in most cases, to live in places where our tap water is treated and we should be thankful for that. Look around the world and tell me why our vanity/stupidity makes us pay for something we are lucky enough to have clean from a sink. Lets send ALL the bottled water to people who need clean drinking water and save lives!!!(I still hate the idea of the plastic waste though!)

Friday May 9, 2008, 11:55 am
If they do have really good tap water, then it sounds ok. I never like all those plastic bottles. I carry a polycarbonate bottle, which I think helps, and I purify the water at home.

Friday May 9, 2008, 10:15 pm
I drink distilled and the doctors offices here order theirs from the same place I do. "Absopure" That said, distilled water has a different almost sweet taste to it so you know it's distilled. Our water in Indiana is so full of crud, it has come out of the pipes black many times. Those who want to drink it are welcome to it. Plus we have a cooler and buy in the 5 gallon reusable bottles.

Friday May 9, 2008, 10:23 pm
Mercury vs. Indiana | Sprol
http://www.sprol.com/?p=239


So, what does this mean for those of us in Indiana?

For one thing, data collected by the United States Geological Survey at four Indiana monitoring stations has determined that the quantity of mercury falling from the Hoosier state’s sky is roughly 25 percent higher than the national average. When you consider the size of Indiana compared to the nation as a whole, 25 percent is considerable. Further, even though the southwestern part of Indiana has one of the greatest concentrations of coal-fueled power plants in the United States, it is interesting to mention that currently there are no monitors in that part of the state.

As an attempt to curb methylmercury poisoning and contamination, Indiana's coal-burning power plants must now, for the first time, slash mercury emissions as a result of a recent federal ruling. This new regulation, signed into effect in March 2005, is intended to radically reduce the release of toxic mercury by 70 percent nationwide over the next 15 years.

The majority of the pollution reduction will be a result of tighter controls on smog and soot-type contaminates. Having a reduction in these types of pollutants as a result of new pollution controls will present Indiana utilities with a price tag in the billions. Indiana will also have to fork over the necessary funds to cut the toxic mercury levels back to the new stricter standards by the year 2018.

Sunday August 10, 2008, 7:28 am
yes to bottled water no to bottled soft drinks. water is much better, ban all soft drinks

Sunday August 10, 2008, 7:29 am
yes to bottled water, no to bottled soft drinks. water is much more healthier than soft drinks, and a bunch of idiots decided that water is wrong, you peeps are clueless as to what really needs to be done.

Sunday August 10, 2008, 7:38 am
I no longer drink pepsi, or any soft drinks. But have become throughly addicted to Gold Peak Tea which comes in glass bottles, it is made by Coca Cola.

The question, is this tea considered a soft drink?

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