For more ideas and ways to join a community of people who are searching for happier, more eco-friendly lives, got to NoImpactProject.org. 1. Stop eating beef. Worldwide, beef production contributes more substantially to climate change than the entire transportation sector. Plus, a diet with no or less beef is better for you anyway. 2. Give […]
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My eco-living lines in the sand
People often ask what I kept from the No Impact year, and there’s a lot I still try to do. I bike most places, I buy only second-hand, we don’t have air conditioners. But there are certain things that are lines in the sand for me and bottled water is one. I just can’t bring […]
“The biggest enemy is tap water”
That’s a quote, apparently, by Robert S. Morrison, vice chairman of PepsiCo–which owns Aquafina. I heard it when I was watching a brand new documentary–Tapped–by director Stephanie Soechtig about the perils of the bottled water industry to people and the planet. I also confirmed that Morrison called our most precious asset “the enemy” here. Anyway, […]
Let’s go viral with this excellent action on bottled water
The Center for a New American Dream emailed me to ask for our help, so before I even start, let me ask you to email this post to everyone you know. Blog about it. Give it love on Digg, Reddit, all the other sites and send it to your grandma. Because we have a chance […]
Public water fountains as an answer to the bottled water problem
Some reasons for a fountain on every corner instead of a hundred bottles in every trashcan: City collection of empty bottles is expensive Free water is cheaper than bottled water If water is free, then the price differential encourages kids to avoid sugary drinks Fewer delivery trucks in the streets mean a lower carbon footprint […]
Bottlemania
An excellent new book tells the story of our drinking water crisis by focusing, in particular, on the bitter dispute that erupted between the townspeople of Fryeburg, Maine, and Nestle’s Poland Spring, which wanted to bottle their water. Bottlemania, by Garbage Land author Elizabeth Royte, will be out in bookstores in the coming weeks (you […]
When what’s happening to gas happens to drinking water
Let’s start with the fairy tale that came true for the gasoline magnates: Once upon a time, a number of companies bought up drilling rights here and oil refineries there and eventually gained control over the USA’s gasoline. For a while, gasoline hovered under $2 a gallon, and the companies and magnates had to console […]