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Debunking the myth of bottled water by Liz Metcalfe

Apr 22, 2008 20:02

Listening to: Keane and My Bloody Valentine

The best summary of points on this issue I've come across, so far...

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Debunking the myth of bottled water by Liz Metcalfe
Reposted from msn.com via goblue.org

Bottled water is supposed to be better for you, right? In truth, bottled water is no safer than tap water. And the explosive growth in ( Read more... )

corporate bullshit, activism, environmentalism, canada, health, economics

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Reposted from Blogger... idance2anything May 6 2008, 21:53:47 UTC

Philosopher said ( ... )

Re: Reposted from Blogger... idance2anything May 6 2008, 21:54:12 UTC

[I wrote]

Thank you so much, philosopher, for adding these details as a comment. I had a sense of the points you mentioned, but I didn't have any of the stats and other figures to go with it.

Further re water "exports"... yup, this is one of the many reasons I'm so opposed to the SPP.

As you point out, it's so important to recognize how much everything is interrelated... corporate greed begets branded messaging that makes citizens passive, which facilitates further greed until we have nothing left. not even the most basic of life sustaining elements.

Thanks again!!

7:36 PM

Re: Reposted from Blogger... idance2anything May 6 2008, 21:54:28 UTC

The next day...

Philosopher said...

Thought you might find this interesting... it was in the Winnipeg Free Press today:

Ontario may charge water bottlers

TORONTO -- Ontario is considering charging bottled water companies more than a "token" fee for the water they take from the province's lakes, streams and aquifers, Premier Dalton McGuinty said Wednesday.

Nestle Canada Inc. was recently given the green light by the Environment Ministry to take 1.3 billion litres of groundwater A YEAR from an area near Guelph for only the cost of a $3,000 application fee.

1:52 PM

Re: Reposted from Blogger... idance2anything May 6 2008, 21:54:42 UTC

I wrote...

Thanks for drawing my attention to this. Nice to see McGuinty doing something right and getting the ball rolling, but firmer action would be preferable. True enough, not many provincial leaders would have the guts.

As an aside, I also appreciate hearing that he recently declared public transit an essential service. True words, indeed!

10:26 PM