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5 Green Living Resolutions You Can Handle

ecofabulous.com | Posted 01.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Green Resolutions, Water Bottles, Water, Plastic, Green Living, Reducing Waste, Bottled Water, Green News

Welcome to 2009! The year of the eco-ox. On the off chance that you're still recovering from too many libations and you haven't had a moment to write ...

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My New Year's Resolution is to Lose my Bottle -- and Quit the Coke

Johann Hari | Posted 01.01.2009 | World

Read More: Coca-Cola, New Year's Commentary, Fiji Water, Coke, Water, Bottled Water, World News
Johann Hari

My New Year's resolution is to finally give up my addiction to two liquids that are trashing the lives of some of the poorest people on earth: bottled water, and Coke. In 2009, I am determined to lose my bottle.

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A New Year's Resolution that is Crystal Clear: Kick Your Bottled Water Habit

Steve Wasik | Posted 12.31.2008 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Environment, Bottled Water, Green News
Steve Wasik

It's a fact that tap water is regulated by the EPA under much stricter guidelines than the manner in which the FDA monitors bottled water.

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Half-Naked President Elect Caught With Bottled Water

Chelsea Green | Dennis Pacheco | Posted 12.22.2008 | Green

Read More: Waste, Environment, Plastic, Pollution, Obama Shirtless Photos, Obama Shirtless, Bottled Water, Green News

What's the first thing that hits me? Man, this guy is in good shape! The second thing? This is the President? Seriously, when was the last time we had...

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Journalism Is the New Bottled Water

Dan Sweeney | Posted 12.19.2008 | Media

Read More: The Future, Future of Media, Journalism, Bottled Water, Media News
Dan Sweeney

If newspapers are to have a viable future, people need to be convinced that the information they get in those products is superior to the information they get on the Internet.

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26 Not-So-Bad Things About The Bad Economy

Pamela Redmond Satran | Posted 12.09.2008 | Style

Read More: Public Schools, Hedge Fund Managers, Venture Capitalists, Bad Economy, Banks, Brazilian Waxes, Fake Fur, Baby Name Trends, Green Living, Upper Class, Republican Party, Rich People Economic Crisis, Cash, Bottled Water, Style News
Pamela Redmond Satran

No need to hunt down the most distinctive artisanal cheese: Your new gastronomic thrill will be finding pork at 49 cents a pound. Agonizing over whether to get divorced? Don't bother, you can't afford it.

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New York City Offices to Ban Bottled Water

Rachel Cernansky | Posted 12.02.2008 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Environment, Bottled Water, Water, Green, Green Living, New York City, Green News
Rachel Cernansky

New York City will save two million dollars if an upcoming bill succeeds in banning the municipal government from buying bottled water for its office buildings, say the bill's proponents.

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Mom Does Not Always Know Best

Marguerite Manteau-Rao | Posted 11.07.2008 | Green

Read More: Processed Food, Retailers, Bishop Consulting, Economic Crisis, Shopping, Health, Nutrition, Industry, Carbonated Beverages, Nielsen, Food, Grocery, Obesity, Bottled Water, Green News
Marguerite Manteau-Rao

The majority of households spend between a fourth and a third of their grocery budget on junk, and empty calories. That's a lot of money that could be used on other more nutritious groceries.

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Aqua Fina or Aqua Finite?

Karen Dionne | Posted 10.24.2008 | Green

Read More: Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Tony Clarke, Great Lakes Compact, St. Ignace, Japan, Novel, Lake Erie, Blue Gold, Water, Michigan, Great Lakes, Environment, Bottled Water Industry, Colorado River, Lake Superior, Freezing Point, Maude Barlow, Ogallala Aquifer, Bottled Water, Green News
Karen Dionne

Recently, governors and legislatures... approved the Great Lakes Compact, a landmark agreement that bans the sale and diversion of water outside the region.

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NY Times: Tap Water Safer Than Bottled Water

New York Times | Posted 10.20.2008 | Green

Read More: Tap Water Bottled Water, Bottled Water Dangers, Tap Water, Bottled Water, Green News

As consumers hunker down to cope with hard economic times, an environmental group in Washington has offered a suggestion for saving money: Get your wa...

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4 Green Money Savers

Josie Garthwaite | Posted 10.20.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, How to Save Money, Vegetarian, Money, Environment, Food Prices, Green Living, Personal Finance, Green Tips, Green Living Tips, Bottled Water, Green News
Josie Garthwaite

Every little bit counts in a strained household budget. These tips offer ways to go green while reducing costs. Tip #1: Cut back on disposable paper ...

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Day Four: Why Can't We Just Stop Drinking Bottled Water?

Sloan Barnett | Posted 10.19.2008 | Green

Read More: Bottled Water Industry, Tap Water, Bottled Water, Green News
Sloan Barnett

The main reason the bottled water industry has exploded over the last decade isn't because tap water is unsafe. It's because beverage manufacturers needed a new growth industry.

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Bottled Water Has Pollutants, Too

AP | JEFF DONN | Posted 10.15.2008 | Green

Read More: Bottled Water, Pollution, Water Pollution, Water Crisis, Water, Green News

Tests on leading brands of bottled water turned up a variety of contaminants often found in tap water, according to a study released Wednesday by an e...

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Bottled Sugar Water Is Worse Than Bottled Water

EcoGeek | Hank Green | Posted 09.15.2008 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Water, Bottled Sugar Water, Tap Water, Soda, Waste, Plastic, Green Living, Reducing Waste, Bottled Water, Green News

I'm not sure why we need two dozen campaigns to fight against buying what already comes out of our faucets for free, but I have this nagging feeling t...

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Green Edge 7 - Bottled Water and the Fiji Flap

John Tepper Marlin | Posted 08.29.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Pepsi, Fiji Water, Bottled Water, France, Coca-Cola, Aquafina, Cadbury Schweppes, Mexico, Evian, Brazil, Perrier, Dasani, Pet, Green News
John Tepper Marlin

The Fiji flap is a surreal poster-child for the global trafficking in bottled water. Ten local bottlers (#1 is Fiji Water) fill Chinese-manufactured b...

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Life Cycle: The Hidden Cost of $40 "Bling Water."

Simran Sethi | Posted 08.26.2008 | Green

Read More: Green Living, Thirsty, Thirst, Tap Water, Environment, Green, Marketing, Conservation, Plastic, Ecological, Sarah Smarsh, Reusable, Bling Water, Anthony Mirhaydari, Simran Sethi, Bottled Water, Green News
Simran Sethi

Life Cycle is a series of posts that looks at the life and death of everyday things. Fool me once, shame on me. Fool me twice, shame on you. In...

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Tap Water's Dirty Little Secret

Elizabeth Royte | Posted 08.18.2008 | Green

Read More: Clean Drinking Water, Health, Water, Tap Water, Bottled Water, Green News
Elizabeth Royte

It's easy to be disdainful of bottled water if you've got no problem with tap -- but more than 29 million people's drinking water missed the mark on either health or reporting standards.

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Clothing Made from Milk and Bottles Made of Paper? The Eco Design Revolution

Mairi Beautyman | Posted 08.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Design, Green Living, Sustainable Design, Eco Living, Eco Fashion, Fashion, Green Design, Plastic Bottles, Green Products, PET Plastic Bottles, Bottled Water, Ecotextiles, Green Business, Green News
Mairi Beautyman

It's really cool to be able to look around and actually see that you are part of a new era in design.

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Bottled Water: The Height of Stupidity

Diane Francis | Posted 08.05.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Food, Consumerism, Hoodwinked, Bottled Water Ban, Bottled Water Industry, Bottled Water, Green News
Diane Francis

Bottled water is a joke, one of the biggest consumer and taxpayer ripoffs ever. I applaud California A.G. Jerry Brown who said recently that he will sue to block a proposed water-bottling operation in Northern California by Nestle.

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Tap Has 1/100 Impact of Bottled Water

Graham Hill | Posted 07.31.2008 | Green

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Graham Hill

These astonishing figures show that tap water is hands-down the greenest and most responsible choice.

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Should Airlines Give Bottled Water to Flyers?

Graham Hill | Posted 06.19.2008 | Green

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Graham Hill

I don't promote bottled water, but the plane is a place where it actually might make sense. At the end of one long-haul flight you can easily find yourself with five one-time use plastic cups on your hands. Five!

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The Bottled Water Industry: When It Pours, It Reigns

Kerry Trueman | Posted 05.20.2008 | Living

Read More: Books, Tap Water, Privatization, Globalization, Plastic, Elizabeth Royte, Poland Springs, Drinking Water, Pollution, Bottled Water, Nestlé, Living News
Kerry Trueman

From sea to shining sea, we've taken water for granted while spilling blood for oil, even though water's by far the more precious commodity.

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Spiritual Water: Saving Souls, One Sip At A Time (VIDEO)

Verena von Pfetten | Posted 05.14.2008 | Living

Read More: Spiritual Water Smart Water, Spiritual Water, Bottled Water Brands, Bottled Water Industry, Spiritual h20, Elicko Taieb, Bottled Water, Spiritual H2o, Video, Living News
Verena von Pfetten

Like every other lazy (and/or honest) human being out there, I'll gladly take the easy way over the hard one any day. So when I happened upon the utte...

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World's Most Expensive Bottled Waters

Forbes Traveler | Janice Kleinschmidt | Posted 04.11.2008 | Business

Read More: Premium Water, Expensive Water, Blessed Water, Premium Bottled Water, Holy Water, Water, Bottled Water, Exclusive Bottled Waters, Business News

A few months ago, Madonna's pal let it slip that the Material Girlfriend spends $10,000 each month for water blessed by Kabbalah rabbis. Other celebri...

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Goldman Employees Denied Free Water, Soda

New York Post | ZACHERY KOUWE | Posted 04.03.2008 | Business

Read More: Investment Banks, Free Soda, Goldman Sachs, Wall Street, Bottled Water, Business News

Things must be really tough when Wall Street's most profitable investment bank starts cutting perks. Thirsty traders at Goldman Sachs now have to spr...

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