published August 24, 2010 and has No Comments
Claudia Saunders tests water bubbler. Photo: Marina Neil. Sydney Morning Herald While no longer breaking news, the endeavours of students and staff at two different Australian schools still merits attention. One school went bottled water free, whilst another became what they believe is the world's first Carbon Neutral School. In the first instance, a student-led initiative at Monte Sant? ...
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published August 16, 2010 and has No Comments
Could a simple "tea bag" of carbon and antimacrobial fibers that costs just pennies be the solution for quickly filtered drinking water on the go? Scientists from Stellenbosch University in South Africa hope they've found the solution to drinking water problems in rural African communities. Lacking water sanitation services, the communities can turn to a simple water bottle that ...
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published August 6, 2010 and has No Comments
All pix: Bamboo Bootle Company Is this what people have been clamoring for? A refillable glass bottle, protected by a sheath of fast growing, renewable bamboo. When the scare over Bisphenol-A (BPA) in our drinking bottles was in full flight, folk were ditching their Nalgene BPA laden polycarbonate bottles in their droves. Camelbak offered their Tritan plastic. Many opted ...
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published August 5, 2010 and has No Comments
Image via James Dyson Award Most portable water filters use carbon filters, special membranes with microscopic openings, or chemicals like chlorine or iodine to clean the water and make it save for drinking. However, one of the best systems for purifying water is actually with ultraviolet light. But how do you get an ultraviolet light purification system into a ...
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published August 3, 2010 and has No Comments
Image credit: DCI Anyone who watches WA$TED knows that I am continually beating the drum to encourage breaking free of the bottled water habit, which can save hundreds to thousands of dollars per year for a big family, not to mention the environmental impact it saves. However, there is some concern about the quality of municipal water around the ...
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published July 28, 2010 and has No Comments
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Katie Alcott of Frank Water on Being an Insider Rebel Within The Bottled Water Industry (Interview)
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published July 21, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo Credit: Christy McDonald Annie Leonard's The Story of Stuff project - a series of succinct animated videos explaining the systemic problems with some everyday items - has been a phenomenal success, reaching millions of viewers, sparking important thought and discussion and even causing its fair share of controversy. With her videos
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published July 6, 2010 and has No Comments
photo from: nyc.gov Just in time for days of temperatures in the upper 90s and triple digits, the City of New York has launched a program increasing the number of portable water fountains. The water fountains are being placed in several selected public places that are known to get high foot traffic over the summer: city parks, farmers markets, ...
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published June 27, 2010 and has No Comments
Credit: Jill Clardy . You might say they're tapped out, so they're tapping in. More U.S. cities are phasing out bottled water from their budgets, according to a national survey released by the U.S. Conference of Mayors . Those surveyed say they're switching to tap water instead because it's fiscally and environmentally responsible. Either way, it's a refreshing sign, ...
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published June 22, 2010 and has No Comments
PSFK, who should know better, titles its post " Ritz-Carlton Goes Green With Plant-Based Bottles " and points to a USA Today article which touts them as green bottles and says "Concerned about the waste, the luxury hotel chain is switching to a bottle made 100% from plants that can decompose in 30 days in a commercial composting facility, ...
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