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On World Water Day, Ways You Can Help

Mar 22nd 2011 – 3:08AM
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It might be the most taken-for-granted resource we enjoy: fresh, clean water. But every day, 900 million people have no clean water, and 2.6 billion have no access to adequate sanitation. Almost 10,000 children younger than 5 in Third World countries die as a result of illnesses contracted by use of unclean water each...

Congress' Food Tab: $604,000 for Bottled Water, $152 at Quiznos

By Ernie SmithJul 21st 2010 – 7:50AM

(July 21) -- Crave ribs? Bagels and coffee or doughnuts? Seafood, subs or Chinese? So does Congress! House members spent part of their Members Representational Allowances on these items -- and more -- during the nine-month period between late 2009 and early 2010 covered by the Sunlight Foundation's House Expenditure...

Bottled Water Business Is on the Decline

By Dana ChivvisDec 18th 2009 – 7:52PM
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(Dec. 18) – After nearly two weeks of disappointments in Copenhagen, environmentalists can celebrate one small piece of news today: Bottled water sales are down and are expected to continue to fall next year, according to the Beverage Marketing Corp. The $11 billion bottled-water industry saw nothing but growth for...

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Peter H. Gleick: Why Spend Public Money for Private Bottled Water?

By Peter H. Gleick Oct 06th 2011 - 07:26PM

When I go to water meetings, there are serious scientific discussions about climate impacts on water systems, international conflicts over water, water quality and contamination threats, new technologies and strategies for providing basic water and sanitation for the world's poor, and much more.

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Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff: Something in the Water (Does Not Compute)

By Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff Sep 27th 2011 - 02:28PM

A recent study in the Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine got me thinking about perceptions -- and misconceptions -- when it comes to water.

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Background on bottled water

Bottled water is drinking water (e.g., well water, distilled water, or spring water) packaged in plastic or glass water bottles.

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