Comments on: The Real Cost of Bottled Water http://actlocallysf.org/blog/topic/2007/06/25/the-real-cost-of-bottled-water/ Join the Debate! Read and comment on articles posted on actlocallysf.org. Fri, 16 May 2008 08:11:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 by: Kelly Renick http://actlocallysf.org/blog/topic/2007/06/25/the-real-cost-of-bottled-water/#comment-699 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 21:57:38 +0000 http://actlocallysf.org/blog/topic/2007/06/25/the-real-cost-of-bottled-water/#comment-699 I live in Ohio and saw this issue raised on our local news and felt I needed to say something. I am very environmentally friendly person, but I happen to have well water as many of my fellow Ohioans do, and our water is simply undrinkable most of the time. Without the miracle of bottled water my children would be forced to drink foul smelling amber colored water. I am scared that the trend of banning bottled water will move east and I will be left high and dry literally!!!<ul><li><label>Overall Rating</label>: 1</li> </ul> I live in Ohio and saw this issue raised on our local news and felt I needed to say something. I am very environmentally friendly person, but I happen to have well water as many of my fellow Ohioans do, and our water is simply undrinkable most of the time. Without the miracle of bottled water my children would be forced to drink foul smelling amber colored water. I am scared that the trend of banning bottled water will move east and I will be left high and dry literally!!!
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]]> by: Henry Noble http://actlocallysf.org/blog/topic/2007/06/25/the-real-cost-of-bottled-water/#comment-694 Sun, 08 Jul 2007 00:16:19 +0000 http://actlocallysf.org/blog/topic/2007/06/25/the-real-cost-of-bottled-water/#comment-694 The article is entirely credible except for this quote. Could someone confirm it? "For the price of one bottle of Evian, a San Franciscan can receive 1,000 gallons of tap water." Also, I understand that Coca-Cola Dasani and Pepsi's Aquafina are both tap water. Is that true? Thanks!<ul><li><label>Overall Rating</label>: 1</li> </ul> The article is entirely credible except for this quote. Could someone confirm it?
“For the price of one bottle of Evian, a San Franciscan can receive 1,000 gallons of tap water.”

Also, I understand that Coca-Cola Dasani and Pepsi’s Aquafina are both tap water. Is that true?

Thanks!

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]]> by: lik roper http://actlocallysf.org/blog/topic/2007/06/25/the-real-cost-of-bottled-water/#comment-685 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 14:09:59 +0000 http://actlocallysf.org/blog/topic/2007/06/25/the-real-cost-of-bottled-water/#comment-685 CHECK OUT: STEMMING THE TIDE OF TOXIC CHEMICALS @ http://nrdc.org/health/ - www.likroper.com<ul><li><label>Overall Rating</label>: 10</li> </ul> CHECK OUT: STEMMING THE TIDE OF TOXIC CHEMICALS @ http://nrdc.org/health/ - www.likroper.com
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]]> by: Nancy Murov http://actlocallysf.org/blog/topic/2007/06/25/the-real-cost-of-bottled-water/#comment-682 Sun, 01 Jul 2007 23:17:15 +0000 http://actlocallysf.org/blog/topic/2007/06/25/the-real-cost-of-bottled-water/#comment-682 There is no access to good tasting city water at San Francisco General Hospital where I work. The water fountain water in the hallways tastes like mold. There is no sink or fountain in the employee lounge. Now there will be no bottled water? Your mandate has not solved the problem, it has shifted the problem: it's an economic burden to the workers who must now buy water elsewhere, and throw the empty bottles in the garbage, a burden to the environment. City water is good water, I agree but we must have access to it if we're going to use it. Don't just look at the quality of the water look to see if there is access to it before you leave us without. Thanks<ul><li><label>Overall Rating</label>: 1</li> </ul> There is no access to good tasting city water at San Francisco General Hospital where I work. The water fountain water in the hallways tastes like mold. There is no sink or fountain in the employee lounge. Now there will be no bottled water? Your mandate has not solved the problem, it has shifted the problem: it’s an economic burden to the workers who must now buy water elsewhere, and throw the empty bottles in the garbage, a burden to the environment. City water is good water, I agree but we must have access to it if we’re going to use it. Don’t just look at the quality of the water look to see if there is access to it before you leave us without.

Thanks

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]]> by: Sean Smith http://actlocallysf.org/blog/topic/2007/06/25/the-real-cost-of-bottled-water/#comment-676 Sun, 01 Jul 2007 03:32:32 +0000 http://actlocallysf.org/blog/topic/2007/06/25/the-real-cost-of-bottled-water/#comment-676 Quoting the article: "Nestle, is proposing to extract billions of gallons of spring water, which could have devastating impacts on the McCloud River." Impacts? No... "Effects" Yes!<ul><li><label>Overall Rating</label>: 1</li> </ul> Quoting the article:

“Nestle, is proposing to extract billions of gallons of spring water, which could have devastating impacts on the McCloud River.”

Impacts? No… “Effects” Yes!

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]]> by: Katie Abate http://actlocallysf.org/blog/topic/2007/06/25/the-real-cost-of-bottled-water/#comment-660 Tue, 26 Jun 2007 20:56:52 +0000 http://actlocallysf.org/blog/topic/2007/06/25/the-real-cost-of-bottled-water/#comment-660 It's nice to have a eco-friendly, eco-conscious Mayor. I came across a great non-profit organization, rewarding socially responsible business leaders for their efforts to make the Earth greener. http://www.snv.org/imaginewhatsnext<ul><li><label>Overall Rating</label>: 1</li> </ul> It’s nice to have a eco-friendly, eco-conscious Mayor. I came across a great non-profit organization, rewarding socially responsible business leaders for their efforts to make the Earth greener. http://www.snv.org/imaginewhatsnext
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