Read more bottled water stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/501/bottled-water.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:34:10 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/66830/cash-strapped-drinkers-spurn-bottled-water.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA combination of penny-pinching and environmental concern has pushed bottled water sales off for the first time in at least 5 years, the Washington Post reports. In 2008, consumption of bottled water fell for the first time this decade. “It's an obvious way to cut back,” a researcher says. “People...http://www.newser.com/story/66830/cash-strapped-drinkers-spurn-bottled-water.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Aug 2009 12:39:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63906/aussie-town-bans-bottled-water.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA small New South Wales village has become the first community in the world to ban the sale of bottled water, the BBC reports. Bundanoon officials, who say bottled water wastes huge amounts of resources in packaging and transportation, were moved to act when they realized a bottled water company...http://www.newser.com/story/63906/aussie-town-bans-bottled-water.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Jul 2009 4:17:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/46566/texting-research-laws-to-hit-calif-in-new-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA texting-while-driving ban isn’t the only new law Californians will wake up to on Jan. 1. The San Francisco Chronicle lists some other new regulations: Drivers can now mount a GPS system in the lower corners of their windshields. It will become a crime to publish the names or addresses...http://www.newser.com/story/46566/texting-research-laws-to-hit-calif-in-new-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 29 Dec 2008 15:40:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/37541/stricken-houston-lines-up-for-food-water.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThousands of weary Houston residents joined lines that stretched for blocks yesterday to collect the basics they need to survive in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. Emergency supplies are being strictly rationed and each family is allowed only two bags of ice, a case of bottled water and a 12-pack...http://www.newser.com/story/37541/stricken-houston-lines-up-for-food-water.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Sep 2008 2:25:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25204/cindys-tips-for-green-living.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tag“We all want to live a little greener,” ex-supermodel and mom Cindy Crawford writes in The Daily Green. The key for moms is making small changes that mesh with hectic household living: Filter your tap water and use a reusable bottle. Thirty-eight billion bottles end up in landfills each year—...http://www.newser.com/story/25204/cindys-tips-for-green-living.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Apr 2008 15:07:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22176/em-bottled-sf-mayor-urges-restaurants-to-tap-citys-water.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSan Francisco’s mayor called on restaurants yesterday to quit selling bottled water and favor the tap, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Gavin Newsom, a former restaurateur, says the plastic containers pile up in landfills and hurt the environment. The request—which isn’t a requirement—follows Newsom’s ban last year on...http://www.newser.com/story/22176/em-bottled-sf-mayor-urges-restaurants-to-tap-citys-water.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 21 Mar 2008 15:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21158/drugs-found-in-us-water-supply.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSmall amounts of a wide range of prescription and over-the-counter drugs have been found in drinking water used daily by 41 million Americans in 24 major cities. A major AP investigation found pain killers, anti-seizure drugs, angina and cholesterol medications, mood-altering drugs, and other pharmaceuticals in tap water, the water...http://www.newser.com/story/21158/drugs-found-in-us-water-supply.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Mar 2008 7:50:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/6225/how-1st-year-students-see-the-world.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHumvees are always a mere down payment away, and it's only natural to see stadiums named after big corporations. Your source of info on '60s icons is Oliver Stone movies and anything else you need to know comes right from "The Daily Show." Don't worry; you’re not suffering from a...http://www.newser.com/story/6225/how-1st-year-students-see-the-world.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Aug 2007 20:04:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/5838/chicago-puts-bottled-water-tax-on-tap.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith bottled water getting bad marks from environmentalists and Chicago eager to green up its act, a city alderman has proposed a first: a 25-cent tax on bottled water. George Cardenas says that not only is all that plastic a disaster, but drinking bottled water cuts consumption of Chicago's own...http://www.newser.com/story/5838/chicago-puts-bottled-water-tax-on-tap.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Aug 2007 16:26:46 CDT