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EU to Water Bottlers: H20 Won't Stop Dehydration

Neal Colgrass — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 15:05:25 CST

"Water prevents dehydration"? The EU is warning water companies not to make such outrageous claims. After a 3-year investigation into the effects of water, EU officials announced this week that bottled-water producers are forbidden from making the statement—and risk 2 years in prison if they do. A gathering of...

Bottled Water: Bad News for Your Teeth?

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 09:01:22 CST

As if bottled water didn’t have a bad enough rap already , it turns out it can also contribute to tooth decay. Many dentists and pediatricians are concerned that children who only drink bottled water may experience more cavities, thanks to the fact that most bottled water does not contain the...

Bottled Water Sales Head Down the Drain

Kevin Spak — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:05:00 CST

Bottled water sales are sinking, and environmentalists point triumphantly to their hard-fought campaign against the wasteful industry. Consumption is expected to drop 2% this year, following a 3.2% drop last year, MSNBC reports. But industry executives say it’s just a natural result of the economic downturn, noting that sales...

Cash-Strapped Drinkers Spurn Bottled Water

Harry Kimball — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:39:01 CDT

A 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...

Aussie Town Bans Bottled Water

Rob Quinn — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:17:20 CDT

A 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...

Texting, Research Laws to Hit Calif. in New Year

Nick McMaster — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:40:01 CST

A 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...

Stricken Houston Lines Up for Food, Water

Peter Fearon — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 02:25:17 CDT

Thousands 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...

Cindy's Tips for Green Living

Clay Dillow — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:07:07 CDT

“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—...

Em-Bottled SF Mayor Urges Restaurants to Tap City's Water

Matt Cantor — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:00:00 CDT

San 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...