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Tell bottled water corporations to come clean


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In the face of a growing global water crisis, corporations are turning water into a profit-driven commodity. Nowhere is the corporate water-grab more insidious than the exploding corporate control of our drinking water.

Bottled water corporations use clever marketing and misleading advertising that makes people doubt the safety and quality of their own tap water. In reality, bottled water is less regulated than public water systems, and studies reveal that bottled water can actually contain harmful bacteria and other contaminants. Public water systems are required to disclose the source and quality of their water and are accountable to the public. Often, water bottlers are not.

Furthermore, the corporations threaten local control of water supplies in communities across the U.S. and around the world when they aggressively build bottled water plants over community protest.

Tell corporations to come clean about bottled water. Ask Coke, Nestlé and Pepsi to:

Reveal the sources and sites of the water used for bottling;

Publicly report breaches in bottled water quality comparable to reports by public water systems; and

Stop threatening local control of water when siting and operating bottled water plants.
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There is a link at the link provided to send your letter to call on corporations that bottle water to come clean about their practices. Please help bring accountabilty to an industry exploiting a human right for profit. Thank you!
JanforGore

2 responses // Tell bottled water corporations to come clean

  • http://flowthefilm.com/
    I have been pitching Flow: For The Love of Water since the day in March 2008 I saw the film and met director Irena Salina. According to the web site, the film will be in theatres soon...follow the link and check out the site. The "Take Action" page is especially enlightening. Sign the petition

    Watch this film and you will never use bottled water again except in cases of emergency. Anyone else old enough to remember that?

    And what about the environmental impact and risk of chemical exposure from chemicals contained in the plastic bottles? The truth is out there if you want to look. http://www.thegreenguide.com/doc/121/bottle

    And a message to my fellow soccer players: Get a water cooler!!! I know for a fact the North Texas Premier Soccer League members go through tens of thousands of bottles EVERY WEEK and the bottles end up in our land fills. Almost a buck a bottle for what is essentially tap water...WTF!!!

    Contact your local sports associations and municipalities. Ask them to ban or limit the use of bottled water. Ask your municipality to force them to recycle. It's a start.
    jimmyp
  • Posted about it as well and will look for it in theatres. Thanks for the link. And you're so right.The truth is out there... all we need to do is look for it.
    JanforGore

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