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Niagara Falls (Canada) Council maintains plastic ban

June 6th, 2009
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Posted By COREY LAROCQUE , NIAGARA FALLS REVIEW STAFF WRITER
Turning Niagara Falls into an environment leader started nearly a year ago when Frank Fohr, learned London (Ontario) had eliminated the sale of of plastic bottles at city-owned facilities.

Fohr, a member of the park in the city committee, sent an email to other members asking if they thought it would fly in Niagara Falls.

In February, Fohr said he was amazed when councillors went further than that, scrapping the sales of all drinks in plastic bottles.

Blue Communities Project highlights water issues

May 3rd, 2009
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Canadians seem always to be a bit farther ahead of Americans on environmental issues of all kinds.  While the references in the article below are all Canadian, the principles are easily transferrable.  Tell local, state and federal government agencies to reduce their use of bottled water and highlight the importance of a publicly supported water infrastructure.  Private enterprise is not always the answer to every problem, in fact it is more likely to be the source of problems we are all experiencing.

Big Green Purse Blog: Want to Increase Plastic Bottle Recycling? Put a Deposit on It.

April 11th, 2009
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by Diane MacEachern, founder and CEO of Big Green Purse.  If it's not easy to recycle something, is it really recyclable?

That's a fair question to ask, since we consumers are constantly being reassured that a product is "green" or "greener" because it is "recyclable" - even when, in reality, the product is barely being recycled at all.

Bottles, Bottles, Everywhere...

March 14th, 2009
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Posted by Ramon Cruz in Drinking Water

Ramon CruzThis post is by Ramon Cruz, Senior Policy Analyst for Living Cities at Environmental Defense Fund.

Take the Bottle Water Free Orientation Challenge!

June 6th, 2009
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Thanks to the Polaris Institute in Canada for their great programs -

Now is the time to promote a bottled water free orientation/event to your Student Union and PIRG for Fall 2009. Here are two ways you can help: 1) Send Elly the contact info of your campus orientation organizers; 2) Call or meet with your orientation leaders to discuss bottled water free events. If you think you can do either of these tasks, please email Elly Adeland, Water and Energy Campaigner at: Elly@polarisinstitute.org

RECYCLED BOTTLE CASCADE CHANDELIER

April 5th, 2009
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by Jill Fehrenbacher - inhabitat.com

Michelle Brand is an eco designer maker based in Manchester, England. Her work is in direct response to environmental problems, and inspiration evolves from the unseen beauty of everyday objects. To describe her recent work recycling plastic water bottles she says:

A site we recommend: stopnestlewaters.org

February 13th, 2009
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Poland Spring/Nestle Facing Challenges in Maine (Wonders Why??)
by TC -- stopnestlewaters.org
With Nestle/Poland Springs facing growing opposition in Maine, you knew the self-righteous whining was sure to follow. And sure enough, it has.
From the Portland Press Herald: Challenges piling up for Poland Spring