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"Consumer backlash begins to bite, but recession also likely to blame" (either way is OK by me - ed.)
"Consumer backlash begins to bite, but recession also likely to blame" (either way is OK by me - ed.)
It surprises me that Belu Water in the UK has not been written about more in the USA and Canada, and even more surprising that its model has not been replicated elsewhere. I'm currently researching more deeply into what they do and how they do it, but so far it all looks pretty good. Corn-based plastic that composts in 12 weeks (designed by Design21 - better design for the greater good). Profits go to places that do not have clean water (first project is in Ta
Tara Cronica is about exploring the never ending desires that fuel all life while finding lyrical beauty in everyday happenings - a site created by three Canadian women with alot of smart things to say. One of them, Bonnie Johnson posted "The Bottled Water Fairytale" on November 28th, with links to Bundanoon, the Australian town that has gone bottled water free and Tapped, the wonderful documentary we have recommended here before.
Here's an excerpt:
I've noted it before that Canada and Canadians seem to be much more conscious about water issues than the US and Americans. This may not be literally true, it's an impression based on reading literally hundreds of web entries and blog posts on water issues over the past couple of years. The story below is another great example.
What could be simpler than this? Here is a message my google alert picked up:
This image graphic is a great way to see and understand the impact of bottled water graphically created by a terrific website called Online Education.
This is a great story. Picked up from Sustainabilityplu's blog. This is a project that any college or university could replicate very easily. Nicely done! Congratulations Pacific Lutheran University. (Note this story is a bit long, but it's worth reading the whole post).
SCHOOL
Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) is a private 4-year university with 3,650 students in Tacoma, Washington.
ABSTRACT