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Peter Gleick on the bottled water wars: The war on tap water

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on February 9, 2010 at 7:59 am

From Peter Gleick at the City Brights blog:

“There is a war going on. The target? Tap water. In a month or two, I have a new book coming out from Island Press called “Bottled and Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession with Bottled Water.” Look for it at your local… well, wherever you buy books now.

The book is a popular account of the reasons we buy bottled water, the manipulations of the private water bottlers to get us to buy it, the industry war on tap water, the history of weird claims made for bottled water, and much more. It explores the remarkable explosion in bottled water sales and the recent consumer revolt that is beginning to threaten sales.

But make no mistake. The war for what you drink continues.

Water Number: $4 a bottle. In the latest skirmish in the war on tap water, the sports arena that hosts the Cleveland Cavaliers basketball team — with the lovely name of the Quicken Loans Arena concession — has removed its drinking water fountains. The only way for thirsty fans to get water now is to wait in line at the concessions counter for a free small cup or pay $4 for bottled water or try to drink water from the bathroom faucets. … “

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February 9, 2010 · Filed Under Bottled water

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