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Post by Mel Mel on Jul 27, 2007 20:08:21 GMT
Beverage companies are looking to bottled water for profits, but environmentalists are speaking out in their opposition to the popular product.
If the number of bottled waters consumed by Americans annually were laid out end to end, they would stretch around the globe 500 times, according to the Sierra Club's Ruth Caplan, who appeared on CNBC's "Morning Call."
"We all agree that hydration is important," Caplan said. "It's a matter of what kind of impact (occurs) on the environment." She recommended that people bottle tap water in safe, reusable bottles instead. ...continued... www.cnbc.com/id/19809172
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Post by wowposter on Sept 9, 2008 15:19:28 GMT
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