The Bottled Water Lie

There was a very interesting program on Democracy Now! last month on the bottled water lie. Pepsi admitted that the water in its brand Aquafina was actually tap water. Not only are people being scammed by paying outrageous prices for bottled tap water but 20 million gallons of oil are finding their way into landfills as people discard the bottles.

You can read transcripts from the program or watch or listen to recorded versions from the Democracy Now! website:
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/01/1435240&mode=thread&tid=25

Read The Bottled Water Lie by Michael Blanding on AlterNet:
http://www.alternet.org/stories/43480/

There are a couple of good alternatives to bottled water out there.

One is water filters. You can put a filter on your tap or use a filtered pitcher and improve the taste of your water for a lot less money.

If you do have problems with your local water supply, consider buying your water in larger quantities in refillable containers.

If you feel you really must buy bottled water, please recycle the bottles. We can even collect them at the fellowship.