Sludge Watch ==> Buying Bottled Water is Wrong - says David Suzuki

[Maureen Reilly]

Sludgewatch Admin:

You tell 'em David!
Most people don't know that the water bottled in plastic can confer 
chemicals into the bottled water you drink. Especially if it gets frozen 
(leaving it in the car in the northern climes) or too hot (leaving it in the 
car in the southern climes).

And how is it that ozonated American or Canadian tap water in plastic 
bottles (the standard fare of bottled waters) are sold at the same price as 
naturally carbonated pure spring imported mineral waters shipped from 
Germany or Italy in glass bottles?

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Buying bottled water is wrong, says Suzuki: Environmentalist launches 
national tour on green issues
February 1, 2007
CBC News


Environmentalist David Suzuki was quoted as telling CBC News on Thursday 
that Canadians wanting to do something about the environment can start by 
drinking tap water, adding, "Everywhere I go across Canada, I insist I be 
given tap water when I get up to speak."

Suzuki says plastic water bottles generate waste and potential health 
hazards because of their chemical composition, adding, "I think in Canada 
it's absolutely disgusting that people are so uncertain about their water 
that we buy it, paying more for bottled water than we do for gasoline."
Suzuki — who was in St. John's on Thursday to launch a cross-country 
speaking tour aimed at engaging people in politics, particularly 
environmental issues — said there is no good reason for Canadians to buy 
bottled water.

Moreover, he said it's destructive to import bottled water from producers in 
countries such as France.
"It's nuts to be shipping water all the way across the planet, and us — 
because we're so bloody wealthy — we're willing to pay for that water 
because it comes from France," he said in an interview.