Sludge Watch ==> Buying Bottled Water is Wrong - says David Suzuki
Maureen Reilly
maureen.reilly at sympatico.ca
Fri Feb 2 11:41:33 EST 2007
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.
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