Sailing the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
A moving talk by Capt. Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation, who first discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch -- an endless floating waste of plastic trash. Now he's drawing attention to the growing, choking problem of plastic debris in our seas (Via TED).
Bottled Waters Lose Their Effervescence
A new article comments upon bottled water makers attempts to move consumers over to "flavored water" (via BusinessWeek). Says one BusinessWeek reader, "When my 2 year old son becomes an adult, I will tell him all about this bottled water fad and we will both have a good laugh."
Group asks for bottled water ban at Penn State, cites precedent
About two dozen Penn State students demonstrated yesterday afternoon, protesting the sale of bottled water at Penn State (via the Daily Collegian). According to one of the group's leaders, Washington University in St. Louis has already banned the sale of disposable bottled water. It will be interesting to see how this plays out both at Penn State and across universities.
Toronto bans disposable water bottles
As an update to a story we reported on November 30th, on December 2nd, the Toronto City Council voted to ban disposable water bottles on all municipal premises by 2011 (via Canada.com).
Toronto to ban disposable bottled water from city buildings in 2011
Although companies including Nestle are lobbying to appeal the measure, the city of Toronto looks poised to ban bottled water from all civic buildings starting in December 2011 (via The Toronto Star).
Eight Million Disposable Water Bottles Recalled
"A Japanese bottling company recalled eight-million bottles of Crystal Geyser mineral water distributed in the U.S. Monday after customers reported a strange odor. Last month Otsuka Beverage Company received 75 complaints that the water smelled like insecticide and medicine" (via Tristate)
Disposable bottled water scare as dangerous germs found
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) is allegedly about to release a report showing "Shocking levels of contamination in bottled waters", in violation of laws or EU regulations (via the Independent).
New York water supply tested for safety 100,000 times a year
That interest fact revealed in this article. (via Today)
How to Quench the World's Thirst
The U.N.'s new water adviser talks about privatization, policy and the issue of 'virtual water' (via the Wall Street Journal).
