What's Up With Bottled Water :: The Real Deal

I was just reminded of the documentary "Tapped", produced by the same people who made "Who Killed the Electric Car" and "I.O.U.S.A."

"Tapped" looks at the privatization of our world’s greatest natural resource – water. The trailer alone is pretty informative.



"Tapped" is not listed, but you can watch the 100 Best Science Documentaries (including "An Inconvenient Truth") for free, here.

Also check out this Penn & Teller expose on Bottled Water. Sooo funny :)



"Tapped" highlights the dangers of BPA and how it affects our water. Just last week the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) agreed to reconsider the harm of BPA.

Also check out this list of foods that Food Safety Experts will not eat. After reading this, I returned my organic canned tomatoes to Trader Joe's.

Finally, if you missed it then check out my recent Pop Culture Activist post about how to make your drinking water safe.

Simple Tips :: Cleaner, Safer Personal Drinking Water

Just received this email from the Environmental Working Group:

Dear Nicole,

We all want to drink clean water. But the truth is, tap water across America isn't as clean as it should be, and bottled water isn't necessarily any better. To help you start drinking cleaner water, EWG researchers put together some simple tips.

You'll learn:

* How to identify the contaminants in your home tap water
* How to choose a filter that works
* Why you should skip the bottled water
* How to find safer reusable water bottles



What's the problem with tap and bottled water?

In recent months, EWG has thoroughly researched both tap and bottled water -- and we're not very impressed with either. Tests we compiled from water utilities nationwide show more than 300 pollutants in the nation's tap water, more than half of which are unregulated -- meaning they aren't subject to any health or safety regulations and can legally be present in any amount. Bottled water may be just tap water in a plastic bottle, often minus the contaminant testing reports provided by your water utility.

The good news is you can easily drink safer water by filtering your tap water and skipping the bottled water. Check out the simple tips compiled by EWG researchers!


Thanks for reading!

Environmental Working Group

They MUST be Kidding.

Here in the USA --




Meanwhile, in Australia --