The little island in Maine my family hails from did that as a joke -
they have a large fresh water pond and bottled and sold the water in the
one store.
Made a pretty penny. Of course, the water does taste good, but it's the
same stuff that comes out of the tap in the houses.
-Mike
Joe Street
LOL LOL but the best one is Evian water. Evian is NAIVE spelled
backwards!! Perfect. (said it here b4)
BTW here are some locals who are not just emailing web forums on this
issue. Take action. It is amazing how fast theis group mobilized and
how much effect they are having.
http://www.well
It's been my experience that if given the choice between a USD 50k
granite and Viking kitchen, or USD 50k worth of
energy-saving upgrades, the kitchen wins everytime.
Hakan Falk wrote:
>So, it is the building code and inspection regime that does not work.
>With a good building code and inspecti
So, it is the building code and inspection regime that does not work.
With a good building code and inspection regime, the basic standard
is set to meet the needs of the buyer and the state, It brings a leveled
play ground for the contractors, who cannot afford to not meet the code,
but price diff
It's not so much the construction that I think gets shortchanged, as
the design. Most construction workers I've met, even illegal
immigrants getting pretty bad pay, take pride in their work, and they
wouldn't build a crappy house on purpose. However, if it's designed
with only R-25 insulation and
good polimerization work) but does with the environment were it is disposed.
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From: "Jeromie Reeves" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 2:02 AM
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Pepsi Forced to Admit It's Bottling Tap Water
On 8/5/07,
t; From: "Jeromie Reeves" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To:
> Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 4:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Pepsi Forced to Admit It's Bottling Tap Water
>
>
> > On 8/5/07, Thomas Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> Jeromie,
> >&
On 8/6/07, Zeke Yewdall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 8/5/07, Andres Secco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > >> In planning a house, an apartment building, even a shopping mall,
> > >> one
> > >> should not even CONSIDER water quality that is available. ???
> > >
> > > In a house, the designe
On 8/5/07, Andres Secco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> In planning a house, an apartment building, even a shopping mall,
> >> one
> >> should not even CONSIDER water quality that is available. ???
> >
> > In a house, the designer, builder, contractors, NO they should not
> > unless the build
o. I simply asked if it was possible for an individual
>> to
>> achieve better water quality, including better taste, through water
>> filtration.
>
> I meant this as a example of why city water is what it is as compared
> to bottled water. Part of the issue was also the p
e decided to ensure good water at our taps
> >> and better still, good water at the source? What if we took as much pride
> >> in
> >> the water coming from our tap as we do in the view we have from our
> >> living
> >> room or our back deck?
> >
>
fuel] Pepsi Forced to Admit It's Bottling Tap Water
Hey John,
I have been places where the tap water didn't taste good, and I
understand why people there would buy bottled water.
I would like my water to include the minerals/trace elements
characteristic of good well water. Can re
I admit, I don't the answer to that one. Yet.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Thomas Kelly
Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 12:12 PM
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ter: a commodity or a fundamental human right?
> > > >
> > > > Best
> > > >
> > > > Keith
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >Hi,
> > > > > there is a problem with distilled water (or reverse
>Osmosis). The trace
> > > > &g
this.
Tom
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From: "John Mullan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2007 4:49 PM
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>
> Hi Tom. Yes, I am sure it is possible to clean the water so
tars giving testimonies as to how
"special" this bottled water was. What would we call it? Aquafina and Dasani
are real cool names, but they're already taken. Somehow "Tom's Tap" doesn't
sound "special" enough even though it is real good water.
As a fri
it is. Pre-wired cable was not, now is.
cheers.
John
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Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2007 8:39 AM
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they and most (maybe all?) large bottled
water companies are evil. I said the small, local bottling company was
fairly decent.
>
> http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg70602.html
> [Biofuel] Pepsi Forced to Admit It's Bottling Tap Water
>
> Did you miss t
ur
cities water plant from the head to the sewer ponds. Doing it en mass
for a government (or related) body is not cheap. If you think you can
do better then start up your own water company, nothing is stopping
you but you.
> Tom
>
> - Original Message -
>
. Did you read the whole article?
http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg70602.html
[Biofuel] Pepsi Forced to Admit It's Bottling Tap Water
Did you miss this bit?
"The environmental impact of the country's obsession with bottled
water has been staggering. Each day an e
g
>Reply-To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org
>To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org
>Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Pepsi Forced to Admit It's Bottling Tap Water
>Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2007 22:00:03 +1000
>
>Hi,
> there is a problem with distilled water (or reverse Osmosis). The trace
&
Is it possible to filter water so that it is not only healthy, but
tastes good too?
Tom
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From: "John Mullan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 1:22 PM
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> To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org
> Subject: [Biofuel] Pepsi Forced to Admit It's Bottling Tap Water
>
>
> http://www.alternet.org/environment/58604/
> AlterNet: Environment:
>
> Pepsi Forced to Admit It's Bottling Tap Water
>
> By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
nd
> > > most water treatment plants do not filter quite like these bottled water
> > > companies. What cities can do reverse osmosis on a city scale?
> > >
> > > My 2 cents.
> > > John
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Origi
s. What cities can do reverse osmosis on a city scale?
> > >
> > > My 2 cents.
> > > John
> > >
> > >
> > > -Original Message-
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Keith Addison
>
on a city scale?
> >
> > My 2 cents.
> > John
> >
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Keith Addison
> > Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 12:48 PM
> > To: biofuel@sustainablelists.
> My 2 cents.
> > John
> >
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Keith Addison
> > Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 12:48 PM
> > To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org
> > Subject: [Biof
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Keith Addison
> > Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 12:48 PM
> > To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org
> > Subject: [Biofuel] Pepsi Forced to Admit It's Bottling Tap Water
> >
> >
> > http:
a city scale?
>
> My 2 cents.
> John
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Keith Addison
> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 12:48 PM
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> Subject: [Biofuel] Pepsi Forced to Adm
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Subject: [Biofuel] Pepsi Forced to Admit It's Bottling Tap Water
http://www.alternet.org/environment/58604/
AlterNet: Environment:
Pepsi Forced to Admit It's Bottling Tap Water
By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
Posted on Augu
http://www.alternet.org/environment/58604/
AlterNet: Environment:
Pepsi Forced to Admit It's Bottling Tap Water
By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
Posted on August 2, 2007
AMY GOODMAN: The soft drink giant Pepsi has been forced to make an
embarrassing admission: Its bestselling Aquafina bottled wat
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