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Politicians, Activists Hoping To Reduce Bottled Water Consumption Through Taxes, Awareness Reporting Antonio Mora CHICAGO (CBS) ― The bottled water industry is booming and people everywhere can be spotted toting water bottles, but it's also become a target for environmentalists and government agencies. The Chicago City Council recently approved a five-cent tax per bottle. CBS 2's Antonio Mora reports on why some people are bagging the bottles.

Are Hikers and Others Quenching
Outdoor Thirsts with H2-UH-OH?

For years, hikers, bikers, campers, and other outdoor recreationalists have favored wide-mouthed water bottles made from Lexan® polycarbonate plastic, like those sold under the brand name Nalgene®. Lexan‚s advantages have been as clear as the water that flows from containers made from it. It‚s tough, lightweight, absorbs no flavors, and imparts no unpleasant tastes to liquids stored inside. According to new research, it may, however, be imparting unhealthy doses of a chemical called bisphenol-A.

By Michael Blanding, AlterNet
Posted on October 19, 2007
http://www.alternet.org/story/65520/

At Bella Luna Restaurant in Boston's funky Jamaica Plain neighborhood, you'll find star-shaped paper lanterns hanging from the ceiling and gourmet pizzas named after Red Sox players. Downstairs, the attached Milky Way Lounge & Lanes boasts a seven-lane bowling alley and a Latin dance night on Saturdays.

But there is one thing you won't find at either venue: bottled water.

By Tara Lohan, AlterNet
Posted on October 11, 2007
http://www.alternet.org/story/64948/

Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, the Hungarian biochemist and Nobel Prize winner for medicine once said, "Water is life's matter and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water."

We depend on water for survival. It circulates through our bodies and the land, replenishing nutrients and carrying away waste. It is passed down like stories over generations -- from ice-capped mountains to rivers to oceans.

Here;'s a great story worth reading in full:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/01/opinion/01wed2.html

It's an editorial page piece from August 1, 2007, opening paragraph says it straight: