Today Guardian Sustainable Business ran my latest article on bottled water. The debate is more nuanced now that Tetra Pak, the paper packaging giant, benefits from more companies rolling out water in its nifty mostly paper boxes.
ingapore, the uber-modern country that has witnessed envious economic development the past 50 years, has long faced issues securing a reliable supply of water. NEWater may be the ticket to a safer water supply.
One of Nestlé’s brands, Arrowhead, has made a huge move in Oregon. The company wants to tap at least 100 million gallons of water from a new spring near the state’s iconic Mount Hood. The new water source has the potential to reverse Nestlé’s sagging sales. But there’s a problem: more than a few Oregonians are furious.
It’s been a month since our trip to Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, a trip that still has me exuding enthusiasm for that region of the country. Our second week was especially unique, as we spent it in Mangue Seco, a tiny remote peninsula a two hours’ drive and a boat ride away from Salvador. Because [...]
Dear Pasadena Convention Center, Thank you for being a great conference venue during a recent event I had attended. You are located right in the middle of what’s fantastic about Pasadena, and I love the fact that you are walking distance from two Gold Line Stations. During the conference, however, I noticed some slips that [...]
Here’s a great article regarding the issue of bottled water in Canada. Thanks to a friend in Ottawa for passing it on. At a very base level, why pay for something you’re already paying for???
I despise bottled water and avoid it whenever I can. Sometimes you can’t help it—you go to an event or friend’s house, you get offered a bottle, you don’t want to be rude—so I usually end up taking it with me to be sure it gets recycled—and judging by the fact that our recycling bin [...]