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Tappening
This company is a wealth of information. You really need to go over to the Tappening website to check out some of the statistics and interesting article regarding bottled water. Did you know:
The money we, as a nation, waste on bottled water could insure every single uninsured child in America! Wow! That is enough to make me grab my water bottle and use my own tap that's for sure! Every little bit helps!
Tappening is offering one lucky winner here at Steals and deals their own chance to help our environment by giving away to them a water bottle. All you have to do is go to the Tappening website and read all the fact they have regarding our environment. Come back here and tell us in the comment section one interesting fact. US Residents only and please leave us a way to contact you should you be our lucky winner.
This contest will end on 3/26/09
This company is a wealth of information. You really need to go over to the Tappening website to check out some of the statistics and interesting article regarding bottled water. Did you know:
The money we, as a nation, waste on bottled water could insure every single uninsured child in America! Wow! That is enough to make me grab my water bottle and use my own tap that's for sure! Every little bit helps!
Tappening is offering one lucky winner here at Steals and deals their own chance to help our environment by giving away to them a water bottle. All you have to do is go to the Tappening website and read all the fact they have regarding our environment. Come back here and tell us in the comment section one interesting fact. US Residents only and please leave us a way to contact you should you be our lucky winner.
This contest will end on 3/26/09
84 comments:
OMG now I'm totally grossed out by bottled water!
•Drinking tap water not only supports mental and physical health, but is easy on the planet. People who buy bottled water are doing harm to the environment and acting out of ignorance
Thanks.
gahome2mom(at)gmail(dot)com
http://lovingheartdesigns.blogspot.com/
I've never been on the bottled water bandwagon though I do still filter mine at home before drinking it (unless I'm just really thirsty.)
"Thanks to new research from the Pacific Institute, we now roughly have an idea that one year's consumption of bottled water (as analyzed in the US for 2007) requires the equivalent of between 32 and 54 million barrels of oil."
Tap water kills bacteria...didn't know!
misshowie(at)danville(dot)k12(dot)il(dot)us
Tap water contains chlorination which kills bacteria.
Great giveaway.
all tap water is chlorinated
a certain amount of any type of coliform bacteria is allowed in bottled water...that is totally disgusting
appetizerforacraftymind@yahoo.com
tap water is free and taste just as good
Tap water contains chlorination which kills bacteria
City water systems must issue annual "right to know" reports, telling consumers what is in their water. Bottlers successfully killed a "right to know" requirement for bottled water.
Thank you!
such an interesting article! I prefer tap water...filtered, but tap water. All bottled water tastes like plastic to me! (I was raised on well water though, so I'm spoiled!) I learned that tap water contains chlorination which kills bacteria. Who knew?
I learned that Bottled water is up to 2000 times more energy-intensive than tap water. Thanks for entering me.
Didn't knw that tap water kills bacteria! Wow!
Thanks for entering me! Great Contest!
Janna Johnson
janna@FeedYourPigBlog.com
www.FeedYourPigBlog.com
I learned that "there are no federal filtration or disinfection requirements for bottled water." That's... kind of creepy and gross :-/
greenyak [at] yahoo [dot] com
Bottled water uses 2000 times more energy than tap water.
meredycat*lycos*com
I learned that Bottled Water: Not Only Wasteful, also Contaminated! Yuck! Thanks for the giveaway.
City water systems must issue annual "right to know" reports, telling consumers what is in their water. Bottlers successfully killed a "right to know" requirement for bottled water.
I'm a tap girl keep it simple and natural! Love the green bottle
I learned that bottled water contains the same contaminants as tap water, according to one recent report. They found it contained bacteria, caffeine, the pain reliever acetaminophen, fertilizer, solvents, plastic-making chemicals and the radioactive element strontium.
YUCKO!
shel704 at aol dot com
I learned that tap water is almost the same as bottled water.
kitkat234(at)gmail.com
I love tap water...drink it all the time. Bottled water is ICK! Thanks for the chance!
mogrill@comcast.net
This fact is interesting... In one publicized taste test in New York City, conducted by Showtime television, researchers found that 75% of participants actually preferred the taste of tap water to bottled water!
Thanks
Sarah
believedreamcourage (at) gmail.com
I really learned some interesting facts:
"we now roughly have an idea that one year's consumption of bottled water (as analyzed in the US for 2007) requires the equivalent of between 32 and 54 million barrels of oil."
Yikes ! That is enough to keep us all from buying bottled water again.
hi_joan_elliott@hotmail.com
cities are required to release an annual report that says whats in the water
i've never bought bottled water -- i don't understand why people would pay all that money for WATER =)
autumn398 (at) yahoo.com
Tap water kills bacteria .... hmmmm
gkstratos@yahoo.com
"The sale and consumption of “bottled water” continues to grow at an astounding rate throughout the world. This is especially so in the USA." To be perfectly honest, I am shocked by this. Just from an aesthetic viewpoint, I always thought the whole bottled water phenomenon looked really shallow and sel-indulgent.
Alicia Webster
5webs@comcast.net
"Bottled water often contains more bacteria and impurities than tap water, because the EPA regulates municipal water systems more stringently than the FDA regulates bottled water" :-(, that's quite ironic
KawaiiNeko2008 at aol dot com
Tap water is the best water available; according to the New York State Department of Health and the Environmental Protection Agency, there is nothing harmful in tap water.
Thanks for such a great giveaway!
ellybean (at) connected2christ.com
http://www.connected2christ.com/theblog
Bottled water often contains more bacteria and impurities than tap water, because the EPA regulates municipal water systems more stringently than the FDA regulates bottled water amgconz at gmail dot com
Bottled water wastes 2,000 times more energy than tap water! Boo!
ali.holt@yahoo.com
Tap water is better for you than bottled water
Bottled water wastes 2,000 times more energy than tap water.
This amazes me: "Making bottles to meet Americans' demand for bottled water required the equivalent of more than 17 million barrels of oil in 2006, enough fuel for more than 1 million United States cars for a year, and generated more than 2.5 million tons of carbon dioxide." I read through the facts and although I've heard many of them, it still shocks me. We use a Brita pitcher and BPA free bottles.
I didn't know that they have bacteria fighting elements. That is cool.
WOw, if you drink only bottled water (64 oz) a day, it would cost 1k a year!
yzgirl4[at]verizon[dot]net
Tap water kills bacteria :0)
I didn't know that tap water kills bacteria. I see others noticed this too. We recently quit bottled water and then had to throw out all our #7 reusable bottles.
rubymoonstone at gmail dot com
Tap water kills bacteria.
Tap water contains chlorination which kills bacteria.
I read that "there are no federal filtration or disinfection requirements for bottled water."
Thanks for the chance to enter!
mommastaci33(at)yahoo(dot)com
Didn't knw that tap water kills bacteria, amazing, thanks for the info and giveaway
I just learned that Bottled Water is not only wasteful but contaminated! I knew the wasteful part, but I did NOT know it was contaminated!
If you're not crazy about drinking straight tap water, you can buy filters and still save bunches of money!
gitrecca at gmail dot com
In the last year or so we have switched to filtered tap water, it feels good. I learned "Bottled water costs as much as $10 per gallon compared to less than a penny per gallon for tap waters ". Thanks! sbcashortie (at) hotmail (dot) com
Bottled water has a certain amount of coliform bacteria in it. That is just downright gross!! I don't think I'm ever drinking bottled water again!! I've just recently found your blog and love it!!
yelodogie@hotmail.com
Drinking tap water not only supports mental and physical health, but is easy on the planet. People who buy bottled water are doing harm to the environment and acting out of ignorance.
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks to new research from the Pacific Institute, we now roughly have an idea that one year's consumption of bottled water (as analyzed in the US for 2007) requires the equivalent of between 32 and 54 million barrels of oil
One interesting fact is that bottled water costs as much as $10 per gallon compared to less than a penny per gallon for tap waters.
partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com
gross - a specified amount of of coliform bacteria is allowed in bottled waters!
Bottled water is up to 2000 times more energy-intensive than tap water.
I learned that tap water has chlorination to kill bacteria.
I will still buy bottled water...only because we have well water that is very high in iron & nitrates.
I saw on the site that bottled water sales have declined by 9%. I'm not surprised with so many people losing thier jobs, etc
"Americans buy 28 billion water bottles a year, all that plastic and the energy used for manufacturing and transportation is very hard on the environment."
Tap water contains chlorination which kills bacteria. Thats nice to know I have to admit I am a bottle water person. After reading this site that has got to change
I swear by tap water - I refuse to pay that much for bottled water.
ktgonyea at gmail.com
City water systems must issue annual "right to know" reports, telling consumers what is in their water. Bottlers successfully killed a "right to know" requirement for bottled water.
lch2004@gmail.com
I learned that demand for bottled water at restaurants in the UK is down for the first time in many years. That's good news!
eeohlin at gmail dot com
If someone would have told me you had to PAY for water in bottles when I was younger, I would have never believed it! Tap water contains chlorine, which kills bacteria! Thanks for the article and site!
City water systems must issue annual "right to know" reports, telling consumers what is in their water. Bottlers successfully killed a "right to know" requirement for bottled water. -
I actually knew that city water systems issued these reports - I've seen them from my local water system before! But I'd never really thought about it in relation to bottled water.
I learned bottled water sales dropped by 9 percent within the last three decades. That's great!
Bottled Water: Not Only Wasteful, also Contaminated!
And a new report found that bottled water contains the same contaminants as tap water, ah, because most bottled water comes from a tap before getting filtered by an over-sized Brita equivalent and shot into a BPA contaminated bottle.
Most recycled water bottles end up in carpets.
farrell@crosslake.net
I am no longer going to pay extra for bacteria Bottled water often contains more bacteria and impurities than tap water, because the EPA regulates municipal water systems more stringently than the FDA regulates bottled water
This is disturbing: City tap water, from surface water, must be filtered and disinfected. In contrast, there are no federal filtration or disinfection requirements for bottled water. Hope I win! Thanks. utgal2004[at]yahoo[dot]com
Tap water is the best water available; according to the New York State Department of Health and the Environmental Protection Agency, there is nothing harmful in tap water. skyxsky27(at)gmail.com
Drinking tap water not only supports mental and physical health, but is easy on the planet. People who buy bottled water are doing harm to the environment and acting out of ignorance
City tap water, from surface water, must be filtered and disinfected. In contrast, there are no federal filtration or disinfection requirements for bottled water.
Last year, figures showed that, after more than three decades of year-on-year growth, bottled water sales dropped by 9 per cent.
ladycat713@yahoo.com
Tap water klls bacteria.
Bottled water is much more energy intensive than tap water.
Tap water contains chlorination which kills bacteria.
I prefer tap water or bottled water
tsslug7@yahoo.com
I was amazed at the cost savings when I saw it really added up "$1400 vs .49 to get your 8 glasses of water in a day. Not to mention the cost of disposing of the bottles. Wow. Thanks for the chance to win.
I'm totally grossed out by bottled water!
ccording to the New York State Department of Health and the Environmental Protection Agency, there is nothing harmful in tap water
It took us awhile to give up the bottled water habit - but now that we;ve made the conversion we would never go back!
We save money, feel healthier and better about ourselves now that we aren't harming the planet so much with our needless and unhealthy waste!
If you haven't already, liberate yourself from the plastic bottled water habit.
Tap water is the best water available; according to the New York State Department of Health and the Environmental Protection Agency
freebiegoddess03@aol.com
This is the basic info for my area:
Local Water System Report
City of Bridge City
Bridge City, TX
Serves: 11,043 people
An Environmental Working Group analysis of tap water tests from 1998 through 2002 shows that customers of City of Bridge City drank water containing up to 11 pollutants, including 2 unregulated contaminants. City of Bridge City is one of 65,000 water suppliers across the country wrestling with treating water polluted by sprawl, sewage, factory farms, and industry.
Most were above the health limit but within the legal limit.
What I do:
I do not drink water out of the tap plain HOWEVER~I drink 1 -2 gallaons of tea a day made with tap water~run thur the coffe pot!
If you use water in cooking or for coffee or tea by heating it to a boil then it's even safer.
My saying:
WHen in doubt boil it out!
just run you water thur the coffe pot & you're all good!
zestywonderland@gmail.com
Bottled water often contains more bacteria and impurities than tap water, because the EPA regulates municipal water systems more stringently than the FDA regulates bottled water
Bottled water is up to 2000 times more energy-intensive than tap water. garrettsambo@aol.com
Tap water is the best water available; according to the New York State Department of Health and the Environmental Protection Agency, there is nothing harmful in tap water
following your blog as klp1965 kathy pease
Making bottles to meet Americans' demand for bottled water required the equivalent of more than 17 million barrels of oil in 2006, enough fuel for more than 1 million United States cars for a year, and generated more than 2.5 million tons of carbon dioxide
It uses 2000 times more energy to use bottled water than tap water.
Thank you.
candieluster(at)gmail(dot)com
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