Today we look at the environmental and toxicological toll of America’s favourite beverage: bottled water.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/03/100310/why-tap-water-is-better/
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bpa-free-plastic-containers-may-be-just-as-hazardous/
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/221205.php
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/bolivia/thestory.html
http://www.democracynow.org/2016/2/17/michigans_water_wars_nestle_pumps_millions
http://www.forbes.com/sites/amitchowdhry/2015/01/10/janicki-omniprocessor/#6fa7913b3265
https://www.banthebottle.net/bottled-water-facts/
http://storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-bottled-water/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottled_water_in_the_United_States
http://www.livescience.com/3406-energy-footprint-bottled-water.html
http://pacinst.org/publication/bottled-water-and-energy-a-fact-sheet/
http://money.cnn.com/2015/05/26/news/companies/california-bottled-water-drought/
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-numbers-behind-agricultural-water-use-1434726353
Clips:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-iSrvzMzgA What is BPA?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEfLl3HFddY Potential impacts of BPA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se12y9hSOM0 Story of Bottled Water
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBgb_4DEW-U Sources of Bottled Water
https://youtu.be/bVzppWSIFU0 Omni Processor (poop water… Hey- you get to watch Bill Gates drink something that was just poop! that’s worth a click!)
Movies Mentioned:
Tapped
The Human Experiment
Bottled Life
# | Artist | Song | Comments |
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1 | 1:01 PM- Vehicle donation | ||
2 | 1:02 PM- underwriting | ||
3 | 1:03 PM- Legal ID- Live DJ | ||
4 | Lauryn Hill | Water | |
5 | Aretha Franklin | Bridge Over Troubled Water |
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