Playlist for Show: The Science Hour

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

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