“I have always been a big advocate of tap water-not because I think it harmless but because the idea of purchasing water extracted from some remote watershed and then hauled halfway round the world bothers me. Drinking bottled water relieves people of their concern about ecological threats to the river they live by or to the basins of groundwater they live over. It's the same kind of thinking that leads some to the complacent conclusion that if things on earth get bad enough, well, we'll just blast off to a space station somewhere else.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldWellsKindIdeasEnoughBigsEarthWaterSpaceConcernRiversThreatDrinkingEnvironmentalRoundsConclusionBotherOver ItLive ByStationsSomewhere ElseHalfwayBlastEcologicalComplacentDrinking WaterPurchasingWatershedsBottled WaterTap WaterGroundwater Author:Sandra Steingraber
“I've tried every kind of bottled water, but Poland Spring is my go-to. I always have room-temperature bottles of it on side of stage for post-performance.” KindSidesWaterRoomsStageSpringPerformancesPostsBottlesTemperaturePolandBottled Water Author:French Montana
“I invest in anything that Bernanke can't destroy, including gold, canned beans, bottled water and flashlight batteries.” WaterGoldIncludingBeansBatteriesFlashlightsBottled Water Author:David Stockman
“As long as gas is cheaper than bottled water, we can't be in a position of dictating to the consumer what to buy.” LongWaterPositionConsumersGasCheaperDictatingBottled Water Author:Bill Ford
“If theres a choice between tap water and bottled water, the consumer can make that choice. In a very large geography in the world, that choice does not exist.” IfsWorldDoeChoicesWaterConsumersGeographyBottled WaterTap Water Author:Muhtar Kent
“Public service announcement: In case of a terrorist attack, bottled water and duct tape are not going to do a damn thing. So do what Homeland Security Dir. Tom Ridge does: Get really drunk, and pick up a hooker.” DoeWaterCasesSecurityPicksTerroristDrunkDamnTapeTomsGet RealHomelandPublic ServiceTerrorist AttacksAnnouncementsDamn ThingsRidgesHomeland SecurityDuct TapeBottled Water Author:David Letterman
“Besides, the sense of safety offered by bottled water is a mirage. It turns out that breathing, not drinking, constitutes our main route of exposure to volatile pollutants in tap water, such as solvents, pesticides, and byproducts of water chlorination. As soon as the toilet is flushed or the faucet turned on-or the bathtub, the shower, the humidifier, the washing machine-these contaminants leave the water and enter the air. A recent study shows that the most efficient way of exposing yourself to chemical contaminants in tap water is to turn on a dishwasher.” WayShowsTurnsWaterStudyAirMachinesSafetyDrinkingEnvironmentalBreathingChemicalsEfficientShowersRoutesExposureToiletsTurn-onWashingExposingMiragesBathtubsPesticidesDishwashersWashing MachinesBottled WaterTap WaterExposing Yourself Author:Sandra Steingraber
“I don't know about you, but when they first introduced bottled water, I thought it was so funny, I was like "Bottled water! Haha, they're selling bottled water! ... I guess I'll try it. Ah, this is good, this is more watery than water. Yeah, this has got a water kick to it."” KnowsTryingFirstsHumorFunnyWaterYeahSellingKicksHahaBottled Water Author:Jim Gaffigan
“How did we get to the point where we're paying for bottled water? That must have been some weird marketing meeting over in France. Some French guy's sitting there, like, "How dumb do I think the Americans are? I bet you we could sell those idiots water."” ThinkingHas BeensFunnyGuyWaterComedySittingSellsMeetingsMarketingDumbFranceIdiotBottled Water Author:Jim Gaffigan
“I banned bottled water from my house - we have a water-filter system so you can drink from the tap. We always drink out of glass, and recycling is a huge deal, which everybody can partake in.” HouseWaterDealsHugeDrinkGlassesFiltersBannedRecyclingBottled Water Author:Eva Longoria