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Cross-posted from Triple Pundit by Kristin Urquiza. We’re on the verge of the next wave of national parks going bottled water free. Today, a broad coalition led by Corporate Accountability International is providing the grassroots support for four...

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According to National Parks Traveler, there is a growing movement to ban the sale of bottled water at National Parks given the success of the ban at Grand Canyon National Park. Check out the full...

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Some Poland Spring water bottles may be contaminated by gasoline, the New Hampshire Department of Health warned in a consumer advisory published this week. According to WMUR.com, state health officials said Friday that consumers who purchased 3- and...

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Follow-up to IBWA Reply

February 5, 2013 | 2 Comments

Recently, Ban the Bottle was contacted by the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) on January 25, 2013 with a response to our post “Our Reaction to IBWA’s New Bottled Water Video”. The email we received...

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Bottled water purchased with Massachusetts taxpayer dollars may soon dry up if a bill filed Friday by state Rep. Tom Sannicandro passes this legislative session. Submitted hours before the filing deadline, the bill would prohibit...

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Concord, Massachusetts has become one of the first communities in the U.S. to ban the sale of single-serving plastic water bottles. According to the Associated Press, the plastic bottle ban resulted from a three-year campaign...

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Our Reaction to IBWA’s New Bottled Water Video

December 21, 2012 | 2 Comments

Recently, the International Bottled Water Association developed a YouTube video titled “Meet Norman”. Through this video, the IBWA attempts to portray the idea that bottled water bans “shift consumer consumption to less healthy drinks.” Essentially,...

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Nestle’s Bottled Water Contested Once Again

December 19, 2012 | 1 Comments

Do you know where your bottled water comes from? The owners of a Chicago plumbing supply store say they thought they did. Since 2008, they had five-gallon bottles of Ice Mountain spring water delivered to...

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