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Break the Bottled Water Habit

Giant drinking fountain for marathons and races

Posted November 1st, 2007 at 2:07 pm by hanaa

C3 Blog reader Erin commented about a giant drinking fountain that was used in the Hartford (CT) Marathon earlier in October that saved thousands of disposable water bottles from being used. I was impressed …

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What about fizzy water?

Posted October 11th, 2007 at 3:21 pm by hanaa

I’ll admit it: I love sparkling water. Add a lime slice to a glass on a hot day, and I’m a happy camper. That’s why I was so excited to find this today: …

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Interested in getting a local bottle bill passed?

Posted October 11th, 2007 at 12:07 pm by hanaa

The Container Recycling Institute, based in Glastonbury, CT (but has a DC telephone number–go figure!), has put together a really great set of resources about lobbying for a bottle bill in your state.
From the site:
What …

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San Francisco Mayor’s Battle Against Water Bottles

Posted October 10th, 2007 at 1:55 pm by hanaa

San Francisco is cracking down on the sale of single-serving plastic water bottles. Mayor Gavin Newsom speaks out on why he’s leading the charge.
By Karen Breslau
Newsweek
Updated: 7:30 p.m. ET June 23, 2007
When San Francisco …

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Breaking all the beverage container habits!

Posted October 10th, 2007 at 1:36 pm by hanaa

This post is written by ALex Eaves of STAY VOCAL, a C3 partner. It’s the first in our guest blogging series!
This month’s C3 campaign is not only extremely important, but seriously, it’s …

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Bottled water is something you can and should give up!

Posted October 9th, 2007 at 12:57 pm by hanaa

Just in case you are still on the fence about bottled water, here are even more reasons to give it up and use a reusable bottle for water on the go instead.

Drinking the recommended daily …

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You’ll never look at bottled water the same again

Posted October 3rd, 2007 at 12:10 pm by hanaa

Message in a Bottle
Americans spent more money last year on bottled water than on ipods or movie tickets: $15 Billion. A journey into the economics–and psychology–of an unlikely business boom. And what it says about …

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Garrison Keillor on bottled water

Posted October 2nd, 2007 at 3:48 pm by hanaa

I am sorry, Evian and San Pellegrino and Dasani and all the other bottled waters out there - Aqua Velva, Wells Fargo, Muddy Waters, Joan Rivers, Jerry Springer, whatever - but the current campaign against …

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