Water News
Bulk/Bottled Water
When convenience trumped cost for bottled water, a new commodity was born. Water was given a dollar value, which means “free” water is lost revenue. It does not pay to give something away for free.
However, not all people can afford to buy the necessities of life.
To compound the problem, as long as people can buy clean water, there is no requirement to be careful with water in general. Industries and policies can be put in place that put other priorities first, like aggregate and oil/gas extraction (see “fracking”).
Additionally, agriculture, fish, wildlife and recreation rely on clean, fresh, readily available water.
So when we buy bottled water and encourage this exclusive industry -- for convenience -- are we doing a disservice to our society as a whole?
Specific Issues
- Nestlé
Water News - Bulk/Bottled Water
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Date |
Source |
Title |
Comment |
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2018-12-18 |
CBC News |
Ontario to extend water taking bottling permit moratorium to 2020 |
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2018-11-09 |
TheRecord.com / Guelph Mercury Tribune |
Province seeks to extend moratorium on bottled water taking permits |
Chris Seto |
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2018-03-15 |
The Guardian |
WHO launches health review after microplastics found in 90% of bottled water |
Graham Readfearn |
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2018-02-20 |
Common Dreams |
Research Exposes $16 Billion Bottled Water Industry's Predatory Marketing Practices |
Julia Conley |
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2017-03-28 |
GuelphToday.com |
Rob O’Flanagan |
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2017-03-21 |
Globe and Mail |
Corey Mintz |
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2017-01-06 |
America Magazine |
Should public water be owned by a private company? Canada is about to find out. |
Dean Dettloff |
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2016-11-12 |
CTV W5 |
W5 investigates: The rising value and volatility of our fresh water |
W5 |
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2016-10-18 |
CBC News |
Ontario water isn’t being priced fairly, says Environment Minister Glen Murray |
Colin Butler |
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2016-10-17 |
Times Colonist |
Keith Leslie, The Canadian Press |
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2016-09-08 |
Huffington Post |
Blog: Pressure Ontario to Stop Giving Our Water Away to Big Business |
Mike Schreiner |
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2016-09-04 |
Uproxx.com |
Coca-Cola Says They ‘Replenished’ The Water Used To Make Its Drinks |
Cody Ziler |
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2016-07-17 |
Smh.com.au (Australia) |
Bottled water producer admits consumers paying for plastic not 'pure, safe’ water |
Esther Han and Emily Smith |
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2016-06-22 |
CBC News |
Waukesha, Wis., plan to tap into Lake Michigan called 'wrong decision' |
Greg Layson |
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2016-06-21 |
CBC News |
Great Lakes states approve U.S. city's plan to draw water from Lake Michigan |
Associated Press - Waukesha, Wisconsin |
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2015-12-22 |
CBC The National |
- Elora, ON |
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2015-11-29 |
Globe and Mail |
Matthew McClearn - 7334 Middlebrook Road, 5 acres
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2015-11-03 |
Vietnamnet.vn |
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2015-11-03 |
Globe and Mail |
Ontario giving firms ‘free ride’ on water use: environmental watchdog |
The Canadian Press |
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2015-06-22 |
Chron |
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2015-05-07 |
Abc 7 News |
Starbucks to find new source for bottled water outside Central Valley |
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2015-04-14 |
VancityBuzz.com |
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2015-04-10 |
Huffington Post |
A Lot Of Bottled Water Comes From Drought-Stricken California |
Alissa Scheller |
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2015-04-08 |
Vancouver Sun |
Kelly Sinoski |
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2015-04-03 |
Cantech Letter |
Nick Waddell |
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2015-03-09 |
The Province (BC) |
Outrage boils over as B.C. government plans to sell groundwater for $2.25 per million litres |
Dan Fumano |
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2015-03-07 |
ChinaDaily USA |
Wang Ru |
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2014-08-13 |
EcoWatch / Anastasia Pantsios |
Precious Water Bottled and Shipped Out of Drought-Ridden California |
Anastasia Pantsios |
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2014-07-31 |
Occupy.com |
How Corporations are Creating a Life-Threatening Water Shortage |
Carl Gibson - Nestle |
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2014-07-14 |
EcoWatch / YES! Magazine |
San Francisco Bans Plastic Water Bottle Sales on Public Property |
Molly Rusk |
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2013-10-20 |
Youtube / Yarra Valley Water |
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2013-10-04 |
EcoWatch / Kaye Spector |
- used in some package bottles and food packaging |
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2013-09-03 |
CBC |
Jian Ghomeshi Audio 5 mins |
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2013-04-12 |
National Geographic |
New Concerns About Plastic Pollution in Great Lakes’ “Garbage Patch” |
Lisa Borre, Water Currents |
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2013-04-09 |
EcoWatch |
The Fallacy of Cleaning the Gyres of Plastic with a Floating ‘Ocean Cleanup Array’ |
Stiv Wilson Ocean plastic pollution |
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2013-03-23 |
Reuters |
Protect Our Water! Please … |
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2012-10-25 |
Nature.com |
Frederick Kaufman |
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2012-06-19 |
In the Hills |
Jeff Rollings |
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2012-01-01? |
CBC News Online |
Martin O’Malley & Angela Mulholland, CBC News Online
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2011-03-15 |
Youtube / Vera Scroggins |
Paradise Rd, Bradford Co, Homes Water Polluted from Gas Drilling |
Impact of bad water |
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2010-03-17 |
Youtube / Storyofstuffproject |
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1999-10-26 |
CBC |
NAFTA violation? |
Other Information:
The Globe and Mail examines the future of our most critical resource: water
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Disclaimer: This information has been compiled through private amateur research for the purpose of allowing the reader to make an informed and educated decision. However, while the information is believed to be reliable, accuracy cannot be guaranteed.
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