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

 

-          Ancaster Springs

 

-          Nestlé 

 

 

 

Water News - Bulk/Bottled Water

 

Date

Source

Title

Comment

2018-12-18

CBC News

Ontario to extend water taking bottling permit moratorium to 2020

 

2018-11-09

TheRecord.com / Guelph Mercury Tribune

Province seeks to extend moratorium on bottled water taking permits

Chris Seto

2018-03-15

The Guardian

WHO launches health review after microplastics found in 90% of bottled water

Graham Readfearn

AO Info: Plastic

2018-02-20

Common Dreams

Research Exposes $16 Billion Bottled Water Industry's Predatory Marketing Practices

Julia Conley

2017-03-28

GuelphToday.com

Bottled water manufacturer turns on the science

Rob O’Flanagan

2017-03-21

Globe and Mail

Stuck on the bottle

Corey Mintz

2017-01-06

America Magazine

Should public water be owned by a private company? Canada is about to find out.

Dean Dettloff

2016-11-12

CTV W5

W5 investigates: The rising value and volatility of our fresh water

W5

2016-10-18

CBC News

Ontario water isn’t being priced fairly, says Environment Minister Glen Murray

Colin Butler

2016-10-17

Times Colonist

Ontario proposes new rules for bottled water companies

Keith Leslie, The Canadian Press

CBC News

2016-09-08

Huffington Post

Blog: Pressure Ontario to Stop Giving Our Water Away to Big Business

Mike Schreiner

2016-09-04

Uproxx.com

Coca-Cola Says They ‘Replenished’ The Water Used To Make Its Drinks

Cody Ziler

2016-07-17

Smh.com.au (Australia)

Bottled water producer admits consumers paying for plastic not 'pure, safe’ water

Esther Han and Emily Smith

2016-06-22

CBC News

Waukesha, Wis., plan to tap into Lake Michigan called 'wrong decision'

Greg Layson

2016-06-21

CBC News

Great Lakes states approve U.S. city's plan to draw water from Lake Michigan

Associated Press

- Waukesha, Wisconsin

2015-12-22

CBC The National

Video: Fight Over Water (2:08)

- Elora, ON

2015-11-29

Globe and Mail

WATER FIGHT: Bottles, wells, big business

Matthew McClearn

- 7334 Middlebrook Road, 5 acres

 

2015-11-03

Vietnamnet.vn

Water sources questioned after PepsiCo owns up

 

2015-11-03

Globe and Mail

Ontario giving firms ‘free ride’ on water use: environmental watchdog

The Canadian Press

2015-06-22

Chron

Bottled water recalled after tests detect E. coli at source

 

2015-05-07

Abc 7 News

Starbucks to find new source for bottled water outside Central Valley

AO Info – Califonia drought

2015-04-14

VancityBuzz.com

Vancouver Park Board rejects bottled water ban

 

2015-04-10

Huffington Post

A Lot Of Bottled Water Comes From Drought-Stricken California

Alissa Scheller

2015-04-08

Vancouver Sun

Drinking fountains vs. water bottles: Vancouver must decide

Kelly Sinoski

2015-04-03

Cantech Letter

Should Canada Share Its Water With The World?

Nick Waddell

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

2015-03-07

ChinaDaily USA

China thirsty for BC water, investors buy up

Wang Ru

2014-08-13

EcoWatch / Anastasia Pantsios

Precious Water Bottled and Shipped Out of Drought-Ridden California

Anastasia Pantsios

2014-07-31

Occupy.com

How Corporations are Creating a Life-Threatening Water Shortage

Carl Gibson

- Nestle

2014-07-14

EcoWatch / YES! Magazine

San Francisco Bans Plastic Water Bottle Sales on Public Property

Molly Rusk

2013-10-20

Youtube / Yarra Valley Water

It doesn’t make sense to buy bottled water (1 min)

 

2013-10-04

EcoWatch / Kaye Spector

Study Strengthens Link Between Breast Cancer and BPA

- used in some package bottles and food packaging

2013-09-03

CBC

Q essay:  Unbottling our water

Jian Ghomeshi

Audio 5 mins

2013-04-12

National Geographic

New Concerns About Plastic Pollution in Great Lakes’ “Garbage Patch”

Lisa Borre, Water Currents

2013-04-09

EcoWatch

The Fallacy of Cleaning the Gyres of Plastic with a Floating ‘Ocean Cleanup Array’

Stiv Wilson

Ocean plastic pollution

2013-03-23

Reuters

Slideshow:  Polluted waterways

Protect Our Water!  Please …

2012-10-25

Nature.com

Futures market: Wall Street’s thirst for water

Frederick Kaufman

2012-06-19

In the Hills

Battling the Bottle

Jeff Rollings

2012-01-01?

CBC News Online

Canada’s Water

Martin O’Malley & Angela Mulholland, CBC News Online

 

2011-03-15

Youtube / Vera Scroggins

Paradise Rd, Bradford Co, Homes Water Polluted from Gas Drilling

Impact of bad water

2010-03-17

Youtube / Storyofstuffproject

Video: The Story of Bottled Water (2010) (8 mins)

 

1999-10-26

CBC

U.S. firm sues Canada for $10.5 billion over water

NAFTA violation?

Updated 9-Jul-2015

 

 

 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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