happeemark
02-25-2007, 08:27 AM
Hi, I'm sending this to every one I know because I really do believe that water is something we all need to be more mindful of. I hope you will take a look at the info below about bottled water and maybe do some research of your own on water privatization.
The world is changing fast, there are lives in the balance of things many of us take for granted. Water like Air is essential for life, lets do all we can to protect water, this elemental necessity.
In her book /Water Wars/, the Indian author Vandana Shiva lists nine principles underpinning water democracy. At least two of these principles are directly compromised by the privatization of water. Point number four states that “Water must be free for sustenance needs. Since nature gives water to us free of cost, buying and selling it for profit violates our inherent right to nature's gift and denies the poor of their human rights.” When private companies try to make large profits through high water prices, it denies the poor the inalienable right to the most necessary substance for life. Inaccordance with this fact, point number seven states, “Water is a commons. . . It cannot be owned as private property and sold as a commodity.” How can one justify claiming water as their own through contractual agreement while letting another human being go thirsty? Water is a commons because it is the basis of all life. Water rights are natural rights and thus are usufructuary rights, meaning that water can be used, but not owned. As far fetched as water ownership may seem, it is happening at an increasing rate around the globe. This paragraph is from the Water is Life Homepage. <HTTP: WATER grossmaz g academic.evergreen.edu /> (https://academic.evergreen.edu/g/grossmaz/WATER/)
Some websites to check out.
Public Citizenon Water privatization <HTTP: whyoppose general Water cmep www.citizen.org /> (https://www.citizen.org/cmep/Water/general/whyoppose/)https://www.citizen.org/cmep/Water/general/whyoppose/ (https://www.citizen.org/cmep/Water/general/whyoppose/)
or
https://www.globalpolicy.org/security/natres/waterindex.htm (https://www.globalpolicy.org/security/natres/waterindex.htm) <HTTP: waterindex.htm natres security www.globalpolicy.org> (https://www.globalpolicy.org/security/natres/waterindex.htm)
https://www.radiomundoreal.fm/rmr/?q=en/taxonomy/term/105Stop (https://www.radiomundoreal.fm/rmr/?q=en/taxonomy/term/105Stop) Water Privatization <HTTP: ?q="en/taxonomy/term/105" rmr www.radiomundoreal.fm> (https://www.radiomundoreal.fm/rmr/?q=en/taxonomy/term/105)
TIP OF THE WEEK:
ENDING BOTTLED WATER ADDICTION WILL SAVE MONEY & ENVIRONMENT
BOTTLED WATER ISN'T NECESSARILY CLEANER:
According to the San Francisco Chronicle and lawsuits from the Environmental Law Foundation, 40% of bottled water is really just repackaged tap water. Maybe that's a good thing, considering federal standards for tap water are actually higher than those for bottled water.
BOTTLED WATER AND OIL:
Supplying Americans with plastic water bottles for one year consumes more than 47 million gallons of oil, according to the Container Recycling Institute. That's enough to take 100,000 cars off the road and 1 billion pounds of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. Add in the additional amount of oil it takes to ship the bottles thousands of miles from extraction source to recipient, and your drink of H2O could be categorized with the "Hummers" of the world.
BOTTLED WATER AND BIODEGRADABILITY:
Buddha's bones turned to dust a long time ago. But if he had been a bottled water drinker, that plastic would still be laying around. It takes two minutes to drink a bottle of water, but it takes thousands of years for that piece of plastic garbage to go away.
SOLUTION: Buy a water filter and a non-plastic water container of your preferred size.
Fill it up in the morning before you go to work or school. Do a quick online search, and you can also find affordable portable water filters for when you are traveling. You'll save yourself and the environment a lot of expense.
SUGGESTION
You can purchased a a water filter, a basic PUR water filter at a variety of stores (I have had one for over 6 years)..hooks up to a kitchen faucet (yours also) and you get wonderful clean tasting water, wash veggies, filling up your own glass or stainless steel canteen daily with this delicious tasting water & avoid using environmentally destructive PLASTIC water bottles. There are many types of water filters, and some people even have clean well or tap water, think about your water source, protect it. Do what you need to stop supporting the privatization/bottling of water. The PUR unit and many others have replaceable filters (lasting a long time), eliminates bottled water delivery, lugging bottles to fill the store to pay for/obtain water (which when figured out is quite expensive)..help yourself & the environment..
END THE BOTTLE WATER ADDICTION & PLEASE CONSIDER PASSING THIS ON:lol2:
The world is changing fast, there are lives in the balance of things many of us take for granted. Water like Air is essential for life, lets do all we can to protect water, this elemental necessity.
In her book /Water Wars/, the Indian author Vandana Shiva lists nine principles underpinning water democracy. At least two of these principles are directly compromised by the privatization of water. Point number four states that “Water must be free for sustenance needs. Since nature gives water to us free of cost, buying and selling it for profit violates our inherent right to nature's gift and denies the poor of their human rights.” When private companies try to make large profits through high water prices, it denies the poor the inalienable right to the most necessary substance for life. Inaccordance with this fact, point number seven states, “Water is a commons. . . It cannot be owned as private property and sold as a commodity.” How can one justify claiming water as their own through contractual agreement while letting another human being go thirsty? Water is a commons because it is the basis of all life. Water rights are natural rights and thus are usufructuary rights, meaning that water can be used, but not owned. As far fetched as water ownership may seem, it is happening at an increasing rate around the globe. This paragraph is from the Water is Life Homepage. <HTTP: WATER grossmaz g academic.evergreen.edu /> (https://academic.evergreen.edu/g/grossmaz/WATER/)
Some websites to check out.
Public Citizenon Water privatization <HTTP: whyoppose general Water cmep www.citizen.org /> (https://www.citizen.org/cmep/Water/general/whyoppose/)https://www.citizen.org/cmep/Water/general/whyoppose/ (https://www.citizen.org/cmep/Water/general/whyoppose/)
or
https://www.globalpolicy.org/security/natres/waterindex.htm (https://www.globalpolicy.org/security/natres/waterindex.htm) <HTTP: waterindex.htm natres security www.globalpolicy.org> (https://www.globalpolicy.org/security/natres/waterindex.htm)
https://www.radiomundoreal.fm/rmr/?q=en/taxonomy/term/105Stop (https://www.radiomundoreal.fm/rmr/?q=en/taxonomy/term/105Stop) Water Privatization <HTTP: ?q="en/taxonomy/term/105" rmr www.radiomundoreal.fm> (https://www.radiomundoreal.fm/rmr/?q=en/taxonomy/term/105)
TIP OF THE WEEK:
ENDING BOTTLED WATER ADDICTION WILL SAVE MONEY & ENVIRONMENT
BOTTLED WATER ISN'T NECESSARILY CLEANER:
According to the San Francisco Chronicle and lawsuits from the Environmental Law Foundation, 40% of bottled water is really just repackaged tap water. Maybe that's a good thing, considering federal standards for tap water are actually higher than those for bottled water.
BOTTLED WATER AND OIL:
Supplying Americans with plastic water bottles for one year consumes more than 47 million gallons of oil, according to the Container Recycling Institute. That's enough to take 100,000 cars off the road and 1 billion pounds of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. Add in the additional amount of oil it takes to ship the bottles thousands of miles from extraction source to recipient, and your drink of H2O could be categorized with the "Hummers" of the world.
BOTTLED WATER AND BIODEGRADABILITY:
Buddha's bones turned to dust a long time ago. But if he had been a bottled water drinker, that plastic would still be laying around. It takes two minutes to drink a bottle of water, but it takes thousands of years for that piece of plastic garbage to go away.
SOLUTION: Buy a water filter and a non-plastic water container of your preferred size.
Fill it up in the morning before you go to work or school. Do a quick online search, and you can also find affordable portable water filters for when you are traveling. You'll save yourself and the environment a lot of expense.
SUGGESTION
You can purchased a a water filter, a basic PUR water filter at a variety of stores (I have had one for over 6 years)..hooks up to a kitchen faucet (yours also) and you get wonderful clean tasting water, wash veggies, filling up your own glass or stainless steel canteen daily with this delicious tasting water & avoid using environmentally destructive PLASTIC water bottles. There are many types of water filters, and some people even have clean well or tap water, think about your water source, protect it. Do what you need to stop supporting the privatization/bottling of water. The PUR unit and many others have replaceable filters (lasting a long time), eliminates bottled water delivery, lugging bottles to fill the store to pay for/obtain water (which when figured out is quite expensive)..help yourself & the environment..
END THE BOTTLE WATER ADDICTION & PLEASE CONSIDER PASSING THIS ON:lol2: