Seattle Bans Bottled Water
First San Francisco banned it. Then Chicago started taxing it. Now, the city of Seattle is taking action against bottled water; last week, Mayor Greg Nickels signed an executive order to stop the city from buying bottled water. That means no more bottled water at city facilities and events, which may sound like a small step, but it'll make a big difference; last year, the city spent $58,000 on the stuff (and that's not including the true cost and carbon footprint of bottled water). We're willing to bet that the city's taxpayers can probably think of about 58,000 ways to better spend that money.
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The Perfect Beverage For Weight Loss Programs
The perfect beverage for dieters and people on weight loss programs. When normal beverages aren't enough, there's this...
When all other marketing schemes have failed, the drugs, the pills, the creams and they still need to make more money and create packaging for it...
Diet Water!!!!
OMFG!
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Bottled Water Is Tap Water
Pepsi's Aquafina bottled water is actually tap water so if you're at all concerned about bottled water safety, read on. Pepsi is about to disclose the true source of their water supplier... the tap.
from
Sun Sentinel July 2007PepsiCo Inc. has agreed to add the words “public water source” to their Aquafina water labels.
Pepsi’s Aquafina, and Coca-Cola Co.’s Dasani bottled waters, are both made of purified water from public reservoirs. Coca-Cola will post online consumer information about the quality control testing that goes into their bottled water, sometime near the end of summer, or early fall 2007.
Critics against the bottled water industry point out that they add plastic to landfills, use enormous amounts of energy and gas by producing and shipping bottles across the globe, and undermine public confidence in the safety of public water supplies.
Some cities have already taken proactive steps in trying to curb bottled water consumption. The mayor of San Francisco has banned city employees from using city funds to buy bottled water if tap water is available, and Ann Arbor, Michigan has passed a resolution banning commercially bottled water at city events.
Dr Mercola has some great comments about this and other bottled water safety. No need to rehash his thoughts on the subject. I should be clear thought that not all bottled water is tap water, however, the number's I'm reading shows that 40% is. It's not all bad, but enviornmentally unsound, yes. Tap Water photo from
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Getting Ready For The Summer Weight Loss Tips
Here's a little blast from the past to get your ready for summer. Some popular posts from summer of 2006. One of the posts is about bottled drinking water which I understand is not the acceptable thing to do anymore. I heard that California restauraunts are now switching back to tap water. Does anyone know about this and could get me into the loop? I'd like to see the reasearch and what their reasons are for doing this. I never heard about it.
So here are the posts from Last summer for your reading pleasure.
Peak Potentials Warrior Camp 2006How I spent my summer last year - Warrior camps, wizard camps and
Ultimate Leadership Camp. Ahhh the memories. Speaking of Warrior camp, I wrote this post for everyone about to attend. It gets hot in the summer and when you're asked to drink even more water before heading to the camp, you often wonder why? Yours is not to wonder (well, ok, wonder if you want), yours is to do. The importance of
hydrating before warrior camp and what it is about
Dehydration.
Bottled Drinking WaterDuring the summer, more water is consumed than any other time of the year. It is a time when everyone tries to stay hydrated and healthy while participating in various summer events. A bottle of cool, clear water offers optimum refreshment with the least amount of calories.
Five Healthy Diet Foods That Will Protect Against Any DiseaseAs well as being one of the most realistic and safest ways to lose weight, the
Mediterranean diet can also help prevent serious diseases such as cancer and heart disease.
Bowflex ExerciseThe bowflex exercise is done with rubber bands that work against your motions. While there is no steel involved with the restriction process, you'll certainly feel the burn regardless. The bowflex exercise simply offers a new and innovative twist on things. The great aspect of these new-age toning machines is the all-in-one factor. You can literally choose from dozens of exercises when it comes to a contemporary bowflex workout center
Weight Loss PlateauWeight loss pleatau's can be the worst form of discouragement. When we've hit a weight loss pleatau or fitness plateau, our mind becomes distracted with negative thoughts and sometimes feelings of low self esteem. If you've hit a weight loss pleatau and want to find some way to break it, or be encouraged to continue regardless of anything, please come back to this page, or print it for your files for constant encouragement. I have not read anything on the subject that best describes how to deal with discouragement than this article writen by Tom Venuto.
Benefits Of Dietary FiberIt's not only the average American who isn`t getting enough fiber in their diets, but studies have shown that even fitness minded people aren't getting enough. Why is this? We are supposed to be educated people when it comes to getting good nutrition and it comes as a major surprise that we are not getting enough. This article is going to explain the basics of dietary fiber. You will learn what fiber is, its benefits, best fibrous foods, best supplements to use, and the side effects of consuming to much of it.
and I guess, while I'm at it, my
Summer Birthday at Mind of Steel Heart of Gold from 2006.
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