http://www.taylormadewater.info Better Water, Better Coffee Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:48:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en New York city tap water has tiny shrimp in it?  According to the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, yes it does, but it’s nothing to be concerned about.  In cities like New York, San Francisco, Boston, and Seattle where the source water for tap water is above federal ... http://www.taylormadewater.info/?p=180 Okay, so that’s not a huge shocker of a headline to most of us, but here’s a pretty easy tip to lose a few pounds based on new Virginia Tech research.  Drinking a half liter (16.9 fl ounces) of water before meals helped the trial participants lose more weight and ... http://www.taylormadewater.info/?p=179 Okay, so that’s not a huge shocker of a headline to most of us, but here’s a pretty easy tip to lose a few pounds based on new Virginia Tech research.  Drinking a half liter (16.9 fl ounces) of water before meals helped the trial participants lose more weight and ... http://www.taylormadewater.info/?p=178   Excellent video on bottled water’s growth (and decline).  http://storyofstuff.org/bottledwater/   http://www.taylormadewater.info/?p=177 Sorry, but that’s a headline that I just could not resist passing along.  The image of suicidal shrimp forced me to read on.  And, of course, I’m always interested in the effects of water contaminants on humans and the environment.  Using the same levels of the antidepressant that ... http://www.taylormadewater.info/?p=176 This is no longer a new story, but studies continue to find prescription drugs in our drinking water supplies.  The reports always come with the disclaimer that the contamination levels are “far below concentrations that could cause immediate problems.”  Regardless of immediate problems, I prefer zero anti-convulsives and hormones in ... http://www.taylormadewater.info/?p=175   NYC, boasting some pretty good tap water, is launching a campaign to promote its tap water over bottled water.  And they’re selling T-shirts and reusable water bottles!  But, they won’t bottle their water as that would go against their Green message of discouraging plastic bottles for energy and ... http://www.taylormadewater.info/?p=174   I like this, and not just because they are using a Point of Use Cooler, like our TM1R…   http://voices.washingtonpost.com/local-breaking-news/dc/dc-grocer-bans-water-bottles.html D.C. grocer bans water bottles   MOM's Organic Market is getting in on D.C.’s anti-plastic push with a decision to eliminate the sale ... http://www.taylormadewater.info/?p=173 Nestle is raising salmon in municipal well water to determine if tapping 100 million gallons of local spring water in a small Oregon town is feasible.  Faced with decreasing revenue in its massive bottled water empire, Nestle is getting creative in trying to thwart environmentalists’ objections to its acquisition of ... http://www.taylormadewater.info/?p=172 Based on 15 years of data, a new report shows that over 2 million Californians have had harmful levels of nitrates in their water.  Nitrate sources include fertilizer, animal manure, and wastewater treatment.  According to the report, Nitrates are linked to “blue baby syndrome” and other health issues.  Public water ... http://www.taylormadewater.info/?p=170