Taylor Made Water Systems

Mother Jones put out another article on Bottled Water, citing the distance traveled by many top bottled water brands and the associated carbon emissions created by the transportation of the bottle to San Francisco (results will vary if you live on the East Coast, but you probably know that).  For those who wonder why bottled water is picked on when we import spices, food, drinks, etc. from all over the world, the main point is that this is water.  And water is water.  Everywhere.  Two hydrogens and one oxygen.  There may be variations in the amount of minerals in the water and the makeup of those minerals, but water is water.  We have local spring water, local purified water, local artesian water, local sparkling water, and any water you can think of right here in the United States.  So, there’s no need to ship an 18 ounce glass bottle over 6,000 miles to quench our thirst.  It’s all right here – if you have to go bottled, at least go local bottled.

Or, you can purify your own at home (shameless plug). 

How Far Did Voss and San Pellegrino Travel to My Whole Foods?

We charted the miles per bottle for nine top water brands.

— By Jen Phillips

September/October 2009 Issue

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