In the News
The World Water Crisis is all around us. Drought plagues many parts of the U.S. and stories about heavy water contamination and major increases in water consumption continuously make the news. Here are some water related articles that have recently appeared in the news.
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'Uncork bottle water free day'
Click here to read the full story from the Winnipegsun.com, March 2010
'Canada's Escalating Water Crisis'
Click here to read the full story from CBC.com, March 2010
'What's best for kids: Bottled water or fountains?'
Click here to read the full story from National Geographic News, March 2010
The USFDA announced "some concern" about plastics contamination. Here's why you should be worried, too.
Click here to read the full story from Men's Health, February 2010
F.D.A. Concerned About Substance in Food Packaging
Click here to read the full story from the New York Times, January 2010
EPA joins fight for safe drinking water at schools
Click here to read the full story from The Seattle Times, December 2009
Millions in the U.S. drink dirty water, records show
Click here to read the full story from The New York Times, December 2009
Tap water at risk from lead pipes
Click here to read the full story from the Edmonton Journal, November 2009
Ducks swim among plastic bottles floating along the largest river in Vardar Macedonia
Click here to see the pictures that show the world wide problem, November 2009
Water Geeks - filter one sip at a time
Click here to read the article from the alternative consumer, November 2009.
WaterGeeks Introduces Stainless Steel Bottle with Filter
Click here to read the article from GoodCleanTech, October 2009
WaterGeeks New Stainless Steel, BPA-Free, Filtered Water Bottles Makes Great Stocking Stuffer
Click here to read the article from Treehugger.com, October 2009
Bisphenol A, or BPA, found in common plastics, can cause hyperactivity in kids
Click here to read the full story from the NY Daily News, October 2009
Eco-Luxe products unveiled at the Go Green Expo
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to read the full story from Newsday, September 2009
School Water Contains Toxins
Click here to read the full article from the Associated Press, September 2009
Green Living - The luxe life, through green lenses, at NYC show
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Clean Water Laws Are Neglected, At A Cost In Suffering
Click here to read the full story from the New York Times, September 2009
WaterGeeks: New BPA-Free Stainless Steel Filtered Bottle to tackle Today's Top Drinking Water Concerns.
Click here to read the Press Release on Marketwire, September 2009
Filter solution to drink clean water.
Click here to read the the full story from Kelowna Capital News, September 2009
New Kelowna company, WaterGeeks takes on bottled water industry
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WaterGeeks work to save the world's H2O supply
Click here to read the full story from Kelowna.com, September 2009
Bottled water swells parliment's carbon footprint.
Click here to read the full story from BusinessGreen.com
Most Bottled Water Brands Don't Disclose Information About Source, Purity and Contaminants.
Click here to read the full story from the Environmental Working Group, July 2009
Understanding plastic. What's safe? What's not? Get the Facts!
Click here to read the full story from National Geographic's Green Guide, April 2008
Government links a chemical used in such common products as plastic baby bottles to potential long-term risks of breast and prostate cancer.
Click here to read the full story from The Wall Street Journal, April 2008
Study Finds Traces of Drugs in Drinking Water in 24 Major U.S. Regions
Click here to read the full story from Fox News, March 2008
"FLOW: For Love of Water" an inspired, yet disturbingly provocative documentary about the world water crisis will premier at the Sundance Film Festival in January, 2008
Click here to view the Film Festival Press Release, November 2007
Click here to visit FLOW's website
"Drought tightens grip on Southeast...3 million people could run dry in just 90 days."
Click here for the full story from MSNBC, October 2007
"Tests reveal high chemical levels in kids' bodies...phthalates (used in personal care products and cosmetics) have been associated with reproductive defects, obesity and early puberty."
Click here to watch the video from CNN, October 2007
Shocking results from a University of Cincinnati drinking water quality study
Click here to compare your city's water, March 2007
"A Billion People Worldwide Lack Safe Drinking Water"
Click here for the full story from About.com, A New York Times Company, March 2007
"West drought could be worst in 500 years. Report says Colorado River lower than during Dust Bowl."
Click here for the full story from MSNBC, February 2007
"The World Water Crisis"
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