Does your choice of water matter?
I was recently criticized for drinking a bottle of Fiji water. Why? Well, apparently the water is bottled in the actual country of Fiji, meaning that it took quite a bit of energy for water to be imported into the U.S. and to the sunny Bay Area. In a back of the envelope calculation, Pablo, a sustainability engineer, calculated the amount of carbon emission that was created to produce, ship and distribute one bottle of Fiji water. In the end, he concluded that it would take 6.74 times as much water as is in the actual Fiji water bottle to produce one unit. Check out his analysis.
Of course, the more sustainable option of drinking water would not to drink bottled water period, and to get a water filter in your home or office. For much of San Francisco, the city is quite fortunate to have fresh tap water that comes directly from Yosemite’s Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. I have a water filter that I use at home. There are many types of water filters available. Here is a guide to selecting the right water filter.
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Unfortunately, a simple water filter does not remove the fluoride chemicals San Francisco and 2/3 of US public water supplies add.
The best way to remove them is to contact your legislators and tell them to stop injecting them.
Fluoride is added to water supplies in a failed attempt to reduce tooth decay. Modern science shows that fluoridation is ineffective, harmful to health and a waste of tax dollars.
for more info
fluoridation 101
http://www.orgsites.com/ny/nyscof
Fluoridation News Releases
http://tinyurl.com/6kqtu
Tooth Decay Crises in Fluoridated Areas
http://www.fluoridenews.blogspot.com/
Fluoride Action Network http://www.FluorideAction.Net
Fluoride Journal http://www.FluorideResearch.Org
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