Hello, Happy Mothers Day. Had a lovely day planting flowers in the garden with the family. We also went to visit the Mom's. So before we went to Hubbies Moms, we had to stop and buy her some bottled water. I disagree with the stuff. I understand it has a place when a natural disaster strikes and the need for clean drinking water is need to save lives. Well when we came home I searched for some info on the subject and found this. I will look for some more info in the coming days.To read the full article please go to CBC.ca:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2007/02/01/suzuki-water.html
"Buying bottled water is wrong, says Suzuki
Environmentalist launches national tour on green issues
Last Updated: Thursday, February 1, 2007 2:16 PM NT
CBC News
Canadians wanting to do something about the environment can start by drinking tap water, environmentalist David Suzuki says.
"Everywhere I go across Canada, I insist I be given tap water when I get up to speak," Suzuki told CBC News on Thursday.
David Suzuki says plastic water bottles generate waste and potential health hazards because of their chemical composition.(CBC)
"I think in Canada it's absolutely disgusting that people are so uncertain about their water that we buy it, paying more for bottled water than we do for gasoline."
Suzuki — who was in St. John's on Thursday to launch a cross-country speaking tour aimed at engaging people in politics, particularly environmental issues — said there is no good reason for Canadians to buy bottled water.
Moreover, he said it's destructive to import bottled water from producers in countries such as France.
"It's nuts to be shipping water all the way across the planet, and us — because we're so bloody wealthy — we're willing to pay for that water because it comes from France," he said in an interview.
"I don't believe for a minute that French water is better than Canadian water. I think that we've got to drink the water that comes out of our taps, and if we don't trust it, we ought to be raising hell about that."
Key environmental issues with bottled water, Suzuki said, are waste and uncertainty over the long-term health effects created by plastic.
"Not only does bottled water lead to unbelievable pollution — with old bottles lying all over the place — but plastic has chemicals in it," he said.
"Plastics are ubiquitous. I don't believe that plastics are not involved in a great deal of the health problems that we face today."
Last August, delegates to the United Church of Canada's general council voted to discourage the purchase of bottled water within its churches. The motion called on church members to advocate against the "privatization of water" and to support healthy local supplies of water."
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