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While Telling Residents to Turn to the Tap, NYC Gov Spends $1.2 Million a Year on Bottled Water

Photo via Ecology Action There’s been a lot of noise made about ditching bottled water and turning to the tap in New York and New York City. Governor David Patterson issued a directive for state agencies to stop buying bottled water, certain departments have announced plans to forego it completely, and Mayor Bloomberg has implemented a variety of initiatives aimed at educating the public about the benefits of tap water and making more public drinking fountains available. An ad campaign in the city urging New Yorkers to drink from the tap cost $700,000. So why is the cit… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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While Telling Residents to Turn to the Tap, NYC Gov Spends $1.2 Million a Year on Bottled Water

We Are a Nation of Oiloholics

Image credit: Napalm filled tires /Flickr This post was written by Colin Beavan, author of No Impact Man and director of NoImpactProject.org , which helps people choose lifestyles that are better for them and better for the planet. Question: When an alcoholic leaves a bar, gets behind the wheel and drunkenly drives into his third or fourth wreck, do you blame the bartender who served the drinks or the alcoholic who drank them? Now answer this: When a society addicted to greater and greater fossil fuel use experience… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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We Are a Nation of Oiloholics