Bottled Water a good thing?

Purchasing bottled water is  a common practice these days the idea of bottled water was presented to the masses as a good thing. The stated benefits to bottled water was that it was safer and purer. We are so gullible did we ever think to stop and ask ..., how can water be safer in a petroleum based bottle than from the springs of which it was originally created? Duh! 

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Water Filtration Industry Leader, Multi-Pure International, Praises Obama Council's Recommendations To Fight Cancer

A White House panel advocates the use of home drinking water filtration products to minimize people's exposure to carcinogenic compounds. The announcement is welcomed by the filtration industry which has long held that the safety of public water supplies can be greatly improved with home water filters.
Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) May 21, 2010 -- Multi-Pure International's products are among those touted by a White House council for aiding in the fight against cancer. President Obama’s Cancer Panel recently released a report recommending people use home water filtering devices to decrease their exposure to cancer-causing agents.

Children are especially susceptible to water borne carcinogens

Multi-Pure has a 40 year history of providing products which help protect families from cancer causing chemicals found in drinking water. “This is one of the easiest, and most inexpensive measures a family can take to protect against carcinogens” said Alvin E. Rice, President of Multi-Pure International. “Water is the very essence of all life, clean water just makes good sense.”

“This is one of the easiest, and most inexpensive measures a family can take to protect against carcinogens”

President Obama’s Cancer Panel is a three-person body made up of distinguished scientists or physicians. It reports to President Obama on the development and execution of the National Cancer Program. The panel’s report, titled “Reducing Environmental Cancer Risks: What We Can Do Now” states, “Filtering home tap or well water can decrease exposure to numerous known or suspected carcinogens and endocrine-disrupting chemicals.” The report goes on to highlight the added importance of protecting children. “To the extent possible, parents and child care providers should choose house products that will minimize children’s exposure to toxics.” In addition, the panel also suggests that contaminants can leach into water from plastic water bottles, and that the use of stainless steel or glass bottles can help reduce exposure to endocrine-disrupting and other chemicals.
Multi-Pure International is one of the industry’s most respected manufacturers of water filtration systems and components. In business since 1970, Multi-Pure products feature the broadest NSF certified contaminant reduction claims (NSF Std. 53). Multi-Pure filtration systems provide the reduction or removal of a wide range of known carcinogens and endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Its product selection includes stainless-steel drinking water bottles & filtered bottle-less coolers for residential and light commercial use. Multi-Pure International is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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The biggest show in Hollywood last night revealed a new American Idol. Did you watch it? Congratulations to Lee Dewyze! Lee seems to be the all-American guy, and this country sure loves to vote for a humble underdog.
Speaking of all American, did you know that Multi-Pure was founded by two dream-filled brothers from the back woods of North Carolina? Multi-Pure is a true rags-to-riches story, and they've tried very hard to remember their humble roots.
Multi-Pure is also proud to produce products that are american-made! Our factory is right here in Las Vegas, just across town from our corporate headquarters.
Every year Multi-Pure creates a publication entitled "The Streamer" to keep you posted on what's happening with the growth of the company. Multi-Pure is busy working on a our new "Summer Streamer" which will be mailed out soon!
Until then, we wanted to make sure have had a chance to see our last Streamer which included highlights from our annual award winners, as well as marketing tips, information on promotions, and a sneak peek at our new water coolers!
Resource by Trina,

Living Green: Make your next party Earth-friendly

We have all been there. Cup in one hand, plate in another. Forgot to get the utensils. If we are lucky, the napkins get stuffed in our pockets. Unless you are at a formal sit-down affair, eating at a party or event is a logistical challenge. And when it’s all consumed, the food, forks and knives, even the cups, get dumped in the garbage.

However, with a little pre-planning, most of it could get recycled, instead of being bagged for entombment in a landfill.

As a partygoer, you don’t have much choice about what you do with your debris — it’s preordained by the hosts. In event planning, dealing with garbage is usually the last thing planned for and can easily be forgotten until after the event starts. Those hosting the event are focused on the celebration, the decorations, music and food, not about waste management and recycling.

Whether the event you are planning is a family affair like a birthday party, graduation or anniversary; larger like a sporting event; or communitywide like the Relay For Life, there is always an ability to recycle.

The first thing to consider is, What are the expectations? Be realistic. Do you want to capture only the redeemable bottles and aluminum cans, or cardboard boxes, plastic clamshells and other recyclables, as well? Are you recycling for yourself, for your group or for the whole event? Consider how many people are going to be there and what they are going to be doing, eating and drinking, and therefore throwing away. What kind of garbage containers will be used, and how many will be used, and where will they be placed? How and when will the garbage from the event be picked up?

Once you have established the goals and plan for recycling, you can enlist help.

Place recycle containers next to garbage cans. Consider at least a one-to-one ratio of garbage cans to recycling containers. Large, easy-to-read signage will make it easy for people to make the right choice.

If you are trying to redeem the bottles and cans for your group to raise money, consider another container for those, as well. It’s easier to get people to do the sorting for you in their toss.

For recycling containers, it can be as simple as a plastic bag hung next to the garbage can, or a garbage can with a hole cut in the lid. If you are ordering a Dumpster, Tracy Delta Disposal can also drop off totes (like those at our homes) and foldable tall open cardboard boxes at little or no cost. Do the math: If you recycle more, the size of the Dumpster also decreases. The city of Tracy also has large four-foot Coke bottles for free rentals, vivid icons of recycling.

Many will read this article and say, Why bother? This is a lot of work, dealing with other people’s trash. But it’s about manners and respect. The event you’re planning, whatever it is, is to celebrate someone: their talents, their accomplishments, their memories. Recycling at events shows that we can celebrate and not forget our manners. Planning to recycle shows that your event, group or organization respects not only the event, but the impacts to our communities and our planet, as well.

For a change: Start recycling at your family functions. It will give you practice in how to recycle with groups.

To make a difference: Recycle within your group at sporting events you attend with your family.

To make a stand: Offer to plan the recycling at an event. For a guide, visit www.recyclingadvocates.org under “Publications.”

Resource Christina Frankel

What’s Green Living All About? ~ by Davinos Greeno

Everyone needs to go shopping in one way or another. As an ethical consumer, every time you buy something you can make a difference by choosing an ethical product or by buying from an ethical business.

For example, when you buy from a company that doesnt exploit its workers and provides them with decent working conditions, you are giving the company the funds to continue its ethical behavior. At the same time, you are no longer buying from a company that exploits its labour with poor pay and often a dangerous working environment. That company then loses business, which may encourage it to change its ways and to look after its workers.

Very simply, sustainable and green living is taking what we need, but leaving enough so there will always be more & better for everyone else for generations to come- a sustainable green lifestyle.

For many green living can contain one or more of the following:

• Eating and buying as much organic, fair trade, locally produced and home grown food and non-food as possible.

• Eating a healthy and balanced diet often with less or no meat

• Join a discussion group on the net or in person so that you know you’re not alone in this green quest.

• Using less energy in the home and at work. By turning off appliances instead of leaving them on standby we can make a huge difference together.

• Replacing worn out clothing with organic, fair trade or second hand clothes

• By walking or cycling as much as possible instead of driving

• Cooking more meals at home in place of fast food.

• In the home buying energy efficient appliances and from ethical companies were possible. The ethical consumer and the Good Shopping Guide are leading the way with this information in the UK. Coop America in the USA.

• On that level, sustainable living is practical, and workable.

• Work for an employer that is family friendly and respects your views. Not like the larger companies where you are often a statistic.

We can work endless hours to fix everything that’s wrong in our daily lives including obsessing about living the perfect green lifestyle, and there will always be things we’re not doing, or not doing right. The feeling of guilt will be there if we don’t recycle enough or buy a pair of jeans made in a Asian sweatshop because we are particularly poor that month. We just have to work and try to move in the right direction no matter how slow we move. Its the direction thats important.

Davinos Greeno
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/whats-green-living-all-about-84464.html