the UN has been trying for decades toward the resolution that access to safe drinking water is a public good, not to be restricted by any body. For this reason I do not purchase bottled water. those half liter bottles which retail for about $1. are the most expensive way to get a drink. And there is currently little or no regulation to keep it safe.
On Sep 29, 4:29 am, "mike532 [ Republicans for Obama ]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > League of Conservation Voters > > Dear Friend,http://action.lcv.org/campaign/cleanwater_d > Don't let polluters contaminate your drinking water. > > Urge Congress to support > the Clean Water > Restoration Act today! > > It's hard to believe, but polluters are actually allowed to > contaminate your drinking water. > > Why? Because the Supreme Court and the Bush Administration have sided > with polluters to strip vital protections from the Clean Water Act. > That means that dangerous pollutants like E. coli, bacteria, mercury, > PCBs, and dioxin could be contaminating the drinking water of more > than 110 million Americans . > > But Congress can act today to restore the Clean Water Act's original > protections by supporting the Clean Water Restoraction Act. > > Click here to urge your Members of Congress to support this critical > legislation.http://action.lcv.org/campaign/cleanwater_d > If strengthened, the Clean Water Restoration Act would bring back > safeguards for drinking water and ensure waterways and wetlands are > kept pollutant-free. Even a handful more co-sponsors would build the > momentum we need to get to winning votes of 218 in the House and 60 in > the Senate. > > But legislators are under pressure from developers and corporate > polluters to stay quiet on clean water. Why? Because even though these > dangerous pollutants have been linked to cancer, birth defects, and > other health problems, keeping our drinking water clean would cut into > the big polluters' profit margin. > > It's this simple: Congress has a choice between standing with big > polluters and their big profits or standing up for the health and well- > being of more than one hundred million Americans. > > Don't wait until it's too late—ask your Members of Congress to support > the Clean Water Restoration Act. > > Tens of thousands of concerned Americans have already contacted their > Members of Congress to demand a strengthened law to protect our > drinking water. Please add your voice today as Congress considers the > Clean Water Restoration Act. > > Sincerely, > > Gene Karpinski > President, League of Conservation Voters --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
