*Happy Earth Day!* *Click here to sign the<http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=329497711&url_num=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.democracyinaction.org%2Fdia%2ForganizationsORG%2Ffwwatch%2Fpetition.jsp%3Fpetition_KEY%3D569> No Bottled Water Pledge<http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=329497711&url_num=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.democracyinaction.org%2Fdia%2ForganizationsORG%2Ffwwatch%2Fpetition.jsp%3Fpetition_KEY%3D569> *
I pledge to: - End my daily use of bottled water - Fill a reusable bottle with tap water to quench my thirst without hurting the environment - Support programs to ensure all Americans have access to clean, affordable, public tap water This Earth Day, you can do something simple to help save the Earth. Ask 10 friends to Break the Habit. The bottled water habit, that is. *Did you know...* ... bottled water contributes to global warming?1 ... bottled water is less safe than our tap water?2 ... drinking bottled water undermines confidence in public tap water? Join us as we break the bottled water habit. Click here to sign the No Bottled Water Pledge<http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=329497711&url_num=3&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.democracyinaction.org%2Fdia%2ForganizationsORG%2Ffwwatch%2Fpetition.jsp%3Fpetition_KEY%3D569>, and forward it to 10 friends. Thanks for signing up, and Happy Earth Day! Wenonah Hauter Executive Director, Food & Water Watch P.S. Upscale restaurants like the famous Chez Pannise are making the switch to tap water3--you can too! Can you forward this email to 10 friends and invite them to break the habit with you? [1] It takes more than 47 million gallons of oil to produce plastic water bottles for Americans every year. Eliminating those bottles would be like taking 100,000 cars off the road and 1 billion pounds of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. *"The Real Cost of Bottled Water" *San Francisco Chronicle,* February 18, 2007http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2007/02/18/EDG56N6OA41.DTL <http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=329497711&url_num=4&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sfgate.com%2Fcgi-bin%2Farticle.cgi%3Ffile%3D%2Fchronicle%2Farchive%2F2007%2F02%2F18%2FEDG56N6OA41.DTL%2520> * [2] The Environmental Protection Agency requires rigorous testing of tap water to ensure quality. Both regulation and enforcement of bottled water safety is weaker than that of tap water safety. *Olson, Erik D. et al. "Bottled Water: Pure Drink or Pure Hype?" Natural Resources Defense Council* [3] "Upscale Restaurants Shun Bottled Water" ABC News, March 29, 2007 http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=2990824<http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=329497711&url_num=5&url=http%3A%2F%2Fabcnews.go.com%2FTechnology%2FwireStory%3Fid%3D2990824> -- To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer. -- Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) _______________________________________________ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
