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The 8-minute Story of Bottled Water: Watch it, then stop drinking it

March 22, 2010

You've seen The Story of Stuff, right? That short and sweet video explanation of our "consumption problem" and what we can do about it? Well Annie Leonard and the gang at Free Range Studios (plus a few great partners, including EWG!) have done it again. This time about our bottled water problem.

We've taken a close look at bottled water quality (not so good) and labeling (not so informative), and can safely say: don't buy the stuff. Find out why in 8 informative minutes:


Interested in drinking safer water?
Grab a reusable water bottle and get started withEWG's Safe Drinking Water Guide.pdf.

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