bottled water

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Joe's juice
On another note, we've been talking a lot about how interesting the reactions by passers by are to Joe's habbit of carring a mug of ice water into grocery stores when he goes shopping - or a giant glass of water when riding his bike. Why is this more taboo than if it were a bottle of poland spring? Maybe we can test Joe's theory by carrying or drinking bottled and non-bottled water in public places, and gague reactions, engage others, etc... What do you think?

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Privitization of water - check out these links:

Bolivia's War Over Water
In 1999, following World Bank advice, Bolivia granted a 40 year privatization lease to a subsidiary of the Bechtel Corporation, giving it control over the water on which more than half a million people survive. Immediately the company doubled and tripled water rates for some of South America's poorest families...

Water and Development
Much of the world lives without access to clean water. Privatization of water resources, promoted as a means to bring business efficiency into water service management, has instead led to reduced access for the poor around the world as prices for these essential services have risen. This article looks into this issue in further detail...