Nestle Sued for False Advertising Over Bottled Water

Published by Kristina Necovska on 2013-01-02 13:10:00
An old ghost is coming back to haunt Nestle, this time as a class action lawsuit leveled against the corporate giant by Chicago Faucet Shoppe for false advertising. After buying Nestle's Ice Mountain Natural Spring Water for years, an alleged tip from a Nestle employee revealed to the Chicago-based business that ...
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iPhone Game Provides Clean Water to People in Real Life

Published by Kristina Necovska on 2012-12-06 00:10:50
You're stuck waiting in a line that won't move. You pull out your phone, what do you do? You might play a round or two of a game with a friend. Words With Friends, Angry Birds, etc. What if by playing a game, you could help make clean water available for people who need it? It exists! It's called "Bubble Galaxy with Buddies". Each ...
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SodaStream Ad Banned by Soda Companies

Published by Kristina Necovska on 2012-12-04 09:30:00
 Have you seen the SodaSteam commercial? Most likely not if you live in the UK. Why? It was was banned from airing by a UK ad board for even suggesting that soda bottles are not the best thing for the environment. Have a look. SodaStream is a sleek little carbonation machine which allows you to make your own carbonated ...
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Water Bottle Ban at University of Vermont

Published by Kristina Necovska on 2012-11-16 15:35:54
Beginning January 1st, the University of Vermont will become the first public university in the country to ban the sale of bottled water. This is a huge success for the students, and the environment. The ban is estimated to save hundreds of thousands of bottles from being sold, which statistically have one of the worst ...
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Plastic bottles Containing BPA Linked to Obesity

Published by Kristina Necovska on 2012-11-14 22:24:06
The chemical bisphenol A, commonly referred to as BPA, is familiar to people because of its health risks by being associated with plastic containers, soup cans and other plastic packaging marked with a #7. Now, once again, there is a study released by the Journal of the American Medical Association linking the chemical ...
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Cold Weather Tips: Conserving Heat also means Conserving Water

Published by Kristina Necovska on 2012-10-16 12:12:53
Conservation does not have to be a big affair for most of us. A great thing about conserving resources is that one little action has a chain effect in other positive ways. There are always a number of small things you can do starting at home to help your wallet and your own ecosystem simultaneously. Lowering the heat in ...
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Bye Bye Laundry: Redesigned Clothes Hangers Encourage Water Conservation

Published by Kristina Necovska on 2012-10-16 11:16:29
With a little tweak and an eye for style, people can turn the banal into benefit. Designer Lisa Marie Bengtsson created a modern clothing hanger which aims to reduce wasteful use of water by incorporating an activated charcoal bubble on top of the hanger. Her goal is to refocus our attention on parts of our lives that we ...
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