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We're not supposed to drink bottled water anymore. You know the eco-geniuses behind low-flush toilets and reusable air-sickness-bags? Well, now they've decided that we're more likely to overuse the Earth's store of potable water when we fork over $2 for it in a bottle than when it flows freely (and free) from the tap. Hey, no one said environmentalists were good at econ.
But there's more. If we drink bottled water, we'll also pollute the environment with plastic and--according to the Women's International League of Peace and Freedom--encourage privatization that causes water wars. And by water wars, I think they mean actual armed conflict rather than bad Kevin Costner movies, though I'll admit... |
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