Comments on: New Technology Announced: The Faucet http://www.calacademy.org/blogs/chiefpenguin/?p=1267 Musings from the Academy's Executive Director Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:38:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: California Academy of Sciences http://www.calacademy.org/blogs/chiefpenguin/?p=1267&cpage=1#comment-6046 California Academy of Sciences Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:38:45 +0000 http://www.calacademy.org/blogs/chiefpenguin/?p=1267#comment-6046 Thanks for your comments and ongoing discussions. Regarding the sources for the poster’s statistics:

- Energy consumption: Gleick PH and Cooley HS. 2009. “Energy implications of bottled water.” Environmental Research Letters 4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/4/1/014009 (related press release: http://www.pacinst.org/press_center/press_releases/bottled_water_0209.html)

- Landfills: “Bottle Recycling Climate Protection Act of 2007.” H.R. 4238 (110th Congress). http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/110/hr4238/text
Recycling: This percentage reflects literature research during the creation of this poster (2010); since then, updated studies put this percentage in the 10-23% range.

- Testing standards: “Fewer Regulations for Bottled Water Than Tap, GAO Says.” Sara Goodman. The New York Times. July 9, 2009. http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/07/09/09greenwire-fewer-regulations-for-bottled-water-than-tap-g-33331.html

- Production requirements: Pacific Institute. 2006. “Bottled Water and Energy: A Fact Sheet.” http://www.pacinst.org/topics/water_and_sustainability/bottled_water/bottled_water_and_energy.html

- Cost: Worldwatch Institute. “Bottled Water Pricey in More Ways than One.” http://www.worldwatch.org/node/5063/
Earth Policy Institute. 2006. “Bottled Water: Pouring Resources Down the Drain.” http://www.earth-policy.org/index.php?/plan_b_updates/2006/update51

]]> By: Nick http://www.calacademy.org/blogs/chiefpenguin/?p=1267&cpage=1#comment-6044 Nick Sat, 21 Jul 2012 23:29:15 +0000 http://www.calacademy.org/blogs/chiefpenguin/?p=1267#comment-6044 I’m also getting source questions. I’m sure these numbers are rounded off, I’d love sources too. Science thrives on peer review, let’s get some responses :)

]]> By: required http://www.calacademy.org/blogs/chiefpenguin/?p=1267&cpage=1#comment-6043 required Fri, 20 Jul 2012 23:46:46 +0000 http://www.calacademy.org/blogs/chiefpenguin/?p=1267#comment-6043 What a load of misinformation.
STOP poisoning us with tap water and reusable bottles.
All the information above is inaccurate and one sided.

]]> By: Kirstin http://www.calacademy.org/blogs/chiefpenguin/?p=1267&cpage=1#comment-6042 Kirstin Thu, 19 Jul 2012 01:01:40 +0000 http://www.calacademy.org/blogs/chiefpenguin/?p=1267#comment-6042 Hey, I posted this and now I’m getting a lot of questions about your sources for this. Can you please post a list of sources? Thanks.

]]> By: Judi Tyabji http://www.calacademy.org/blogs/chiefpenguin/?p=1267&cpage=1#comment-6039 Judi Tyabji Thu, 19 Jul 2012 00:21:57 +0000 http://www.calacademy.org/blogs/chiefpenguin/?p=1267#comment-6039 Thank you for writing this – it is so important that people STOP buying bottled water. I hope more places will install taps. I’ve shared your article on my Facebook and @PebbleinthePond too.

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