Infographic: Congress Spends a Lot on Bottled Water

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  Boxed Water: Better Than Bottled Water?

  In our ongoing effort here at GOOD (Casey's Crusade, as I like to call it) to make you feel slightly bad about drinking bottled water, and as...

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• News

  

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  Where do you think the U.S. government allocates more of its funding?

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• Lifestyle

  

  Infographic: Not a Drop to Drink

  Across the world, people are dying from lack of access to potable water.

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• News

  

  Infographic: What Congress Would Look Like If It Really Represented America

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• Business

  

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• Business

  

  Superb Idea: Virgin America Rolls Out Water-Bottle Refill Stations

  After the TSA pats you down, x-rays your undies, and dumps your liquids, at least now you don't have to pay $4 for bottled water.

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• GOOD Blog

  

  SIGG Water Bottle

  By now you've probably heard that the Nalgene you're carrying around is releasing plastic chemicals into your water each time you refill. Thanks...

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• Environment

  

  Tap'dNY: The Bottled Tap Water

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• Environment

  

  The Story of Bottled Water

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• News

  

  Infographic: 2010 Campaign Spending

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• News

  

  Bundy Bans Bottled Water

  The Australian city of Bundanoon (or Bundy, as they call it-those Aussies love their nicknames) has become, it seems, the first city anywhere to...

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• Environment

  

  The (Bottled Water) Battle of Concord

  In Concord, Massachusetts, an 82-year-old woman named Jean Hill, after hearing about the Pacific Garbage Patch, advocated for a flat-out ban on...

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• News

  

  Buy Your Congressperson a Water Bottle

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  by Morgan Clendaniel +

• Lifestyle

  

  The Race for the Most Ethical Water Bottle

  The market for sustainably-branded products is more competitive than ever. Bring on the buzzwords.

  by Amanda Hess +

• Lifestyle

  

  In Defense of Fancy Bottled Water

  Jesus impressed his disciples by turning water into wine. Water sommelier Michael Mascha thinks water is miraculous enough. Supermarket shelves...

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• Environment

  

  The Bottled Water Industry Fights Back

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• Environment

  

  Concord, Massachusetts, Bans Bottled Water

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• Education

  

  Is Bottled Water Always the Enemy?

  Earlier this spring, a group of students from the Stanford Graduate School of Business took a trip through California and Nevada. Their...

  by Robyn Beavers, Bernadette Clavier 2

• GOOD Blog

  

  Is the Demand for Bottled Water "Manufactured"?

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  by Andrew Price 6

• GOOD Blog

  

  Buying Bottled Water: Daft Or Clever?

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