Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Is Bottled Water a Dead Man Walking?


At the 2009 Net Impact Conference, Adam Werbach called Fiji Water a “Dead Man Walking,” stating that the company has greenwashed its brand and that it was only a matter of time before its actions caught up with the company (read a NY times article on Fiji here). While Werbach was referring to the way that Fiji Water was portraying its brand, he also broadly implied that the business of shipping water around the world is simply unsustainable. This brought up a lot of questions about the “health” of the bottled water industry in general.

Read more:
http://www.triplepundit.com/2009/11/is-bottled-water-a-dead-man-walking/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TriplePundit+%28Triple+Pundit

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Czar & MTD Jointhepipe.org Pump in Malawi


Czar & MTD recently financed a water pump in Malawi and this pump is now fully up and running. The coordinates of this pump are located on the bottom of all Jointhepipe.org water carafes which Czar has sent out as end of year gifts. (-15 46 21/35 01 44).
Type them in to Google Maps to find its location.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Horecava @ Amsterdam Rai

Come and find us at stand number 01.615 in hall 1! Give us a visit and we'll show you all that you can contribute simply by drinking tap water. We'll be there from Monday the 11th until Thursday the 14th of January. See you then and there!