Culture For The Non-Cultured

Alright, it’s October, and time for a 3/4 Year Resolution:

I will now try to drink good, clean New York City tap water rather than convenient, but Earth-destroying and money-devouring bottled water.

Why? Because bottled water companies use more than 47 billion fossil fuels annually to deliver their product. And according to Jane Houlihan, an environmental engineer who co-authored a recent study on bottled water, “in some cases, it appears bottled water is no less polluted than tap water and, at 1,900 times the cost, consumers should expect better.”

And to get better water, perhaps we New Yorkers should look no farther than our faucets! In 2007, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said New York City has some of the finest drinking water not just in the United States but anywhere in the world.

So, I’m gonna try passing on the dirty water in the polluting plastic. Instead, I’ll get fresh, clean, life-affirming agua pumped from upstate New York to my kitchen sink.

(Info direct from Metropolitan Blogs. There’s also an excellent article in Fast Company about bottled water.)