Bottled and Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession with Bottled Water
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- ISBN13: 9781597265287
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Peter Gleick knows water. A world-renowned scientist and freshwater practiced, Gleick is a MacArthur Foundation “genius,” and according to the BBC, an environmental visionary. And he drinks from the tap. Why don’t the rest of us? Bottled and Sold shows how water went from being a free natural resource to one of the most successful commercial products of the last one hundred years-and why we are poorer for it. It’s a huge tale and water is huge business. Every second of every day in the United States, a thousand people buy a plastic bottle of water, and every second of every day a thousand more throw one of persons bottles away. That adds up to more than thirty billion bottles a year and tens of billions of dollars of sales. Are there legitimate reasons to buy all persons bottles? With a scientist’s eye and a natural storyteller’s wit, Gleick investigates whether industry claims about the relative safety, convenience, and taste of bottled versus tap hold water. And he exposes the right reasons we’ve turned to the bottle, from fearmongering by business interests and our own vanity to the breakdown of public systems and global inequities. “Designer” H2O may be laughable, but the debate over commodifying water is deadly serious. It comes down to society’s choices about human rights, the role of government and free markets, the importance of being “green,” and fundamental values. Gleick gets to the heart of the bottled water craze, exploring what it means for us to bottle and sell our most basic necessity.
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This is a rare book: its both a pleasure to read and very revealing. From scores of appealing tales and well-researched evidence, an expose emerges — what seems to be pure and simple (grabbing that bottle) has far-reaching impacts — not to mention health risks!
How did bottled water become so well loved? What are the impacts on the environment? What’s in the bottle? And, most importantly, what are the alternatives? The leader answers these questions in a quick-paced and engaging style. The chapter on the “modern medicine show” is hilarious –”positive energy water” and “oxygen water” are some examples he discusses.
All in all, the leader makes a passionate and well-supported case for improving our tap water, rather than arresting the bottle for every sip. And in doing so, he uncovers some of the incredible waste and deception tied up with our current approach. The solutions he presents and the vision he outlines for a “soft path” left me with some hope for the future — and a thirst for something from the tap.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5