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Campus Water Fountains: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Posted: September 3, 2009 Water Fountains on Canadian Campuses: Where Have They Gone? OTTAWA/September 3, 2009 - Water fountains are disappearing on university and college...Read More
Smiths Falls Bottled Water
Posted: June 16, 2009 OTTAWA/ June 16, 2009 – A new report released...Read More
BOTTLED WATERGATE: FINDINGS EXPOSE MILLIONS IN PUBLIC MONEY SPENT ON BOTTLED WATER
Posted: April 29, 2009 April 29, 2009 - Findings by the Polaris Institute and...Read More
Murky Waters: The Urgent Need for Health and Environmental Regulations of the Bottled Water Industry
Posted: March 25, 2009 OTTAWA, March 24, 2009 – In a new report released today by the Polaris Institute, the current state of federal bottled water regulations in Canada...Read More
Bottled up or tapped out: Where have all the water fountains gone?
Posted: February 18, 2009 Richard Girard and Erika Shaker,Dwindling access to drinking water on Canadian university campuses: Report
Posted: September 15, 2008 Polaris Institute, Canadian Centre For Policy Alternatives, Canadian Union of Public Employees Press Release, September 2, 2008 - Water fountains are...Read More
Inside the Bottle, Revised and Updated Edition NOW AVAILABLE to order
Posted: July 26, 2007 The Revised and Updated Edition of Inside the Bottle: Exposing the Bottled Water Industry is now available.Click
Student Action: Campus exclusivity. Dasani or Aquafina. Coca-Cola or Pepsi. What choices do you really have?
Posted: June 6, 2007Read More
Student Action: Bottled water: the industry, the marketing, the ruse
Posted: May 31, 2007 OSSTF Education Forum. By Andrea Harden and Karl Flecker - Everyone knows that water and air are equally precious to life on earth. Despite...Read More
Legislative Action: Open letter on proposed Ontario water conservation charge
Posted: May 30, 2007 Dear friends of water, On April 3, the Ontario Liberal government announced a new charge on companies taking water from the Great Lakes Basin. The...Read More
Legislative Action: Open letter on proposed Safeguarding and Sustaining Ontario's Water Act
Posted: May 30, 2007 Dear friends of water, Please consider the following, and share your own comments with officials before the May 3rd deadline. Last week, the...Read More
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New! University of Winnipeg: Case Study of a Campus Bottled Water Ban Click here
CFS Bottled Water Policy Canadian Federation of Students policy on Bottled Water passed at the May 2008 General Meeting. Click here
FOI Request Template: Accessing Your University's Beverage Exclusivity Contract Click here
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Alternatives to Bottled Water on Campus Organizing bottled water-free events on campus, such as Orientation Week.
Bottled Water FAQ Take the plunge! Frequently asked questions about policies for phasing out bottled water and re-investing in tap water.
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Bottled Water Facts Fact sheets on the environmental, health, social and economic impacts of
the bottled water industry.
L'empreinte ecologique de l'eau embouteillee
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Repercussions sociales
Repercussions economiques
L'empreinte ecologique de l'eau embouteillee
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Repercussions sociales
Repercussions economiques
Municipal Action: Bottled Water Options and Examples Take the Plunge: Materials for Municipal Action on Bottled Water!
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Community Organizing Package This package outlines some useful ideas and tools for building a campaign challenging the bottled water industry in Canada. Click here
San Francisco Executive Directive Use this example in a campaign to encourage your local government to ban bottled water. Click here for a copy
Student awareness to action kit PART 1
A tool kit to challenge the bottled water industry and beverage exclusivtity contracts at school and on campus
Find part 1 of the kit here
A tool kit to challenge the bottled water industry and beverage exclusivtity contracts at school and on campus
Find part 1 of the kit here
Utility Calculator for Vending Machines Calculate the energy consumption of your institution's vending machines
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