Homework
1/30/13
New
York Times, “In Praise of Tap Water”
1.) It
is unnecessary to be spending so much money on bottled water (consequently
damaging the health of our planet) when this country has some of the best
public water supply in the world
2.) -
Spending about/ up to $1,400 annually on bottled water where you can get the
same amount of tap water for 49 cents
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Environmentàmade
from natural gas and petroleum; about 1.5 million barrels of oil to make water bottles Americans use a year;
could fuel 100,000 cars a year instead; only about 23% are recycled
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Water in America is so good , no one
needs to import bottles
3.) The
real change will come when millions of ordinary consumers realize that they can
save money, and save the planet by turning in their water bottles and turning
on the tap.
4.) -
He doesn’t really consider water in poor cities in America, however, this could
easily be fixed if government is truly on board with switching to tap wateràmake
sure its safer
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Also, sometimes when out, easier to buy
bottled water but people can easily carry reusable containers
5.) To
leave the determining up to the reader; for them to decide for themselves
“Defying
the Nalgene”, Zak Moore
1.) The
most common environmental arguments for eschewing bottled water are based on
the waste of producing and disposing bottles as well as the high cost and
insufficient health benefits of bottled water; however, these are not major
problems.
2.) –
waste of producing and disposing bottlesàsays “plastic is
cheap and not expensive to put in landfills”, however he does not consider the
environmental impact; not very convincing
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Cost; more convincingly refutedà”24
pack for 4 dollars”
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Healthieràcompanies have
an incentive to make sure the water is safe
3.) –inconvenient
to walk around with Nalgene
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If people stopped buying water, people
in undeveloped countries would be hurt (competition)
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Another one might be supplying jobs
4.) There
is not much hard evidence as to why you shouldn’t drink bottled water so, might
as well keep enjoying the comforts of it
5.) Yes,
he should have, maybe he didn’t to make it sound more “out there” rather than
just saying a simple stainless steel water bottle that really isn’t an inconvenience
to carry at all
“Poland
Spring Water”
1.) Not
everyone recycles; many don’t; easier to throw away
2.) Still
requires a labelàcosts money
3.) Still
requires the use of plastic; made from natural gas and petroleumàa
lot of oil, hazardous to environment
4.) Many
non-plastic water bottles are easy to carry, and just as easily fit in your
purse or briefcase or clip onto your backpack
5.) That
is if the user even intends to recycle the bottle; many found in wastebaskets,
on side of road, on the beach, etc.
