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change.org: Tell the House of Representatives to ditch bottled water and save taxpayer dollars

Posted Wed, 2011/01/19 - 12:32pm by RCAP

The text below was taken from a page on change.org.

Targeting: The U.S. House of Representatives and Speaker of the House John Boehner

Started by: Corporate Accountability International

The new Speaker of the House John Boehner recently made waves with his intention to cut $35 million of bloated spending from the U.S. House of Representatives' budget.

Bottled water could be ruining your smile

Posted Tue, 2010/09/14 - 3:57pm by RCAP

Bottled water could be allowing for the deterioration of teeth all over the country.  Tap water contains fluoride, which is something that bottled water often does not carry enough of to keep your pearly whites clean.

Check out more at Health.com:

http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20398266_3,00.html

Huffington Post: Why You Should Stop Drinking Bottled Water

Posted Mon, 2010/08/09 - 3:10pm by RCAP

In a blog post from July 27, Brian Clark Howard, a contributor to the Huffington Post, featured a graphic made by Term Life Insurance entitled "Why You Should Stop Drinking Bottled Water." The image breaks down the myth surrounding the consumption of bottled water, namely that it is cleaner and healthier than tap water.