Commentary: Bottled Water for Dogs?

Bottled water — now considered an extravagance by many — remains a growing market in the United States and its newest economic niche seems to have taken the product to the height of indulgence: bottled water for dogs. Read more

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California struggles to provide enough water to farms

With California’s water resources drying up, struggling farmers are being hit hardest by drought. In a move to ameliorate the conditions, Governor Schwarzenegger called for more water aid in the afflicted areas.

“We recognize the specific impacts that will accrue to farmers, farmworkers, industries and local economies; and that can affect the state and national economy,” Lester Snow, director of the California Department of Water Resources, said in a conference call with the San Fransisco Chronicle. Read more

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Graphic: Bottled water imports and exports

A new UN map highlights bottled water’s patterns of international trade. With France being the major exporter of bottled water, trade routes in Europe (between France, Germany, and Belgium) often involve intracontinental trade. The United States also imports a large quantity of water from France and Fiji. Read more

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Despite backlash to bottled water, profits grow

New York, NY - Bottled water may be going the way of the dodo, if you believe the hype in the media these days. But despite the backlash from many about its green costs, profits are up.

Nonetheless, Fiji Water is upping its marketing budget to make its image more eco-friendly. One of their new slogans: “Every Drop Is Green”. Read more

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Heckmann goes global with China Water

NEW YORK, NY - In a bid to gain a foothold in the global water industry, Heckmann Corp. will buy up China Water and Drinks Inc., which distributes and bottles water in China. Heckmann, a blank check company in the development stage, purchased the company in a $625 million cash and stock deal. Read more

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Australian winemaker turns waste water into winning wines

MCLAREN VALE, Australia - In South Australia’s parched outback, award winning wines are being grown with the help of recycled water. World winning winemaker Michael Fragos pioneered the idea of waste water reclamation nearly 5 years ago. Since, the practice has spread to other small vineyards throughout McLaren Vale. Read more

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Staggering Amount of Food Wasted

LiveScience - In the US alone, as much as 30 percent of food goes uneaten and eventually makes it’s way into the garbage, a new report by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) finds. Read more

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PepsiCo acquires V Water

LONDON, UK — In a bid to compete with Coca-Cola Co.’s Vitaminwater, PepsiCo has purchased London based V Water. The acquisition will not affect US shelves, but is intended to give PepsiCo a foothold in the European markets. Read more

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Dry orchards raise prices

ISRAEL - Fruit growers are being forced to destroy roughly 10% of all fruit groves in Israel irrigated with potable water.

Water allocations have been slashed by 40 million cubic meters, according to Ilan Eshel, director of the Organization of Fruit Growers in Israel. Read more

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Bottling plans scaled back

SACRAMENTO - The Nestle company on Monday said it is significantly scaling back plans in Northern California to build what would have been the country’s largest water bottling plant. Read more

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