What makes Up The Secret Sauce?

Until the passage of a recent bill, natural gas drilling companies were exempt from revealing the list of chemicals used in the extraction process known as hydraulic fracturing.

Although the industry steadfastly maintains the process has technological safeguards prohibiting the contamination of nearby groundwater resources, it was only a matter of time before the logic of these claims came into question.

Following the details of the article it is hard to conclude the changes to the quality of well water in this rural area of Wyoming could be anything but a cause and effect consequence of drilling.

clipped from www.reuters.com PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - U.S. government scientists have for the first time found chemical contaminants in drinking water wells near natural gas drilling operations, fueling concern that a gas-extraction technique is endangering the health of people who live close to drilling rigs.

Tap Water; Who's Guarding The Henhouse?

Rethinking Drinking Water Distribution

The Curious Case of Mega-Bottler Behavior

The following excerpt relates the tale of a Coke Fan Site gone wrong. Just as "green washing" can backfire in the social media realm, apparently so can giving a platform to the voice of dissent in the supposed safe haven of product supporters.

clipped from www.alternet.org For three years, Corporate Accountability International has asked that Coke label the source of its water. Tens of thousands of people have made phone calls, written letters, or sent emails to the country's third largest bottler demanding Coke label the source of its water. Coke's competitors, Pepsi and Nestlé, have both responded to Corporate Accountability International demands by putting the source on labels. Even Congress has now called on Coke to disclose the source and sites of its bottled water. The deadline for Coke and the other water bottlers to report to Congress is this Monday, August 10. Will Coke also announce its intention to put this information on labels? If so, that'd be the smartest tactic it could employ in response to the new Facebook outpouring.

Back To School Beverage Tip

This clip taken from a well written article on tips for school lunch, beverage and snack options. A simple, common sense approach to keeping our kids healthy.

clipped from www.garnernews.net Another tip Leroy shares is, “Water is essential.  Water should be the beverage of choice in lunchboxes - and I mean water without flavoring or flavor packets.  Flavored waters can add as many calories as juice boxes - and the calorie free flavored waters contain artificial sugars.  Parents should not pack Gatorade or other sports drinks in lunches - kids don’t spend their lunch time on a treadmill and don’t need to replace the minerals and carbohydrates lost during exercise while sitting in a cafeteria.”