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 In Mix-Up, Wine Flows  
 From Italian Taps 

Wine meant to flow from town fountain in yearly festival

BBC BBC Oct 8, 08 5:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - The highlight of an annual Italian wine festival is the flow of wine through a city fountain—but this year, a mix-up diverted the drink to faucets in nearby homes, the BBC reports. Tourists come for miles to see the festival, but this year, all they saw shooting from the fountain in Marino, Italy, was water. More »

More about:  Italy • wine • tap water

 Diabetes Linked to
 Arsenic in Tap Water

Study suggests millions may face serious
risk from their tap

Bloomberg Bloomberg Aug 20, 08 9:35 CDT
(Newser) - Arsenic in the drinking water of millions of Americans may be contributing to the diabetes epidemic, Bloomberg reports. Researchers found that people with high levels of arsenic in their urine were nearly four times more likely to have type 2 diabetes. Higher rates of diabetes occurred even with trace amounts of arsenic and levels that meet US legal standards. More »

 Marketing Coup:
 Just Add Water 

Consumers swallow claims of higher quality hook, line, and sinker

Washington Post Washington Post Jun 30, 08 10:01 CDT
(Newser) - A commodity that's widely available practically free is also on sale for thousands of times the actual cost, repackaged as a luxury item. It's transported around the country and even across the world, generating untold volumes of CO2. It's water, of course. The Washington Post looks at a marketing effort that has Americans paying top dollar for repackaged tap water—and the emerging backlash. More »

More about:  marketing • water • drinking water • tap water • Aquafina

Em-Bottled
SF Mayor Urges Restaurants to Tap City's Water

Newsom continues anti-plastic campaign

San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle Mar 21, 08 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - San Francisco’s mayor called on restaurants yesterday to quit selling bottled water and favor the tap, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Gavin Newsom, a former restaurateur, says the plastic containers pile up in landfills and hurt the environment. The request—which isn’t a requirement—follows Newsom’s ban last year on using tax dollars to buy bottled water for city employees. More »

More about:  California • San Francisco • restaurant • water • Gavin Newsom • drinking water • bottled water • restaurateurs • tap water • green business

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