one.point.zero - Colin O'Brien's weblog

Gasland Trailer

tele-present water

Due to unprecedented drought, the small town of Uribante in Colombia has emerged from the waters of the reservoir it was sunk into back in 1985.

Tapped trailer

Tapped trailer

Tapped trailer

Tapped trailer

The Floating Water Bridge - Startup & Expansion (real time)

There's a move I'd love to see implemented locally.

a litre bottle of Evian or Volvic generates up to 600 times more CO2 than a litre of tap water

Bottled Water: Who Needs It?
The reports keep coming in on upcoming energy shortages and water scarcity but the world seems to happily truck on in complete denial.
Nuclear power plants requires massive amounts of cool water and, in the face of global warming, they could be vulnerable.

From now on, if a restaurant does not offer me tap water, politely, unsarcastically, and before they offer mineral water, then they will be penalised.

Times food critic Giles Coren
Penn and Teller say bottled water is bullshit. Although I enjoy "eau du robinet" quite regularly.
The absurdity of bottled water put to the test. The taste comparison at the end is telling.