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Swedish city turns the tap on bottled water
Stockholm (AFP) Sept 18, 2008 Sweden's second city Gothenburg has decided to stop buying bottled water due to environmental concerns and will only provide civil servants with tap water, a city councillor said Thursday. "From October 1 city employees such as politicians and teachers will only be offered tap water in the workplace," city councillor Max Reijer told AFP. In 2007, the city -- home to Swedish industrial groups Volvo and SKF, cameramaker Hasselblad and Scandinavia's biggest university -- purchased 39,000 liters (10,303 gallons) of bottled water for its public workers. "Bottled water is transported long distances and therefore causes environmental problems. The alternative is tap water, which in Gothenburg is of the highest quality," according to a proposal presented to the council. "By no longer buying bottled water, the city of Gothenburg is also using taxpayers' money more efficiently since tap water is much cheaper." Patrons in establishments run by the city of nearly 500,000 people -- such as restaurants and nursing homes -- would still be able to request bottled water. Related Links Water News - Science, Technology and Politics
Minisubs Complete First Stage Of Lake Baikal Study
Novosibirsk, Russia (RIA Novosti) Sep 18, 2008The Mir-1 and Mir-2 mini-submarines have completed the first stage of their study of Lake Baikal, the world's deepest freshwater lake, an environmental official said Wednesday. The mini-subs have so far made 52 dives. Mikhail Borzin, the vice president of Lake Baikal's preservation foundation, said the second stage will start in spring 2009. |
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