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Comedy on tap (water)

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I recently got an email about a free comedy show in Ann Arbor, Mich. Featuring Canadian stand-up comedian Derek Forgie.  Derek is not a typical comedian.  He’s an activist whose entire show is about the bottled water industry. He prides himself on being raised on tap water (according to one of his YouTube videos), entertains a crowd while serving up a great lesson about water quality and why tap water is (much) better than anything bottled.  One of his four reasons: the price. Forgie compares paying for bottled water to buying an Oh Henry candy bar for $10,000.  He asks if you would buy a dollar candy bar if someone were to charge you ten thousand times what it’s worth. The Ann Arbor show was in collaboration with Food and Water Watch, a national consumer advocacy group.

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Great Lakes Week 2011

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Great Lakes environmental issues are on tap Oct. 11-14 in Detroit.  The stories below cover some of the issues that will be discussed during Great Lakes Week 2011 by four international organizations.  

 

Oct. 14:

Making blue investments that yield green dividends 
Blue investments in a green economy will be discussed Oct. 11-14 in Detroit at the 2011 Great Lakes Week.

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Water: What motivates us to care?

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We need to encourage water conservation and support its treatment and distribution.
Elected officials don’t see a political future in telling constituents to use less and pay more for it.