Friday, January 18, 2008
Religious orders bring clout to war on bottled water
Laura Lloyd reported in the National Catholic Reporter
I've never encountered clean, free water, whether from a private company, or a municipal water works. Clean yes, free no.
(via Diogenes at Off the Record) ¶ 1/18/2008 04:09:00 PM
Says Glenmary Fr. John S. Rausch, who writes, teaches and organizes in Appalachia: “Toting bottled water has a cachet of sophistication. But if people cared about the earth, they might not be flaunting their water bottles. We are destroying the sacramental system” of the wide availability of clean, free water when companies privatize water and sell it for a profit.
I've never encountered clean, free water, whether from a private company, or a municipal water works. Clean yes, free no.
(via Diogenes at Off the Record) ¶ 1/18/2008 04:09:00 PM
