Hey all!!! So thanks for being awesome readers, but we have created a new Climate Justice League website and this blog will now be part of that page.
Please visit http://www.climatejusticeleague.org/!
Sparkling Water Out of the Tap?!? September 29, 2010
Yes, it is true. In France and Italy, companies have actually installed water fountains that produce sparkling water to get people to stop buying plastic bottles.
Here is the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/22/world/europe/22paris.html?_r=1&ref=water
Spigots! Spigots! Spigots! September 25, 2010
What’s a spigot you ask? Besides a fun word to say, spigots are easier faucets to use for refilling reusable water bottles, which can be found all over campus!
For you convenience the Climate Justice League Take Back the Tap campaign is installing 28 new spigots around campus using funds from the Student Sustainability Fund. Students can apply for grants to help make campus more sustainable.
Over summer, members of the Climate Justice League surveyed various buildings on campus to determine which locations would benefit most from having a new goose-neck spigot. Facilities is currently installing these spigots and will be done by the end of October. We will also have a map coming soon to show all the places to easily fill up.
Please come to our press conference in the UO Amphitheater on 10/10/10 at 3pm where we will be talking about this project and our plans for the term. (This is also only one part of an all day event on campus.)
Be A Model, Reuse Your Bottle
Welcome New Students September 22, 2010
Hi All!
Take Back the Tap would like to welcome you to the U of O! We know this is an exciting time and that you have a lot going on.
Any new residents should have received our flyer along with your new stainless steel bottle. For those of you that are not new residents we have another 1,200 reusable bottles to give out to students. So come visit our table at any school events!
First we’d love to fill you in on what Take Back the Tap is and what we are doing on campus:
Take Back the Tap is a campaign being run by the Climate Justice League, which is part of a national campaign by Food and Water Watch. In Winter term 2010 we passed a resolution through the student government which stopped student fees from being spent on bottled water and in Spring term 2010 we worked with housing to minimize the amount of bottled water being purchased in the residence halls.
Now this term we will be working on creating a report that contains a survey about how students feel about bottled water as well as facts about bottled water. The survey will help us to understand why students drink bottled water and how to make reusable containers more convenient. (Please look for an email about this survey in the next couple weeks)
If you’d like to get involved in this campaign or another Climate Justice League campaign please visit climatejusticeleague.org and/or come to our kickoff meeting Tuesday of week 2 (Oct. 5) at 7pm in Straub 146 (building in between rec center and EMU).
Be a Model, Reuse your Bottle!
Public Comments to Oppose Water Exchange September 10, 2010
Food and Water Watch has been working very hard this year to ensure that Nestle does not receive rights to Oregon’s water. Now it’s the public’s turn to tell the Oregon Water Resources Department not to let Nestle take Oregon’s water for their own bottling purposes.
You can go here to comment.
Here is what Food and Water Watch says about it:
The Oregon Water Resources Department is considering a water exchange proposal that would effectively enable Nestlé to access Oregon’s water and bottle it. This water exchange is a major and dangerous step forward in Nestlé’s plan to bottle Oregon’s water in the town of Cascade Locks in the Columbia River Gorge. If we stop this exchange, we could effectively shut down Nestlé’s plan’s to bottle Oregon’s water. If you take action by the 27th we will deliver your message in time for the deadline of September 30th.
Sustainable Food August 27, 2010
Here is a great article from Change.org.
http://food.change.org/blog/view/how_much_of_our_water_are_bottlers_taking?me=nl
Brita Filter Commercials August 22, 2010
Some good Brita filter commercials… just remember we have the 2nd best tap water in the nation here in Eugene so filter if you like, but it’s not necessary 
There is a new one about the amount of plastic bottles Americans used and how many times is could wrap around the world, but I couldn’t find it. If you can please comment and add it in or if you find any other good commercials/videos feel free to add them. Thanks!
Other Bottled Water Blogs August 22, 2010
This one takes a different stand on bottled water, to put it nicely, than we do. But it is interesting to read and comment on. And also it’s good to understand opposing view points.
This is a lady that is presenting the question of which do YOU prefer and wants to learn more about this issue. It’s a good place to go on and give your opinion.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/comments/MY00942_comments#post
This is a good article by the New York Times that really represents both sides of the stories and you can click on GREEN at the top to see other environmental posts.
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/24/the-battle-over-bottled-water/
This is a good blog that emphasizes a couple of our main points.
http://www.theenvironmentalblog.org/2007/06/bottled-water-is-wasteful.html
Happy Blogging!
International Students Sheet August 21, 2010
Here is the sheet that every new international student received at international orientation. If you know how to say ‘Be a Model, Reuse your Bottle’ in any other languages feel free to write it in a comment so we can include it in other flyers. (Make sure you note what language it is.) Thanks
Move-in Packet Sheets August 21, 2010
We were given permission to provide an information sheet to put in the residence hall packets for all incoming students to receive when they move in. Here is what we made:
Come visit us at the Student Resource Fair on September 24th from 10-2!
