Banning the sale of disposable water bottles at national parks? [1] Sounds like a good way to preserve the natural beauty of our national parks–and remember that we got along without disposable water bottles for centuries, until about 1990. [2] But banning disposable water bottles means banning Dasani brand water, which is owned by a big company . . .
Weary of plastic litter, Grand Canyon National Park officials were in the final stages of imposing a ban on the sale of disposable water bottles in the Grand Canyon late last year when the nation’s parks chief abruptly blocked the plan after conversations with Coca-Cola, a major donor to the National Park Foundation.
And here’s more information, from Philanthropy News Digest. [3]
And also consider the fact that the tomato paste used on pizza turns pizza into a vegetable, thanks to Congress. [4]
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