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#ForewordFriday: Thirsty? Edition

Bottled water in New York City. Photo by Kevin Coles, used under Creative Commons licensing. Bottled water in New York City. Photo by Kevin Coles, used under Creative Commons licensing.

 

Every second, a thousand people in the U.S. reach for a disposable plastic bottle of water. In Bottled and Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession with Bottled Water, freshwater expert Peter Gleick examines the causes and consequences of favoring bottled water over tap and uncovers the marketing behind the trend.