You don’t really need another reason not to drink bottled water (the environmental hazards of disposable plastic are reason enough) but the Environmental Working Group came out with a report this week that will encourage even bottled water aficionados to give up their habit.
If the thought of drinking fertilizer, industrial chemicals, bacteria and drug residue [...]

The folks at Tapd’NY are a little tired of the bottled water industry. So tired that they call their product the “anti-bottled water bottled water.” That’s mainly because they are fed up with bougie bottled waters that claim to come from Arctic glaciers, tropical islands, and European volcanoes. Last time Tapd’NY checked, New York City [...]

Those that follow our blog will know that the Wend crew has a strong aversion to plastic… particularly plastic water bottles. In fact I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone on staff every drinking out of a disposable plastic water bottle. We’re all about the BPA-free, re-usable stuff that lasts pretty much forever. Because of [...]

Big festivals like South by Southwest and Austin City Limits in Austin, Texas draw huge crowds and in hot climates, those crowds need to hydrate. Unfortunately keeping cool and drinking lots of water often leads to excessive waste in the form of empty plastic bottles and beer cups. Add to that all the paper waste [...]

When I took off with some friends for a rafting trip yesterday we realized we didn’t have enough Nalgenes to keep us all hydrated. I was instructed to go and buy some bottled water to take with us. I know far too well the effects of dehydration, and you certainly don’t want it to happen [...]

Nothing like a windy Saturday to spend in Hood River. We’re here to do some Wend promotion at Gorge Games 2008. 10 extreme sports in over 40 different categories makes for a fun weekend… However while tons of crazy athletes are windsurfing, kayaking and just being generally crazy, Brian and I are hanging out [...]