new york to ban bottled water

good news for every new yorker who has had “greenis envy” towards places like san francisco, japan and canada:

governor david a paterson has announced plans to ban the purchase of bottled water by state-owned agencies.

this makes so much sense since new york tap water is considered the “champagne of all waters” and has been said to taste on par with, if not better than, bottled water.

state agencies will be expected to phase out their consumption of bottled water over the next six months.

governor paterson said the move would save the state money as well as having obvious environmental benefits.

the move will make New York the second state, after Illinois, to scrap the use of bottled water.

seven rivers: why didn’t anyone think of this before?

people are annoyed with me - often.

no, it’s not my nasally voice, my toetapping or even my shoulder cracking that’s to blame. of all things, it’s MY REFUSAL TO ACCEPT BAGS AT STORES. really, people? really?

first it’s denial - she didn’t say she doesn’t want a bag, she’s just mumbling.

then anger - why??? why would you not want a bag? how can you carry things without a bag?

finally, acceptance - okay, fine. suit yourself. dumbass.

you know what, this is ridiculous! if i want to carry home my kalbi in a freakin’ piece of lettuce instead of getting a huge styrofoam box and paper bag with another plastic bag to hold it all, that’s my business. CAN I LIVE???

when i made it home, there wasn’t even a hair on this thing.

with all that fuss over not wanting to use wasteful packaging, i DO purchase bottled when i’m on the go. before you judge me, i just want to say that i really have no choice. you see how much water YOU can hold in a piece of lettuce! anyways, i was really impressed when sarah, a reader, tipped me off about seven rivers. they’ve got this great idea to make machines that dispense pure, clean water all around the city, eliminating the need to buy bottled or drink out of other questionable water sources (extra deep puddle on 3rd ave).

seven rivers is competing right now on ideablob to win 10 Gs to develop their idea. show them you like it by voting for them now!

why is this a site?

swyyne has always been an experiment for me. with all of the other super eco sites out there, i've been feeling like i want to contribute something just a bit different. so for now, here are my random musings.