Yesterday I went to a meeting and as we sat down water was offered just like it is at almost every meeting I attend, yet today there was a turning point in awareness of how the water was presented.  The host reached into the refrigerator and pulled out a plastic bottle of water, looked at me and questioned, "I can pour it into a glass?"  We both laughed and I declined the bottle of water as the other women took theirs and sheepishly apologized to me for drinking water out of plastic water bottles.  This opened a conversation and the first step in changing behavior is bringing awareness to a problem so we can work together on solutions.  The most ironic part about bottled water is that many of the companies who are bottling the water are simply filtering tap water and putting it into a bottle.  Nearly forty years ago in 1969 the first Evian PVC bottle was launched.  I still remember the first time I saw a bottle of Evian because I realized it was Naïve spelled backwards.  This is how I continue to feel about bottled water. Read More