Comments on: Watershed, a New MSLK Eco-Installation

By: MSLK Featured in New Book: Urban Interventions – Order Now!

MSLK Featured in New Book: Urban Interventions – Order Now! — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:51:49 +0000

[...] two eco-installations projects “2663 Urban Tumbleweeds” and “Watershed” are featured in a new 256 page, full-color book due out soon entitled “Urban [...]

By: Turning Plastic Back into Oil

Turning Plastic Back into Oil — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:17:15 +0000

[...] you know from Watershed, even though recycling programs are in place, 80% of the water bottles we drink still end up in [...]

By: BreakFree411

BreakFree411 — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:04:02 +0000

What a dramatic way to raise awareness of this issue. People who drink bottled water reach for it out of convenience and habit, but it’s evident that they don’t understand just how harmful this habit is to the environment.

Installations such as this help people visualize the scope of this problem.

We’re urging people to break free from single-serve bottled water at http://www.breakfree411.com and consider greener alternatives.

By: Tara Collins

Tara Collins — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:55:49 +0000

Promote drinking NYC tap water ! The Champagne of the Catskills. NYC’s water supply is just one of five unfiltered metropolitan water sources in the US. NYC residents consume 1.3 billion gallons of clean drinking water per day. The average New Yorker uses roughtly 120 gallons per day.

Thanks to the willing landowners in the NYC watershed region upstream, we’re applying innovative approaches to farm and forest landscapes that not only promote clean water but bolster sagging local and regional economies. Clean water has a price, one well spent in both NY watershed communities upstream and City neighorhoods. NYC water routinely meets (or exceends) EPA standards — Drink up!

Holding the exhibit in NYC makes sense, a great place to raise awareness. You may also want to team up with TakeBackTheTap.org/ny and Food & Water Watch’s NYC division. Good luck with the demonstration!

By: Lise Brenner

Lise Brenner — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:45:51 +0000

Are you aware that our fabulous NYC tap water is at imminent risk? Natural gas drilling is proposed for the NYC watershed – i.e. the Catskill and Delaware River Basin region. To find out what this will mean for the health of our water supply (which is actually the water supply for 20 million people) check out any of the following websites:

http://www.nyh2o.org
http://www.waterunderattack.com
http://www.damascuscitizens.org

ProPublica and WNYC did a great story last year that is listed on the damascus citizens website.
Everyone in NYC should be aware of this, and should be contacting their councilpeople and representatives. We could well be in danger of losing not only our clean water, but everything that goes with it.

By: marc

marc — Mon, 18 May 2009 03:26:39 +0000

Water bottles are incredibly wasteful. Have you seen this:

http://www.ethoswater.com/

It’s a very misguided attempt at charity, whereupon a portion of water bottle sales go to help give children clean water. It would be a great idea if it didn’t involve producing more water bottles. In fact, there’s a site dedicated to poking holes in their plan:

http://www.ethos-water.com/

By: sheri

sheri — Sun, 17 May 2009 19:09:27 +0000

Yes, you are absolutely correct Christina! Market research shows that consumers believe that bottled water is healthier, however, research reveals that the plastic bottles themselves pollute the contents.

By: Christina Hagopian

Christina Hagopian — Sat, 16 May 2009 13:38:18 +0000

Great idea, Sheri. I carry a stainless steel bottle now. There are new studies where water stored for long periods in plastic or water in a warm bottle (ie sitting in sun or car for instance) is also physically harmful. I can wait to see your installation. I’ll gather what I can for the cause.

By: sheri

sheri — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:58:16 +0000

I know right? I’ve been freaked out ever since I read this article: http://www.bestlifeonline.com/cms/publish/health/Our_oceans_are_turning_into_plastic_are_we_2.php

Frightening, and gross.

By: Anna-Kari

Anna-Kari — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:19:35 +0000

What a cool idea. You might be able to pick som up on the earth’s eighth continent?

http://sitfu.blogspot.com/2007/11/earths-eighth-continent.html