Saturday, June 2, 2007

Evil Waterbottles

Well, I thought that all the money that could have possibly spent on gear has been spent. However, over the last few days Ellen has been indoctrinating us with information about plastic. In short, some types of plastics leach into your food and beverage, and have been proven to cause birth defects, low sperm count, cancer, etc.

So it turns out that our trusted and loved Nalgene bottles are made from polycarbonate plastic that leaches Bisphenol.

"BPA is found in polycarbonate plastic food containers often marked on the bottom with the recycling label #7. Not all #7 labeled products are polycarbonate but this is a reasonable guideline for a category of plastics to avoid. Rigid and transparent plastic containers for food and drink, such as widely used clear or colored drink bottles and toddler sip cups contain BPA."
More on BPA via. EWG

So in short, we are going to invest in stainless steel water bottles.

And while I'm on this rant- Ithaca college offers health insurance for its alumni...just not in the state of NY, NJ, or VT. Puzzling, right?

~E T H A N~

5 comments:

wamu said...

OK, so here it is, we can't even drink water without worrying about what it's putting into our bodies. Love that Melon, that Dr. Twersky - now with an honorary doctorate in environmental toxicology! My question: Are there any studies to show harm to humans [or laboratory animals] from these leached chemicals given normal use of the products? That said, it does just seem reasonable not to drink from these containers. Are all of those spring water bottles #7?

Ethan said...

This is why we love you WAMU.

-E&J

Anonymous said...

I love it that you boys are taking your Mom seriously regarding plastics. I am just getting onto that bandwagon and the labels and organics and deodorant that she has been talking about for years. But it is a personal choice. Your Uncle Shel has no patience for any of it. Auntie P

Anonymous said...

love that little daughter of ours...she'll keep us all healthy whether we care or not...LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER!!!!!!!!!!always!!!!!!
Mom mom

Anonymous said...

Check this out boys. News from Jackson. 2 days after our big hike!! Yikes...

"A Fremont County science and physical education teacher suffered severe puncture wounds to his back and buttocks Wednesday when he was mauled by a grizzly bear near Jackson Lake Lodge in Grand Teton National Park."