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Back to the Tap	A Time article that calls for a return to drinking tap water and cites San Francisco, New York and Salt Lake as examples of governments acting to curb the use of plastic water bottles. Article also discusses the environmental impact of producing plastic water bottles.

Down the drain - Plastic water bottles should no longer be a wasted resource	Provides lots of information about the amount of platsic water bottles generated. Argues for a natioanl deposit bill or a new national infrastructure for the collection of plastic.

The library's Garbage Land bibliography (59KB .doc file)	The library's Garbage Land bibliography is a thorough list of resources that should help students with their work with topics related to Garbage Land.

Garbage Land Resources Blog	The library has set up a Garbage Land Resources Blog where people can review a list of Garbage Land resources and rate and make comments about the value of each title. It is at http://garbagelandcgc.blogspot.com

10 practical things you can do to reduce your garbage footprint

Elizabeth Royte interview	from Booknoise

PBS: POV Borders, Environment	A 2004 blog written by Elizabeth Royte as she worked on Garbage Land. Besides brief essays, Royte lists websites and books she recommends.

From Bad to Thirst by Elizabeth Royte	An article in Grist about the impact of agriculture on drinking water (16 Oct 2007). How the nation's breadbasket is poisoning its own water supply.

If You Really Want to Stop Global Warming... by Elizabeth Royte	Huffington Post blog entry on curbing our enthusiasm for the new (May 29, 2007).

The Compost Revolution by Elizabeth Royte	Huffington Post blog on compost (April 21, 2007).

Why The Bag Backlash? by Elizabeth Royte	Huffington Post blog on plastic bags (April 18, 2007).

On the Water Front by Elizabeth Royte	An article in the New York Times about tap water in New York City (February 18, 2007)

Drugging Our Waters by Elizabeth Royte	An article for OnEarth about drugs in our drinking water (Fall 2006). How An Aging Population And Our Growing Addiction To Pharmaceuticals May Be Poisoning Our Rivers

Corn Plastic to the Rescue by Elizabeth Royte	An article in Smithsonian on the pros and cons of corn plastic ( August 2006). Wal-Mart and others are going green with "biodegradable" packaging made from corn. But is this really the answer to America's throwaway culture?

Rough Burial by Elizabeth Royte	An article in OnEarth on the Katrina clean up (Spring 2006). After Katrina, what does Louisiana do with 22 million tons of toxic debris?

Transsexual Frogs by Elizabeth Royte	An article in Discover about endocrine disrupters in water (February 1, 2003). A popular weed killer makes some frogs grow the wrong sex organs. Your drinking water may have 30 times the dose they're getting.

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