Bottled and Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession with Bottled Water by Peter Gleick. Dr. Peter Gleick is the Co-founder of the Pacific Institute where their aim is to find real-world solutions to problems like water shortages, habitat destruction, global warming, and environmental injustice. He earned his Ph.D. in Energy and Resources from the University of California. He is a receiver of the prestigious MacArthur “genius” Fellowship. Has authored numerous scientific papers and nine books. Bottled & Sold is a modern summary that shows how the privatization of the water industry has become more commercialized for profit and the thought transformation from the acceptance of municipality water to private companies has shifted.
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This book is very well written and organized. He stepped us through the history of water into modern culture and then went to a modern water bottling plant to receive a first-hand experience on how the bottles are made and how water is dispensed. I can tell his process for finding his information was well thought out, and he developed and a meticulous process and that he has published books before. I did enjoy the book I choose it because bottled water intrigues me as people deem their taps unacceptable to our modern, sophisticated palette that I think is ridiculous. I have to say that it is a way for corporations to gain a larger share of an emerging market. When we’re done, tap water will be relegated to showers and washing dishes. Susan Wellington, president of the Quaker Oats Company’s United States beverage division.(1) This is the second quote from the first chapter of the book. It is one of the most profound statements from the reading. It spits in the eye of the municipalities. He does set a balanced platform through out the review of the bottling industry in the book. However, I can tell he sways to the side of the environmental. He even says that he knows some people will not agree with what he has to say in his book that tells me he knows that he has a bias. The environment is his background and passion as this is his chosen career. He uses a myriad of sources in his scholarly approach. From the
Peter Gleick …show more content…
This book is very well written and organized. He stepped us through the history of water into modern culture and then went to a modern water bottling plant to receive a first-hand experience on how the bottles are made and how water is dispensed. I can tell his process for finding his information was well thought out, and he developed and a meticulous process and that he has published books before. I did enjoy the book I choose it because bottled water intrigues me as people deem their taps unacceptable to our modern, sophisticated palette that I think is ridiculous. I have to say that it is a way for corporations to gain a larger share of an emerging market. When we’re done, tap water will be relegated to showers and washing dishes. Susan Wellington, president of the Quaker Oats Company’s United States beverage division.(1) This is the second quote from the first chapter of the book. It is one of the most profound statements from the reading. It spits in the eye of the municipalities. He does set a balanced platform through out the review of the bottling industry in the book. However, I can tell he sways to the side of the environmental. He even says that he knows some people will not agree with what he has to say in his book that tells me he knows that he has a bias. The environment is his background and passion as this is his chosen career. He uses a myriad of sources in his scholarly approach. From the