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Second only to soda, bottled water is on the verge of becoming the most popular beverage in the country. The brands have become so ubiquitous that we're hardly
Plastic Water
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How and why branded bottles of water have insinuated themselves into our daily lives, and what the implications are for safe urban water supplies. How did brand
Wellsprings
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Bottled Lightning
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Lithium batteries may hold the key to an environmentally sustainable, oil-independent future. From electric cars to a "smart" power grid that can actually store