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FILM REVIEW: New documentary Tapped Sheds New Light on the Bottled Water Craze

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 December 2010

Marian Vernon*
Affiliation:
Environmental Studies, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois
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Marian Vernon, Department of Environmental Science, DePaul University, 1 East Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604; (phone) 847-636-2871; (e-mail) mvernon19@gmail.com
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Extract

Tapped is a well-researched, illuminating documentary exploring the relationships between the bottled water industry and its impacts on societal communities, individuals, and ecosystems. Whether you are an avid fan of bottled water or more of a skeptic of the bottled water craze, Tapped will certainly make you think twice before buying a bottle of Ice Mountain water at lunch. Tapped helps viewers understand that the seemingly simple and often mindless action of purchasing bottled water can have very far-reaching and often negative effects on people and ecosystems alike. The documentary emphasizes the often forgotten truth that water is a fundamental human right that should be cared for and shared among all people and organisms rather than something that should be extracted and sold for exorbitant profit.

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Copyright © National Association of Environmental Professionals 2010

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1 Tapped, DVD, dir. Stephanie Soechtig (Santa Monica, CA: Atlas Films, 2010), documentary, NR, 1:15. The DVD includes a 0:54 version.