Published Research Article of Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences. JBES published 12 issue per year. Here is the February issue of 2011.
It is a reliable source of information on the health, environmental, and social impacts of consumer products. Students can investigate pollution topics, such as agriculture, health hazards, air, water, environmental justice, and pollution.
You really can't blame the companies selling bottled water for anything other than trying to make a living. There is a need for bottle water, wether bottled at home or by a company. However, people are really silly when it comes to stuff like this stuff.
Open source is changing the face of computing and challenging $billion companies, what could it do if this community based R&D is focused on other areas such as the environment, energy production, medicine or food supply? An organization free from profit margins and government restraints could change the world.