Take Back the Tap: Bowdoin

To:  Bowdoin College

Dear Fellow Classmates,

Here at Bowdoin, we pride ourselves on our commitment to sustainability. We believe that our drinking water should be safe, accessible, and affordable for all; that water is a human right and basic public service, not a corporate commodity. Bottled water does not fit within that commitment. These bottled brands are no cleaner and no safer than tap water, and yet they cost anywhere between 240 and 10,000 times the tap water price. At the same time, these bottled water corporations are extracting a vital natural resource, transporting it from around the world, and putting it in plastic bottles, with devastating environmental and economic impacts in communities nationwide.

As members of the Bowdoin college community, we ask that you join us in taking back the tap, by:

* Supporting the elimination of bottled water at campus events and in dining services.
* Supporting alternatives to bottled water on the Bowdoin College campus, including at express meals.
* Supporting providing reusable bottles for all Bowdoin students
* Supporting policies that promote and protect local access to clean water

If you believe you can go without bottled water, we ask that you sign this petition. Our community can decrease our bottled water usage, and we need your help.

SIMPLY SIGN THIS PETITION TO SHOW THAT YOU SUPPORT OUR PLEDGE!

Thank you for your support.

Sincerely,

The Bowdoin College Evergreens

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

The Take Back the Tap: Bowdoin Petition to Bowdoin College was created by The Bowdoin College Evergreens and written by Abriel Ferreira (abrielf@gmail.com).  This petition is hosted here at www.PetitionOnline.com as a public service. There is no endorsement of this petition, express or implied, by Artifice, Inc. or our sponsors. For technical support please use our simple Petition Help form.