Fountains in public places are flowing and sprinklers in public parks irrigate vast green lawns using tap water.

VOA: standard.2009.08.01

And if that's the case, why in the world would--can we justify all that shipping, all the excess energy to taste, to ship water in from France, rather then just buying something local or drinking water out of the tap?

既然如此,为什么还会有世界范围的进出口呢,为什么还要浪费能源,从法国进口呢,而不是买当地的品牌,或是直接喝水龙头里的水呢

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Patricia Farnelli said her five children were sick for months, until the family stopped drinking tap water.

VOA: standard.2010.01.02

Industry representatives Director Josh Fox has documented the environmental effects of new drilling methods, including flammable tap water, across 24 states in his new film "Gasland."

VOA: standard.2010.01.02