Philadelphia is on the verge of passing a sweeping soda tax that could herald the end of restaurants offering free refills for Philadelphians.
It’s a dark day indeed for the City of Brotherly love.
So far, most of the media coverage of the proposal focuses on the two cents per-ounce tax it would impose on bottled and [...]
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The Philadelphia soda tax will mean the end of Free Refills
Will your next bottle of Coke be square?
Turns out that the inverted hourglass shape of a standard coke bottle wastes a lot of space in shipping containers. And of course wasted space = wasted money.
Industrial design student Andrew Kim thinks he has a solution: square coke bottles. His design, which is touted as a green alternative to the current bottle, would dramatically reduce shipping [...]
New York soda tax dead… for now [soda tax]
You can stop stockpiling Coke— at least for the time being.
The AP reports that Governor Patterson’s soda tax appears to be a non starter in the Senate.
A proposed new tax on sugary drinks appears unlikely to pass the state Senate, despite passionate campaigning by New York Gov. David Paterson and his health commissioner.
Supporters have pushed [...]
A soda tax will hit your frappuccino too [soda tax]
New York isn’t the only place where politicians are pushing for a soda tax. Cash-strapped legislatures around the country are increasingly looking to soda taxes as a politically palatable way to raise funds under the guise of public health initiative.
Of course such a tax would hurt the poor most of all. But just because you [...]
That myth about how Coke dehydrates you
You know how whenever you’re thirsty and reach for an ice cold refreshing soft drink someone invariably tells you that soda will dehydrate you or only make you thirstier? Yeah, well it turns out that is total BS.
From the New York Times:
It was long thought that caffeinated beverages were diuretics, but studies reviewed last year [...]
To serve and protect [photo]
While walking through Downtown DC yesterday I came across a firehouse that had not one, but two different soda vending machines outside. They were not being picked-up or delivered, but rather were simply there in case someone walking down the street (which was devoid of shops) needed a little refreshment.
I think this is a great [...]
The soda tax is dead. Long live Free Refills! [victory]
Just a few months ago it seemed like free refills were at risk.
The threat came in the form of a proposed soda tax. The tofu-and sushi types thought they had the votes in Congress to slap a cent-per-ounce tax on soft drinks and sugary beverages. And they thought the healthcare reform bill making its way [...]
The world the way it should be…
Sometimes all it takes is a picture to remind us that progress is still possible.
God Bless America!
MINUTEMENT UPDATE: Because eight pop choices is not enough
Have you ever gone up to a self-serve soda fountain and thought that the six to eight choices typically offered are insufficient?
Well, neither have I.
But one of the great things about America is that deep the the research labs of our big companies there are thousands of scientists finding solutions to problems we didn’t even [...]
