Wow. I just googled "plastic bottle resource requirements" and had to turn down the volume. Anyway, Dasani is mentioned prominently in the U.S. study.
<a href="http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/02/10/060210151009.9nrba2js.html">AFP Story:</a>
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... The study warned that the rapid growth in the industry has also ironically led to water shortages in some areas, including India where bottling of Dasani water and other drinks by the Coca-Cola company has caused shortages in more than 50 villages. ...
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That study mentions the water bottle manufacturing for U.S. consumption requires 1.5million barrels of oil/yr (raw materials only), but nothing about transportation of the product which I recall can be higher depending on product origin.
Ouch.
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