Plant Services - January 2008 - (Page 7) FROM THE EDITOR mike brenner, group publisher mbrenner@putman.net editorial staff paul studebaker, cmrp pstudebaker@putman.net russell l. kratowicz, p.e. cmrp editor in chief executive editor managing editor senior web editor senior technical editor group art director art director contributing editor contributing editor contributing editor contributing editor contributing editor contributing editor russk@putman.net lisa towers Business as usual? 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The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part without consent of the copyright owner. In an effort to more closely align with our business partners in a manner that provides the most value to our readers, content published in PLANT SERVICES magazine appears on the public domain of PLANT SERVICES’Website, and may also appear on Websites that apply to our growing marketplace. Putman Media, Inc. also publishes CHEMICAL PROCESSING, CONTROL, CONTROL DESIGN, FOOD PROCESSING, INDUSTRIAL NETWORKING, THE JOURNAL, PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING and WELLNESS FOODS. PLANT SERVICES assumes no responsibility for validity of claims in items published. ter all, they’re paying for it. ’m old enough to think widespread Established habits are tough to use of bottled water is a recent and break. At the start of this election year, unnecessary phenomenon, so I there’s more than the usual amount of was heartened when the City of Chitalk about change, but talking, encago levied a five-cent-per-bottle tax, couraging – even demanding – are effective January 1. Mayor Richard puny tools when you’re asking people Daley stood by the stalwart managers to behave differently. of the city’s water works and sanitation However, new habits departments and spoke are easy to make if you of the excellent quality, Talking, like them enough. We’re widespread availability encouraging – certainly going to need and low cost of Lake Michigan-sourced, lov- even demanding new habits to help solve ingly treated and reliably – are puny tools the energy, environmental, economic, staffing, pumped tap water, and when you’re security and multitude the excessive costs in both asking people of other problems facing dollars and the environindustrial facilities. ment for manufacturing, to behave Our new year’s resohauling and dealing with differently. lution is to introduce the trash associated with you to good new habits. water bottles. We’ll do a better job than ever of show“Score one for common sense,” I ing you ways to improve your working thought. “Surely people will see the world. We’ll do it on the Web, in print wisdom and want to help save the and in person, and we’ll do it with the world with the small sacrifice of rehelp of the best people in the field: our turning to delicious tap water.” readers and site visitors, our contribuNaive and silly me. Within days of tors and experts, our professors, sponthe Chicago law taking effect, food and sors and consultants. Maybe you. beverage special interests filed lawsuits If you believe that a strong and steady claiming the tax is unconstitutional flow of high-quality know-how and inand unfair. I think their real concern is spiration can make a difference, think of people being reminded of an environus as being on tap, and see if you don’t mental effect at the store and foregoing pick up some good new habits. the purchase. But if they succeed, the effect will be the same either way: business as usual. And if they don’t and the tax stands, will bottled-water chugPAUL STUDEBAKER, CMRP gers change their habits? I doubt it EDITOR IN CHIEF – they’ll simply feel more justified in pstudebaker@putman.net their environmental stance since, af(630) 467-1300 ext. 433 January 2008 www.PLANTSERVICES.com http://www.plantservices.com http://www.PLANTSERVICES.com
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