Like Nick, I don't feel passionate about either side of this issue, either. In fact, I dislike big corporations as much as I do anti-corporation science. Either side pushing their own personal agenda via science is BS.

• I edited my previous post since I was completely wrong. I wish there were some way to see before and after editing versions of posts...

I got this reply today, regarding BPA release from Nalgene bottles:

Hi Braxton,

We just had a reader write in asking about this very thing and we directed the question to Julian Saunders, the doctor who writes the column, "Ask Dr. J." Look for his answer in the next issue. And thanks for the query...

JJ

Jeff Jackson
Editor, Rock & Ice
jjackson@bigstonepub.com

Don't your standard PE nalgenes have pthalates in them? Whether you use aluminium, lexan, or polethylene there seems to be some poorly quantified boogieman out to get you. Pick you poison.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/16/business/worldbusiness/16p>>>>>
I say stick with stainless steel or aluminum.

Here's one to torque your brain a little bit: Wal-Mart has decided to ban all BPA-containing products from their shelves.

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2008/04/bpa.html

And to think I thought their only ban was on things made in a place other than China.

Even Nalgene is dropping the bottles. The irony of course is that everyone bought them because we thought they were safer than the permeable white plastic ones.

Yup Nalgene dropping the entire hard plastic line. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24200402/