Month: July 2010

Chemicals In Your Water That Can Make You Fat!

A VERY interesting article hit cyberspace this week on http://www.wowowow.com/, identifying a class of chemicals in your water that can make you fat! On May 11, the White House announced it was targeting a new threat to America’s health and security. It wasn’t some rogue nation or terrorist organization, or a newfound disease or environmental … [Read more…]

@katiecouric Taps Into the Bottled Water Debate with Joe Doss and Stephanie Soechtig – Couric & Co. – CBS News

@katiecouric Taps Into the Bottled Water Debate with Joe Doss and Stephanie Soechtig – Couric & Co. – CBS News

Multi-Pure® is the Top-Rated & Best Performing Water Filter – Video by The Water Filter Lady

Multi-Pure® is the Top-Rated & Best Performing Water Filtration system in the U.S. Tested & Certified by NSF for reduction of these major contaminants: Arsenic, Lead, VOC’s, Cysts, Giardia, Cryptosporidium, Asbestos, MTBE, Mercury, PCB’s, Chloramines and many more. Multi-Pure® NSF Certified Solid Carbon Block Drinking Water Filters For the Home & Office, Including, under sink, … [Read more…]

Chemicals In The Water – Tapped Film Clip

A bonus clip from “Tapped” the documentary movie.A clip about the chemicals that run downstream that may eventually appear in your water. Concerned about contaminants in your water? Have your water tested._____________________________________________________________

International Bottled Water Association Fights Back

“In the past few months, activists have made claims that the bottled water industry ‘manufactures demand’ for bottled water,” said Tom Lauria, IBWA vice president of communications. “But the truth is that demand for bottled water is ‘consumer driven’, and our video illustrates this important difference by giving viewers insightful background information about the industry … [Read more…]

Water Filter Comparisons – How Do I Choose?

More than 30 years after the passage of the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act, the safety of our drinking water is often in the news and on consumers’ minds. Health-conscious consumers concerned about the safety of their drinking water are seeking water treatment devices that will allow them to control the quality of the water … [Read more…]

Enjoying the Beach—Without Ruining It

GOOD Instructions: Enjoying the Beach—Without Ruining It Summer is officially here, which means many of us will be beach-bound. Before you slip into your swim suit and pack up the station wagon, however, we have some important reminders. Last year, the Ocean Conservancy organized it’s 25th annual International Coastal Cleanup—an enduring effort worth celebrating, but … [Read more…]

The Disappearing Male – Documentary Film

After watching this film, I am now even more convinced of the dangers of plastic. Bottle water, bottled and canned soda, and everything you consume out of plastic is loaded with phthalates and bpa! The Disappearing Male is about one of the most important, and least publicized, issues facing the human species: the toxic threat … [Read more…]

"Fuel" the Film by Josh Tickell

Director Josh Tickell’s first feature-length documentary shows Americans how to take back their country one gas tank at a time. Featuring several biodiesel industry professionals, the film explores biodiesel’s history, present and future. The most infuriating bit of this film is that the EPA (environmental protection agency)..The very organization we depend on to help protect … [Read more…]

Author Peter Gleick Discusses Bottled Water

With tap water safe and abundant in the United States, Peter H. Gleick looks at why so many Americans drink their water from plastic bottles — many of which end up in massive landfills. In his book Peter Gleick explores Americans relationship with bottled water.Gleick dropped by “Good Morning America” today to talk about his … [Read more…]