Green Mistakes – Why Your Efforts To Save The Planet Might Actually Be Making Things Worse

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Green Mistakes – Why Your Efforts To Save The Planet Might Actually Be Making Things Worse Making the decision to go green is a great move and something that should certainly be commended. Once you consciously decide that you are …

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Drinking Water Week 2013

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Drinking Water Week Each year, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and an alliance of organizations, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), sponsor Drinking Water Week to highlight the importance of tap water and the need to reinvest in our …

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Bottled Water Versus Filtered Water – Which Is The Best Option?

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Bottled Water Versus Filtered Water – Which Is the Best Option? Water is something that everyone needs to consume in order to stay healthy and happy. Seeing to it that you get your doctor-recommended eight glasses of water per day …

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Drinking Dirty Water – Is America’s Water Safety In Jeopardy?

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Drinking Dirty Water – Is America’s Water Safety In Jeopardy? Civilization is only as strong as its water supply. Communities and cities, as well as their economic stability, can quickly and easily be bruised, if not toppled, by the unchecked …

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10 Reasons To Drink Tap Water – Tapit

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10 Reasons To Drink Tap Water – Tapit There are many reasons to skip bottled water and head straight to the tap. We have summed what we thought were the top 10 in one simple infographic. If this doesn’t convince …

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Drinking Water: Bottled or Tap?

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By Catherine Clarke Fox If your family is like many in the United States, unloading the week’s groceries includes hauling a case or two of bottled water into your home. On your way to a soccer game or activity, it’s …

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Think Reusable Bottles, Forget Plastic Bottled Water – Ban The Bottle

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People often claim the reasons they buy bottled water is because of convenience, supposed health benefits, and better taste. Yet, a majority of consumers cannot identify any valid reasons as to why they choose bottled water over a reusable bottle. …

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I Heart Tap Water Video Contest Winners

Students Demonstrate That Anyone Can Take Back the Tap Elizabeth Klein from University of Cincinnati was announced as the winner of our I Heart Tap Water video contest with her stop-motion animation video. Klein’s video and other finalist videos fulfilled …

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How To Choose The Best Water Filter

Lets face it, everyone will need a water filter in their home, sooner or later. Choosing the one that meets your personal water filter needs can be a challenge. Consumer Reports helps take some guess work out of choosing the …

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How To Compare Water Filters Using NSF Standards

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Comparing Water Filter Systems Concerned about the safety of your drinking water? Don’t really know how to compare the quality of various brands of water filters on the market today? More than 30 years after the passage of the Federal …

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We’re Blaming the Wrong People for Polluted Tap Water – Wenonah Hauter

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Recent coverage of hexavalent chromium (also known as chromium 6) in some of our nation’s water supplies vilified the wrong institutions: our municipal water utilities. The real culprits are the industries that dump this and other pollutants into our drinking …

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How Much Chlorine Is In My Drinking Water?

How Much Chlorine Is In Your Drinking Water? Kenton Jones from Multipure takes us on a demonstration with OTO, a swimming pool chemical that measures chlorine in water. Check out this awesome demonstration on dry foods such as pasta, jasmine rice …

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East Coast Braces For Hurricane Irene

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This post has been updated to reflect ongoing developments. Irene heading to North Carolina first Dale Eck, Director of the Global Forecast Center, The Weather Channel Aug 26,  2011 7:31 am ET – Hurricane Irene poses an extraordinary threat and …

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Food And Water Watch – Guide To Safe Tap Water

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Food and water watch has put together a video and guide for safe tap water and how to chose a water filter. Take Back the Tap Guide to Safe Tap Water Tap water is tested more frequently for safety concerns …

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Hydraulic Fracturing – What it’s about and why you should care

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The Fracking Fuss What it’s about—and why you should care by Sheryl Eisenberg Fracking is all over the news these days, but what exactly is it? A.A harmless way to get natural gas out of the ground. B.A fictional euphemism …

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Tips for Lead-Free Tap Water

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According to the EPA, exposure to lead in drinking water can result in delayed physical or neurologic development in infants and children, and can cause high blood pressure, kidney problems, and cancer in adults. Moreover, a growing body of evidence …

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