clean water

CONTEST: Write Your Clean Water Letter to the Editor

Source: http://ecowatch.org/2012/write-your-clean-water-letter-to-the-editor/ Write a 250-word Letter to the Editor Telling Why Your Favorite Wetland or Small Stream Deserves Protection under the Clean Water Act. National Wildlife Federation and River Network As many of you know, two Supreme Court decisions and bad policies from the Bush Administration have thrown the issue of Clean Water Act protections for certain creeks and wetlands into question. The Obama Administration is poised to ...[READ MORE]

Atrazine in Water Tied to Menstrual Irregularities & Low Hormones

Women who drink water contaminated with low levels of the weed-killer atrazine may be more likely to have irregular menstrual cycles and low estrogen levels, scientists concluded in a new study. The most widely used herbicide in the United States, atrazine is frequently detected in surface and ground water, particularly in agricultural areas of the Midwest. The newest research, which compared women in Illinois farm towns to women in Vermont, adds to the growing scientific evidence linking ...[READ MORE]

Matt Damon & Water.org Ask For Your Help – World Water Day, March 22nd

 In honor of World Water Day coming up on Thursday, March 22, Matt Damon, actor and co-founder of Water.org, released a video today urging people to “take action by donating your voice to the cause.” He reminds us of the tragic reality that “almost 1 billion people are forced to spend countless hours scavenging for even the smallest amount of water.” But Damon’s co-founder, Gary White, brings good news: “There are solutions for this,” he says. “We just need to have the resolve to get this ...[READ MORE]

EPA Underestimated Number of Polluted Florida Streams, Lakes and Rivers – Earthjustice

Floridians may end up paying a few more pennies a day in the coming years to upgrade outdated sewer systems that are contaminating public water supplies, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) said in a report on March 6. The report says that even more Florida lakes, streams, rivers and springs are polluted than previously thought, and that earlier estimates by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) underestimated the scope of the problem. In predicting costs, the EPA estimated that ...[READ MORE]

Fracking Hell: The Untold Story – Linktv.org

An original investigative report by Earth Focus and UK's Ecologist Film Unit looks at the risks of natural gas development in the Marcellus Shale. From toxic chemicals in drinking water to unregulated interstate dumping of potentially radioactive waste that experts fear can contaminate water supplies in major population centers including New York City, are the health consequences worth the economic gains? Marcellus Shale contains enough natural gas to supply all US gas needs for 14 years. But as ...[READ MORE]

Multipure Unveils New Look and Product Line

Whew! Well, I am back from my 3 week vacation. I went to visit my sister in Las Vegas and we both attended the Multipure first annual convention. Wow, what an awesome experience. I have to say I was very impressed with the entire event. For 3 days we attended classes, pop certification and the unveiling of some super awesome products and the entire make-over of Multipure! We got to meet some really great people and fellow Multipure distributors and had the time of our lives! Among the products ...[READ MORE]

Could Fracking Contamination be The Cause of Mystery Illness in LeRoy?

(CNN)-- In the tiny New York town of LeRoy, one thing is for sure; since October, 16 people suddenly have developed uncontrollable twitching and verbal tics. Three months later, they -- and the rest of the town -- are still wondering why. Doctors have diagnosed most of them with conversion disorder, saying that stress is the likely root of their physical problems. "What happens is there traditionally some kind of stress or multiple stressors that provoke a physical reaction within the body," ...[READ MORE]

Are Your Pets Getting Too Much Chlorine?

Are your precious pets getting too much chlorine? If you are using regular tap water for your pets, they may be ingesting and bathing in toxic chlorine. I know my cat likes to drink out of the toilet, so we have to keep the toilet lids down.  Chlorine is a known carcinogen to humans, and it only stands to reason, that it could be harmful to your pets as well. There are many other toxins and contaminants that are found in regular tap water that could also be affecting and making your pets ...[READ MORE]

Human Carcinogen Found in Drinking Water Near Gas Drilling Ops

EWG News release Human Carcinogen Found in Drinking Water Near Gas Drilling Ops CONTACT: EWG Public Affairs 510-444-0973 x305, leeann@ewg.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 20, 2012 Washington, D.C. -- The federal Environmental Protection Agency's detection of arsenic, a known human carcinogen, barium and other contaminants in the well water of homes near natural gas drilling operations in Dimock Township, Pennsylvania, should prompt a nationwide investigation of drilling-linked water ...[READ MORE]

Proof the Government is Killing You – Slow Kill Holocaust – InfoWars.com

From Bisphenol-a (BPA), to GMO crops, fluoride in water and countless other toxins slow killing modern society, the elite controllers have intentionally triggered cancer, disease and sterility while trying to mask their attack through “slow” ambient poisons that gradually drag down the masses as they eat factory-produced foods, drink public water and are bombarded by toxic packaging products of all kinds. BPA and other synthetic estrogen-mimickers are particularly harmful, and widely used in ...[READ MORE]