Is Your Water Safe To Drink? - Kelly Reynolds PH.D. Kelly Reynolds from the University of Arizona asks, Is Your Water Safe To Drink? No worries, she is here to give us the information we need to come to the right conclusion.
Pres. Obama Drinks Flint's Filtered Water During Visit President Barack Obama made a long-awaited visit to Flint, Michigan, Wednesday, seeking to bring unity to a crisis over lead-contaminated water that has left residents furious with local, state and federal leaders — and taking sips of filtered water to show it is safe to drink. Inspired to visit by a letter from an 8-year-old Flint girl, Obama told an audience of about 1,000 that he came to listen to their concerns about a ...[READ MORE]
465 is a big number! The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Flint has 465 member families that live in Flint... these families are still struggling daily with lead contaminated water. The Pure Foundation wants to put drinking water systems in as many of these homes as possible... and that's where we need your help friends. We need as many donations of countertop drinking water systems as possible. Thanks to you, we are off to a great start! 66 systems have been donated to the 465 families of ...[READ MORE]
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday demanded answers from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power after five L.A. schools complained of murky water. LAUSD officials said the district heard of the cloudy water late last week from principals and plant managers from Flournoy Elementary, Compton Avenue Elementary, 96th Street Elementary, Grape Street Elementary and Florence Griffith-Joyner Elementary. The schools handed out bottles of water and told students to ...[READ MORE]
Under-sink water filters provide a permanent, installed solution Under-sink water filters are installed directly into the water line under the sink. Some filter all of the cold water that flows through the faucet; others have a separate filter faucet -- which requires drilling a hole in the sink deck or countertop to install. The options and price ranges in this category vary dramatically, as does the cost of replacement filters. If you just need small amounts of filtered water for drinking, see ...[READ MORE]
Plastic water bottles come with a higher price tag than most people realize, taking up to 1,000 yearsto decompose in a landfill. The fact that at least half of all water bottles are used only once makes the waste that much more egregious. Icelandic product designer Ari Jónsson decided he needed to take action by fashioning a biodegradable water bottle from algae Jónsson said, “I feel there is an urgent need to find ways to replace some of the unreal amount of plastic we make, use, and throw ...[READ MORE]
EPA Continues to Recommend Flint Residents Use Filters The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released additional sampling results showing that lead-removal filters are working as expected in Flint, Mich., homes with high lead levels. The agency continues to recommend that Flint residents use NSF-certified filters in their homes. EPA visited homes where high levels of lead contamination were previously detected in sampling by the Michigan Department of Environmental ...[READ MORE]
Tree-T-Pee creator and farmer Johnny Georges created the Tree t-pee out of his passion for water conservation. The first of its kind, the Tree-T-Pee is a water containment system for agribusinesses. Tree-T-Pee creator and farmer Johnny Georges created the product out of his passion for water conservation. The Tree-T-Pee supplies water conservation through micro-sprinklers and frost protection through its cone-shaped tree guard made of recycled plastic that is positioned at the base of ...[READ MORE]
NEW YORK, Jan. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- January 25, 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of fluoridation – forcing Americans to ingest fluoride chemicals via the public water supplies without their informed consent. Fluoridation promoters repeatedly claim that the practice is "safe" and "effective" but science does not support either claim, reports the Fluoride Action Network (FAN). Paul Connett, PhD, FAN Executive Director says, "Politics not science keeps fluoridation alive. ...[READ MORE]
Introducing Multipure's Aquaversa Pink and AquaBrites Conceived by Multipure's Executive Vice President of Administration, Jennifer Rice, the Pure Foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to education, assistance, and health improvement. Through Multipure, and the Pure Foundation, she hopes to make a positive difference, and create a healthier world for the future. For each purchase Multipure will donate up to $100 to Susan G. Koman and $50 to Multipure's Pure ...[READ MORE]