Blood Worms Invade Oklahoma Town’s Water Supply

There's something in the water — and it isn't an ice cube. Residents of one small Oklahoma town are being ordered to sip exclusively bottled water, after tiny red blood worms started popping up in drinking glasses earlier this week. The outbreak in Colcord, OK, has all but shut down the community, home to around 800 people. Schools are closed, convenience stores can't serve fountain sodas, and residents have been instructed not to cook or brush their teeth using tap water. Bathing, fortunately, ...[READ MORE]

Toxins Found In Drinking Water Across the U.S: How Bad is the Problem?

“In short, more than 100 million Americans served by these large waterworks were exposed to toxic trash,” EWG reports in their study. It may surprise most Americans to know that at least 100 million U.S. citizens are exposed to toxic carcinogens every day when they drink water from municipal water supplies. The announcement was first made by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), an environmental health research and advocacy organization, in a report released earlier this year. It found that ...[READ MORE]

Fukushima In Freefall: Radioactive Water Filters Taken Offline

(NaturalNews) After a 29-month cover-up, the Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) is now calling for international help and has all but admitted Fukushima's radiation leaks are spiraling out of control. In addition to the leaking water storage units that are unleashing hundreds of tons of radioactive water each day, Tepco now says 50% of its contaminated water filtration capability has been taken offline due to corrosion. The result is that radiation leaks are escalating out of control and attempted ...[READ MORE]

Drink A Pint And Save The World

Beer as a source of renewable energy: it sounds like the kind of suggestion someone would make after they've had more than enough beer already. But, as it turns out, there's power in beer. The power not only to fuel a night of drunken revelry, but also to fuel its very own production. There's been much talk about the potential of wind and solar power as sources of renewable energy, but no one thought to use beer. In truth, it's not the beer itself providing the means for energy production, but ...[READ MORE]

Green Kitchen Remodeling Ideas For 2013

Green Kitchen Remodeling Ideas For 2013 The kitchen is a hot spot in most homes. This is where you and your family gather to prepare meals together. Many times this is the room you spend the first part of the morning in sipping on you coffee or orange juice. That is why it is very important to keep your kitchen updated. If you are thinking about doing some kitchen remodeling then you should consider remodeling towards a more Eco-friendly kitchen. There are many things, large and small, that you ...[READ MORE]

Health Effects And Risks Of Too Much Sugar In Our Diet

A few years ago now, William Duffy wrote a book called Sugar Blues. In it he writes about the addictive qualities of white sugar saying, “It is much like a drug and the difference between sugar addiction and narcotic addiction is largely one of degree,” What makes sugar qualify as an addictive substance? By eating one piece or one bite of something containing sugar, it creates a desire for more and more. Also when one decides to quit eating it ‘cold turkey’, withdrawal symptoms appear which ...[READ MORE]

SEA TURTLE NEST COUNT SECOND HIGHEST ON RECORD

SEA TURTLE NEST COUNT SECOND HIGHEST ON RECORD ~DEP staff and volunteers track and protect sea turtles during nesting season~ TALLAHASSEE – Researchers at Florida's three National Estuarine Research Reserves are reporting that this year's sea turtle nesting season is boasting the second highest nest count on record at the reserves. Sea turtle nesting season begins in early May and extends to October 31. More than 1,800 biologists, interns and trained volunteers patrol Florida's 199 nesting ...[READ MORE]

Texas Towns Running Out of Water Due To Fracking

Beverly McGuire saw the warning signs before the town well went dry: sand in the toilet bowl, the sputter of air in the tap, a pump working overtime to no effect. But it still did not prepare her for the night in June when she turned on the tap and discovered the tiny town where she had made her home for 35 years was out of water.“The day that we ran out of water I turned on my faucet and nothing was there and at that moment I knew the whole of Barnhart was down the tubes,” she said, blinking ...[READ MORE]

Bottled Water Wastes Resources and Money – Take Back The Tap

The bottled water industry has generated demand for its product through marketing, persuading Americans that bottled water is purer and healthier than tap water, even though the U.S. federal government requires more rigorous safety monitoring of municipal tap water than it does of bottled water. Take Back the Tap Factsheet by Food and Water Watch Take Back the Tap Guide to Safe Tap Water Tap water is tested more frequently for safety concerns than bottled water, but the water quality ...[READ MORE]

Heavy Metals In Water: Is Any Level Safe?

In Philadelphia, as in many cities across the country, the legally-required statement on the quality of water in our taps proclaims “Philadelphia’s water is safe and healthy to drink for most people.” The only exception, they claim, is people with “special health concerns,” like compromised immune systems. But sometimes we wonder how they know it’s safe, and then we look at the science, and when it comes to heavy metals, it’s very clear they don’t know. The Case of Arsenic Arsenic is considered ...[READ MORE]