CHEYENNE, Wyo. – CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday for the first time that fracking — a controversial method of improving the productivity of oil and gas wells — may be to blame for causing groundwater pollution. The draft finding could have significant implications while states try to determine how … [Read more…]
TAKE ACTION! Don’t Let Polluters Undo Environmental Protections This Holiday Season This holiday season, leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives are planning to hide attacks on vital protections for our air, water, wildlife, and public lands in tax legislation and must-pass spending bills—but the U.S. Senate can stop them! These attacks will mean fewer … [Read more…]
Arsenic in Apple Juice Dr. Oz’s Extensive National Investigation Update: Consumer Reports is out with its investigation into arsenic in the food supply. It found 10% of apple juice and grape juice samples had total arsenic levels above the drinking water standard of 10 parts per billion. Consumer Reports also found that the majority of … [Read more…]
Being in the water filter industry and my husband being an HVAC tech (heating, air and indoor air quality specialist), I am concerned both about the quality of the water we drink and the indoor air we breath. But, when hubby comes home from a long day of work, the last thing he wants to do is work on the A/C unit, or change … [Read more…]
This holiday season, give your loved ones gifts that protect wildlife As a thank you for all your support this year, Oceana is giving you 15% off all your holiday adoptions. Just enter the code HOLIDAY2011 at checkout. Expires December 24. » Have a special person in your life who cares about the environment? No need … [Read more…]
A new study says that regular consumption of canned soup may be associated with an increase in levels of bisphenol A (BPA), which has been associated with a number of harmful health effects. Bisphenol A is an industrial chemical used to make polycarbonate plastic for water bottles and food containers as well as the protective … [Read more…]
by Jennifer Mueller/Care2.com Two bottled water companies and a plastic bottle manufacturer are misleading California consumers by claiming their bottles are biodegradable, charged California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris in a lawsuit last week. The state is suing to immediately remove thousands of bottles of Balance and Aquamantra water made by ENSO plastics from store … [Read more…]
Environmentally friendly (also eco-friendly, nature friendly, and green) are terms used to refer to goods and services, laws, guidelines and policies claimed to inflict minimal or no harm on the environment. Climate change, Oceanic dead zones, deforestation, collapsing fisheries, unbreathable air, undrinkable water, vanishing species, and toxic mother’s milk are just a few of the … [Read more…]
Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) November 16, 2011 After hosting a seven city regional tour across the country, Multi-Pure, an industry leader in water filtration, is ready to announce its “New Message in the Water” nationwide, by hosting its first annual national conference, the Pure Convention. The Pure Convention is a celebration of Multi-Pure’s past and … [Read more…]
What is Filtermania? Buy TEN (10) Replacement Filters & You will receive a Free MultiPure Stainless Steel Drinking Water System. How does it work? When you place your order, you will receive the FREE Water Filtration System and one replacement cartridge for that system. In addition, you will receive a total of 9 coupons (5 … [Read more…]
Consumers hearing that some U.S. communities will no longer add fluoride to their drinking water, such as Florida’s Pinellas County, may wonder whether this cavity fighter is safe. The short answer: Most health professionals say yes, as long as people don’t ingest too much of it. Studies in the 1930s found tooth decay was less … [Read more…]
Erin Brockovich wants consumers to put down the bottle and turn on the tap. “Bottled water is expensive,” Brockovich told The Price of Fame at the Toronto International Film Festival. “People can save money by not buying as much bottled water and maybe investing in a good filter for the house.” (Brockovich is still looking for a … [Read more…]
LOS ANGELES — The California attorney general’s office on Wednesday sued three companies over allegations they misled consumers by marketing plastic water bottles as biodegradable. The lawsuit – said to be the first government action to enforce the state’s environmental marketing law – accuses ENSO Plastics of Mesa, Ariz., of falsely claiming their bottles would … [Read more…]
Florida residents to convene at town hall Oct. 24 Erin Brockovich will be on hand Monday, Oct. 24, for a town hall meeting with residents of Deland, Fla., to answer questions about insecticide-tainted drinking water affecting a number of DeLand and Miami-Dade homes. Brockovich consults for the nationally recognized environmental torts law firm Weitz & … [Read more…]
Will Tar Sands Pipeline Threaten Groundwater? Proposed Keystone XL pipeline would carry diluted bitumen, or “dilbit.” More than a million gallons of dilbit leaked into Michigan’s Kalamazoo River in July 2010. Photograph courtesy Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Mason Inman for National Geographic News Published September 19, 2011 This story is part of a … [Read more…]
Pinellas county Florida has voted to stop adding fluoride to its drinking water after a polarizing debate that included warnings of reduced intelligence, cancer, Soviet-style tactics and forced medicating by government. The Pinellas County Commission voted 4-3 to halt fluoridation to about 700,000 residents of the county, the St. Petersburg Times reports. The city of St. … [Read more…]
Why you should look for TCE in your drinking water -by Britt Mittemeijer Our local paper today carried an article about the suffering TCE (trichloroethylene) in the drinking water supply has caused many inhabitants of Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. TCE is a known human cancer-causing chemical (EPA). Fuel leaks and other sources of pollution … [Read more…]
I am not much of a soda drinker, except for an occasional diet coke with my vodka, but I found this article today and throughly enjoyed reading it…hope you do to. Pass it on !! WATER #1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. (Likely applies to half the world population) #2. In 37% of Americans, … [Read more…]
Susan G. Komen for the Cure is fighting every minute of every day to finish what we started and achieve our vision of a world without breast cancer. Fulfilling the Promise Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In … [Read more…]
Hidden camera water fluoridation video by InfoWars Infowars News.com October 1, 2011 An Infowars Nightly News special report filed by Alex Jones shows never-before-seen undercover footage shot at the Austin Water Treatment Facility demonstrates the process of adding the corrosive and highly toxic chemical to the water supply. The InfoWars team has released stunning secret … [Read more…]