World Water Day – March 22nd

Water affects every aspect of our lives, yet nearly one billion people around the world don't have clean drinking water, and 2.6 billion still lack basic sanitation. World Water Day, celebrated annually on March 22, was established by the United Nations in 1992 and focuses attention on the world's water crisis, as well as the solutions to address it.This year, a collaborative of US-based organizations have joined to raise awareness and call for stronger commitments from governments, the private ...[READ MORE]

Water Polution & The Safe Drinking Water Act (Video)

New York Times reporter Charles Duhigg speaks about the latest in his investigative series “Toxic Waters,” which examines the worsening pollution in the nation’s water systems. Duhigg joined DemocracyNow to discuss how chemical companies have violated the Clean Water Act more than 500,000 times in the last five years, most without punishment. Since then he has written articles focusing on how coal-fired power plants and large farms are threatening the nation’s drinking water

455 Industrial Chemicals found in humans

Environmental Working Group - Kid Safe ChemicalsThe human race is now polluted with hundreds of industrial chemicals – with little or no understanding of the consequences. Babies are born pre-polluted with as many as 300 industrial chemicals in their bodies when they enter the world. Our current federal chemical law is clearly failing us. We need the Kid-Safe Chemicals Act to protect human health from the thousands of toxic industrial chemicals on the market todayUpdated: Kid-Safe Chemicals Act: ...[READ MORE]

What Is A Water Ionizer? Legitimate Health Benefit Or Just Plain Quackery?

Recently I got a call from a gentleman asking me about water ionizers. He claimed that his Kangen has all but cured many of his diseases, such as diabetes, cancer, etc. I have heard rumors about the efficacy of these products, and figured it all to be snake oil, or another gimic to dupe the public into purchasing these high priced items. Since I am in the water filter business, and I really havent done much research on Ionizers, I decided it was time to take a look at what all the "fuss" is ...[READ MORE]

A Cheap Water Filter System? Dont Waste Your Money.

Faucet mount and pitcher type filters like Brita & Pur do little more than reduce chlorine & gives the buyer a false sense of security. Have you been tempted by fancy add campaigns and the lower priced water filter systems like brita and pur as an alternative for your family because of a limited budget? If so you need to realize that there are several problems with filters at that low of a price scale. Most of these filters are really only chlorine filters and not actual purifiers. ...[READ MORE]