Thanks to Don Davis for sharing this interesting item: GE is sending these water purification units to Haiti.
“A single Sunspring unit is capable of producing 19,000 liters of drinkable water every day,” notes CBS news in its story about the shipment. “The units are quick to deploy and can be operational three hours after arrival.”
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Photo: Thomas B. Dunklin
Thanks to correspondent Terri Hansen for this story on an historic and long-awaited decision to undue one of man’s failed attempts to control nature:
The world’s largest river restoration and dam removal effort kicked off in a spirit of celebration inside the grand rotunda of Oregon’s Capitol Feb. 18.
The agreements could be a [...]
Scientists report that dolphins suffer from diseases similar to those found in humans, and the mammals’ experiences could shed light on the effects that contaminated water and seafood have on people.
Researchers from the Marine Animal Disease Lab at the University of Florida have found at least new 50 viruses in dolphins, most of which [...]
So businesses are complaining that the US EPA wants them to stop polluting Florida water. The time has come for businesses to stop jeopardizing our natural resources, health and safety in the name of their industrial profits. Water is a finite resource, and most of it has already been contaminated – our drinking water is [...]
The Putnam County Environmental Council invites you to come show your love for Florida’s rivers, lakes, and springs at the 4th RALLY FOR THE RIVERS Valentine’s Day weekend, Feb. 12-14, 2010.
Friday, Feb. 12 will be devoted to a workshop designed to bring citizens up to date on water policy, science, and plans for diverting water [...]
WASHINGTON — Facing last-minute liberal resistance in Congress, the drug industry is bracing for an increase in its share of the cost of the proposed health care overhaul beyond the $80 billion over 10 years that it had negotiated with the White House, industry lobbyists say.
via Drug Industry Girds for Rise in Its Share of [...]
Here’s a compelling resident’s perspective of a horribly polluted river in North Florida. Thanks to Joy Ezell for passing along this article by science journalist DeLene Beeland:
“Not many people have heard of the Fenholloway. It’s barely recognizable as a river anymore. It’s a stinking channel of effluent that the Buckeye Papermill in Taylor County has [...]
“…more than 62 million Americans have been exposed since 2004 to drinking water that did not meet at least one commonly used government health guideline intended to help protect people from cancer or serious disease…
Some federal regulators have tried to help officials like Dr. Parekh by pushing to tighten drinking water standards for chemicals like [...]
“EL ALTO, Bolivia — When the tap across from her mud-walled home dried up in September, Celia Cruz stopped making soups and scaled back washing for her family of five. She began daily pilgrimages to better-off neighborhoods, hoping to find water there.
The glaciers that have long provided water and electricity to this part of Bolivia [...]
“It would no doubt create more jobs if it were to be taken out today. It also would greatly benefit the Ocklawaha River and restore it to what it was intended to be – a free-flowing stream in North Central Florida.
There are a good deal more benefits connected to a free-flowing stream than a man-made [...]
