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News & Articles By Divina Ramirez
04/28/2022
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By Divina Ramirez
Water supply and prepping: A beginner’s guide to rainwater collection
No homestead is truly off-the-grid if it doesn’t have a rainwater collection system in place. Rainwater collection is the practice of collecting or harvesting rainwater into an easily accessible container for cooking, washing, bathing or gardening. As such, rainwater collection is an easy way to reduce water usage on the homestead. However, successful and sustainable rainwater […]
12/08/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Prepper must-haves: Food and water are essential to your survival
When SHTF, you might not have access to food and clean water for days or even weeks. By taking the time now to store emergency food and water supplies, you can provide for your entire family even in a crisis. Here’s everything you need to know about food and water and how they fit into your prepping […]
08/05/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Brazil’s palm oil industry brings pollution to indigenous communities in the Amazon
Palm oil companies are ramping up production in Brazil in a bid to meet the world’s insatiable appetite for the oil. Palm oil can be found in processed foods, cosmetics and personal care products. But this increase in production means more pollution for indigenous groups living in the Amazon rainforest, a massive tropical rainforest covering most […]
08/03/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Nearly 1.6 billion disposable face masks flooded oceans in 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened marine plastic pollution. According to a report released early this year, 1.56 billion disposable face masks ended up in the world’s oceans in 2020, amounting to between 4,680 and 6,240 tonnes of plastic pollution. Unfortunately, this is just the tip of the iceberg. Teale Bondaroff, lead author of the report and […]
08/02/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
US lithium mining projects are not eco-friendly
President Joe Biden has made addressing “climate change” one of his key priorities. That plan entails spending billions of dollars on new lithium mines. Lithium is primarily used to create electric vehicle (EV) batteries because it can store lots of energy and can be repeatedly charged. Lithium is extremely lightweight as well. But some experts […]
07/20/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Cultivating seaweed could restore oceanic dead zones, scientists conclude
Cultivating different species of seaweed in less than one percent of Gulf of Mexico waters could help the United States achieve pollution reduction goals, according to a study by researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). The Gulf of Mexico is infamous for its “dead zones.” These are oceanic zones with too little oxygen in the water, […]
07/03/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Prepping 101: How to store water for emergency preparedness
The human body needs water to function properly, and a person may only survive for a few days without water. Clean water is also important for sanitation and hygiene. This is why having an emergency supply of clean, safe water is essential when SHTF. But there’s more to water storage than filling drums and buckets with […]
07/02/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
California’s “Megadrought” is causing tap water to taste like dirt
California has entered another drought, one that experts think is more severe than its last one. Worse, the heat is so severe that it’s making tap water in some places, including Sacramento, taste like dirt. Last month, the City of Sacramento issued a statement saying it has received complaints from residents about the taste of their tap water. […]
06/22/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Oxygen levels are dropping in nearly 400 lakes in US, Europe
Oxygen levels in nearly 400 lakes across the United States and Europe have significantly dropped over the past 80 years, according to a study led by researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in New York. Published Wednesday, June 2, in Nature, it showed that oxygen levels fell 5.5 percent in surface waters and 18.6 percent in deep waters of the affected lakes. The […]
06/07/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Scientists create sponge-like material to soak up phosphate from polluted waters
Researchers from Northwestern University in Illinois have created a sponge-like material capable of removing up to 99 percent of phosphate ions in polluted water. The “sponge,” technically known as the Phosphate Elimination and Recovery Lightweight (PEARL) membrane, is coated with nanostructures that bind to the phosphate ions. By fine-tuning the pH level of the sponge, the researchers can […]
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