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11/30/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
Essential survival skills: How to purify water when SHTF
The quest for clean water does not stop even after SHTF. Therefore, it’s important to know how to purify water when you’re forced to source it from lakes and streams. Different ways to purify water Water purification differs from water filtration. The latter uses a porous substance to filter water and is less effective at removing pollutants. Meanwhile, purification is a […]
08/25/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
The best at being the worst: Coca-Cola named the biggest plastic polluter in the world
The Coca-Cola Company is the world’s top plastic polluter for the second straight year in a recent report by Break Free From Plastic. In its annual brand audit of plastic waste, the global movement found that the soda company is responsible for more plastic litter than the next top three polluters combined, continuing its streak […]
07/26/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
Small decline in groundwater levels can cause US wells to go dry, researchers say
A study published in the journal Science shows that millions of wells in the U.S. and around the world will go dry if groundwater levels decline by only a few feet. Researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara arrived at this finding after analyzing 39 million well construction records from 40 countries. The researchers found that 20 percent of […]
07/23/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
Drowning in plastic: Hermit crabs are turning plastic waste into homes that are killing them
More than half a million hermit crabs in the Indian and Pacific Oceans are dying because they mistake plastic waste for a home, according to a study published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials. Australian and British researchers found that around 508,000 hermit crabs have died taking shelter inside plastic waste on Cocos (Keeling) Island, an Australian […]
06/30/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
Prepper must-haves: Water storage options for your survival stockpile
Being able to store water at home is an essential aspect of emergency preparedness. When the power grid goes down, water will stop coming out of your tap and become a scarce resource. This means that a huge part of survival planning should focus on securing your family’s water supply. (h/t to AlphaSurvivalist.net) Water storage basics Before anything else, […]
06/29/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
Garbage-gobbling machine combats marine pollution in Baltimore
A machine that “eats” garbage floating in the water has been cleaning up the bays of Baltimore. Called Mr. Trash Wheel, the 50-foot-long contraption has gobbled up more than three million pounds of trash in the historic Inner Harbor since its debut in 2014, according to CNET. John Kellett, founder of Clearwater Mills, a locally owned and operated logistics company, invented Mr. […]
06/24/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
Study: Rainwater in the Great Lakes contaminated with dangerous levels of “forever chemicals”
New monitoring data shows that rainwater in the Great Lakes contains dangerous levels of “forever chemicals,” or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Researchers with the Integrated Atmospheric Deposition Network, a monitoring program funded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and managed by Indiana University, collected samples of ambient air and rainwater from six different sites across the Great Lakes region: Cleveland, […]
06/21/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
Fast food packaging responsible for nearly half of all ocean plastics, study finds
A new study published in the journal Nature Sustainability found that plastic items used for packaging takeout food and drinks contributed nearly half of the plastics in the world’s oceans. Researchers arrived at this finding after examining 36 global inventories of marine trash from seven major aquatic environments. The researchers found that only 10 plastic products make up 75 percent of […]
06/07/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
Installing solar panels over canals could save California 65 billion gallons of water a year, researcher claims
Brandi McKuin of the University of California, Santa Cruz claims that covering California’s canals with solar panels can save the drought-prone state around 65 billion gallons of water every year. She explained that canopies of solar panels would provide shade to the canal water during the summer months. This, in turn, would save enough water to irrigate 50,000 acres […]
06/06/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
UK water retailers on the brink of collapse due to unpaid water bills
The U.K.’s water market is at risk of collapse due to unpaid water bills piling up amid the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This is according to a report commissioned by the U.K. Water Retailer Council (UKWRC), an industry body that represents 18 retailers. The UKWRC tapped consultancy firm Economic Insight to study the effectiveness of Great Britain’s […]
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