Tag: Water

Water From The Sea And The Sun: Amazing New Device Uses Only Solar Power To Desalinate Sea Water + VIDEO

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Water From The Sea And The Sun: Amazing New Device Uses Only Solar Power To Desalinate Sea Water + VIDEO
Squeezing Water From The Sun: Groundbreaking New Distiller Makes Potable Water Using Sunlight–And Seawater Bad news is an up-and-coming commodity these days–just ask cable news outlets. And while there is truth to the assessment that the 24-hour news cycle has created in itself a monster that constantly need to be fed bad news–overhyped, oversold and over-exaggerated though some of it may be–there really is so much out there to legitimately be alarmed about that it is easy to start thinking it’s ALL bad news these days.… Read the rest

Coal Ash In Drinking Water: When Big Coal Says Jump, N.C. Governor Pat Mccrory Says ‘How High?’

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Coal Ash In Drinking Water: When Big Coal Says Jump, N.C. Governor Pat Mccrory Says ‘How High?’
When Big Coal Talks, You Better Listen: N.C. Governor Changes Rules On Coal Ash Toxins For Former Employer If there is any lesson big corporations have learned in the past few decades, it’s that, if you don’t like the rules surrounding pollution, or food standards, or labor, all you have to so is install a compliant head of a regulatory agency or politician in a position of power.… Read the rest

Taskforce on Flint water crisis concludes it was an “environmental injustice”

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Taskforce on Flint water crisis concludes it was an “environmental injustice”
Panel: race a factor in Flint “environmental injustice” In a move that surprised exactly no one, a taskforce has concluded that the poisoning of the citizens of Flint, Michigan constituted what they termed an “environmental injustice.” The panel concluded in its 116-page report that the residents of Flint did not “…enjoy the same degree of protection… provided to other communities.” The report also took pains to point out that the majority of residents of Flint are African-American, painting in stark terms that the true and most severe costs of deteriorating environmental standards are always borne first by the poor and minority communities.… Read the rest