Oil and Water
Sixteen million American homes use a total of some 11 billion gallons of heating oil a year, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. That’s 700 gallons per year per…
Sixteen million American homes use a total of some 11 billion gallons of heating oil a year, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. That’s 700 gallons per year per…
…in drinking water by using a water filter certified by the National Sanitation Foundation (NSF). Consumers should also beware that bottled water is not necessarily any safer than tap water….
…upward toward six billion, and the demand for water is increasing beyond our capacity to manage water systems. Less than one percent of the world’s water is fresh, and a…
…and Water Efficiency Project Director. “Using EPA [Environmental Protection Agency] estimates of shower water use, that’s about 280 million gallons of hot water wasted each day—water that has been heated…
…in Wine to Water: A Bartender’s Quest to Bring Clean Water to the World (Avery). Before founding the nonprofit Wine to Water, Hendley’s life consisted of cross-country motorcycle trips, playing…
…drinking too much water may increase exposure to water-borne pollutants, and may increase the risk of water intoxification, also called hyponatremia, a sometimes fatal condition that is the result of…
…decreased pollution control and water cut-offs, which, in the language of the water justice movement, “deny people the right to water.” It’s a form of violence, contest water-justice activists. But…
…different water systems across the country either shirked responsibilities to treat their water supplies to reduce lead levels, failed to monitor water supplies for lead, or neglected to report unsafe…
…have taken their place. Long’s Bluewater Network became an independent organization with a focus on the negative effects of transportation on air and water quality. But last spring, it announced…
…last week that it is halting new permits for mountaintop removal coal mining until water quality impacts from the practice can be fully assessed. Mountaintop removal coal mining involves blasting…