Water filters are necessary to remove or reduce the myriad chemicals that contaminate our nation’s drinking water, some of which are linked to cancer and endocrine disruption. For more tips on selecting the best filter for your home, visit EWG’s Healthy Living: Home Guide
Find out what contaminants are in your drinking water and what you can do to protect yourself.
The global water crisis will be the central issue facing our world this century. We can manage this problem, but only if we are willing to act now. Learn how much water we use and how we can make a difference.
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Earth Water Alliance member, Steven Herbert, trains Jamaican students in organic farming and dowsing methods. The Rita Marley Foundation recently sponsored organic farming training in an effort to help youths value the importance of organic agriculture and its benefits.
Donate filters for Clean Water for Puerto Rico at EarthWaterAlliance.org.
One bucket adapter filter kit could provide clean water for 100 people for pennies a day. Simple to use – a bucket filter can be constructed in minutes. The bucket adapter kit includes everything needed to attach the filter to any plastic bucket or container. No pumping, chemicals, or electricity required. 100% of donations for Puerto Rico to EarthWaterAlliance.org go directly to provide water filters to people in need of clean, safe water.
Clean Water for Puerto Rico With multiple locations and organizations across the country, Earth Water Alliance is securing Clean Water for Puerto Rico by providing water filters for individuals, families, and communities in dire need of clean, safe drinking water. We’ve teamed up with major water filter companies – Sawyer and LifeStraw – to provide critically needed water filters. With boots on the ground, we are so pleased to see our alliances making a difference in providing clean water to so many people throughout Puerto Rico. Earth Water Alliance is also providing seeds to save bees and restore food and vegetation destroyed by the hurricanes. Join us in supporting Earth Water Alliance’s Clean Water for Puerto Rico To support our commitment to Puerto Rico, donate to… Read More »Clean Water for Puerto Rico
With increasing concerns about contaminants in water that may affect health, distillation can remove contaminates from drinking water. Distillation is an effective method for removing most contaminates According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: “Distillation is an effective water treatment technology for commercial and household use. When water is purified by distillation, it is boiled in a container and the steam is sent into cooling tubes. The steam is condensed and then collected as purified water in a second container. The impurities in the water are left behind in the first container and can be discarded. The distillation process removes almost all impurities from water. Distillers are commonly used for removing nitrates, bacteria, sodium, hardness, dissolved solids, most organic compounds, and lead. Contaminants that easily turn… Read More »Distillation Can Remove Contaminates from Drinking Water
How to Distill Water Using a Pot and Stove Distilled Water is water that has had many of its impurities removed through the process of boiling the water and collecting the resulting steam. In an emergency, the following is a simple method to obtain drinking water from contaminated water is to distill water using a pot and stove follows: Get a large pot with a lid and an empty drinking cup. The glass should be big enough to hold a fair amount of fresh water. Make sure the glass is short enough that you can still put the lid on the pot. A Pyrex or metal cup is safest, as certain types of glass will explode when exposed to heat. Plastic may melt or deform. Make… Read More »How to Distill Water Using a Pot and Stove
In an emergency, solar desalination is an effective way to obtain drinking water from salt water. Solar Desalination Process: 1. Collect salt water in a bowl or container. Make sure you don’t fill it up all the way. You will need some space at the top of the bowl so that the salt water doesn’t splash into your fresh water receptacle. Make sure your bowl or container is watertight. If it is leaking, your salt water will drain away before it can form steam to condense as fresh water. Make sure you have plenty of sunlight as this method takes several hours. 2. Place a cup or smaller container in the center. Do this slowly, If you do this quickly, you might get some… Read More »Solar Desalination for Drinking Water
Before the Flood – Leonardo DiCaprio and National Geographic explore climate change. “Before the Flood, directed by Fisher Stevens, captures a three-year personal journey alongside Academy Award-winning actor and United Nations’ Messenger of Peace Leonardo DiCaprio as he interviews individuals from every facet of society in both developing and developed nations who provide unique, impassioned and pragmatic views on what must be done today and in the future to prevent catastrophic disruption of life on our planet.” (National Geographic, publication date: 2016 10-30) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFmVRsQho4Y License: Standard YouTube License
Water, or lack thereof, is often at the front lines of conflict. By documenting water conflict across history, Dr. Peter Gleick, chief scientist and president emeritus of the Pacific Institute, explores the instances where water and violence have gone hand and hand. His water conflict chronology is a fascinating river throughout history and was just updated. In our latest podcast, Gleick tells us about some of the lessons learned and highlights from this water conflict chronology, and explores what kind of trends have emerged, and what we can expect in the future. The Water Conflict Chronology – Water Conflicts over the Centuries and Millennia by Circle of Blue is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
Composting toilets are an environmentally friendly solution for water scarce locations. They are a sanitary alternative to pit latrines, are more economical than mound systems, and produce garden quality compost for soil enrichment. Composting toilets save water and improve the environment by providing an alternative to flush toilets. This article discusses the design of composting toilet systems.
