When you send your teen off to college, the list of items he or she needs to take to furnish their dorm room can be staggering. Unlike the good-old-days when kids headed for college with a suitcase, today's student needs more than just clothes. He needs all the technological gadgets he's come to depend on, a flat-screen TV, a loft bed and other furniture, a microwave, and other things he just can't live without...
There are a lot of occasions in life when people need portable water filters which can easily be transported to where they are needed. This can be on a hiking or camping trip, in the time of a natural disaster, or to eliminate the need to buy and dispose of plastic water bottles. Some of these filtration devices are so small that they only weigh a pound or two, but they contain filters that effectively remove bacteria, cysts, and other contaminants from drinking water...
Do you ever switch on the TV news and wonder what natural disaster you're going to hear about today? These situations are seemingly becoming more prevalent around the globe and manifest themselves as tornadoes, hurricanes, wild fires, drought, earthquakes, tsunamis, and other tragedies. Every day we don't experience one of these phenomena we need to praise God that he has kept us safe...
Drinking water is a major issue with every human being, and well it should be. Our bodies are made up mostly of water, and we are in constant need of replenishing it. For decades, people in the United States took it for granted that the municipal water that came flowing from their taps on demand was clean and free of toxins...
Lots of advertisements and articles have been posted online touting the benefits of having water filters in your home. However, if you've actually gone out to look at them, you've probably discovered that they can be expensive. You may also wonder why anyone would want to spend that kind of money for a filtering system when they are hooked up to a municipal water treatment facility that is supposed to be taking care of filtration for them...
In spring you plant your garden confident that you're going to have the greatest crop ever. You glow as the little green plants start pushing themselves up out of the soil, and you can almost taste the fresh beans, carrots, and corn that will result from all of your careful nurturing. Imagine your chagrin, however, if you get out of bed one morning, look out at your pride and joy, and see deer grazing on the tender little sprouts...
It wasn't until about the 1970s when the United States government started to get serious about environmental issues. Before that time, there were fewer people and less problems. However, as industries, farms, and urban areas grew, pollution started to be very much in evidence. No where was it deemed more critical than as it pertained to our drinking water...
If you're someone who's ever been on a health kick, you probably already realize that drinking the recommended eight 8-oz. glasses of water each day can seem like a lot. However, that's only an adequate amount for someone who leads a fairly sedentary life. The more time you spend in active pursuits, the more water your body will need, and the more emergency water treatment you will find it necessary to perform...
People who live in parts of California are going to be faced with a water emergency later in March. This is going to be caused by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) shutting down the major water pipeline to the area from March 18 to 27 in order to retrofit a water treatment plant in LaVerne so that it will better be able to withstand seismic activity...
Doesn't it seem like there are more disasters happening all around the world these days than there used to be? Earthquakes, tornadoes, tsunamis, hurricanes, mudslides, floods, avalanches, windstorms, and the like are featured on almost every newscast. It's all pretty scary, because we all know that a disaster could easily happen to us, too...
