How are we going to survive as a society faced with increasing pollution problems and a lack of fresh drinking water? Unless measures are taken now, this could be a real situation for our descendents. In some areas of the United States, aggressive measures are already being taken to stop the contamination at its point of origin and deliver water to the people which is both safe and healthy to drink...
In the United States, we've always had an endless flow of clean, safe water. We've never had to drink from polluted rivers or wonder where the water is going to come from. We've become not only spoiled with our H2O riches, but also complacent. After all, water resources are replenished every time it rains, so the supply will never run out...
During the summer of 2011, many people living in southwest Iowa near the Missouri river watched flood waters creep up to and then into their homes. Forced to evacuate for several months, these folks finally returned to their homes to survey the damage and try to decide what to do about it. In most cases, they needed to completely gut their homes in order to rid themselves of moldy walls and carpets, damaged furnaces and air conditioning units, peeling floor tiles, and and buckling paneling...
Who would have ever believed that a time would come when there were no longer enough fresh, clean water resources to hydrate the Earth's population? And who would have thought that it would happen so soon? We are now faced with seriously-dwindling freshwater sources, and those we have contain a multitude of substances that can cause sickness and death...
There are a lot of concerns that are being faced by the 20,000,000 Americans who still rely on private wells for their water. Since these resources aren't regulated by government the way that municipal water is, there is good reason for this concern. Well water can contain everything from bacteria, to chemicals, to harmful metals...
If you've ever looked into purchasing water filtration equipment for your home, you have probably run into the term “micron” in relationship to the abilities of the device to clean your water. Since most of us aren't scientists, you may have either just passed over the term to concentrate on something you could understand or you may have figured that it wasn't really important...
What would you say if you were told that you may be drinking arsenic every day? You'd probably panic or deny it, but rest assured that it's true. Arsenic is an element that occurs naturally in the earth's crust, but the majority of it is a bi-product of various processes in industry and agriculture. All of this finds its way into our drinking water supplies unless we take care to filter it out...
It's no secret that many things within the infrastructure of the United States are antiquated and worn out. We've seen bridges collapse, levees fail, and and public education system deteriorate almost to the point of no return, and the funding to refurbish and rebuild just isn't there. Even though our government has ignored the plight so many of us are forced to deal with, the funding still isn't available...
Every day we hear on news reports about the failing infrastructure we are facing here in the United States. We continue to pour billions of dollars into foreign countries while our own is falling apart. We are dealing with such problems as crumbling highways and bridges, massive cuts in school budgets, and dwindling financial resources to fund community programs like the police and firefighters...
What would you say if you knew that every day your body is being exposed to a toxin that can cause, among other things, nervous system and brain damage, bone cancer, and kidney disease? Would it make you feel any better to know this toxin is purposely being added to your daily diet even though the majority of medical personnel and scientists now believe it does more harm than good? Although it used to be thought to be good for the health of teeth and bones, tests have proven that just the opposite is true, and yet the practice still endures...
