Emerging contaminants are pollutants that pose a real or perceived threat to human health or that lack a published health standard. Some are endocrine disruptors or can cause cancer. Over 80,000 Known Chemicals on the Market; EPA-Required Full Toxicity Testing for Only 200; Just Five Are Regulated Miss those chemistry experiments in high school? Well then it’s time […]
Triclosan is the antibacterial part of antibacterial hand soap. It is used in many personal care products to stop the growth of bacteria, fungus and mildew, as well as to deodorize. It is in just about everything (including 75 percent of people tested for it) and it has been listed as a possible endocrine disruptor. Triclosan […]
FIJI Water’s parent company faces problems with the 125,000-acre Paramount Farms almond and pistachio orchards in California’s San Joaquin Valley. FIJI Water versus Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District So far, 2011 has been a tough year for scandal-prone California agribusiness giant and holding company, Roll International, which might be part of the reason for the […]
Prince King Charles ensured that the Water Footprint of Beef was a big topic of discussion at the Future of Food conference in May 2011. King Charles (then Prince of Wales) issued a stern warning at the Future of Food conference way back in May 2011 – and in the process stirred up a long […]
Thermoelectric power and water use throughout the United States are in conflict, according to this report from the Union of Concerned Scientists. The thermoelectric power production industry has a water addiction and is in denial about it Thermoelectric power plants are responsible for 41 percent of all water withdrawals in the United States, slightly less than the combined amount […]
FIJI Water shut down operations on Fiji Island over a kerfuffle with the government involving a stiffer water withdrawal tax. The the next day the company agreed to the higher tax and reopened the water bottling plant. FIJI Water versus Fijian Government The popular face of excessive bottled water use, FIJI Water, recently shut down […]
Recycling is a responsible, patriotic thing to do. That’s why every November 15th is “America Recycles Day,” the only nationally recognized day dedicated to the promotion of recycling programs in the United States. Recycling? 35 percent of Americans don’t don’t do it. Okay, so every day should be America Recycles Day, but November 15 is “the […]
Coca-Cola and Pepsi have a new challenge: Which company can convince the public that it uses less water through conservation and efficiency? And when all is said and done, does it mean that their company’s water footprint is zero? A New Cola War? From the many news streams that flowed out of last month’s World […]
The water crisis we’re headed into can be turned around with planning, management, engineering and smart economics, and we can achieve water independence. Can we avoid diving into a water crisis? Are we headed into a water crisis? Many of us in the environmental field have been talking about how we’re running out of freshwater, […]
