Mark Szakonyi, Associate Managing Editor | Nov 12, 2014 3:36PM EST WASHINGTON After weeks of remaining relatively quiet on U.S. West Coast labor tensions, Congress is raising its voice on the need for the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and waterfront employers to forge a new labor contract. Six senators from California, Washington and […]
Monthly Archives: April 2015
Antibiotic and Heavy Metal Contamination
Low concentrations of various pharmaceutical drugs are making their way into our water systems and soil through improper disposal, such as flushing, and through human excretion. Read full article here. To view our powerful water filtration products, click here.
Berkey® Beats All Other Gravity Filtration Systems
When it comes to the reduction or removal of heavy metals and toxic elements from water, Big Berkey water filters easily beat ProPur, according to independent lab tests conducted at the Natural News Forensic Food Labs and published online today. Read Berkey Beats All Other Gravity Filtration Systems. Water Filter Lab independent test results. Big Berkey individual test results. […]
Fluoridated Water
A major promoter of heart disease in the U.S. today could be a chemical that the government has been intentionally dumping into the water supply for decades on the premise that it prevents tooth decay. Fluoride, according to a new study published in the journal Toxicology, shows demonstrated cardiotoxic effects, which include the calcification and […]
Product Delays
SHENZHEN, China – Frustration at delays at Los Angeles-Long Beach boiled over at the TPM Asia Conference in Shenzhen on Thursday, with shippers showing exasperation at the weeks it can now take to liberate containers from the largest port complex in the Americas. “I don’t care about how long it takes a ship to cross […]
Public Water Warning
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A Channel 2 Action News investigation found that DeKalb water officials made a serious error with a public health warning last summer. The head of the agency downplayed the scale of the risk, even as complaints poured in from all over the county. When water pressure drops too low, for any […]
Dallas Stops Fluoridation
After months of regular visits by citizens to city council meetings, the Dallas City Council decided last week to stop water fluoridation. Perhaps it was economic incentive alone that allowed the council to decide to end five decades of water fluoridation, or the tireless work of citizens who continuously probed council members about why they […]
Lake Okeechobee test positive for microcystin
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E. coli found in Morwell, triggers boil alert
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U.S. Lowers Fluoride Levels in Drinking Water
The government is lowering the recommended amount of fluoride added to drinking water for the first time in more than 50 years. Some people are getting too much fluoride because it is also now put in toothpaste, mouthwash and other products, health officials said Monday in announcing the change. To view entire article, click here.