Globally, 19% of withdrawals from our precious and dwindling freshwater resources are made for industrial purposes. Shouldn’t all factories, manufacturing, energy and energy resource extraction operations be cleaning their wastewater for reuse?
Environment
Most Bottled Water….is just Municipal Water
about half of all bottled water is actually just tap water which can contain lead, herbicides, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, mercury, microbial parasites, and more.
B is for Big and Bad
Exposure to benzene can cause short and long-term health effects, including death. Benzene is prevalent in the “produced water” generated by oil & gas extraction operations. Produced water is by far the largest volume byproduct stream associated with oil & gas explorati…
“Whaaaaaat? You want to blame me?”
Across the U.S., cattle-feed crops account for 23% of all water consumption. In the Colorado River Basin, it’s over half.
Is it safe to go swimming this Summer?
U.S. Centers for Disease Control says no evidence that Covid-19 can be transmitted to people through recreational bodies of water. However, you can still get it from other people while in the pool or at the beach or lake. Social distancing and mask-wearing is still the …
Thank you, CBS, for the Sharks
This morning, CBS News ran a short piece on the plight of our oceans’ sharks which are vanishing. BUT – CBS News: Why didn’t you mention “Shark-finning” is at the root of the shark decline?!
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